Features
Massive new rally plan
Two of Britain’s biggest transport museums are getting together to stage a major bus show next year. The British Motor Museum (BMM) and Transport Museum Wythall are planning the event for 2 June. It will […]
Year: 2021
Features
VAL for restoration
A rare Willowbrook-bodied Bedford VAL which was ‘a lockdown project that never happened’ is now for sale. The twin-steer classic coach has been converted to a car transporter, with living accommodation. It was new to […]
Features
Mancunian tribute
Nick Larkin reports on a special get-together at Manchester’s Museum of Transport Not only did the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester manage to get three […]
Features
Can digital planning help bus back better?
Jonathan Welch speaks to London-based Prospective.io, a technology company which has developed software to enable operators and transport authorities to design and test new services […]
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Cocktails from a Tiger Cub
Christmas Market season is here, or at least it is for those that have not been cancelled, and you never know what kind of vehicular activity you may find. This kind of event seems to […]
News
TfL dealing with unprecedented financial crisis, says Mayor of London
Transport for London’s Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement is due to come to an end on 11 December. Commenting on the impending date, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “Transport for London is dealing with […]
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CPT announces Ralph Roberts as 2022 President
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has announced that Ralph Roberts, CEO of McGill’s Buses, will become the new CPT President at the end of January 2022, taking over from Jane Cole. Ralph brings with […]
Bus News
Pearlescent livery marks step forward for UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus service
The autonomous bus service trial is due to go live in Scotland in early summer 2022 as a partnership between Fusion Processing, Stagecoach, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander […]
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National Express and Stagecoach deadline extended to 14 December
On 21 September 2021, National Express Group and Stagecoach Group announced that they were in discussions in relation to a possible all-share combination. The companies report that reciprocal due diligence is now at an ‘advanced […]
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Yeomans Travel to end commercial services as Covid-19 recovery bites
Operator blames dwindling passenger numbers and a poor recovery from the pandemic as services are no longer viable Hereford-based Yeomans Travel announced via its Facebook page on Thursday 18 November that it was to end […]
