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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

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

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

INSIDE TRACK with ROGER FRENCH The media love a good...

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EVER HEARD OF A ROLLING STOP?

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

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NCT displays new electrics as head of operations appointed

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has launched the first vehicles...

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SANDERS: A BSIP EXEMPLAR

Following Sanders Coaches’ success at the UK Bus Awards, JAMES...

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40 YEARS ON, BOURNEMOUTH 131 IS RETURNED TO GLORY

Bournemouth 131 as it looks now, towards the completion of its...

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AN RT WORTH WAITING FOR

DIECAST MODEL Announced a considerable time ago, the...

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MAYOR REVEALS IMPACT OF LOST MILEAGE PENALTIES ON OPERATORS

Answering a series of questions posed by Liberal Democrat London...

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D9 DELIGHTS DAYTIME DINERS

Mark Fitchew, a driver at National Express West Midlands’ Perry...

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WARRINGTON IS ELECTRIFYING

As one of the big winners in the first round of Zebra funding,...

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UNDER THE HAMMER

Fifteen years separated the appearances of an ex-MoD Leyland...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

Hunters Coaches Smallest coach in the fleet is YJ68...

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BARKING CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY

The London Bus Museum’s first running day of the year took...

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ZEBRA2 winners announced

955 more zero emission buses for England are to be purchased...

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THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

In 2011, three friends gave up well-paid jobs to operate a fleet...

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SAFEGUARD’S CENTENARY CELEBRATION

ANDY IZATT This year’s rally season began in style on March...

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INSULAR THINKING THAT ALMOST SUNK SALFORD

It is a little too soon to declare a book of the year, but this...

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FIFTEEN MORE ROUTES GAIN BATTERY-ELECTRIC BUSES

LOOK IN ON LONDON by MARK LYONS A three-year contract...

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CITARO PAYS HOMAGE TO THE ROUTEMASTER

Now here’s a turn up for the books. Of all the buses in the...

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Flix posts record earnings

FlixBus and Greyhound owner Flix SE, which operates bus and train...

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BUSES READER POLL: LODEKKA ON TOP

Buses readers have voted for the Bristol Lodekka as their most...

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

Full details of events in 2024 and early 2025 are in the Museum...

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ELEVEN YEARS OF A CAPITAL’S TRANSPORT

Fred Kerr is a native of Edinburgh who visits the Scottish capital...

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Buses Magazine May 2024

May 2024 issue of Buses Magazine in page-turning format reveals the readers' choice of most iconic buses

The CAVForth Autonomous Bus Trial

Steven Russell, Innovation Manager at Stagecoach UK Bus, provides an update on the progress of the CAVForth autonomous bus trial.

First Bus Scotland - Attracting the Youth Market

Carolyn Harper, Senior Marketing Manager at First Bus Scotland, details the company's award-winning campaign to attract young people to use Scotland's new under-22s bus pass.

Public Transport - The Rural Dimension

Neil Wallace of the Scottish Association for Public Transport discusses the challenges facing passengers in rural Scotland.

Public Transport Scotland: Campaign for Better Transport

Michael Solomon Williams, Campaigns Manager at Campaign for Better Transport, looks at the support, or lack of, that the bus industry receives in Scotland.

How and Where can Franchising Work?

Go-Ahead's Peter Robinson, who has experience with different operating models across Europe, shares his experience of where franchising is a good fit.

People Over Process: Customers, not Control

Alex Hornby, Managing Director of McGill's Buses Group, discusses the merits of different operating models, and states that the right people are more important.