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Cornwall lifts free pass time restriction, pursues fraudulent use

Cornwall Council has lifted the time restriction on the use of...

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Autonomy ‘not the end’ for drivers

Autonomous vehicles will not end Stagecoach’s employment of...

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BUS PEOPLEGavin Booth retires from Bus Users

Prolific bus author Gavin Booth retired at the end of March as...

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Berlin takes first eCitaro

Berlin transport authority BVG has taken delivery of the first...

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Mayor vetoes Royal Oak move mooted for Victoria Coach Station

Mayor Sadiq Khan has ruled out Transport for London’s plan...

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Routemasters without drivers

John Leader was in the Philippines recently, where he was pleased...

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Glider BRT is wrong solution for Belfast

The report in March Buses on comments made at the UK Bus Summit...

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Lightweight Brum Standard at Aston Manor

In operation after dark at Aston Manor Transport Museum’s twilight...

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ONEBUS OR FRANCHISE?

Greater Manchester operators say they will invest £100million...

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At last, a Continental double-decker

MODEL OF THE MONTH In 1964, during my career...

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Leicester team to design new Stevenage interchange

The key personnel responsible for Leicester’s redeveloped Haymarket...

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OBITUARYBob McLeod, former MD Arriva Bus & Coach

Bob McLeod, managing director of the Arriva Bus & Coach dealership,...

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Salzburg buys new trolleybuses after shortage

The first of a €15.3million (£13.2million) order for 15 new...

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Lasting appeal of RTs and RFs

Weymann-bodied RT1798 (KYY 653) and RT2293 (KGU 322), with...

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FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON brings us back in touch with an open-top Ford Transit...

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Replica utility body was assembled from a kit

As a founder of the City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot,...

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005 SCOTLAND BY BUS

FLEETNEWS SCOTLAND Stagecoach West Scotland 28689...

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St Helens Titan at North West museum running day

In operation at the North West Museum of Road Transport’s spring...

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DB edging towards an Arriva sell-off

German state railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) has moved a step closer...

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Sprinters provide premium shuttle for racegoers

Stagecoach West used five minibuses to offer a premium shuttle...

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BYD slows production, reveals longest electric

A fall in government subsidies and a slowdown in its Chinese...

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Retirement looms for Marshall Dart

Recent withdrawals have reduced the ranks of London’s Marshall...

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A Bavarian box on wheels

John Hewitt was reminded of those who dismiss modern buses as...

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Why is London reluctant to install a pair of OppCharge pylons?

How disappointing but not totally unexpected to read (Look in...

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Lowheight Ailsa at Dewsbury event

A notable participant at the Dewsbury Bus Museum’s rally and...

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OPTARE ON THE UP?

Major export contracts and two orders for its lightweight electric...

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More fleets in NatEx and Go-Ahead Handbooks

Title: National Express Coach Handbook 12th Edition Editor:...

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Glos village secures doubled service

Lobbying and cooperation with operator Cotswold Green has secured...

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Go South Coast’s Keen to head NAT

Adam Keen (pictured), general manager of Go South Coast’s Morebus,...

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German city goes electric with converted Merc

The German city of Landshut starts trials this summer with a...