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Extra £1.5m cash for Lancashire supported services

Lancashire’s Conservative-controlled county council has amended...

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PEOPLE MATTER, NOT STRUCTURE

The argument about whether the best model to run buses is in...

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£1,600 to tempt drivers

Mayor unveils retention scheme to tackle spiralling turnover...

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New Bracknell-Heathrow express challenges Green Line

Bracknell based CJJ Coaches is launching an express link between...

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OLD SCHOOL SKILLS

In an era of computerised diagnostics and complex exhaust after-treatment,...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

The sudden demise of Halton Transport reminded MIKE FENTON that...

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Queen Mary joins London Country celebration

There was a Southdown connection at the Epping Ongar Railway’s...

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Flixbus expands into UK

German long haul scheduled coach giant Flixbus is marking seven...

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Another major group’s 2020 Handbook

Title: 2020 Arriva Bus Handbook Editors: Bill Potter & Stuart...

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Lothian MD Richard Hall resigns

Lothian Buses managing director Richard Hall stepped down from...

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Oxford Bus says PickMeUp ‘remains a financial challenge’

Oxford Bus Company has admitted that its 18-month-old PickMeUp...

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Flixbus heads for Africa, tries solar panels

Flixbus has taken its first steps into Africa, connecting 27...

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Branding adds speedy wings to the X140

Route branding has been applied to some of Metroline’s Wright...

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A fitting honour from Stagecoach

I’m pleased to learn that Stagecoach has named a double-decker...

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Chasing through the Cheviots

PICTURE VIEW Peter Hogg operates the cross-border service...

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Provincial survived right through to the 2000s

I was pleased to see the 50th anniversary of the sale of the...

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Air-conditioned CMB Condor returns to Hong Kong

The first air-conditioned member of the China Motor Bus (CMB)...

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Govt pledges £5bn for buses and bikes

Operators and transport authorities have responded positively...

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A heritage Routemaster with a band of gold

MODELS OF THE MONTH Vehicle: Stagecoach London AEC/Park...

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ALWAYS SEND A LARGE STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE

When writing to event organisers for information, ALWAYS send...

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Citybus changes increase P&R competition

Network changes at Plymouth Citybus from 23 February doubled...

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Kaunus says farewell to Skoda trolleybuses

PICTURE: GUNTER MACKINGER Kaunus, Lithuania’s second-largest...

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RATP reorganises and retires London’s last Versas

RATP London is implementing an operational reorganisation as...

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AIRDECKER FLIES UPWARDS

MARTIN CURTIS looks back over nearly 90 years to trace the heritage...

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PACER REPURPOSED

As train leasing companies explore repurposing opportunities...

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Stop took name from shop closed 90 years earlier

Roger A. Smith (You Write, February) mentions a bus stop that...

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Was the GS class overhauled at Stamford Brook?

I do not think London Transport’s GS-class Guy Specials —...

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Andy Burnham wants £18m for franchising

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says £17.8million will...

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A PTE that wore coats of many colours

Title: Fifty Years of Merseyside PTE Buses Authors: Stephen...

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TrawsCymru records 16% growth

Passenger numbers on the interurban TrawsCymru network in Wales...