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Latest news written with authority

Ulsterbus marks 50th birthday

Ulsterbus 551 (EFZ 9551), the Wright Solar Rural-bodied Scania...

VDL leads BYD with Dutch electric orders

VDL Bus has won its biggest order yet for electric buses in its...

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SEIZING THE DAY

RHODRI CLARK

RHODRI CLARK tells the story of the bus operations of Llew Jones,...

RHODRI CLARK
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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

The radiator grille suggests that this observation coach has...

MIKE FENTON

Stagecoach’s £70m order

Breeze-branded Stagecoach South East 15274 (YN16 WVP), one of...

Arriva takes blocks off two more Sprinter purchases

Arriva Southern Counties 1001 (BT66 UAM), one of three Sprinter...

Fleet is fuelled with recycled cooking oil

Tom Druitt: ‘We have a few irons in the fire.’ The Big...

BoltBus completes on-board entertainment roll-out

BoltBus, the premium coach division of First’s Greyhound Lines...

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WHERE’S THE VISION?

with ALAN MILLAR

COMMENT Nottingham — already in line to have a clean...

with ALAN MILLAR
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FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES

LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled. In...

LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG

BrightBus to close at end of summer term

MAS Special Engineering is closing its 60-vehicle BrightBus schoolbus...

Rapido to reveal its first UK double-decker

Canadian model bus and train manufacturer Rapido will reveal...

No German tolls, but more cash for electrification

One of three conductively-charged Volvo 7900H electric hybrids...

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RURAL PLIGHT

JOHN DISNEY & JOHN CAREY

JOHN DISNEY & JOHN CAREY relate the sad story of the end of an...

JOHN DISNEY & JOHN CAREY
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More British than Polish in Kraków

The editor’s sideways view of the bus scene Millar’s...

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A novel tale of Bristol’s bus history

REVIEWS By Alan Millar Title: Bring on the Blacks Author:...

Blakes Beulas is Coach of the Year

BC17 CWB, Blakes’ Beulas Mythos-bodied MAN, at work in Teignmouth...

Bus Éireann strike ends after three-week stoppage

Unions at Bus Éireann suspended strike action on 13 April following...

Singapore and Dubai plan driverless demonstrations

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore is to trial a...

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DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH’S BUSES

HINCKLEYBUS REVISITING ARRIVA’S MIDLAND OFFSHOOT PICTURE:...

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Rural routes need state funding

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

Diamond takes over as Arriva closes West Midlands depot

Diamond and Rotala branding applied to LJ51 DBX, a Dennis/Plaxton...

Two Kent operators quit London commuter market

Fresh signs of decline in commuter coach travel between Kent...

Enviro500 chases Berlin order

The first Enviro500 for PostAuto at Alexander Dennis’s Larbert...

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A DOUBLE-DECK YEAR

PAUL HEELS

Exclusively for Buses, PAUL HEELS has once again picked his way...

PAUL HEELS
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PASSENGER POWER

With PHIL STOCKLEY

Make no mistake: this is a revolution. This is a whole new approach...

With PHIL STOCKLEY
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FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND

SANDY MACDONALD

Where to send your reports ››››› Scottish reports...

SANDY MACDONALD

Swindon’s the big name as Thamesdown rebrands

Go South Coast has offered a first clue that it may phase out...

BUS PEOPLE

Engineering director for First Bus Former Arriva London engineering...

Use smartphone info, urges blogging guru

Operators should make full use of feedback from their smartphone-carrying...