Pridesale 28th Nov 2018
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SPECIAL FEATURES
THAMES VALLEY RIDES AGAIN
Reading Buses expands as big groups retrench
A BURGEONING BUSINESS
How First is revitalising its buses in Bristol
METROBUS IN THE MAKING
BRT set to provide Bristolians with faster journeys
YOU’RE MISSING THE BUS, NUS
Ministers should look beyond green bus funds
COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN DENTDALE
Minibus volunteers provide a Cumbrian lifeline
REGULARS
COMMENT
Pick your scenic favourite
NEWS
More green bus funding for England and Wales; Go-Ahead makes another Irish gain; Derbyshire cuts evening and Sunday funding; Stagecoach downgrades Corby depot, closes Plymouth Megabus.com base; operators plug most Norfolk gaps; Transport Focus satisfaction survey; Sn-ap wins over custom in Bristol; Whim aims to shake up West Midlands travel; supermarket axes in-house bus service; more minibuses for an Arriva town
INSIDE TRACK
Disrupters are set to fail
GLOBAL NEWS
Switzerland’s PostAuto refunds questionable gains; Optare starts delivering New Zealand order; Flixbus to test electric intercity coaches; Netherlands electric fleet is Europe’s largest; BYD wins order from Portugal’s trolleybus town; largest order yet for Van Hool Exqui.City
LOOK IN ON LONDON
RATP companies make more gains; TfL explores potential for suburban DRT trial; Oxford Street plan draws objections; Megasightseeing.com hits the streets; Routemasters and more are out on DLR strike days
MILLAR’S TALES
Was that Alpine, South Dakota on cover of a crime thriller? Fitting tribute to centenarian former Barton driver
PUBLICITY MATTERS
Engaging with youth – the PB Bus Marketing way
PICTUREVIEW
A Madeiran mountaineer
IDENTITY PARADE
Cumberland in the pink with a new name
FENTON FILE
Crosville’s open-top hybrid conversions
YOU WRITE
Seat fashions and fabrics go in cycles; the Plaxton Elite’s small signalling window and why it steams up; the case for big changes in Greater Manchester’s bus regime; waiting time rule causes excessive delays; Leeds colours have an Isle of Wight look; our April Fool revealed
PRESERVATION UPDATE
Easter at Kirkby Stephen; Ulster rally cancelled at short notice; oldest Bristol double-decker back on the road; North Western RELL back in its original colours
FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES
Compiled by John G. Lidstone
FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND
Compiled by Sandy Macdonald
FLEET NEWS IRELAND
Compiled by Paul Savage and Ian Molloy
REVIEWS
Books on the London Bus Museum, London Transport 1948-50, Scott’s Greys of Darlington, FirstGroup and the fleets of south-east England, plus top trump cards and a DVD set on Go South Coast’s Damory in Dorset |