Industry Heritage
FoKAB marks 40 years
At the end of May, Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) celebrated the 40th anniversary of its formation in 1985 with a pop-up display of its fleet of 15 vintage coaches and buses at Winchester’s […]
Industry Heritage
Buses
Restoring the Magic
Wigan Bus Preservation Group has transformed a Volvo B10M back into Stagecoach’s Magic Bus livery, reports Maxson Goh The Volvo B10M is perhaps one of the most celebrated buses among my generation of ‘90s kids, […]
Features
Old and new at the Fenland Bus Show
Jeremy Blackmore reports from the town of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire Across the Fens of East Anglia, coaches and buses have long provided a vital lifeline for rural communities. So, it was only fitting that operators […]
Industry Heritage
Take a seat for MoTGM appeal
The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester is appealing for donations to help restore a current project, 1952 Bury Corporation AEC Regent III BEN 177. The museum is hoping to complete the restoration in time for […]
Industry Heritage
Fun in Faversham
The Faversham Festival of Transport attracted visitors from across the county as well as a wide variety of exhibits, reports James Otley On Saturday 17 May, the Faversham Transport Weekend took place in the centre […]
Features
Classic coaches and more at Quorn
Emily Whitlam reports from a recent public transport extravaganza in Leicestershire Held over the weekend of 17 and 18 May was a heritage bus rally and running weekend at the Great Central Railway’s Quorn & […]
Buses
On the road: London to Brighton
Di Forbes reports from her recent experience on the London to Brighton commercial vehicle run with Todmorden Leyland double-decker GWU 12 Todmorden, in the upper Calder Valley (think TV’s ‘Happy Valley’) is at the confluence […]
Buses
Moving around the Monopoly board by bus
The Afternoon Tea Tours Routemasters of Brigit’s Bakery have become an iconic sight in London over the last decade. Richard Walter takes a trip on the company’s new Monopoly themed tour, trying carefully to avoid […]
Industry Heritage
Spring arrives at Wythall
Emily Whitlam takes us on a pictorial trip to Transport Musesum Wythall’s recent running day Over the first weekend in May, the Transport Museum Wythall held another of its popular bus-focused open days, featuring sales […]
Industry Heritage
LTM open days encourage interest in engineering careers
The London Transport Museum is once again throwing open the doors to its Museum Depot in Acton, West London. For three days from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June, the museum says that visitors of […]
