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Lothian Buses’ Edinburgh Bus Tours operates a seasonal 3 Bridges Bus and Boat Tour in partnership with Forth Boat Tours. The tour, with live guide, offers stunning views of the Firth of Forth and its […]

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Stagecoach North Scotland has introduced 15 new Enviro400 hybrids on to route 35 between Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin. As they’re replacing coaches, capacity is being increased by around 45%. Andrew Cairns photographed one of the […]

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YW68PDY is the most recent addition to the Garelochhead Coaches fleet and is also the first Alexander Dennis to be bought new by the operator. Its procurement followed the award of a six-month contract for […]

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John Sinclair enjoyed James Day’s article on East Yorkshire’s new livery, introduced following a takeover by Go-Ahead last year (CBW1384). By contrast, this week’s Big Picture is one of John’s taken in Beverley in 1964 […]

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Arnhem is the only city in the Netherlands that still has trolleybuses, the system having opened on 5 September 1949 and now comprising six routes. Connexxion subsidiary Hermes has helds the concession for Arnhem-Nijmegen using […]

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Lothian Buses’ new Enviro400XLB-bodied Volvo B8Ls, have entered service on route 11 between Hyvots Bank and Ocean Terminal. Richard Walter photographed 1079 at Hyvots Bank on 6 March ahead of a formal start on 11 […]

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East Yorkshire Motor Services operates two return journeys from Scarborough to Ravenscar. Saturday 2 February started very snowy and icy, but conditions began to relent by lunchtime. Dave Longbottom photographed this ADL Enviro400-bodied Volvo B9TL […]

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North of the banks of Loch Lomond lies the A83, a vital artery connecting the ‘central belt’ of Scotland with Argyll, all the way to Campbeltown and Kintyre. As it winds its way along the […]

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In the final week of January, Transdev Blazefield-owned Rosso rebranded route 481 and 483 as the Irwell Line. Buses operate every 15 minutes between Rawtenstall, Walmersley and Bury, running every hour to Blackburn and Burnley. […]

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Kris Lake was out in the recent snow to capture this image in Heath Street, Hampstead of a Metroline Alexander Dennis Enviro200 on Transport for London contracted route 268 between Golders Green Station and Finchley […]