Coaches
Lodge increases operational Bedford fleet
Restoration of Lodge’s of High Easter’s rare Burlingham-bodied Bedford OB is now complete reports Nick Larkin
Industry Heritage
Buses
100 years of bus depot
A hundred years’ continuous use of a bus depot now operated by Stagecoach is being celebrated with a special event.
Buses
Southampton motorbus centenary celebration
A hundred years of regular motorbus operation in Southampton is being celebrated by the independent operator which runs a service over the city’s first ever route today.
Coaches
Rare Commer Avenger for sale
Nick Larkin highlights how a rare 1950s coach needs a new home and restoration
Buses
Gash Centenary news
Tribute to much-missed Nottinghamshire independent W Gash & Sons Ltd is being paid at a special event, and an operator is hoping the restoration of a former member of the fleet will be complete shortly.
Buses
Daimler goes to Beamish
An operator has sold a much-loved and rare 1964 Daimler CCG5 to, he says, the best possible home.
Buses
Thornes celebrates 70th
Nick Larkin highlights another important anniversary for Thornes Independent
Coaches
‘Italian Job’ coach for hire
A Bedford VAL paying tribute to surely the most famous coach in cinema history and restored with parts from the original vehicle is available for private hire.
Buses
First Eastern Counties heritage colours
First Eastern Counties now has seven vehicles in heritage liveries and is supporting a major event at the East Anglia Transport Museum this year.
Buses
Trolleybus tribute
RATP Dev-owned Yellow Buses has marked the 50th anniversary of the last trolleybus in Bournemouth. The electric vehicles, which took their power from overhead wires, replaced Bournemouth’s former tramway system in 1933 and ran for […]