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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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READING BOOSTS 702 AND 703

Reading Buses has increased the frequency of route 702 (Victoria...

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A DIFFERENT STAGECOACH WEST

Readers getting up with the lark in expectation that the 06:00...

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ENVIROS ON THE PROVING GROUND

Alexander Dennis, proud of the progress on its new electric range,...

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YOU WRITE

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

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Strathclyde to develop franchising scheme

SCOTTISH COLUMN Strathclyde Partnership for Transport...

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FRANCHISING BONANZA, BUT NOT FOR SMES

COMMENT with JAMES DAY A Bee Network-branded BYD /...

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BUS SHELTER CCTV TO FIGHT CRIME

Transport for London (TfL) is working with the Metropolitan Police...

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Further setback for Fastway hydrogen fleet

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) finally provided a formal...

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ELECTRIC NORWICH NIGHT

First Eastern Counties has transitioned its Roundtree Way depot...

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KING ALFRED PD2 SET FOR WINCHESTER LAUNCH

CHRIS DREW The former Isle of Man all-Leyland Titan PD2/1 that...

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CHEAP FARES AND INDUSTRIAL DISCORD

There is a sense that the so-called People’s Republic of South...

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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.