Features

BCV 40 years on

Forty years after the closure of Bristol Commercial Vehicles, Martin Curtis considers the legacy of this influential bus builder and reflects on bus industry development over its 75 year existence It is 40 years since […]

Big Picture

Big Picture

Set out on a grid pattern along one of the military roads laid out across Scotland by William Caulfield in 1775, Tomintoul was apparently described in 1860 by the then queen as “the most tumble-down, […]

Features

‘Serious shortcomings’

Bain’s Coaches of Oldmeldrum has lost its O-licence following significant failures in record-keeping and maintenance In August, Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Scotland Claire Gilmore revoked the operator’s licence of Oldmeldrum-based Bain’s Coaches along with the […]

Features

Black Country Bus Bash

National Express West Midlands (NXWM) is staging a ‘Black Country Bus Bash’ open day at its Wolverhampton depot on 23 September. Attractions include a trip through the bus wash (thankfully in a bus!), classic and […]