Features
Splitting opinion
The decision of whether or not to wear a face covering on public transport is not an easy one for those exempt, with many feeling the pressure to wear one anyway – despite not being […]
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Rail replacement boost for WTHT
Nick Larkin explains how a historic vehicle trust turned its hand to rail replacement as a regular source of income to help maintain its fleet of classic vehicles A Cumbrian classic transport group is boosting […]
Book reviews
Booked in!
Sussex operator Steve Dine has spent the lockdown period writing two classic transport books, which have just been published. “I had spent years researching the books,” said Steve, who runs Essex-based Empress Coaches.
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Working to save lives
First Student, the largest provider of home-to-school student transportation in North America with a fleet of 43,000 yellow school buses, helped saved lives during the 2020 wildfires, as Richard Sharman explains 2020 is not only […]
Buses
Cornwall’s bus revolution
Go Cornwall Bus has gone from operating a fleet of 35 vehicles to 150 in just four short months. Richard Sharman visited the Cornwall Operator to find out how this mammoth task was achieved The […]
Buses
Stagecoach on the seashore
Following the nomination of its route 35 for two awards at the 2020 Scottish Transport Awards, Jonathan Welch visited Stagecoach Bluebird’s Macduff depot which operates the service Situated on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, the […]
Buses
Yutong: Going strong
With examples entering service with Newport Transport and First Leeds recently, and more due for Go North East, Jonathan Welch visited Pelican Engineering in Castleford to look at the latest version of Yutong’s E10 and […]
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London museum to close for major revamp
The downturn in visitor numbers this year is being used to its advantage at the London Bus Museum, reports Nick Larkin One of Britain’s best-known bus museums is closing from Monday 2 November for a […]
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Longer season and later hours at Crich
Crich Tramway Village has announced it will open for an hour longer from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 October and is opening for an additional weekend on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. The venue […]
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Charity appeals for help
A charity which owns and restores classic buses has launched an urgent appeal to secure its future. Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity was founded in 1999 and awarded charitable status in 2014. The group has more […]
