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Leicester to fund more electric buses
Operators in the Leicester Buses One Network Partnership are being encouraged to bid for up to £5m of grant funding to help purchase more electric buses. The grant has been allocated to Leicester City Council to promote its recently approved One Network bus plan. This continues the transformation to a high-quality bus network that is fully electric, frequent, reliable, easy and great value. The grant will pay up to 75% of the cost difference between a new electric and diesel
LM News
Sep 12 min read


New student bus tickets will offer better value and greater flexibility
Students travelling in Leicester will benefit from cheaper and more flexible bus travel thanks to the launch of new all-operator student tickets across the Leicester Buses network. The new Flexi student tickets, available from 1 August, allow unlimited travel on participating Leicester Buses services, giving students the freedom to use whichever bus operator best suits their journey without paying extra. The range includes a four-week ticket costing £68 and an annual ticket c
LM News
Aug 52 min read


Bus operators pledge continued investment in new phase of city bus partnership
Leicester City Council and the city's bus operators have reaffirmed their commitment to delivering better bus services through a new £75 million phase of transformation. Representatives from the city council and the city’s seven bus operators gathered at Jewry Wall Museum, to sign a joint declaration supporting a proposed new One Network Partnership. The agreement, which is subject to final approval, will guide £75 million of new investment in Leicester’s bus services between
LM News
Aug 32 min read
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