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Latest news written with authority

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First buys Falcon to enlarge Illinois schools operation

First Student, the UK group’s North American yellow schoolbus...

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New technology trials aim to transform safety

Transport for London has revealed a raft of safety enhancements...

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NatEx bakes a trans-Pennine campaign to bridge roll divide

Language can also divide us at home when we discover radically...

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Good customer service from Trent Barton

I was planning to visit Derby and Nottingham and travel by bus...

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Appeal for Thames Valley B9A

The Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust (TV&GWOT) has...

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Something for everyone

Title: Buses Yearbook 2018 Editor: Stewart J. Brown Publisher:...

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Harry Blundred: a unique busman’s lifetime

Harold Davies Blundred was born Stoke on Trent 19 September 1941....

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THE LEDGARD LEGEND

A weekend of activities in West Yorkshire will commemorate the...

W Mids mayor tackles congestion

Action plan will focus on key West Midlands roads off the national...

New Lancs council pledges to restore some cuts

Lancashire County Council’s new Conservative administration...

County axes Ipswich free bus – borough council steps in

Dedicated Free Shuttle livery on Ipswich Buses Optare Solo 245...

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FENTON FILE

Open-top single-deckers are far less common than their double-deck...

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Ex-Grey Cars Viscount coach now pulls pints

Previously in preservation, former Devon General Grey Cars TCR935...

Copenhagen selects MAN gas bendies for BRT route

Denmark’s largest transport authority, Movia, is funding 41...

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VOLVO PLUGS ELECTRIFICATION

A single-deck demonstrator is embarking on a year’s tour of...

Stagecoach launches its first new UK open-toppers

Stagecoach UK Bus has launched its first new purpose-built open-top...

Dorset withdraws First contract at short notice

Dorset County Council withdrew First Hampshire & Dorset’s seven-year...

Stagecoach South East adds second open top route

Stagecoach is complementing its Broadstairs-Ramsgate open-top...

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Crowdfunding appeal to repair S22

The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust has launched a crowdfunding...

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A region of great variety

REVIEWS Title: The Colours of South Yorkshire Author: Bob Telfer...

Israel’s Dan to purchase 100 Chinese electrics

Dan, the seconded largest operator in Israel, has ordered 100...

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Sleeper connection

PICTUREVIEW Transport Scotland has funded the 14-week trial...

Citybus Spark rewires Plymouth branding

Enviro400 City 553 (WA17 FSY) in Plympton St Maurice on the first...

Rapido says ‘New Look’ Brum Guy model will set new standard

Rapido Trains has revealed that its first 1:76-scale model bus...

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KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

In all too many places subsidy has become a drug, an unhealthy...

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Wakefield experiences a Domino effect

Making its first public appearance at the Heath Common rally...

Italian state rail buys Qbuzz

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

Stops on all the wrong tracks

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

Diamond acquires Hanson’s in Midlands takeover

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

Broadmarsh and Wigan bus stations close for redevelopment

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