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Latest news written with authority

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Liverpool mayor says franchising is becoming its ‘leading option’

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority says franchising is...

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Record patronage for HCT’s Jersey routes

LibertyBus, the HCT Group subsidiary that provides buses on Jersey,...

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MUSEUM GUIDE 2020/2021

Welcome to your annual guide to events for bus and coach enthusiasts...

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Wartime and immediate postwar London maps

To help celebrate 25 years of supporting charities through the...

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Transdev brings electrics to Frankfurt

Transdev Germany will commission more than 100 electric buses...

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SHORT HOPS

■ ARRIVA’S demand responsive minibus trial in Watford is...

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ROTALA’S NEW ORDER

ALAN MILLAR

Hoisting its colours firmly behind those who are calling for...

ALAN MILLAR
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BEYOND THE M60

MARTIN ARTHUR and HOWARD LUNN

For the second part of their tour around the towns that surround...

MARTIN ARTHUR and HOWARD LUNN
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Jim Stones set a standard few seem able to match

John Young, Hazel Grove

I visited Leigh on 25 January to see once more the impressive...

John Young, Hazel Grove
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Late life look for Swindon Olympian

As Stagecoach begins to phase out the Best Impressions-designed...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

ANDREW JAROSZ

MAYNE COACHES Based: Head office and depot — Marsh House Lane,...

ANDREW JAROSZ
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Tram fans make space for some classic motorbuses

ALAN MILLAR

Title: Scottish Transport No.71 Editor: Frank Mitchell Publisher:...

ALAN MILLAR
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Extra £1.5m cash for Lancashire supported services

Lancashire’s Conservative-controlled county council has amended...

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PEOPLE MATTER, NOT STRUCTURE

with JULIAN PEDDLE

The argument about whether the best model to run buses is in...

with JULIAN PEDDLE
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£1,600 to tempt drivers

MARK LYONS

Mayor unveils retention scheme to tackle spiralling turnover...

MARK LYONS
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New Bracknell-Heathrow express challenges Green Line

Bracknell based CJJ Coaches is launching an express link between...

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OLD SCHOOL SKILLS

In an era of computerised diagnostics and complex exhaust after-treatment,...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

The sudden demise of Halton Transport reminded MIKE FENTON that...

MIKE FENTON
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Vienna Regent reached Ossett

Tony Young, Skipton

The Essex Bus Boys’ round-theworld trip in 940 days (January...

Tony Young, Skipton
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Stagecoach offers profit sharing in Manchester

Stagecoach has offered to share profits with the Greater Manchester...

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A was for London,Y for Somerset

ALAN MILLAR

Title: The Number Plate Book Authors: John Harrison Publisher:...

ALAN MILLAR
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Southern Vectis green on Northcord’s latest Enviro400

ALAN MILLAR

Vehicle: Go South Coast Southern Vectis Alexander Dennis Enviro400...

ALAN MILLAR
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Lothian MD Richard Hall resigns

Lothian Buses managing director Richard Hall stepped down from...

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Oxford Bus says PickMeUp ‘remains a financial challenge’

Oxford Bus Company has admitted that its 18-month-old PickMeUp...

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Flixbus heads for Africa, tries solar panels

Flixbus has taken its first steps into Africa, connecting 27...

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Branding adds speedy wings to the X140

Route branding has been applied to some of Metroline’s Wright...

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A fitting honour from Stagecoach

I’m pleased to learn that Stagecoach has named a double-decker...

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Chasing through the Cheviots

SHOLTO THOMAS

PICTURE VIEW Peter Hogg operates the cross-border service...

SHOLTO THOMAS
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Provincial survived right through to the 2000s

Malcolm Audsley, Fareham

I was pleased to see the 50th anniversary of the sale of the...

Malcolm Audsley, Fareham
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Queen Mary joins London Country celebration

There was a Southdown connection at the Epping Ongar Railway’s...