Industry Heritage

Ten years after it was the Trust’s first acquisition, 1964 Willowbrook-bodied AEC Regent V 503 RUO made its public debut on Sunday 4 June, following the completion of its restoration by the Devon General Omnibus […]

A coach whose future looked to have been secured is once again under threat and in need of a home, reports Nick Larkin An urgent appeal has been launched to save the last remaining Volvo […]

A newly extended Leeds bus route will be launched on Monday 24 July with a rather special vehicle in service for the day. Viscount Travel’s 1956 Leyland Titan PD2 open-topper will be running on Yorkshire […]

Reduced interest from vehicle owners and stall-holders means that the event is no longer viable, reports Nick Larkin Showbus organiser Martin Isles has decided not to hold any more Flyby events. Last year’s Showbus Rally, […]

A major new book takes us on an alphabetic tour of 1960 to mid 1980s British buses from Aberdeen to York, reports Nick Larkin Major museums and archives along with individuals have contributed more than […]

With the legendary Guy Arab celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, a fundraising appeal has been launched to restore a unique survivor. Nick Larkin reports An appeal has been launched to raise funds to complete […]

The Leyland Society Rally has switched to a new venue, the Buckinghamshire Railway at Quainton, Buckinghamshire. Some 50 examples of the marque will be present at the event on 2 July and there will be […]

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. […]