Coaches
Was it really twenty years ago today?
Alan Payling has a look through some memorabilia from his time with Wallace Arnold at the turn of the century, material he is donating to a good home to preserve it for posterity. He also […]
Heritage
Buses
Lincoln delights
Nick Larkin visited the Lincoln Vintage Vehicle Society’s Transport Festival in search of Industry Heritage gems A great end of rally season event, this year’s annual November Transport Festival based at the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle […]
Buses
Painter reaches 100…
Renowned heritage buses painter Kevin Hill is celebrating his hundredth – vehicle painted that is! Kevin has, he said, got buses in his blood; the Birmingham fleet being his favourite. His grandfather was a driver […]
Buses
More than just buses
The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust is well known for its annual open days, but the Trust isn’t just about preserving the past. Jonathan Welch found out what makes it relevant to the industry and the […]
Buses
50 years of GMPTE as Manchester Museum of Transport celebrates its 40th birthday
Almost 20 buses gathered in the city to mark 50 years of the PTE and 40 years since the founding of the transport museum, reports Nick Larkin The largest ever parade of preserved buses through […]
Buses
Singing the Blues
Bus driver Jamie Vendy is celebrating completing the transformation of his preserved Scania L94, new to First in 1999, into a fascinating might-have-been. The Wright-bodied bus was new to First Eastern Counties in Willow Leaf […]
Buses
Focus on AECs at London Bus Museum event
AEC buses and coaches were given pride of place at the London Bus Museum’s Transportfest, with operators supplying vehicles from both their historic and modern fleets. AECs came from Ensign, the London Bus Company and […]
Buses
Enter the Dragons’ lair
A brace of rare tri-axle Dennis Dragons is still being operated by Bedfordshire-based Landmark Coaches – and definitely have their followers. The buses are from a batch of 20 Dragons new to Stagecoach Kenya between […]
Buses
PC rather than KP
The South Yorkshire Transport Trust plays a large part in preserving the region’s transport history. Following on from his recent visit to the nearby South Yorkshire Transport Museum (CBW1401), Jim McWilliam called in on its […]
Buses
Keeping history alive
South Yorkshire has a rich and varied transport heritage. Jim McWilliam paid a visit to the South Yorkshire Transport Museum to learn more
