Industry Heritage

Winchester-based Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) has confirmed that a running day will take place on 3 January, a Bank Holiday. Around half a dozen vehicles will be involved, running a network of services. […]

Nick Larkin reports on the end of season event at the West Midlands-based museum and its plans for 2020 Transport Museum Wythall (TMW) is gearing up for next year’s activities after a highly successful 2021 […]

Two of Britain’s biggest transport museums are getting together to stage a major bus show next year. The British Motor Museum (BMM) and Transport Museum Wythall are planning the event for 2 June. It will […]

A rare Willowbrook-bodied Bedford VAL which was ‘a lockdown project that never happened’ is now for sale. The twin-steer classic coach has been converted to a car transporter, with living accommodation. It was new to […]

                    Nick Larkin reports on a special get-together at Manchester’s Museum of Transport Not only did the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester manage to get three […]

                            A 1931 Birmingham Corporation AEC Regent has made its first public outing after a half million pound-plus restoration. The bus created […]

                    A special bus made a former driver’s last journey memorable, reports Nick Larkin. Stagecoach South stepped in at short notice to provide a legendary classic […]

A new fourth route taking in two local museums is just one of the attractions at this year’s Ensignbus Running Day on Saturday 4 December. The X54 will connect the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex […]

Nick Larkin reports on the closure of a depot once known for its allocation of iconic double-deckers Classic buses gave a send-off to Arriva’s South Wigston Garage in Leicester, which closed on 31 October. The […]

A Welsh operator’s centenary is being celebrated with a new book. ‘Ffoshhelig Coaches Ltd Carmarthen 1921-2021’ by Vernon Morgan also marks 25 years’ proprietorship of the firm by current Managing Director Rhodri Evans. In 1919, […]