Buses
New heritage operator
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 […]
Industry Heritage
Buses
Bring your classic bus to Goodwood
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 […]
Buses
Routemaster ups and downs
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 […]
Coaches
Plaxton tribute
Organisers of a major event paying tribute to Plaxton later this year are inviting operators to show their vehicles. The Heritage Plaxton Coaches event takes place at the Kirklees Light Railway in West Yorkshire, and […]
Buses
Southend Revival
Arriva has painted one of its buses in the livery of its predecessor, Southend Transport to promote the Essex town and encourage more people to use public transport, reports Nick Larkin Arriva’s GN07AVC, a 2007 […]
Buses
Wallasey 100
Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of Wallasey Corporation motorbuses are taking place on Easter Sunday. They will include a recreation of the first service, between Seacombe and Harrison Drive, and a display of buses on […]
Buses
Heritage expansion in Blackpool to see more buses involved
Every year, hundreds of coach tours visit Blackpool, for staples such as the illuminations and of course the promenade tramway. Now, Blackpool’s heritage tram operation is expanding – including the opportunity to drive one. Classic […]
Coaches
OB ambition
The chairman of one of the South East’s most respected operators has fulfilled a lifetime’s ambition to own a Bedford OB, reports Nick Larkin Clive Eglinton of Sittingbourne, Kent-based Chalkwell has many happy memories of […]
Buses
Operator sells ‘classics’
An operator who admits he ‘got carried away’ collecting classic vehicles has decided to sell some of them. Terry Barker of Barker’s Motors, based at Llan-Y-Pwll, near Wrexham, Clwyd explained: “We are running three vehicles […]
Buses
Museum welcomes all
The London Bus Museum is extending a big welcome to operators and their vehicles at three events this year – including a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Green Line.
