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A Routemaster that spins and glitters

With Easter at apparent risk of being cancelled as a time for...

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King Alfred reigns in Winchester

PICTUREVIEW A busy scene from the Friends of King Alfred...

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Leicester’s new St Margaret’s will be a massive improvement

YOU WRITE I was disappointed with the news item in February...

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Keighley festival is deferred until 2022

The In-Motion transport festival in Keighley has also been postponed...

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Stagecoach to merge Oxfordshire and West companies

NEWS Stagecoach West 18420 (AE06 GZS), an Alexander...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY

Where to send your reports ››››Send your reports on Northern...

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY
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Alex Carter retires after 40 years

BUS PEOPLE Alex Carter: 40 years a busman.Alex Carter,...

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Suffolk self-awards schoolbus work

Alexander Dennis Enviro300 SN06 BOJ, new to Suffolk County Council...

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Keolis wins first Paris outer suburban networks

Keolis has become the first operator to break state-owned RATP’s...

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April events are ready to roll

The London Bus Museum’s STL2377 (EGO 428), a 1937 AEC Regent...

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THE COLOURS OF WARRINGTON

The distinctive liveries of several out-of-town operators long...

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UK Coach Rally is cancelled for second successive year

This year’s UK Coach Rally, scheduled for Blackpool seafront...

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Wrong to name route after cruelly abused women

The change of Witchway logo (You Write last month) may be the...

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South Yorkshire ALX400 to regain Barbie stripes

PRESERVATION UPDATE The last of a batch of 15 Alexander...

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Wrightbus heavy-duty single-deck revealed

NEWS Ulsterbus 2503 (XUI 8503), destined for operation...

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The last quarter century of a coach market leader

ALAN MILLAR

REVIEWS Title: Bedford Buses and CoachesAuthor: Howard...

ALAN MILLAR
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Operators ‘need to rebuild customer confidence’

NEWS Repeated changes to timetables during the Covid-19...

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Redline bucks up competition with Arriva in Bucks

Aylesbury-based Redline has stepped up its competition with Arriva...

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Berlin electrics lose battery power during cold snap

Solaris is resisting Berlin transport undertaking BVG’s demand...

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When the terminus reaches its terminus

Millar’s TALES

The editor’s sideways view of the bus scenePlease send any...

Millar’s TALES
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RALLY GUIDE 2021/22

The Fenland BusFest, normally held in May, is scheduled for 25...

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Wrong time to extend PSVAR to hire coaches

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

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Shuttle coach driving was best suited to single men

Further to Victor Pilka’s article about the shuttle craze (Buses...

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Andy Stewart, former owner of Albert the overland Albion

OBITUARY Albert outside Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow...

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First to test UK-developed Arrival lightweight electric single-decker

First Bus is to trial an unspecified number of lightweight electric...

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Why a school came to have its own local bus company

JOHN YOUNG

Title: The Story of Hulme Hall CoachesAuthor/Publisher: Graham...

JOHN YOUNG
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Fleets shuffled for new emission zones

NEWS One of Stagecoach South’s battery-electric BYD/Alexander...

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De Lijn changes electrification criteria to help Van Hool to bid

De Lijn, the state-owned bus and tram undertaking in the Flemish-speaking...

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RATP electric bandwagon continues to advance

RATP London has won two more new contracts based on the introduction...

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D’oh! More Acton than Átha Cliath

My thanks to Stuart Morant for spotting an eccentric British...