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Keighley Festival of Transport
On a happier note as far as historic Keighley-related public transport is concerned, as part of HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee a display of various types of transport […]
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Bus museum in jeopardy
A West Yorkshire museum faces closure if new premises cannot be found, reports Nick Larkin A museum currently home to 100 preserved buses and […]
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London comes to Wythall
Nick Larkin reports from a new event which brought a touch of London to the West Midlands London buses descended on the Transport Museum Wythall for […]
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Dennis & friends give preservation some ‘busonality’
CBW correspondant and member of the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Emily Whitlam has produced a series of digital personas based on the Trust’s vehicles, with added faces and ‘busonalities’ to help make the Trust more […]
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Connexions Buses celebrates its 20th birthday
A well-known North Yorkshire independent is marking 20 years in business with vehicles old and new, reports Nick Larkin North Yorkshire independent Connexions Buses is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special running day on […]
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London Bus Works in action!
Nick Larkin meets former National Express manager Wesley Tierney, whose deep love of heritage vehicles has completely changed his career Wesley Tierney left a […]
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Devon General rides again
Preserved Devon General buses will take to the roads in and around Exmouth on 4 September, recreating the routes of the 1960s. The services will start from Imperial Road and run between 1000 and 1600hrs. […]
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New book remembers Charles Cook
A new book is celebrating the former Bedfordshire bus and coach operator Charles Cook Travel. Almost 75 years ago, fledgeling taxi proprietor Charles Cook purchased […]
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Encourage enthusiasts to solve staff shortages
According to one independent operator and preservationist, enthusiasts could help alleviate the driver shortage, reports Nick Larkin Encouraging enthusiasts to drive is a way to help solve shortages in the bus industry, says Brian Clifford, […]
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Platinum parade
HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee parade was without doubt the most prestigious event ever to involve heritage buses. NICK LARKIN talks to the people who made it possible Many millions of people watched seven classic […]
