Industry Heritage

Model manufacturer Rapido has announced a major new range of 1:76 scale Leyland National models which will be available shortly in several forms. Unveiled at the 1970 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court, the National […]

The closure of First’s Southampton City Red operation will be marked by a heritage running day, reports Nick Larkin The end of 144 years of transport history in Southampton will be marked with a special […]

MAIN TEXT: Colleagues and friends of a much-loved Northampton driver lined the town’s bus station to pay tribute when his funeral cortège of six buses passed through. Richard Heron, who was 65, had driven for Shelton Osborne, […]

The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust has had its most successful year yet, with increasing visitor numbers and the post-pandemic resurgence of its community and social outreach programme, reports Nick Larkin The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust’s […]

Nick Larkin reports on a popular and successful South-East running day Two immaculately restored AEC Routemasters that ran for Southend Transport after their London service was over were reunited at Ensign’s excellent 2022 running day. […]

Alan Payling remembers his early days with London Transport and pays tribute to one of the unsung heroes of the industry – his driving instructor Do you remember who it was that taught you to […]

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 […]