Last Stop

On his recent travels to Trentbartonland, Jonathan Welch visited Derby and Nottingham to take photos to accompany his interview with Jeff Counsell, which appeared in issues 1567 and 1568. Trentbarton is of course known for […]

For those with an interest in the coach and bus industry, be it professional or enthusiast, there are always interesting and unusual sights to be seen when out and about on the roads of the […]

A young National Express Coventry trainee has been praised after passing his bus driving test with no faults. Luke Brown, aged 18, took to the wheel after taking inspiration from his father Stuart, who is […]

When Brighton & Hove Buses driver Martine Patey set off on a journey to Eastbourne for her first ever rail replacement duty one Sunday morning, she wasn’t sure what the day would hold, but she […]

A swan recently thought it would hitch a lift on a Reading Buses single-decker, in what the company said was probably its first incident of the kind. When the swan landed on the roof of […]

Whilst you might have seen the big Amazon Prime trucks on the motorway sporting their ‘There’s more to Prime. A truckload More’ slogans on the back of the trailer, series 2 of ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ on […]

It’s always pleasing to see a company which is proud of its heritage, and as mentioned in this week’s feature on Ricardo’s hydrogen bus repower project, the company’s headquarters alongside Shoreham Airport is home to […]

The National Trust recently spent a week planting blossom trees in Birmingham, delivering young fruit trees on National Express West Midlands’ number 11 bus route. Thanks to funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, […]

Most bus operators would love to have the technology of the Time Lords to convert their buses into Tardises with vast interiors that could carry lots of passengers. Sadly that still remains in the realms […]

There are many well-established bus operators in the North East of England, but a recent addition to the scene is an operator that should probably have tea and biscuits with the Traffic Commissioner as soon […]