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Harry Blundred: a unique busman’s lifetime

Harold Davies Blundred was born Stoke on Trent 19 September 1941....

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THE LEDGARD LEGEND

CHRIS YOUHILL

A weekend of activities in West Yorkshire will commemorate the...

CHRIS YOUHILL

W Mids mayor tackles congestion

Action plan will focus on key West Midlands roads off the national...

New Lancs council pledges to restore some cuts

Lancashire County Council’s new Conservative administration...

County axes Ipswich free bus – borough council steps in

Dedicated Free Shuttle livery on Ipswich Buses Optare Solo 245...

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FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

Open-top single-deckers are far less common than their double-deck...

MIKE FENTON
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Ex-Grey Cars Viscount coach now pulls pints

Previously in preservation, former Devon General Grey Cars TCR935...

Copenhagen selects MAN gas bendies for BRT route

Denmark’s largest transport authority, Movia, is funding 41...

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VOLVO PLUGS ELECTRIFICATION

ALAN MILLAR

A single-deck demonstrator is embarking on a year’s tour of...

ALAN MILLAR

Stagecoach launches its first new UK open-toppers

Stagecoach UK Bus has launched its first new purpose-built open-top...

Dorset withdraws First contract at short notice

Dorset County Council withdrew First Hampshire & Dorset’s seven-year...

Stagecoach South East adds second open top route

Stagecoach is complementing its Broadstairs-Ramsgate open-top...

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Crowdfunding appeal to repair S22

The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust has launched a crowdfunding...

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A region of great variety

ALAN MILLAR

REVIEWS Title: The Colours of South Yorkshire Author: Bob Telfer...

ALAN MILLAR

Israel’s Dan to purchase 100 Chinese electrics

Dan, the seconded largest operator in Israel, has ordered 100...

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Sleeper connection

PICTUREVIEW Transport Scotland has funded the 14-week trial...

Citybus Spark rewires Plymouth branding

Enviro400 City 553 (WA17 FSY) in Plympton St Maurice on the first...

Rapido says ‘New Look’ Brum Guy model will set new standard

Rapido Trains has revealed that its first 1:76-scale model bus...

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KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

With PHIL STOCKLEY

In all too many places subsidy has become a drug, an unhealthy...

With PHIL STOCKLEY
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Wakefield experiences a Domino effect

Making its first public appearance at the Heath Common rally...

Italian state rail buys Qbuzz

Busitalia, the fast-growing bus arm of Italian state railway...

Stops on all the wrong tracks

The editor’s sideways view of the bus scene Please send...

Diamond acquires Hanson’s in Midlands takeover

MF03 BLU, a TransBus Mini Pointer Dart acquired from Bluebird...

Broadmarsh and Wigan bus stations close for redevelopment

Last day of operation at Broadmarsh, with buses and coaches accommodated...

Rotala scales back Wessex

Wessex Bus 30003 (BX07 KPO), a Plaxton Centro-bodied Volvo B7RLE,...

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We need joined up journeys

You write These are letters pages and the views expressed therein...

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In Fleet News this month

BODY TYPE AB Articulated single-deck bus AC Articulated coach...

San Francisco orders 185 more trolleybuses

The new trolleybuses will replace Muni’s remaining Electric...

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NEVER ON A SUNDAY

RHODRI CLARK

No fare to pay on TrawsCymru, that is, nor on a Saturday in a...

RHODRI CLARK

Schoolbuses placed in class of their own

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire has devised a separate...