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Italian state rail buys Qbuzz

Busitalia, the fast-growing bus arm of Italian state railway...

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Stops on all the wrong tracks

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

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Diamond acquires Hanson’s in Midlands takeover

MF03 BLU, a TransBus Mini Pointer Dart acquired from Bluebird...

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Broadmarsh and Wigan bus stations close for redevelopment

Last day of operation at Broadmarsh, with buses and coaches accommodated...

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Rotala scales back Wessex

Wessex Bus 30003 (BX07 KPO), a Plaxton Centro-bodied Volvo B7RLE,...

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We need joined up journeys

You write These are letters pages and the views expressed therein...

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In Fleet News this month

BODY TYPE AB Articulated single-deck bus AC Articulated coach...

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San Francisco orders 185 more trolleybuses

The new trolleybuses will replace Muni’s remaining Electric...

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NEVER ON A SUNDAY

No fare to pay on TrawsCymru, that is, nor on a Saturday in a...

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Schoolbuses placed in class of their own

Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire has devised a separate...

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OS and Kithead discuss archive merger

The Omnibus Society and Kithead Trust are in negotiations to...

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Setra reveals new flagship

Hard on the heels of the new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD high-decker...

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

Full details of these and other events in 2017 and early 2018...

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Arriva makes gains

Three routes won in Bexleyheath, Go-Ahead regains two, 68 group...

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MAN & NEOPLAN

A new Lion’s Coach for continental Europe will be launched...

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AN ENCOURAGING START

COMMENT There is some good news from the West Midlands,...

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Extended NAT route targets last municipal joint operation

Britain’s last route operated jointly by municipal companies...

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Whippet calls for franchising

Tower Transit-owned Whippet wants Cambridgeshire & Peterborough...

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ROAD CAR VARIETY

Lincolnshire Road Car dropped the county name from its branding...

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90-year-old Lion prowls again

PICTURE: MALCOLM KING The Aire Valley Transport Group completed...

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KMB retires last Dragon, adopts new livery

PICTURE: HUGO HO Hundreds of Hong Kong enthusiasts turned...

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SCARBOROUGH FARE

Ten years after Plaxton became part of Alexander Dennis, its...

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Two Welsh independents reach end of the road

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

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Stagecoach offers Appleby a commercial lifeline

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

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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...

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Germany funds two-year electrification drive

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

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THE ROAD TO THE ISLES

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