Industry Heritage Archives - Page 68 of 73

...

Mainline remembered

30/10/2018 WebSupport

First South Yorkshire is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its predecessor, Mainline. The Mainline brand was introduced in 1989, replacing the South Yorkshire Transport identity for the area’s former PTE buses. Sheffield Mainline buses wore […]

Busy schedule for Burlingham AEC

30/10/2018 WebSupport

Safeguard of Guildford’s 1956 Burlingham-bodied AEC Reliance is pursuing a busy career in active preservation. Now the firm’s Managing Director, Andrew Halliday has promised ‘some surprises in Guildford’ involving the bus in the run up […]

Operators support Leyland celebration

30/10/2018 WebSupport

Nick Larkin reports from Transportfest which marked the 50th anniversary of the formation of British Leyland Bus operators from Nottingham to Sussex supported a major event celebrating Leyland, organised by the London Bus Museum at […]

Museum thanks operators

23/10/2018 WebSupport

Operators have been thanked for supporting this year’s Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum’s (LVVS) end of season Transport Festival, which will be on Sunday 4 November.

McGill’s expands heritage fleet

23/10/2018 WebSupport

Scotland’s largest independent operator, McGill’s, has expanded its heritage fleet by restoring a 1977 Western SMT Alexander Y-type Leyland Leopard and acquiring another vehicle.

Where are the heritage vehicle drivers?

23/10/2018 WebSupport

Nick Larkin highlights how finding drivers with the skills to handle heritage vehicles is becoming ever harder

Mellow yellow Metro

23/10/2018 WebSupport

When bus driver Mark McCorquodale decided to buy and put back into largely original condition a bus new to his old employer, he settled on an authentic, and extremely yellow livery.

Heritage operator slims down collection

16/10/2018 WebSupport

Heritage operator and part-time Stagecoach South revenue inspector, Chris Pearce has decided to sell some important vehicles from his collection.

Crowdfunding appeal to purchase bus

16/10/2018 WebSupport

A preserved bus owning charity, which has won praise from Nottingham City Transport, has launched a crowdfunding appeal to hopefully add another of the operator’s vehicles to its collection.