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Latest news written with authority

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Poor publicity and low bus use: cause and effect?

You ask in most editions for examples of poor, or indeed good,...

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Tiger PS1 restorer Derek Thompson

Haslingden 2 (KTJ 502) taking part in a Cumbria Easter Rally...

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In Fleet News this month

FLEETNEWS ENGLAND & WALES OHN G. LIDSTONE With additional...

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Daish buys Robinsons of Great Harwood

Torquay-based Daish has acquired Robinsons of Great Harwood,...

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Surrey to spend over £40m on greener bus operations

Surrey County Council is investing £41.3million on reducing...

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New X7 contract tendered for cross-Severn service

The Welsh government is seeking a longterm operator for the X7...

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SMALL WORLD

■ ARRIVA starts a new €259million (£232.5million) seven-year...

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Is steam the Routemaster of the railways?

Does it raise your hackles every time someone in the general...

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A DRIVE INTO EUROPE

As Brexit takes effect, KEITH JENKINSON recalls when he took...

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Were Arriva website and app produced by non-bus users?

David Jenkins’s article about the appalling Arriva website...

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Is Milfield smallest place with a bus station?

Kevin Williams (You Write, November) asks what is the smallest...

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Numbers fell in second English lockdown

Bus use in England fell sharply during the four-week November...

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FLEET IN FOCUS

DELAINE BUSES The six heritage vehicles at the museum...

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New format for notable independents’ handbook

Title: British Bus Handbook Notable Independents Editor: Stuart...

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Report ‘recognises ability of buses to reduce congestion’

Initial reaction of the bus community has been favourable, with...

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Berlin BVG says its Enviro500s ‘will not be made in Turkey’

Berlin transport undertaking BVG has refuted German and UK trades...

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Pressure ventilation helps safeguard drivers

Birmingham-based Grayson Thermal Systems has developed and fitted...

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A glimpse of the future

My thanks to Robert Howard for alerting me to a story on BBC...

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£420m pledged for England’s buses

NEWS S£420million of government funding will be made...

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Funding advice for West Hunts DRT providers

I was interested to read of the proposed demand responsive transport...

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The mystery of Walsall 342

 YOU WRITE Can any of your readers solve the mystery...

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Chatham friends seek £40,000 to complete K5G

The Friends of Chatham Traction is appealing for a further £40,000...

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GM re-consults on franchises as WY seeks stronger alliance

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has launched a second...

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Scenes of bygone busways of Essex and Suffolk

Title: Essex & Suffolk Independent Bus Operators An Early 1960s...

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Former Halton depot in Widnes listed

The 1923-built bus depot previously used by Halton Transport...

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Blackpool Transport MD is CPT president

BUS PEOPLE Blackpool Transport managing director Jane...

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Irizar adds gas to its Scania line-up

Irizar is adding gas-fuelled Scania chassis to its coach and...

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Route 18 remains top as 149 overtakes 25

Route 18 (Sudbury-Euston) remained London’s busiest in 2019/20,...

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IS LUXURY THE ANSWER?

A 10-year-old venture centred on one of the Baltic states has...

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FENTON FILE

MIKE FENTON was watching a popular television programme about...