Industry Heritage

The recent fuel ‘crisis’ meant entries and visitors to this year’s Showbus event were down by around a third, though a good showing of heritage vehicles was enjoyed. Organisers’ spokesman Dr Martin Isles revealed the […]

Nick Larkin reports on a highly successful event commemorating 40 years since the break-up of Midland Red Transport Museum Wythall’s Midland Red Day attracted 800 visitors and eight varieties of the former operator’s vehicles joined […]

                  Alan Payling has been looking at films about the coach industry on YouTube and begins by travelling back in time to look at a bygone age […]

The funeral of coach industry legend Cyril Kenzie took place on Thursday 30 September. After a ceremony for family members, a wake was held at the Cambridge Motel, Shepreth, attended by family and friends, including […]

A road run of Whippet buses past and present commemorated the departure of the operator from Hilton in Cambridgeshire after a century of service. The village housed Whippet’s depot from 1926 until the late 1970s […]

Nick Larkin speaks to a young enthusiast who is already on to his second restoration A young restorer whose immaculate London Transport BL class Bristol LH has caused massive interest has now turned his attention […]

Protesters have organised a petition to fight closure plans for the historic Lewes Bus Station in East Sussex. An application for 39 apartments, two houses and 19 car parking spaces plus retail space has been […]

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the North West Vehicle Restoration Trust held its annual open and running day at its Charley Wood Road Premises in Kirkby recently.

Nick Larkin reports from the London depot’s last day After 82 years, the former London Transport garage at Alperton has operated buses for the last time, only to reopen its doors the next day for […]

Arriva North West paid a full-sized bus tribute to its ancestor Ribble Motor Services at the Great Harwood Transport Festival in Lancashire. CX06 BJY, a 2006 Wright-bodied VDL Commander, was painted in Ribble’s late 1960s […]