Buses
Highland Memories
Over the years, John Sinclair built up a large collection of images of buses, chiefly from the 1960s and 1970s, and thanks to the lockdown, he had time to look through the lens of nostalgia […]
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A roadmap for ‘better buses’
Vendigital’s Phil Bulman considers the implications of the Governments new bus strategy In March, the UK Government announced a £3bn strategy to make buses cheaper, more frequent and easier to use, while creating jobs within […]
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Farewell to Brush
A firm that manufactured bodywork for thousands of buses is set to close after more than 150 years. Brush Traction and its legendary Loughborough, Leicestershire factory is set to go by the end of the […]
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Roe tribute
A socially-distanced cavalcade of historic buses marking 100 years since Chas H Roe started building bodies in its legendary Leeds factory is set for 22 May. The parade is scheduled to start in Hunslet, home […]
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Alexander remembered
Another book on legendary Scottish operator Walter Alexander has been published by prolific transport author Henry Conn following the discovery of 5,000 previously-unpublished photographic negatives.
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Facilitating the future
UTAC CERAM Millbrook recently unveiled the successor to its Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber (VTEC). VTEC 2 is so much more than that, though, as Peter Jackson found out Millbrook is a name synonymous with vehicle […]
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Electrifying!
Jonathan Welch reports on a German company which is re-powering mid-life diesel buses with electric drivelines Electric buses have moved from being a novelty to being almost the norm over the last decade. The technology […]
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50 years since last trolleys
Nick Larkin reports on events to mark the closure of Britain’s penultimate trolleybus system An official commemoration marking 50 years since the end of Britain’s second-last trolleybus system has sadly not been able to take […]
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LTM depot reopens
London Transport Museum is re-opening the doors of its Acton Depot to the public on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 May, and from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 June. Visitors can see historic buses, climb […]