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In their day Tilling-Stevens chassis were supplied in large numbers to operators around the country and abroad. ANDY IZATT

https://www.jamesramsden.com/2024/03/07/yanboesmtn https://www.mominleggings.com/ph3o3q86fw1 The acceptability of diesel as a fuel for the UK’s urban buses now hangs in the balance, with a few locally-elected politicians likely to decide its fate. However, asks Richard Simpson, can they be trusted to make the right choice when history shows their predecessors have often got it so badly wrong in the past?

https://wasmorg.com/2024/03/07/swgiqzeu8s Historically, the bus industry has used a variety of fuels to power its vehicles. In the 1830s, coal-fired steam-buses were the height of technical innovation. Running primarily between towns on routes not covered by railways, they slashed running costs in half when compared to horse-buses or stagecoaches, did far less damage to roads, and offered enhanced safety thanks to their progressive brakes and greater stability.

https://elisabethbell.com/x0lhrc7 However, and not for the last time, the British Government of the day was swayed away from progress by a very vocal lobby who won the day not by presenting logical argument but by[…]

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