The new funding will pay for ultra-low emissions buses and trials of new, on-demand services to respond to passenger needs in real time.
It forms part of a £490 million cash increase in the UK’s vital transport network announced in the Government’s 2019 Spending Round.
Claire Walters, Chief Executive of Bus Users welcomed the move: “The announcement today by Chancellor Sajid Javid, together with the pledge by Scottish Government to invest £500 million in bus infrastructure, is a recognition of the vital role buses play in our society, and in the fight against climate change.”
Find out what’s in the 2019 Spending Round