Buses
North East heritage fleet expands
A well-known North East operator has added a Routemaster to its heritage fleet and expects it will be kept busy on a variety of work, says Nick Larkin
Heritage
Buses
Happy days with a crash box
Alan Payling shares some fond memories of vehicles that he’s driven that all had to be handled with great care and skill – and reveals how he missed out on being a film star
Buses
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. […]
Coaches
Rare Omni survivor : Empress Coaches of Hastings
Empress Coaches of Hastings is still operating what is believed to be the last example of a pioneering low-floor minibus design in service – which could be available to a good preservation home.
Coaches
Bedford J2s for operator celebrating its 90th anniversary: Empress Coaches of Hastings
Running heritage vehicles definitely makes being in the coach and bus industry more fun, says the Managing Director of a South Coast operator celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Empress Coaches of Hastings has just […]
Buses
RT & RF commemorations
Nick Larkin recalls the withdrawal of two of London’s most well known bus types four decades ago Heritage operators are supporting a major commemoration marking 40 years since two of London’s most iconic buses left […]
Coaches
Norfolk operator’s Bedford success
Norfolk operator Towlers Coaches is reporting such strong bookings for the heritage Bedford coach in its fleet that buying a second preserved vehicle is on the cards
Coaches
Welcome to The Toy Box
Nick Larkin delves into the treasures that can be found in Lodge’s Toy Box
Buses
Easy access
Stephen Morris tells the story of the low floor revolution in the UK bus market
Coaches
A vintage coach tour
In a two-part article, Alan Payling looks at an old coach tours brochure and considers what a coach holiday would have been like for drivers and passengers back in the good old days
