Industry Heritage

Sixty years of a rare single-decker will be celebrated at this year’s Leyland Gathering – and the organisers are hoping as many survivors as possible will attend. Leyland Panthers and its smaller sibling the Panther […]

Chiswick will be the venue for a celebration of seven decades of the Routemaster, reports Nick Larkin Organisers of a major event celebrating 70 years of the Routemaster report a huge amount of interest and […]

A Surrey independent has big plans to mark its 100th birthday in March, reports Nick Larkin Renowned independent Safeguard Coaches will be holding its Centenary celebration at Guildford Cathedral in Surrey on 16 March, and […]

A group set up to hold three charity fundraising running days a year in London is hosting its first event on 10 March, and further buses are invited, say the organisers. North London Transport Events […]

Keighley Bus Museum has a secure future now it has been able to purchase its premises, reports Nick Larkin After years facing an uncertain future, and at one point even being served an eviction notice, […]

Local theatre group The Worthy Players has presented a £500 cheque to the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) after the charity suffered a devastating fire at one of its storage locations in December. A […]

What is heritage, asks Jonathan Welch, why is it important, and what makes it relevant to the industry today? As you will have read in last week’s issue, a new project headed by the National […]

  The ‘Bus Inspectors’ project has been launched with an extraordinary mission – visiting museums and storage locations nationwide to grade every heritage bus and coach on historic significance. Its first podcast has been released. […]

Thirty classic buses face an uncertain future after a preservation group was given notice to quit its premises. Tyneside Heritage Vehicles (THV) must leave the site at Felling, near Gateshead, by the end of March. […]

An important, if still modern-looking vehicle has been preserved for posterity at family-run Delaine Buses, reports Nick Larkin The first low floor vehicle delivered to Delaine Buses is now preserved as part of the renowned […]