Buses
Convoy with a message
Preserved buses and coaches were in action across Bedfordshire recently on an event to spread a message, reports Nick Larkin To show support for workers in the bus industry, as well as allow vehicles which […]
Heritage
Buses
GVVT celebrates buying its premises
The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) has completed the purchase of its premises at Bridgetown Bus Garage and will be celebrating at an open weekend on 10-11 October – with strict conditions in place. The […]
Buses
Confidence at 50
Renowned Leicester independent Confidence is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a book. Unfortunately, due to lockdown, the intended display of eight past and present Confidence vehicles to celebrate the half century at Quorn & Woodhouse […]
Coaches
Shear disbelief!
Paul Webb, the owner of this recently restored ex-Shearings Van Hool Alizée-bodied Volvo B10M, tells Peter Jackson the unbelievable story of how he came to acquire it, its subsequent restoration and how he ended up […]
Coaches
End of an era at Swanbrook
Swanbrook ended operation of its Oxford service in July. Richard Sharman finds out why, after 35 years, it was time to move the service on to another operator On 25 July 2020, at 1800hrs, the […]
Features
Raising a glass to Charles Henry Roe
Legendary Leeds-based coachbuilder Charles Henry Roe has been the subject of two rather different tributes, reports Nick Larkin In the first of two reminders of the well-known coach builder Charles Roe, an event is planned […]
Features
Tiger meets Leopard
A Tiger met a Leopard at a special event to launch a new bus service from Keighley to Halifax in West Yorkshire, though thankfully no-one got eaten. The new route, running from 30 August, was […]
Features
Historic London bus garage to close
One of London’s most historic bus garages is set to close later this year and faces an uncertain future. Stamford Hill was opened as a London City Council (LCC) tram depot in 1907. Following the […]
Features
London Transport Museum funding appeal
The London Transport Museum is appealing for funds to help secure its future after having lost more than £1.5 million in revenue since having to close in March.
Buses
Wythall open day success as museums start to re-open
As the restrictions of COVID-19 start to lift, museums and organisations are starting to make plans for the ‘new normal’, with some having already held successful events and others planned over the next few months. […]
