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ELECTRICS EVERYWHERE

ALAN MILLAR

The race to electrify Europe’s bus fleets was much in evidence...

ALAN MILLAR
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Hydrogen back in the running

Hydrogen-powered Van Hool Exqui.City for Pau. Busworld brought...

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LOCALLY OWNED, LOCALLY RUN

MARK LYONS meets Robert Williams, a lifelong enthusiast who returned...

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Four-year DRT contract takes ArrivaClick to Watford

Watford Borough Council has awarded a fouryear contract to ArrivaClick...

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TfI bows to complaints about Dublin revamp

Transport for Ireland has revised its Bus Connects plan for an...

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Stagecoach adds fast Gold link to Nottingham

Stagecoach added to its growing longerdistance express network...

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Flixbus aims to go electric in US

Flixbus has begun testing the first of a fleet of battery electric...

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Route 335 starts and new Enfield service planned

New route 335 (North Greenwich-Kidbrooke) began operating on...

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A Tiger in Dunedin

On a recent visit to the New Zealand city of Dunedin, Basil Hancock...

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Why did LT keep RF136 livery so secret?

Tony Neuls, Cheltenham

What a delight to see London Transport AEC Regal IV RF136 restored...

Tony Neuls, Cheltenham
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H&D vehicles wanted for Xelabus anniversary

Hants & Dorset 1254 (KRU 224F), an ECW-bodied Bristol Lodekka...

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Fifty years of capital buying

ALAN MILLAR

REVIEWS Title: London’s Bus Purchases 1946-1994...

ALAN MILLAR
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Scania updates its Citywide

Scania’s new Citywide BEV with overhead gantry charging. ...

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A Latin link for London double-decker

Another British-developed exhibit — heading for London in 2021...

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Manchester sets out franchise plan

NEWS Transport for Greater Manchester has begun consulting...

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Acklams acquires Driffield-based Bus King

East Yorkshire independent Acklams Coaches of Beverley expanded...

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Ron Waterson, founder of W Yorks independent

OBITUARY Ron Waterson snr, founder of Hemsworth, West...

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Centrebus gives up in Northants

A recent addition to the Whippet fleet is PY06 UYO, an East Lancs...

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KMB orders another 180 Enviro500s for Hong Kong

The largest operator in Hong Kong, Kowloon Motor Bus, has ordered...

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SHORT HOPS

■METROLINE’s five BYD battery electric double-deckers used...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

Such was the shortage of suitable vehicles in the immediate postwar...

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Birmingham bookshop will be greatly missed

Tony Hall, Birmingham

The Ian Allan book & model shop in Birmingham closed on 14 September....

Tony Hall, Birmingham
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Rare Plaxton Embassy returns to old home

REPORT & PICTURE: JOHN WAKEFIELD A rare roadworthy survivor...

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A Fanfare for the common collector

ALAN MILLAR

MODELS OF THE MONTH This magnificent model...

ALAN MILLAR
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Is gas better than battery for sightseeing fleets?

The pace of electrification is accelerating, but the technology...

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ZERO IN THE CITY

DAVID TOY explains why Brighton & Hove has opted for extended...

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Are you running events in 2020/21?

We have begun gathering information for our comprehensive 2020/21...

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Rosso revises in Rochdale and Bury

Following the receipt of permission from Transport for Greater...

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Subscription scheme saves suspended seaside service

A lifeline Torbay bus service suspended last December (Buses...

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Jest electrics enter service in Madeira

Five Karsan Jest electric minibuses have entered service on a...