Coaches
Urko needs urgent rescue
The last surviving complete Volvo B58-chassied Irizar Urko will be going for scrap in the next few days unless a saviour comes along, its owners say.
Industry Heritage
Buses
Stevenage commemorations
Two celebrations saw classic buses on the road in Stevenage recently, reports Nick Larkin Classic bus types recently returned to Stevenage for a double commemoration. Firstly, this year marks half a century since the highly […]
Buses
NXWM goes virtual
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) is hoping to get members of its heritage fleet out to rallies and other events this year, but even if this can’t happen the operator has, as they say, a […]
Features
London heritage route 15h withdrawn
London’s famous Routemasters appear to have had their final curtain call with little fanfare, reports Nick Larkin Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the 15h heritage route, using traditional open platform AEC Routemasters, has […]
Features
Return for classic bus route
Whilst Routemasters in London may be no more, Britain’s only regular stage carriage route using classic halfcab buses is returning. The 339 runs between Epping underground station in Essex to North Weald and Ongar. Buses […]
Features
Manchester museum’s fundraising appeal
A major transport museum has launched an appeal to raise much-needed funds. The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester plans to re-open its doors in June, so long as the lockdown roadmap does not change. The […]
Buses
King Alfred restorations
As Nick Larkin reports, although things are starting to look up across the country, there are still uncertainties affecting events scheduled for this year Although Covid-19 has taken its toll on the activities of Friends […]
Buses
New book a tribute to Museum’s people
An extraordinary new book not only pays tribute to a bus museum and its vehicles, but the people behind them. The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) bought the former Bridgeton Glasgow Corporation bus garage in […]
Features
Museum’s £875,000 boost
The London Transport Museum, set to re-open on 17 May, has received an £875,000 boost for its future from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, to aid its recovery after losing an estimated £7 […]
Buses
Showbus coming back and looking forward
The organisers of Showbus are hoping that the event will be able to return to form in 2021, reports Nick Larkin. Showbus, Britain’s biggest bus rally, is hoping to return to its normal form this […]
