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Brooklands success

                    Nick Larkin reports from the London Transport Museum’s TransportFest event at Brooklands Almost 100 vehicles, many from local operators turned London Bus Museum’s recent TransportFest […]

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Malcolm Pelling

Former Southdown bus driver and local manager Malcolm Pelling has passed away at the age of 57. Malcolm became Area Manager at Eastbourne before becoming a senior revenue protection officer with Thameslink, where he met […]

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Sulphur concerns

Concerns over the effects of lower sulphur diesel on classic vehicles means an investigation is being launched. The Federation of British Classic Vehicle Clubs agreed at its recent AGM to look further into the issue. […]

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Corporate hire, please!

Many heritage operators seem very much back in business as far as weddings are concerned – but corporate work yet to bounce back. That’s the view of Tony Peters, who runs Croydon-based Red Bus Events, […]

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Route 93 revival

Nick Larkin reports on a recent running day organised by the London Bus Museum Preserved buses from the 1940s to the 2000s were back in service for a unique Route 93 Running Day recently. Organised […]

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On the bus stations

Realising a major gap in the subjects covered by bus books, publisher Capital Transport has made magnificent amends. “Looking through photos, it struck me that there had never been a book about bus stations,” explained […]

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On the Aire

Nick Larkin reports on the return of a popular event in the Aire Valley Sunday 10 October saw the return of a very popular and much loved event. The Aire Valley Transport Group held its […]

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Busopoly launched

Ever fancied tendering for London routes and even eventually taking over the Capital’s entire bus scene? Well now you can with a new board game, Busopoly, launched at Showbus by its creator, London bus driver […]