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IN FLEET NEWS THIS MONTH

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG

● Coronation liveries on five London fleets’ double-deckers...

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG
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SCHOOL ROUTES SWITCH OPERATORS

MARK LYONS

Operation of schoolday service 601 (Thamesmead – Wilmington...

MARK LYONS
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WHAT IS THE STAR OF THE KINDER SURPRISE?

Alan Millar’s sideways view of the bus scene Please send...

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ARRIVA UNDERSELLS LLANDUDNO TO CAERNARFON DESPITE NEW VEHICLES

The launch of a smart fleet of new vehicles on Arriva’s principal...

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WALLASEY MARKS CENTENARY THREE YEARS LATE

On April 9, three years later than planned thanks to the pandemic,...

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IRELAND

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY

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

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY
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CENTRAL CUTS GO AHEAD DESPITE UNESCO BID

Transport for London implemented its proposed changes to bus...

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WHEN THERE WAS LIFE BEFORE ARRIVA

By comparison with the Australian tram pole, this bus stop in...

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STOCKPORT DIESELS

The 170 new Volvo electrics on order for Stagecoach will mark...

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

Full details of events in 2023 and early 2024 are in the Museum...

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COLOURFUL TALES OF YORKSHIRE’S COALFIELD COMMUNITIES

Title: Mexborough & Swinton – The Motor Buses Dearneways of...

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CHARGING FOR ROAD USAGE

COMMENT with JAMES DAY The scheme is being brought in with a...

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COUNCILS WIN JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ULEZ EXPANSION PLAN

An application for a judicial review launched by five councils...

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FFLECSI EXPANDS IN NORTH WALES

With the Welsh DRT service spreading further, RHODRI CLARK samples...

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REGENT AND RELIANCE AT CUMBRIA EASTER

GRAHAM ASHWORTH Memories of one of the prederegulation independents...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

Go Goodwins Based: Head office and depot – Lyntown...

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EDGWARE GARAGES AND BUS STATION TO BE REBUILT?

Transport for London and property company Ballymore have announced...

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DOVERS’ GEORDIE BRANDING

GAVIN BOOTH My good friend Gavin Booth was impressed by this...

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DELAINE RUNNING DAY 2023

DAVID MITCHELL

During Delaine’s annual heritage running day on April 22, Delaine...

DAVID MITCHELL
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WRIGHT RENOWN RETURNS FOR CITYBUS 50 EVENT

Newly restored Citybus 2784 (BCZ 2784), a Volvo B10BLE with Wright...

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ONE OF NBC’S EARLIEST CASUALTIES

ALAN MILLAR

alan.millar@keypublishing.com Title: Hebble Motor Services Limited...

ALAN MILLAR
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LONDON BUS MUSEUM LAUNCHES APPEAL TO RESTORE T357

At its Spring Gathering on April 16 the London Bus Museum launched...

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AN ENDLESS CHALLENGE?

The current national shortage of bus drivers may be less acute...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

There are Austrian and Cuban connections in the story of a London...

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ALTON RALLY CANCELLED, FUTURE UNDER REVIEW

Among vehicles at the 2018 Alton rally was YYB 118, a Harrington-bodied...

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GREAT IDEAS LET DOWN BY SMALL PRINT

with CRAIG TEMPLE The Department for Transport (DfT)...

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EMILY’S DENNIS IS LEICESTER’S DOMINATOR OF INSTA

It’s always good to learn of young folk helping keep our hobby...

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Blaenau Gwent Fflecsi pilot due to end

The Fflecsi service in Blaenau Gwent, one of the poorest counties...

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RIBBLE ROYAL TIGER ROARS AGAIN

Star attraction launched at the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust’s...

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SCOTTISH COLUMN

SANDY MACDONALD 

CPT mounts campaign to boost patronage and stave off cuts Confederation...

SANDY MACDONALD