Buses
Rain doesn’t stop play at Wythall
Despite persistent heavy rain, Transport Museum Wythall’s ever-popular end of season Twilight Running Day was braved by hoards of visitors
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Magical Mystery Tour… of St Helens!
A 1986 Plaxton-bodied Leyland Royal Tiger coach used until recently by Maghull Coaches on the Beatles-themed Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool was a star attraction at the St Helens-based North West Transport Museum’s Autumn Running […]
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Olympian preserved
A Leyland Olympian still in regular use after nearly 35 years has been bought for preservation by a new owner with special memories of the vehicle.
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50 years of GMPTE as Manchester Museum of Transport celebrates its 40th birthday
Almost 20 buses gathered in the city to mark 50 years of the PTE and 40 years since the founding of the transport museum, reports Nick Larkin The largest ever parade of preserved buses through […]
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Singing the Blues
Bus driver Jamie Vendy is celebrating completing the transformation of his preserved Scania L94, new to First in 1999, into a fascinating might-have-been. The Wright-bodied bus was new to First Eastern Counties in Willow Leaf […]
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Focus on AECs at London Bus Museum event
AEC buses and coaches were given pride of place at the London Bus Museum’s Transportfest, with operators supplying vehicles from both their historic and modern fleets. AECs came from Ensign, the London Bus Company and […]
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Enter the Dragons’ lair
A brace of rare tri-axle Dennis Dragons is still being operated by Bedfordshire-based Landmark Coaches – and definitely have their followers. The buses are from a batch of 20 Dragons new to Stagecoach Kenya between […]
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Thornes celebrates its 70th
A themed weekend of pure transport nostalgia was the essence of a 70th anniversary celebration for Selby-based operator Thornes Independent, reports Nick Larkin
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Museum has close links with operators
The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) has forged a close relationship with local operators – and thanked them for much help over the years
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Retirement surprise for Chris Pearce
Bus industry legend Chris Pearce got a surprise on his last day as a Standards Controller with Stagecoach South at the age of 72
