Industry Heritage

Fears that the annual event would cease after the take-over by First Bus have proved unfounded, reports Nick Larkin An Ensignbus running day ‘in the best traditions’ is promised for Saturday 2 December. The event […]

A special event has marked seven decades of the GS model, a popular and unusual type in the London Transport fleet, and shown off some of the unsung heroes of the service vehicle fleet, reports […]

Housed in a former bus garage in the south-east of the city, the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust has regular open days with buses running to and from the city centre and Riverside Museum. Trust Chair […]

Traditional King Alfred buses will once again be providing free rides over their traditional routes around Winchester on bank holiday Monday 1 January courtesy of the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB). Taking advantage of […]

Nick Larkin reports on the offers of help and donations made to assist the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum get back to normal following flooding A museum’s struggle to get back to normal […]

The only known example of 36 Alexander bodied Bristol VRs delivered new to Northampton Transport to still exist in Britain has been saved for preservation. PBD 40R is currently a playbus but has been snapped […]

History is not just about the vehicles: an archive covering 90 years of a municipal operator has been saved, reports Nick Larkin, who was shown some of the gems A former municipal operator’s archive said […]

National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has thanked everyone who helped make its Wolverhampton Bus Bash such a success. Almost £500 was raised, to be split between the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and the Georgina ward […]

A new home has been found and the event will return, hopefully for the long term, reports Nick Larkin Surprise news that will delight many people across the bus industry and preservation movement: Showbus is […]

A classic bus running day based at Chesham in Buckinghamshire attracted the best attendance of 34 events held locally over the years. Seventeen preserved coaches and buses, some privately-owned and some from operators, took part […]