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Douglas Adie, former London Central and Oxford Bus Company MD

OBITUARY Douglas Adie, one of the senior managers recruited...

Australian on-demand service costs over £50 per passenger

Figures obtained by the New South Wales press in Australia have...

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Electronic destinations are coming, timetable displays go electronic

The first few buses with Hanover’s new high-resolution LED...

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Is this Derwent the longest lasting roadside café bus?

David Bell says that this former Midland Red Ford R192 with Plaxton...

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Physically attacked on south-east London routes

Has any one of those people photographed outside the Houses of...

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MTT showcases OB and Metrobus

■ PICTURES: MARK YOUDAN Two recent restorations were among...

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Short notice registrations for many Strathclyde tendered services

McGill’s J7800 (YJ58 PKY), an Optare Solo M780SE new to Henderson...

Go-Ahead starts using opp-charged Volvos in London

Wright SRM-bodied Volvo B5LHC VHP1 (BV18 YAD) in Wandsworth on...

Last minute reprieve for some Northamptonshire rural links

Following the withdrawal of county council subsidies (Buses August),...

Inter-group cooperation ends in Colchester

At short notice at the end of July, Arriva and First stopped...

First acquires a 70-vehicle Canadian schoolbus operator

First has expanded its presence in eastern Canada by acquiring...

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THE NORFOLK BROADS

BOB HIND

For the second of his rides around a national park*, former Arriva...

BOB HIND
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BLAKEY MAY NOT BE DEAD

with ALAN MILLAR

It would appear that layers of some bus companies’ management...

with ALAN MILLAR
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Westminster sets out Oxford Street plans as assembly urges mayor to act

Westminster City Council has outlined what it describes as an...

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Titan returns to Saffron Lane

My thanks to Adrian Rodgers for revealing the fine artwork that...

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CHESTER SINCE 1967

PAUL CHANCELLOR

PAUL CHANCELLOR uses photographs from the Colour-Rail photograph...

PAUL CHANCELLOR
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Preserved VR has 1980s West Yorkshire livery

The preserved West Yorkshire Road Car Bristol VR illustrated...

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McGill’s shows Western Leopard

■ PICTURE: DAVID McGEACHAN Adding a bus dimension to a rally...

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Those white coaches could have been yellow

ALAN MILLAR

Title: National Express Coaches Author: Keith A. Jenkinson ...

ALAN MILLAR

Merseyside keeps all options open

All options — from strengthening the existing bus alliance...

Walsall Trident set for Gaydon

BUSES FESTIVAL An Alexander Dennis ALX400- bodied Trident newly...

Stagecoach SW’s Williams to head Reading Buses

Robert Williams Martijn Gilbert Stagecoach South West...

Good news for Irizar from the gents of Aix

The south-eastern French city of Aix-en- Provence is the latest...

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New light priorities signalled as penalty enforcement remains patchy

Transport for London has awarded a 10-year contract to Siemens...

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SELF HELP

LES LUMSDON

LES LUMSDON explains why a users’ group has teamed up with...

LES LUMSDON
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Managers should seek out the good and not just find fault

I live in an area where the main bus operator is a multinational...

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Leylands at Manx festival

Buses participating in the Isle of Man Transport Festival on...

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FLEETNEWS SCOTLAND

SANDY MACDONALD

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

SANDY MACDONALD

Rotala sells Wessex Bus

Wessex Bus 20821 (SF07 VOB), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 expected...

Busy start for Mendip Mule Motorbus

Alexander (Belfast) RH-bodied Volvo Olympian P772 SWC retains...