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 […]
Heritage
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 […]
Coaches
Operator still ready for action
More than half a century after setting up South Yorkshire operator Brecks, Stuart Ulph is taking new bookings rather than retire. He explains why to Nick Larkin, and shares some memories The 1967 Summer of […]
Features
Olympians for sale
Stuart would like to find good homes for the two remaining Brecks Volvo Olympians. Alexander Royale-bodied N126 YRW began its career with London United in 1996, and was then used by Airlinks and Cambridge Coach […]
Buses
Route 65 run
One of Britain’s most popular heritage bus events has been cancelled, but vehicles will still take to the road. London Bus Museum Marketing Director Deryk Fill said: “Uncertainty over Covid-19 restrictions means we are not […]
Buses
Weddings back for 2021
Nick Larkin reports on a major rebuild of a historic double-decker North Wales heritage operator is predicting that 2021 will be the year of weddings – and has added to his fleet while continuing with […]
Buses
South East Bus Festival to go ahead
The South East Bus Festival is set to go ahead on 10 April, the organisers have confirmed. Held annually at Kent Showground as part of Kent County Agricultural Society’s own Heritage Transport Show, the festival […]
Buses
Accrington appeal continues
A £14,000 fundraising appeal is continuing so that a 1975 Leyland Leopard can be restored as a literally ‘moving’ memorial to a battalion virtually wiped out during the Battle of the Somme. The East Lancashire […]
Features
Truronian Dart saved
A Cornish preservation group has added another vehicle with local connections to its fleet, reports Nick Larkin Transbus Dart SLF new to much-loved Cornish former independent Truronian has been saved for preservation. The 2003 bus, […]
Buses
Social media vital for survival
Clubs and other organisations catering for classic buses, coaches and other vehicles must embrace social media – or face dire consequences. That warning comes from the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC), which has […]
