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A buzzing 2023
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 28 draws to a close in Dubai Richard Walter looks at UK electric bus and coach orders during 2023. Part two, covering hydrogen, autonomous buses and other […]
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Off roading in Canada
Emily Whitlam ventures where few buses will ever travel, heading for the Athabasca Glacier in the Canadian Rockies aboard one of Brewster Transport Company’s Terra Bus off-road vehicles This summer, I sampled some of Canada’s […]
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CPC reform proposals announced
We take a closer look at some of the outcomes of the DCPC reform proposals and the DfT’s response to industry consultation Following a period of consultation, the Government has set out its response and […]
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Ensign Celebration
Ensignbus is celebrating an important anniversary in 2024 with a bus branded in commemorative livery. Wrightbus-bodied Volvo B9TL LX15 GPY is marking 20 years since the start of route X80, nowadays running from Lakeside to […]
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Ladies first
Women drivers have been serving Winchester for over 50 years, and one of the first was recently able to sit back behind the wheel of a King Alfred bus, reports Nick Larkin It’s half a […]
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Christmas cheer
It wouldn’t be Christmas without some bus industry festivities, and a look around the country has shown many operators and suppliers getting into the Christmas mood. Stagecoach South has been operating not just one but […]
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The Solaris story
Jonathan Welch takes a look across to Poland and casts his eye over the history of Solaris, a name which has gone from zero to a major player in the European bus market in the […]
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Aberdeen anniversary
Jonathan Welch takes a look at the history of public transport in Aberdeen, the home of FirstGroup and previously Britain’s most northerly municipal tramway undertaking On 26 August, First Aberdeen held an open day to […]
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‘Devastating’ blaze destroys eight vehicles
The fire at FoKAB’s storage premises has been described as one of the worst in the history of the preservation movement, reports Nick Larkin Eight preserved vehicles were destroyed when fire engulfed the industrial unit […]
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No Go in the North East
Jonathan Welch takes a brief look at the now resolved strike action which has troubled Go North East over the last three months We generally don’t cover strikes in CBW’s news pages, as they’re often […]
