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Southend Revival
Arriva has painted one of its buses in the livery of its predecessor, Southend Transport to promote the Essex town and encourage more people to use public transport, reports Nick Larkin Arriva’s GN07AVC, a 2007 […]
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Wallasey 100
Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of Wallasey Corporation motorbuses are taking place on Easter Sunday. They will include a recreation of the first service, between Seacombe and Harrison Drive, and a display of buses on […]
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Heritage expansion in Blackpool to see more buses involved
Every year, hundreds of coach tours visit Blackpool, for staples such as the illuminations and of course the promenade tramway. Now, Blackpool’s heritage tram operation is expanding – including the opportunity to drive one. Classic […]
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A day in the life…
What Go-Ahead London Chief Engineer Chris McKeown enjoys most about his job is the fast pace and varied challenges. He shared part of his day with Andy Izatt recently to give him an insight into […]
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Fifty years and still going strong for Bob
In late 2019, Burnley Bus Company’s Bob McDowell celebrated 50 years in the industry. Jonathan Welch caught up with him to find out why he has stayed so long For all the moans that regularly […]
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Lost and found
NotLost’s pioneering solution to the age-old problem of lost property has taken the interest of some of the UK’s bus operators. Co-Founder and Chairman Alex Horne gave Peter Jackson the full story NotLost is a […]
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Operator sells ‘classics’
An operator who admits he ‘got carried away’ collecting classic vehicles has decided to sell some of them. Terry Barker of Barker’s Motors, based at Llan-Y-Pwll, near Wrexham, Clwyd explained: “We are running three vehicles […]
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Museum welcomes all
The London Bus Museum is extending a big welcome to operators and their vehicles at three events this year – including a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Green Line.
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Conversion to one man bus operation in Scotland during the 1960s
John Sinclair shares some images from his collection dating back to the 1960s, a period where the Scottish Bus Group’s half-cabs were being structurally converted for One Man Operation (OMO) Whilst it was customary for […]
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PCV after-life
For his latest selection of pictures from the past, David Bell has delved into his archive for some images of buses and coaches that have found different uses once their frontline passenger lives were over
