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Latest news written with authority

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BSIP FUNDING ENHANCES CROSS BORDER ROUTE

Although Transport for London has effectively ruled out additional...

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WESTERN NATIONAL CHEST OF TREASURE

ANDREW STOPFORD Andrew Stopford is delighted to report that First’s...

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BAFFLED BY BELFAST

Staying in Belfast on his first visit to Northern Ireland, CHRISTOPHER...

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FENLAND BUSFEST CANCELLED

Alack of vehicle entries has led to the cancellation of this...

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IN FLEET NEWS THIS MONTH

BODY TYPE AB Articulated single-deck bus AC Articulated coach...

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WHEN LONDON BOUGHT SMALL IN BIG NUMBERS

Small buses have played a part in the London bus scene from before...

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ROAD CHARGING ‘MUST BE PRECEDED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT’

The London Assembly Transport Committee’s report on future...

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Green light for Van Hool takeover

The receivers of the bankrupt Flemish bus and coach builder Van...

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LANDING AT NORMANDY

As the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings approaches, BOB...

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WEATHER PLAN SAVES THE SE BUS FESTIVAL

A wet weather plan ensured that this year’s South East Bus...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY

Where to send your reports ›››› Send your reports on...

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY
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HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE MINDSET OF EMPLOYEES?

with CRAIG TEMPLE

While on my break on a driving duty I shouldn’t have been doing,...

with CRAIG TEMPLE
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NUMBER’S UP FOR BRISTOL’S OLDEST ROUTE

Alan Millar’s sideways view of the bus scene Please send...

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HYBRID BUSES IN THE UK

Was the combination of electric and diesel just a stop on the...

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UNDER THE HAMMER

GRAHAM ASHWORTH recalls the two appearances — in starkly different...

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FOKAB WINS ROUND ONE OF OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN

MARK BAILEY The Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) has won...

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A PIECE OF PASSING MANCUNIAN HISTORY

DIECAST MODEL This 20th release of Northcord’s realistic...

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PLAN FOR NEW HOUSING ABOVE LEA INTERCHANGE

The London Borough of Waltham Forest has initiated public engagement...

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MCBEE FOR THE LAND OF MACBRAYNE’S?

RUSSELL YOUNG With franchising becoming the model of choice for...

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DELAINE DELIGHTS with a little help from its friends

Lincolnshire resident DAVID MITCHELL took himself to Bourne on...

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FIRST OUTING FOR HK OLYMPIAN SAVED FROM SCRAP

Twenty years after he saved it from being scrapped, Dave Rogers...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

Howards Travel Omega Busways Based: Head office and...

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RESTYLED STREETDECK ELECTROLINERS FOR TRANSPORT UK

Transport UK took over operation of route 306 (Acton Vale-Fulham...

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Trent Barton orders 29 Enviro200s

Trent Barton has ordered a further 29 Alexander Dennis 11.8m...

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VAN HOOL STILL FAVOURITE AT COACH RALLY

The first of the new generation Van Hool T16 Astron coaches,...

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A TINY TROJAN TRUMPS BRISTOLS

Roger Burdett’s newly restored Trojan DT minicoach (Preservation...

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THE SHORT LIFE OF NBC’S OWN LITTLE BOBBY DAZZLER

United was one of four large National Bus Company (NBC) subsidiaries...

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FIRST NEW BUSES FOR SUPERLOOP

MARK LYONS

Stagecoach Selkent, which has operated route SL3 (Bromley North-Thamesmead)...

MARK LYONS
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KEIGHLEY BEATS METROBUS FOR STAYING POWER

The item in April Tales about Metrobus keeping the same Scania...

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ENERGISING NOTTINGHAM

As Nottingham City Transport commits to purchasing electric only...