Industry Heritage

A former assistant operations manager with Go-Ahead London who owns a heritage bus operation and classic vehicle restoration firm says business is expanding on all fronts, reports Nick Larkin James Thorpe bought the Vintage Red […]

The Delaine Heritage Trust is making its popular annual running day a bigger event this year and guest operators are invited. The Lincolnshire event will include vehicles from the Trust’s own collection of Delaine vehicles […]

Two former Hartlepool Transport buses are being returned to the road after more than 25 years in storage, to help preserve the operator’s history, reports Nick Larkin BEF28C is a 1965 Roe-boded Leyland PD2, the […]

The London Transport Museum is aiming to help owners and operators of heritage vehicles by making classic seat moquette available in small amounts. “We have introduced several different moquette types having had many enquiries over […]

Abellio’s historic Walworth depot will be on the itinary during a tour planned for 28 March. The ‘Abellio Garage Bash’ will also take in visits to Battersea and Beddington Lane depots. Using 2007 Abellio Alexander […]

A new heritage operator is hoping its newly restored Bedford OB will be in revenue earning service in Cambridgeshire by the Spring, reports Nick Larkin Michael Attel is has applied to use the coach under […]

A chance for heritage bus operators to drive their vehicles on the legendary Goodwood race circuit is coming soon. Goodwood’s regular Breakfast Club is staging an ‘Everything But The Car’ event featuring six-wheeled vehicles, and […]

The market for buying classic AEC Routemasters appears to be stagnating but heritage private hire demand is doing well. Ross Newman, a director at Britain’s biggest bus dealership, Ensign, said there had been a definite […]