Big Picture

As reported in last week’s issue, First York recently introduced its latest electric buses in the form of Wrightbus Electroliners. Richard Walter was in the right place at the right time to capture two of […]

Ray Ward captured this image of one of the Alexander Dennis Enviro400s being used on Newbury & District’s new Flightine service from Basingstoke to Heathrow airport pending delivery of Plaxton coaches. The service was on […]

“Don’t you just hate it when you line up that perfect shot, and someone gets in the way?!” thought Jonathan Welch as he took this shot. Go North West adopted its blue, grey and orange […]

It’s nice when all the factors come together, and despite the rain, Jonathan Welch was pleased to capture this shot of an Ipswich Buses Optare Tempo SR, the green, purple and dash of yellow in […]

Shades of green: this scenic image was captured by Jonathan Welch on a recent trip to Aviemore, and shows YN18 ZNS, an Irizar i6 belonging to Swindon operator Barnes, descending the road from Cairngorm Mountain.

Almost a century old, 32-seat Ashton Corporation 8 has been restored to imaculate condition after decades abandoned in a North Wales field. Built in 1928, the bus was used as a caravan for nearly half […]

We’re not sure this picture needs much explanation, a classic bus and a classic road-roller, what’s not to like?! But for the more technically minded, the bus in question is Leicester Transport Heritage Trust’s UFP […]

A look back to March 26 for this week’s Big Picture, when the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust (LTHT) commemorated the 60th anniversary of local operator Browns Blue becoming part of Midland Red. As we reported […]

A type of bus which doesn’t often appear in the pages of CBW, an Optare Versa of Arriva East Midlands follows a double-decker belonging to First Leicester out of the town’s modern Haymarket bus station […]