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Messy child Oyster rules are hard to enforce

Roger French (Inside Track, February) comments that one of the...

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Bob Gray, restorer of Southdown Leylands

OBITUARY Bob Gray, a craftsman bodybuilder who owned and restored...

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Liverpool mayor says franchising is becoming its ‘leading option’

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority says franchising is...

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Record patronage for HCT’s Jersey routes

LibertyBus, the HCT Group subsidiary that provides buses on Jersey,...

Transdev orders 19 Enviro400s for two routes

Transdev Blazefield has ordered 19 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-deckers for two of its fleets in Lancashire and Yorkshire, all to replace Wright-bodied Volvos.

First to keep UK bus business

FirstGroup confirmed this morning that it intends to sell all of its North American businesses and turn itself back into an operator solely of buses and trains in the UK and Ireland.

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Buses Magazine March 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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TOP CLASS

First Eastern Counties has invested over £5million in a new...

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BEYOND THE M60

As the city region prepares for the possible franchising of its...

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Educate pedestrians before redesigning vehicles

I have been bemused by the reports in Look in on London and elsewhere...

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VRTs return to Red Bus country

Six ECW-bodied Bristol VRT/SL3 double-deckers — five of them...

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Stagecoach dons new clothes

The longer distance, standard and specialist service liveries...

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Definitive story of smart seaside Sunbeams and BUTs

Title: Bournemouth Trolleybuses Authors: David R. H. Bowler...

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Traffic commissioner terminates troubled Target Travel

Plymouth independent Target Travel’s operator licence was revoked...

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BRANDING’S FOUR Rs

Everyone seems to have an opinion about branding. So, as I read...

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New World First Bus puts its first Wright Gemini 3 Volvos into service

PICTURE: JOSEPH K. K. LEE The first of seven Wright Gemini...

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Is Quality Line quitting Surrey routes?

RATP London’s Quality Line operation has cancelled its registrations...

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It began 68 years ago

Today’s service 900 was originally numbered 309, then 15 from...

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FENTON FILE

This Mercedes-Benz was unique, the only example of a Formby bodybuilder’s...

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First should prioritise passengers over shareholders

Your article last month on a change of strategy for FirstGroup...

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RALLY CALENDAR UPDATE

FEBRUARY 22 MAIDSTONE Vintage Toy Fair, 09.00-14.30, Lockmeadow...

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Electric coaches to provide new Dundee-Edinburgh service

New operator Ember expects to launch the UK’s first inter-city...

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Preserved classics in scenic settings

Title: Vintage Buses in Glorious Devon Authors: Roger...

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NatEx lands prime Irish slot

National Express is moving into Ireland after winning the exclusive...

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Rotala and Translink place Wright orders

Rotala, Bus Vannin and Northern Ireland state-owned Translink...

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First expands its Canadian schoolbus operation

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

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Metroline to pilot pedestrian and cyclist friendly lighting on 24 double-deckers

Metroline is piloting a vehicle avoidance lateral lights (VALLs)...

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Third world ’shelter’ for first world city

Major roadworks at Headrow in Leeds city centre took some of...

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Ay up, it’s Hulleys

Hulleys of Baslow, the Derbyshire independent set to celebrate...