Last Stop
Driver turned detective tracks down missing cuddly toy for Ukrainian refugee
An eight-year-old Ukrainian refugee has been reunited with the only toy she brought to the UK after misplacing it on a bus – thanks to a kind-hearted bus driver turned detective. Passenger Sofiia arrived in […]
NXWM celebrates women bus drivers with new children’s book
A new children’s book is aiming to encourage women and young girls to consider a role in bus driving. Entitled ‘Wonderful Women Bus Drivers of the West Midlands,’ the book was launched by National Express […]
National Express goes green for Glastonbury
National Express is offering music-lovers in Bristol a greener way to travel to this year’s Glastonbury Festival. To mark Earth Day, the operator plans to operate a fleet of zero-emission double-deck electric buses for the […]
Big Blue Olympian provides food 24/7
Not far from the yard of Ensignbus in Grays, Essex, is an establishment that has become something of a legend in the area when it comes to providing food 24/7. The Big Blue Food Bus, […]
Lothian in miniature
Lothian in miniature Seen whilst at Lothian’s main depot and headquarters recently was this collection of Lego buses, representing some of the operator’s main fleet and sightseeing open-top Wrightbus products. We were quite impressed by […]
Bus boss bunny hops on board
Stagecoach Managing Director Joel Mitchell donned an Easter Bunny costume to travel across East Sussex and Kent on the company’s buses handing out Easter eggs to passengers and colleagues. Boasting a bunny suit, wicker basket […]
The industry’s ‘April Fools Day’
As is customary on 1 April, coach and bus operators around the United Kingdom took part in ‘April Fools Day’ shenanigans on their social media channels. Here are some of the posts we thought were […]
Good enough?
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 […]