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Latest news written with authority

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OFF THE RAILS

I cannot think of a single initiative any owning group has introduced...

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Volvo electrics arrive for south London trial

One of the Volvos giving zero emission rides for visitors at...

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When a public conveyance becomes a public convenience

On a visit to St Petersburg in May, Peter Budgell was intrigued...

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Ask non-users to plan a basic journey

I have just come out of the Aldi supermarket on South Road, Cupar...

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West Yorkshire VRT restored

PICTURE: DANIEL STAZICKER Nineteen years after it was withdrawn...

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FORK OR CIRCLE?

Deciding how its next vehicles will be powered is among the challenges...

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The near extinction of LT’s Country Area garages

Title: London Transport Country Area Garages Author: Mick Webber...

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HCT Group secures funding to expand

The HCT Group, the Londonbased community transport operator with...

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Further retrenchment by Abus in Bristol

Having already given up two routes earlier this year (Buses April),...

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Brighton & Hove tries Wrights’ StreetDeck HEV

Go-Ahead Group’s Brighton & Hove subsidiary has become the...

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Volvo and BYD secure major orders for EVs in Europe

The accelerating pace of electrification of European cities’...

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EOS (briefly) provides Harlow-Stratford express

PICTURE: RICHARD GODFREY EOS London introduced new daily commercial...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

When new in 1936, this extraordinary creation was a streamlined...

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The surviving Bedford JJL

Further to David Chalk’s letter (You Write last month) regarding...

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Imagined livery for East Kent Leopard

PICTURE: TERRY BLACKMAN An ex-Southdown Leyland Leopard service...

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FREE GIFT

BUSES Special Bundle INCLUDING: LONDON BUS VOLUME 4 Supported...

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Bucks reviews 40 groups of subsidised services

Z&S Transport EG02 OAN, a prototype TransBus Enviro300, on the...

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Emsworth & District’s licence revocation is delayed

The revocation of West Sussex independent Emsworth & District’s...

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Plans in hand for Devon General centenary

The Devon General Society is inviting owners of preserved Devon...

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Souter group sells NZ budget coach operation

Sir Brian Souter’s InMotion group sold ManaBus, its long distance...

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Wrecking ball reveals mural and rekindles some happy memories

Millar’s TALES The editor’s sideways view of the bus...

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No swipe intended, congestion is the real enemy of the bus

Apologies to Terry Challis and other readers if it came across...

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Postponed Tavistock day follows Royal Blue Run

Heavy drifting snow caused The Thames Valley & Great Western...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

HIGH PEAK BUSES Optare Versa 780 (YJ62 FPK) operating Peaks...

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Latest listings for First Bus fleets

Title: 2018 First Bus Handbook Editors: Stuart Martin & Bill...

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Transdev adds Jets and reduces Zap

Transdev’s The Keighley Bus Company has expanded its Jets town...

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Arriva pulls its Sprinters out of Hemel Hempstead

Arriva Southern Counties’ chequered experience of minibus operation...

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John Dickson-Simpson, journalist and engineering guru

The demountable Dodge that John Dickson-Simpson helped design...

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Berlin eyes Enviro500 and rejects Chinese electrics

GLOBAL NEWS The Alexander Dennis Enviro500 on trial with...

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Mild hybrids arrive on route 44

The first a new generation of mild hybrid double-deckers from...