Buses
Gallery: Caithness calling
Hundreds of buses made their way to Caithness once their London service life came to an end. John Sinclair captured a range of examples owned by Highland Omnibuses
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Gallery: Go North West begins operations
Though the vast majority of its buses remain in the colours of First Bus, Go North West has started operating bus services in Manchester, with a new logo covering the First brand. Julian Dolman was […]
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A coaching parade
The Tulip Festival and Parade in Spalding took place on the first Saturday in May from 1959 through to 2013. In its day it was a major event in the coaching calendar with quite literally […]
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Motorway cruiser: High-spec Enviro400
The high-specification Alexander Dennis Enviro400 has proved popular with a number of coach operators since its introduction. A new demonstrator was unveiled at the Euro Bus Expo last year. Richard Sharman puts it through its […]
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Keeping commuters moving
Go-Ahead London has provided the biggest rail replacement bus service ever seen in the UK, to cover work on lines south of Three Bridges station. Robert Izzard reports
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Record rail replacement
Go-Ahead London arranged for 267 coaches and buses to be available to cover the closure of rail lines south of Three Bridges. David Bell was on the scene to photograph some of the vehicles involved
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Rural ramblings
David Bell visited Shropshire and North Wales on several occasions in the mid 1970s, a time when local operators – and there were plenty of them then – could field a rich variety of vehicles. […]
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Gallery: An era draws to an end
In 1978 when Coachmart first started, half-cab buses could still be found in good numbers around the country, although that was to rapidly change with relatively few outside London surviving in passenger service with their […]
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Route mastering
David Bell has compiled a selection of pictures of Routemasters that saw further use both in and outside their traditional London home. Often they were seen by operators as a competitive tool or a means […]
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A bus industry fundraising Saturday
Jonathan Taylor and his partner Sarah Day journeyed to Warminster to experience a packed day of rides on a variety of current and former London buses – all raising money for charity As I think […]
