Industry Heritage

Nick Larkin reports on an event organised by the London Bus Museum which brought classics back to the capital’s streets An amazing 6,000 people were carried when some 35 preserved buses operated on two major […]

Nick Larkin reports from an event marking the heritage of one often flamboyant vehicle manufacturer More than 400 people attended a tribute to one of Britain’s most innovative and respected coachbuilders, an event which proved […]

Entries are welcome for an event which looks set to become a major fixture on the East Anglian rally calendar. The Big Bus Show is set for Stonham Barns Park in Suffolk on 13 August. […]

The 1951 Eastern National Bristol KSW that ferried supergroup Wings on a European tour in 1972 will be among the stars of this year’s Showbus Flyby on 18 June. WNO 481 made its post-restoration debut […]

In last week’s issue, Nick Larkin reported from the 2023 Fenland BusFest. This week, he continues his look at some of the vehicles on display As we discovered in last week’s issue, a sunny Sunday […]

The London Bus Museum is appealing for help to restore a classic bus which needs much work, reports Nick Larkin The London Bus Museum has launched a £350,000 appeal to restore a unique 1931 AEC […]

Operators from as far away as Yorkshire will be supporting the Fenland BusFest in Cambridgeshire on Sunday 21 May. There’ll be free classic bus rides all day from Whittlesey Market Place to Peterborough, Yaxley, March, […]

The events season kicked off in style in the West Midlands, reports Nick Larkin Double-deckers from the 2000s back to the 1930s carried passengers during Transport Museum Wythall’s season-opening running days. The events, on Easter […]

Arriva Southern Counties is paying tribute to its heritage with vehicles in historic liveries. The latest is a 2011 Optare Solo, now in the Maidstone & District (M&D) guise current from deregulation to 1997. The […]

Nick Larkin reports on a number of recent heritage repaints from opposite ends of the country A bus livery once a familiar sight in Aberdeen has returned as part of celebrations marking 125 years of […]