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Latest news written with authority

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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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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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£170M funding for England

The UK government has launched four bid-for funds of £170million...

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Wrights’ Barnett joins Translink

Former Wrightbus business development director David Barnett...

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Malaga to test driverless Irizar on city streets

The Spanish city of Malaga is set to be the first in Europe to...

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SHORT HOPS

■ TOWER TRANSIT has ordered 37 Optare Metrodecker EV electric...

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Ay up, it’s Hulleys

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

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One of First’s Leeds Connexions

PICTUREVIEW Connexions Buses has been operating half-hourly...

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Multi-operator tickets would speed passengers’ journeys

The readers’ letters about ticketing and bus stops (You Write,...

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New Year link to Street

The Bristol Road Transport Collection organised the operation...

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Arriva and Warrington step in with rapid replacements

Arriva North West and Warrington’s Own Buses moved quickly...

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FLEETNEWS IRELAND

TRANSLINK Volvo 7900e 201 D 5834, the first commercial electric...

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Go-Ahead expands with big Cornwall contract win

Plymouth Citybus has won an eight-year contract starting 29 March,...

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Luxembourg gears up for free travel

Fares on buses trams and trains in the state of Luxembourg will...

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New role for early BYDs

Latest awards will put electric double-deckers on three school...

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New WycombeHeathrow express link

Oxford Bus Company starts a new limited stop coach service between...

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TAPPING A RICH SEAM

Tap-&-cap is set to become the new norm for fare collection and...

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PRAISE FOR YNYS MÔN

MALCOLM FLYNN was impressed not just that the council still publishes...

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Good operators have learnt art of managing route branding

I have worked as a driver for three operators, one large national,...

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Renown regains Hutchison hues

Wright Renown-bodied Volvo B10BLE Y182 BGB has returned to the...

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FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND

AAA Coaches, Kirknewton C57Ft-seated Irizar i6S integral AD69...