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STATE OF PLAY AT ARRIVA AND FIRST

The second pair of British Bus Publishing’s big group handbooks...

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GARTH ROAD PLANS REVEALED

A planning application has been submitted in respect of Go-Ahead...

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COMPETITION ON THE BUSES

BEN COLSON, former managing director of Norfolk Green, discusses...

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MANCHESTER BEE NETWORK & FRANCHISING

PROGRESS REPORT As the launch of Bee Network Tranche Two approaches,...

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PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY

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

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RALLY CALENDAR GUIDE 2024/2025

MARCH 16 GUILDFORD Safeguard Coaches centenary event at Guildford...

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CONCESSIONARY FARES

Leicestershire is a region where many routes have a mix of urban...

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BODIES, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW THEM

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

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INDUSTRY SHOWCASE AT ALBUM

An array of vehicles and products are being displayed at ALBUM....

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YOU WRITE

These are letters pages and the views expressed therein are purely...

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A HYBRID BUFFED UP FOR THE 15

DIECAST MODEL This latest release of Northcord’s...

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GB KITE ELECTROLINERS DEBUT ON RAIL REPLACEMENT SERVICES

Several of Transport UK’s Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner single-deckers...

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THE OPPOSITE OF SIMPLICITY

My item in February ‘Tales’ about the Surrey service that...

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UNDER THE HAMMER

As GRAHAM ASHWORTH recalls, an auction allowed the much-missed...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

Grayscroft Coaches Burlingham Seagull-bodied Ford Thames...

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PSV CIRCLE UPDATES ITS PRESERVATION DIRECTORY

At the strong risk of repetition, the greatest compliment we...

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TENDER BREAKS CAUSE FINANCIAL PRESSURE FOR TfL

In the last year, mid contract break clauses have been invoked...

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ALL ABOUT ALBUM

Buses takes a special look at the Association of Local Bus Managers,...

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ILLUSTRATING BUSES

Sixty years after the then editor complained about the poor quality...

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THE LAST EAST LANCASHIRE MUNICIPAL

Rossendale Transport survived long enough in council ownership...

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LONDON UNITED LOSES BREAK-CLAUSE ROUTES

Short term contracts will see two routes surrendered early by...

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE POWER RUNS OUT?

A “forward curve reality” of First’s (and anyone else’s)...

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

THE LATEST FROM WARRINGTON The 2024 ALBUM Conference has a heavy...

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POSTWAR STL TURNS HEADS AT EPPING ONGAR

PRESERVATION UPDATE STL2692 making one of its round...

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THE TOWNS WHERE LONDON MEETS THE OUTSIDE WORLD

In the first of two large format picture albums composed entirely...

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Buses Magazine April 2024

April 2024 issue of Buses Magazine in page-turning format features a FREE 48-page Museum & Rally Guide for 2024

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Buses Magazine March 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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ROUTE 28 TO LOSE ELECTRIC BUSES FOR DIESELS

Route 28 (Wandsworth – Kensal Rise) will pass from London Transit...

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A VILLAGE FAR BETTER SERVED TODAY THAN 60 YEARS AGO

While many of today’s bus service frequencies —especially...

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Safeguard HITS ITS CENTURY

As one of the longest stretches of ownership by the same family...