Buses
A remarkable journey
The UK Bus Awards 2019 Top National Bus Driver was NCT’s Jatinder Kumar who outlines his extraordinary story and how much winning the Gold award means to him to Andy Izatt Jatinder Kumar is probably […]
Features
Buses
Uniquely Nottingham
Andy Izatt provides a brief overview of the Nottingham City Transport fleet While the Nottingham City Transport (NCT) fleet is highly standardised, it’s also a unique reflection of the city it serves, reflecting a long […]
Buses
Depot to be remembered
An appeal has been launched for any photos and memories of a bus depot in time for an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its closure, reports Nick Larkin The Southdown Crowborough Depot 40th […]
Features
Demand for classic minibuses growing
Demand and prices have been rising for classic minibuses with increased interest from heritage operators. Peter Lee, founder of the Transit Van Club and who worked on the original Transit production line, has written a […]
Buses
Natural choice
Electric power is by no means the only option for bus operators looking to slash emissions. For First West of England, biogas was the perfect solution. Peter Jackson reports on the unveiling of its first […]
Coaches
Sowing for the future
Simon and Catherine Moore started Jubilee Coaches to supplement the income they generated from their farm, but as they explained to Andy Izatt, their operation has developed far beyond what they originally envisaged Simon and […]
Coaches
Coaching rarity in the UK
In this occasional series of galleries, Richard Sharman takes a look at his digital photo collection from the last 16 years and picks out some interesting rare coaches, either due to the body and chassis […]
Features
Competing on misconduct
Mark Stevens, a senior associate in the employment team at VWV, explains how disciplinary processes can be rendered useless if the correct procedures aren’t followed An employer might want to take disciplinary action against an […]
Buses
Heritage operator expanding
A former assistant operations manager with Go-Ahead London who owns a heritage bus operation and classic vehicle restoration firm says business is expanding on all fronts, reports Nick Larkin James Thorpe bought the Vintage Red […]
Coaches
Help needed to secure Whippet Bedford’s future
A member of the family which ran legendary independent operator Whippet is appealing for help to secure the future of a coach bought new in 1960. Peter Lee was a director of the Cambridgeshire firm […]
