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Latest news written with authority

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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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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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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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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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TrawsCymru records 16% growth

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

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NatEx makes first perch in Canaries

National Express Group’s Spanishbased ALSA division has expanded...

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‘There is no contractual mechanism’ for hydrogen double-deckers

Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that that, following the collapse...

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The Baroness’s bedtime bus books

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

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A RATTLING GOOD RIDE

JOHN WRIGHT meets the owners of north Oxfordshire independent...

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Devon councils’ inconsistent approach to info

These are letters pages and the views expressed therein are purely...

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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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First slashes West Lothian fares as competition continues

The continuing bus war between First Scotland East and Lothian...

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Demand responsive transport for Leeds?

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has invited expressions of...

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Berlin awaits Enviro500s amid double-decker shortage

Berlin’s BVG municipal hopes to take delivery in September...

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Watchdog challenges mayoral candidates as performance falls

London TravelWatch has challenged the 13 candidates in the 7...

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This Beadle’s about on a Shropshire street

PICTURE: CHARLES ROBERTS Charles Roberts is impressed that...

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DEATH OF DIESEL?

When interpreting events as they happen, there is a risk of indulging...