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Hidden transport tours
How about visiting a legendary London tramway that closed in 1952 – from the comfort of your own sofa? The Kingsway Tramway Subway in Holborn was opened in 1906 and was later upgraded so that […]
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Twilight time
Transport Museum Wythall’s final running day of 2020 attracted nearly 300 visitors, which despite Covid-19 was well up on the 2019 figure of 235. Stealing the show was Steve Morris’s new to SMT Leyland TD5, […]
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Museum’s £1.7m ‘lifeline’
The London Transport Museum has received a £1.75m ‘lifeline’ from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help face Covid-19 pandemic challenges. The Covent Garden-based attraction is one of 35 major cultural organisations receiving the first […]
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Rail replacement boost for WTHT
Nick Larkin explains how a historic vehicle trust turned its hand to rail replacement as a regular source of income to help maintain its fleet of classic vehicles A Cumbrian classic transport group is boosting […]
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Booked in!
Sussex operator Steve Dine has spent the lockdown period writing two classic transport books, which have just been published. “I had spent years researching the books,” said Steve, who runs Essex-based Empress Coaches.
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London museum to close for major revamp
The downturn in visitor numbers this year is being used to its advantage at the London Bus Museum, reports Nick Larkin One of Britain’s best-known bus museums is closing from Monday 2 November for a […]
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Longer season and later hours at Crich
Crich Tramway Village has announced it will open for an hour longer from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 October and is opening for an additional weekend on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. The venue […]
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Charity appeals for help
A charity which owns and restores classic buses has launched an urgent appeal to secure its future. Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity was founded in 1999 and awarded charitable status in 2014. The group has more […]
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Historic Bedford sold
The first Bedford bus ever built has been sold at auction for a £35,700 hammer price – three times its estimate. Featured in Industry Heritage in early September, the 1931 Bedford WHB was sold to […]
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The Long Road to Bus and Coach Restoration
Hidden away in the wilds of East Lothian, with beautiful views of the Lammermuir Hills, is a treasure trove of old buses and coaches which were once familiar sights on the streets of Edinburgh. Richard […]
