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H&D vehicles wanted for Xelabus anniversary

Hants & Dorset 1254 (KRU 224F), an ECW-bodied Bristol Lodekka...

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Fifty years of capital buying

REVIEWS Title: London’s Bus Purchases 1946-1994...

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Scania updates its Citywide

Scania’s new Citywide BEV with overhead gantry charging. ...

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A Latin link for London double-decker

Another British-developed exhibit — heading for London in 2021...

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Manchester sets out franchise plan

NEWS Transport for Greater Manchester has begun consulting...

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Acklams acquires Driffield-based Bus King

East Yorkshire independent Acklams Coaches of Beverley expanded...

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Ron Waterson, founder of W Yorks independent

OBITUARY Ron Waterson snr, founder of Hemsworth, West...

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Centrebus gives up in Northants

A recent addition to the Whippet fleet is PY06 UYO, an East Lancs...

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KMB orders another 180 Enviro500s for Hong Kong

The largest operator in Hong Kong, Kowloon Motor Bus, has ordered...

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SHORT HOPS

■METROLINE’s five BYD battery electric double-deckers used...

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VINTAGE FENTON FILE

Such was the shortage of suitable vehicles in the immediate postwar...

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Birmingham bookshop will be greatly missed

The Ian Allan book & model shop in Birmingham closed on 14 September....

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Rare Plaxton Embassy returns to old home

REPORT & PICTURE: JOHN WAKEFIELD A rare roadworthy survivor...

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A Fanfare for the common collector

MODELS OF THE MONTH This magnificent model...

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Is gas better than battery for sightseeing fleets?

The pace of electrification is accelerating, but the technology...

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ZERO IN THE CITY

DAVID TOY explains why Brighton & Hove has opted for extended...

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Are you running events in 2020/21?

We have begun gathering information for our comprehensive 2020/21...

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Rosso revises in Rochdale and Bury

Following the receipt of permission from Transport for Greater...

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Subscription scheme saves suspended seaside service

A lifeline Torbay bus service suspended last December (Buses...

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Jest electrics enter service in Madeira

Five Karsan Jest electric minibuses have entered service on a...

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Uncertainly over fuel-cell double-deck delivery date

Transport for London has confirmed that the hydrogen refuelling...

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Does passenger info get any more sparse than this?

You may think that all such traditional cast metal stop flags...

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Deregulation would be a backward move in London

I wonder whether James Curry (You Write last month) and other...

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White Lady graces Glasgow gathering

PICTURE: KEITH McGILLIVRAY Adding more distantly travelled...

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Pre-tax profit for McGill’s despite passenger decline

SCOTTISH COLUMN Greenock-based McGill’s Bus Service posted...

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BYD seeks weight and cost reduction

BYD, currently claiming to be the biggest supplier of electric...

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Enviro500 bids for interurban orders

Alexander Dennis — at its first Busworld Europe since becoming...

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RETRACING JOHN GILLHAM

As part of our 70th anniversary, BOB HIND continues from the...

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Volvo to launch double-deck 9700 in Nordic market

Volvo’s 9800 DD for Mexico. VOLVO Volvo is to offer a double-deck...

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Logistics man to head Cardiff Bus

BUS PEOPLE A freight logistics expert is the new managing...