Buses

Rural revival

Sargeants Brothers has a long tradition of operating rural bus services in Herefordshire, but a change in ownership in November 2019 has seen the company become ‘21st century ready.’ Richard Sharman paid a socially-distanced visit […]

Buses

At a crossroads

Following last week’s article on Go-Coach’s go2 DRT scheme, Peter Jackson continues his chat with Go-Coach Managing Director Austin Blackburn by looking to the future CBW: How much of an advantage is it being Sevenoaks’ […]

Buses

Solo gathering

Nick Larkin reports on a 17-year-old vehicle fitter who is building up a collection of Optare Solos – including the oldest survivor Ryan Coles works for Tech Trucks in Herefordshire, which has now taken over […]

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Ledgard lives on

More than half a century after its demise, a legendary Yorkshire operator is still creating huge interest, with a thriving society honouring its memory and now a new book.

Buses

Urko needs saviour

The last surviving Irizar Urko on a Volvo B58 chassis urgently needs a preservationist to save it. LAJ 999W is one of only 14 examples imported into the UK by John de Cotta, and was new […]

Buses

Malta Vintage

Malta’s public bus network has seen major changes over the last decade, and now its once-common route buses are making a return on a heritage service, as Jonathan Welch reports Most people will have heard […]

Buses

Low-floor pioneer donated to museum

Stagecoach has donated its first low-floor bus delivered outside London to the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester, reports Nick Larkin Stagecoach’s first low-floor double-decker delivered to a division outside London, T612 MNF, which was also […]