Buses
Eastern European Eagle
Following on from his recent feature on First Bus-owned Truronian, Richard Sharman revisited the South West to take a closer look at one of the rarer coaches in its fleet Across the big five groups, […]
Year: 2020
Buses
(Not so) easy, tiger
Peter Jackson speaks to a father and son team who have taken on their most ambitious preservation project yet 15-year-old coach and bus enthusiast Jake Sumner and his dad Dave are no stranger to the […]
Coaches
Tourismo Transformed
The Bus & Coach Centre in Oxford is well known for selling used vehicles, but the company is branching out its operations by selling vehicles converted to PSVAR specification. Richard Sharman went to look at […]
Features
Mysteries revealed
During the coronavirus pandemic, Greater Manchester’s Museum of Transport has been active on social media to ensure it remains in the public eye once restrictions are eased. Jonathan Welch speaks to volunteers to find out […]
Features
Painting promise
Nick Larkin reports on a Volvo B10B restored by a major operator on behalf of a young enthusiast East Yorkshire has restored a 1994 Volvo B10B for its young owner, fulfilling a promise. The Alexander […]
Features
Alexander remembered
The discovery of 5,000 unpublished negatives from what was once Scotland’s biggest bus and coach operator has prompted the first of a series of books. W Alexander and Sons Ltd 1955-1956, by prolific transport author […]
Buses
On the trail of castles, seabirds and Concorde
2020 has been a difficult time for encouraging people to use the bus. Richard Walter looks at the current provision of public transport across East Lothian for both locals and tourists and discovers that even […]
Coaches
Red-faced drivers reveal all
Alan Payling speaks to a few coach drivers who recall some of their most embarrassing moments while on tour Have you ever had that dream where you find yourself naked in a public place? Well, […]
Features
A long time ago, in a Christmas far, far away…
This year’s Christmas celebrations are a little different – and perhaps more muted – than previous years. We took a look through the CBW archives for a reminder of how things used to be Issue […]
CBW News Pick
RHA launches new membership category for coach operators
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced that it is bringing together expertise and knowledge gained from supporting operators of commercial vehicles for over 76 years to introduce a new membership designed specifically to support […]
