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THE COLOURS OF WARRINGTON

The distinctive liveries of several out-of-town operators long...

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UK Coach Rally is cancelled for second successive year

This year’s UK Coach Rally, scheduled for Blackpool seafront...

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Wrong to name route after cruelly abused women

The change of Witchway logo (You Write last month) may be the...

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South Yorkshire ALX400 to regain Barbie stripes

PRESERVATION UPDATE The last of a batch of 15 Alexander...

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Wrightbus heavy-duty single-deck revealed

NEWS Ulsterbus 2503 (XUI 8503), destined for operation...

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The last quarter century of a coach market leader

REVIEWS Title: Bedford Buses and CoachesAuthor: Howard...

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Operators ‘need to rebuild customer confidence’

NEWS Repeated changes to timetables during the Covid-19...

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Redline bucks up competition with Arriva in Bucks

Aylesbury-based Redline has stepped up its competition with Arriva...

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Berlin electrics lose battery power during cold snap

Solaris is resisting Berlin transport undertaking BVG’s demand...

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When the terminus reaches its terminus

The editor’s sideways view of the bus scenePlease send any...

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RALLY GUIDE 2021/22

The Fenland BusFest, normally held in May, is scheduled for 25...

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Wrong time to extend PSVAR to hire coaches

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

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Shuttle coach driving was best suited to single men

Further to Victor Pilka’s article about the shuttle craze (Buses...

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Andy Stewart, former owner of Albert the overland Albion

OBITUARY Albert outside Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow...

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First to test UK-developed Arrival lightweight electric single-decker

First Bus is to trial an unspecified number of lightweight electric...

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Why a school came to have its own local bus company

Title: The Story of Hulme Hall CoachesAuthor/Publisher: Graham...

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Fleets shuffled for new emission zones

NEWS One of Stagecoach South’s battery-electric BYD/Alexander...

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De Lijn changes electrification criteria to help Van Hool to bid

De Lijn, the state-owned bus and tram undertaking in the Flemish-speaking...

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RATP electric bandwagon continues to advance

RATP London has won two more new contracts based on the introduction...

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D’oh! More Acton than Átha Cliath

My thanks to Stuart Morant for spotting an eccentric British...

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MADE IN YORKSHIRE

Forty years ago, two enterprising coach operators in the West...

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Integration is about more than modes of transport

You correctly ask the question ‘what kind of integration do...

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Dates are set for Showbus 50

Showbus is already making plans for 2022 when it will be held...

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Pandemic ridership creeps back from the abyss

Bus use in England showed a slight increase during February,...

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When Suffolk was a centre of bus building

REVIEWS Title: ColourScene Snapshot 4 East Anglia Buses...

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Subscription scheme to revive second Torbay service?

Torbay Community Development Trust AE56 MTJ, an Iveco Daily with...

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Dr Jim Young, Channel Islands and East Anglia expert

OBITUARY Dr Jim Young, founder of the Channel Islands...

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First local service double-deckers for Czech Republic?

Two 12.3m Unvi-bodied Scanias are claimed to be the first ever...

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Pioneering BYD set aside for Brooklands

EB2 at Waterloo in 2014. MARK LYONSPioneering BYD battery-electric...

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DARTING AROUND LANCASHIRE

CHRIS NEWTON relates his experience of driving one of the classic...