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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON

First into the market with a postwar underfloor-engined model,...

MIKE FENTON

Franchising ‘may be beneficial’, says TfGM in 2040 vision

Franchising appears to be only one of the options Transport for...

Going Forward routes in rural Oxfordshire

Further to last month’s story about GoRide quitting Oxfordshire,...

OBITUARIES Alan Mills, Omnibus Society’s veteran archivist

Alan Mills, who died on 31 January aged 86 (Buses last month),...

Adelaide trial for first Wright StreetLite in Oz

PICTURE: CHRISTOPHER BROOMHEAD

The first Wright StreetLite to operate in Australia entered service...

PICTURE: CHRISTOPHER BROOMHEAD
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A most human story

ALAN MILLAR

Title: With the benefit of Hindsight Author: Bob Hind Publisher:...

ALAN MILLAR
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When Heathfield was the centre of a universe

ALAN MILLAR

Title: Working Together Publisher: Southdown Enthusiasts Club...

ALAN MILLAR
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NO EASY ANSWERS

ALAN MILLAR

COMMENTwith ALAN MILLAR First Glasgow serves...

ALAN MILLAR
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FLEETNEWS ENGLAND & WALES

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled by LAWRIE...

Talks stave off indefinite strike threat at Bus Éireann

Trades unions at Bus Éireann suspended a threatened national...

Go-Ahead retrenches in East Anglia

Konectbus 637 (SN65 OAW), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 dual...

Stagecoach quits Twin America

A Gray Line Dennis Trident operating a City Sightseeing New York...

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ULSTERBUS AT 50

PAUL SAVAGE

The UK’s largest public sector operator reaches its half-century...

PAUL SAVAGE
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EFE STAR OF A NEW ERA

Exclusive First Editions is back in business following a change...

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FLEETNEWS SCOTLAND

SANDY MACDONALD

Where to send your reports ››››› Scottish reports...

SANDY MACDONALD

First plans for a cashless future in Bristol

Having simplified its fares structure in Bristol, First is now...

NAT steps up its cross-city Cardiff presence

New Adventure Travel is increasing its crosscity network in Cardiff...

Investors buy into Flixbus

Germany’s leading long-distance coach operator Flixbus has...

Helsinki launches Finland’s first fleet of electric buses

HSL, the transport authority for Finnish capital Helsinki, launched...

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The best-loved capital coach fleet

ALAN MILLAR

Title: Grey-Green Coaches & Buses Author: Andrew Mead Publisher:...

ALAN MILLAR
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A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

ALAN MILLAR

COMMENT with ALAN MILLAR Arriva’s survey says customers...

ALAN MILLAR
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You Write

WRITE TO: BUSES, PO Box 14644, Leven KY9 1WX or e-mail alan.millar@keypublishing.com...

Grayling: ‘We will reverse BSB changes’

UK transport secretary Chris Grayling says the government will...

BUSES FESTIVAL Pre-book for Gaydon

Advance tickets are now available for this year’s Buses Festival...

EYMS keeps on buying

East Yorkshire 800 (BP66 VLC), one of 18 MCV EvoSeti-bodied Volvo...

Austrian railway’s coach venture racks up losses

Hellö, the new long-distance coach arm of Austria’s ÖBB state-owned...

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CONTACTLESS COMES OF AGE

DAVID JENKINS

After several years when it was just around the corner, contactless...

DAVID JENKINS
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The modern trolleybuses of Geneva

Michael Dryhurst

Title: Trolleybus Current No.12 Author: Colin Page Publisher:...

Michael Dryhurst
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A CLOSE SHAVE

STEPHEN MORRIS

STEPHEN MORRIS reports on how Surrey County Council’s funding...

STEPHEN MORRIS
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FLEETNEWS ENGLAND & WALES

LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled by LAWRIE...

LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG