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Latest news written with authority

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Arriva expands in Croatia

GLOBAL NEWS A Setra S516HD coach in the Autotrans fleet....

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Bendybuses for the suburbs?

MARK LYONS

Mayor’s deputy also hints at trolleybus revival for new developments...

MARK LYONS
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Lost in translation

Millar’s TALES

The editor’s sideways view of the bus scene Please...

Millar’s TALES
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Why foist a London design on Bristol and beyond?

Allan Macfarlane, Bristol

The rear of the upper deck of First West of England 39401, to...

Allan Macfarlane, Bristol
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LVVS Leyland in heritage hues

STEPHEN WHITELEY The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

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

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THE MINIBUS MAESTRO

DAVID LEEDER

Harry Blundred, one of the most colourful and influential busmen...

DAVID LEEDER
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IMBERBUS 2017

A newly re-roofed extra-long Routemaster was the best-kept surprise...

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Diamond nets Little Gem in second Rotala purchase

Rotala has made its second operator purchase in a month, acquiring...

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McGill’s signals growth ambitions as ex-Arriva CEO joins board

McGill’s Bus Service has flagged up its ambitions for further...

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Grande West reports first profitable quarter

A 35ft Grande West Vicinity operating with T3 Transit in Charlottetown,...

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Van Hool hydrogen pair shipped to the UK

JAN DE VRIES

Tower Transit BH63102 and BH63101, the Van Hool A330s for route...

JAN DE VRIES
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Yellow years at Arbroath

My item in August ‘Tales’ about Southdown-style coach TUF...

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Bob Hind, the Arctic Circle, pelicans and puffins

Alan Howarth, Lower Cumberworth, W Yorks

I have much enjoyed Bob Hind’s tales of bus travel around various...

Alan Howarth, Lower Cumberworth, W Yorks
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Midlands return for BMMO S23

One of the last of Midland Red’s own built BMMO S23 single-deckers...

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Adding colour to Burwell & District

It is unlikely that anyone knows as much about Burwell & District...

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OPTARE WIRES IN

ALAN MILLAR

Reinvented as the UK’s first all-new battery electric double-decker,...

ALAN MILLAR

Two Welsh independents reach end of the road

The demise of two Welsh independent operators in one case marks...

Stagecoach offers Appleby a commercial lifeline

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire is introducing a new commercial...

PTE finds replacements for all BrightBus routes

BrightBus 6330 (F330 UJN), a 106-seat Duple Metsec-bodied Dennis...

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Double events in Leicester

PRESERVATION UPDATE The Leicester Heritage Transport Trust is...

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FLEET IN FOCUS BL TRAVEL

The first BL Travel bus bought new, Optare Versa YJ12 GVO, in...

Germany funds two-year electrification drive

The German government is providing financial support for 250...

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THE ROAD TO THE ISLES

BOB HIND

On this fifth and final part* of his nine-day tour of the bus...

BOB HIND

£4.5m Versas revitalise Burnley Mainline

Mainline-branded Optare Versa 247 (YJ17 FWK) operating route...

B5LHC set for Gaydon

BUSES FESTIVAL Volvo is bringing its B5LHC electric hybrid...

NatEx ends East Kent’s 90-year London connection

Operation of National Express services between London and the...

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Cardiff VR restored for summer service

PICTURE: BARRIE GILBERT The Cardiff Transport Preservation...

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DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH’S BUSES

MCV BUILDING FOR THE UK ALSO 50 YEARS SINCE LEDGARD: LEEDS...

Major service changes planned in connection with the Elizabeth Line

Metroline VWH2216 (LK16 HZH), a Wright Gemini 3-bodied Volvo...