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Retired VR was a far from standard model

It was interesting to see the former Maidstone&District Bristol...

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In Fleet News this month

FLEETNEWS ENGLAND&WALES A-B BODY TYPE SEATING CAPACITY...

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Tilling times in Sussex by the sea

ALAN MILLAR

DVD On 31 October 1947, Brighton Hove & District withdrew...

ALAN MILLAR
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GOLDEN YEAR FOR MBF

BOB HEATHCOTE

As the Model Bus Federation celebrates its 50th anniversary this...

BOB HEATHCOTE
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Go-Ahead and Axe Valley follow First’s axe

The final day of First operating in Exeter, with Optare Solo...

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Sapphire suffers as congestion bites in Cheshire

Arriva North West reduced the frequency of its Sapphire-branded...

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NatEx quits Eurolines for new coaching alliance

An Iveco Magelys of Ouibus at the bus/rail station in the French...

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Fuel-cells and electric demo into service

Tower Transit’s two Van Hool A330 hydrogen fuel-cell single-deckers...

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FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

After four years of trying to track it down on his travels, MIKE...

MIKE FENTON
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New team for Kirkby Stephen

PRESERVATION UPDATE There is a new name and organiser for the...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY Where to send your reports ›››››...

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GOING FOR GOLD

CHRISTOPHER CARTER

In the first of two articles, CHRISTOPHER CARTER charts Stagecoach...

CHRISTOPHER CARTER
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Stagecoach set for Norfolk retreat

Routes that Stagecoach intends to give up include the Coasthopper...

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Mendip Mule Motorbus seeks crowdfunding

Mendip Mule Motorbus hopes to reintroduce heritage open-top services...

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Kent ‘conversation’ to replace cuts consultation

Kent County Council has backed down from a plan that would have...

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Italian-owned Qbuzz wins Dutch regional contract

Qbuzz has won its first major contract renewal since Italian...

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The long way round to Trafalgar Square

Decades ago when London Underground tickets were brown-backed...

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Hinckleybus would benefit from more joined up thinking

As a long-term resident of the Hinckley area, I would like to...

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Scarborough MPD enters preservation

Preservationist Jordan Brookes took delivery of East Yorkshire...

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Lands where yellow and cream reigned supreme

ALAN MILLAR

This latest published selection of retired surgeon John Sinclair’s...

ALAN MILLAR
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IT’S WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE THAT COUNTS

ANDY RIGBY

Stylish liveries and exotic exteriors are all well and good,...

ANDY RIGBY
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Somerset network cut as ridership falls

First Buses of Somerset 44933 (YW14 FHU), a leased Alexander...

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INTERURBAN INITIATIVES

ROGER FRENCH

Imagine what an opportunity it could have presented for a new...

ROGER FRENCH
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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

MIKE FENTON introduces us to the first of four coaches that a...

MIKE FENTON
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IN FOCUS

Richards Bros BJ14 KTK, the MCV Evolution-bodied Volvo B7RLE,...

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SOUTHERN TRANSIT EVERY MILE MATTERS

ALAN MILLAR

This West Sussex independent has built up a portfolio of niche...

ALAN MILLAR
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A COMMON CAUSE?

COMMENTwith ALAN MILLAR

Hybrid and pure diesel Alexander Dennis Enviro400s of Stagecoach...

COMMENTwith ALAN MILLAR
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Old order and new mark Green Line changeover

The London Bus Company’s Green Line Routemaster RCL2260 climbing...

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Merlins and Greenway return to Red Arrow

MCW-bodied Merlin MBA582 turning from John Princes Street into...

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Why there are no buses in Millom

The small Cumbrian coastal town of Millom provides a vivid example...