History

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The former Halton Transport depot in Widnes has been listed, Historic England has announced. The building in Moor Lane has been given Grade Two-listed status, being described as ‘a rare and largely intact example of […]

Nick Larkin reports on a former Wilts & Dorest Optare Delta rescued and restored to its original livery Go-Ahead Manager George Cooper has superbly restored an example of one of his favourite vehicles, a Wilts […]

Stagecoach West in north Bristol is planning to offer a range of services to owners of preserved buses and coaches. Undercover storage, mechanical work and painting are all potentially available from the company, which took […]

Britain’s historic vehicle movement, including some 15,000 buses and coaches, has been making a £7.2bn contribution to the UK economy, according to a survey. The results of the latest National Historic Vehicle Survey, the most […]