It allows unlimited travel on participating bus and tram operators' services in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities.
[1] The scheme is administered by Journey Solutions, a not for profit partnership of bus operators Arriva, FirstGroup, Go-Ahead, National Express and Stagecoach, the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Rail Delivery Group.
[2][3] Plusbus won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for its model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value.
Railcard holders get one-third off Plusbus day ticket prices.
[2] Originally issued in traditional paper format, some operators have facilitated its inclusion on their smart card platforms.