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Latest news written with authority

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MARKET SHAKE-UP

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COMMENT An new electric Optare Solo was displayed on...

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Vectare to take over ‘ting’

NEWS Vectare is to be the new operator of the West...

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Qatar unveils world’s biggest electric bus depot

GLOBAL NEWS FIFA World Cup 2022 host country Qatar...

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RATP ROUTE TRANSFERS

RATPDev Transit London has reallocated routes 218 (Hammersmith...

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THANKS FOR ALL THE IDIOMS

Last month’s Tale about bus idioms has prompted some of you...

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TECH AND PROTECTION

Parksafe business development manager Nick Junor-Fitzpatrick...

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EARLS COURT MEMORIES

PAST & PRESENT We look back 50 and 56 years to two rear-engined...

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LUDLOW CIRCULAR

Further to Mr Waters letter in the October edition I would also...

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LEICESTER REMEMBERS LAST DAY OF THE TITAN PD3

LTHT/TREVOR FOLLOWS The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust arranged...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY

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

PAUL SAVAGE & IAN MOLLOY
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Strikes spread south, as Government proposes legislation

Having resolved a 29-day continuous strike at Arriva North West...

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Go Devon Bus gets going

NEWS Go Devon Bus branded Alexander Dennis Enviro200...

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Italy puts out tender for 1,000 electric buses

GLOBAL NEWS Manufacturers will be able to supply 1,000...

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NEW WELCOME ABOARD SIGNAGE

Transport for London has launched new inclusive “Welcome Aboard”...

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First buys Northern Ireland company Airporter

First Bus has agreed a deal to purchase Londonderry-based Airporter,...

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GIFT GUIDE

CHRISTMAS 2022 A selection of some of the books, models, DVDs...

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FRANCHISING -FOR THE WRONG REASON

These are letters pages and the views expressed therein are purely...

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ABSENT INSPECTORS

Tony Walshaw (You Write, November) wrote an extremely thoughtprovoking...

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

Full details of events in 2022 and early 2023 are in the Museum...

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A TOUCH OF THE DORIC ON STAGECOACH ENVIRO400

DIECAST MODEL Vehicle: Stagecoach North Scotland Alexander...

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Buses Magazine December 2022

The full issue in page-turning format

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Driver shor tages bite at rail replacement

Impacts of the nationwide driver shortage are now spilling through...

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Peterborough on track for new bus depot

An evaluation study into the re-location of the bus depot in...

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MORE BATTERY-ELECTRIC CONVERSIONS AS TENDERING PROGRAMME RESUMES

Route 366 (Beckton – Redbridge) will pass from Stagecoach East...

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Alexander Dennis to supply 50 electric double-deckers to Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered 50 zero-emission...

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FIRST BEATS A SCOTTISH RETREAT

ALAN MILLAR recalls the events over the past 30 years that have...

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FLEET IN FOCOUS

ROBERTS TRAVEL Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BL16 FYW. ROBERTS...

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A UNIQUE MIX THAT ONCE MADE LUTON SPECIAL

Until the end of the 1960s, the bus scene in Luton was a unique...

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SUSTAINABLE NETWORKS EMERGE

More operators have started to show their hand as to what constitutes...

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Stagecoach dominates at Bus Driver of the Year

Delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic, the 54th national Bus Driver...