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Latest news written with authority

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

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

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Bus Recovery Grant extension confirmed

Plans for a more restricted distribution of Bus Recovery Grant...

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Peter Lutman, former NBC manager who helped shape Midland Fox

OBITUARY Midland Fox identity in 1984 on 2631 (MLK...

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Coimbra trolleybus future hangs in balance

Progress on a new Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) network in the Portuguese...

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HISTORIC ROUTES SAVED BUT LAST VESTIGES OF RED ARROW KILLED OFF

Route 11 (Fulham Broadway – Liverpool St) will be rerouted...

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DO KEEP MAILING YOUR BUS IDIOMS

Thanks for sending me more bus idioms, expressions that mention...

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KEEPING CLEAN

Bus wash one-stop shop provider Wilcomatic recently expanded...

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UNWANTED ADVENTURE

Whilst being a car owner I sometimes enjoy a day out travelling...

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SWINDON’S SERVICES

On Saturday, November 12, I took a trip to Swindon to observe...

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TWO DECADES OF LONDON’S GREEN COUNTRY FLEET

Peter Mitchell’s photograph of RW2 operating from Two Waters...

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Arriva pulls out of MK ZEBRA award

Just a week after Milton Keynes Council had reported that Arriva's...

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Stagecoach SW sanctioned

Stagecoach South West Alexander Dennis Enviro200 37031 (YX63...

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Shanghai prunes trolleybus network but adds heritage route

The world's oldest remaining trolleybus network in the Chinese...

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ARRIVA HERITAGE FLEET TO BE SOLD

Arriva London is closing its heritage fleet of Routemaster buses...

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Wellglade appoints group engineering director

Wellglade, parent company of Trentbarton, Kinchbus, Notts & Derby...

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CUCKMERE IN THE COMMUNITY

East Sussex-based Cuckmere Community Buses is a fine example...

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BETTER UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP?

It was lovely to see the photograph in the December 2022 edition...

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WEST RIDING WULFRUNIAN BACK ON THE ROAD

Access to the cab of 970, and all other Wulfrunians, is by the...

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THE DECADE WHEN AN EX-NBC COMPANY CEASED TO EXIST

South Wales experienced its own distinct effect of the tidal...

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Go South Coast steps in as First quits Southampton

NEWS First is to pull out of Southampton after February...

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Plymouth axes five city routes

Stagecoach South West Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMC 26034 (YX65...

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More eCitaro orders for Austria and Denmark

GLOBAL NEWS Two of the 11 eCitaros supplied Austria’s...

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SILVERTOWN TUNNEL ROUTES ANNOUNCED

Transport for London’s proposals for services through the Silvertown...

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TAP-&-GO ROUND THE OTHER SIDE

Nice to see that Arriva has selected a current bus type — a...

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CELEBRATING THE INDUSTRY

The UK Bus Awards have been held in person for the first time...

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FENTON FILE

Plaxton’s Panther Cub is a rare shorter version of the Scarborough...

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IN DEFENCE OF MASKS

Please allow a brief defence against charges made by Brian Wilson...

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IN FLEET NEWS THIS MONTH

BODY TYPE AB Articulated single-deck bus AC Articulated coach...

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Cuts and cancellations keep coming

First Aberdeen is withdrawing back roads service 8; campaigners...

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Oz double-deck EV aims for GM Bee Network

BASIL HANCOCK A display of concept drawings of an electric double-decker...