Industry Heritage

Transport Museum Wythall’s magnificently restored 1931 Birmingham City Transport AEC Regent double decker bus has won a major award thanks to the team behind it’s “sheer bloody-mindedness in getting the job done.” OV 4486 won […]

Participants are invited to an event celebrating one of the most stylish coachbuilders of the 1950s and ‘60s, reports Nick Larkin Owners and enthusiasts of Harrington-bodied vehicles are invited to a gathering paying tribute to […]

The story of the transition of East Yorkshire Motor Services from family owned operator to Go-Ahead subsidiary is profiled in a new book which could make an ideal Christmas present, reports Nick Larkin Lewis Welham, […]

A bus nearing the end of its service career and a newcomer to preservation were among the stars at Transport Museum Wythall’s Twilight Running Day event marking the end of the season, with vehicles running […]

A Nottingham museum is preparing for Christmas in style, reports Nick Larkin While most transport museums wind down for Christmas, one concern is holding two major events in the week up to the big day. […]

Arriva’s Routemasters are up for grabs as another big group slims down its heritage fleet, reports Nick Larkin Just days after Stagecoach announced the sale of its heritage fleet, Arriva London is also selling its […]

A significant anniversary this year has been the centenary of bus services in Winchester, Hampshire. A hundred years ago, the local council approached a Mr Robert Chisnell of King Alfred Motor Services to see if […]

A design classic which never saw the same level of popularity in the UK as on the Continent has been withdrawn from service in Brighton & Hove. Nick Larkin reports Brighton & Hove has bade […]

It seems that new owner DWS has no interest in heritage, and Stagecoach is to sell its nationwide fleet of historic vehicles. Nick Larkin reports Stagecoach is selling off buses from its renowned heritage fleet. […]

Traditional tungsten interior lights blazed as the Delaine Heritage Trust held its first Twilight Mini Heritage Running Day on Saturday 15 October. The Delaine Bus Museum at Bourne was open from 1300-1930hrs, with the four […]