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Whippet farewell
A road run of Whippet buses past and present commemorated the departure of the operator from Hilton in Cambridgeshire after a century of service. The village housed Whippet’s depot from 1926 until the late 1970s […]
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LH completed, RT next for young restorer
Nick Larkin speaks to a young enthusiast who is already on to his second restoration A young restorer whose immaculate London Transport BL class Bristol LH has caused massive interest has now turned his attention […]
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Meet Seeger – Yorkshire’s VIP bus super-fan!
Meet eight-year-old Seeger Crowley, Yorkshire’s bus super-fan. A trip in Sky Class luxury on the Cityzap express service between York and Leeds helped Seeger rediscover his confidence in using the buses – and when Cityzap […]
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megabus services bounce back
Stagecoach-owned megabus has announced a major service uplift from 1 October that will see new destinations and increased working with partner operators. Richard Sharman […]
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Showbus success
Richard Sharman and Jonathan Welch report from Showbus, with CBW’s very own coach After the ‘flyby’ event held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Showbus returned to its traditional format with an event at […]
Coach News
Cyril Kenzie 1928-2021
People from across the industry have paid tribute to a true industry legend, who passed away last week. NICK LARKIN reports The word ‘legend’ can be […]
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Leyland’s best bus?
Four decades after its introduction, the Leyland Olympian is still clinging on in service. Jonathan Welch takes a look at the model and drives one […]
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Discovering Dorset with Wessex
First’s presence in the town of Weymouth, Dorset, is long-standing but also has a huge amount of history behind it. Richard Sharman visited the […]
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Fight to save historic bus station
Protesters have organised a petition to fight closure plans for the historic Lewes Bus Station in East Sussex. An application for 39 apartments, two houses and 19 car parking spaces plus retail space has been […]
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Trust’s tenth
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the North West Vehicle Restoration Trust held its annual open and running day at its Charley Wood Road Premises in Kirkby recently.
