Pridesale 27th Nov 2018
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SPECIAL FEATURES
TIME TO GLIDE
Bus rapid transit arrives in Belfast
ELECTRICS SURGE AHEAD
Latest models launched at Hannover and Berlin shows show a move away from diesels
BRITAIN’S BREATHING SPACES
Bob Hind visits the South Downs and New Forest
SHOWBUS
Highlights from the UK’s biggest bus rally
ON A MISSION
Go-Ahead starts operating in Dublin
REGULARS
COMMENT
A matter of duty
NEWS
Reading Transport and National Express takeovers; Avon Buses closes; fares war in Guildford; Stagecoach runs to Widnes; Wrightbus wins Hong Kong orders; Delaine running day; Bluestar’s clean air bus; new boss for East Yorkshire; death of Glasgow trolleybus expert Brian Deans
INSIDE TRACK
Passion play — people who care
GLOBAL NEWS
Souter Investments sells Finland’s Onnibus.com; Daimler and Proterra in schoolbus tie-up; Swiss PostAuto tries another electric from VDL Bus
LOOK IN ON LONDON
Full list of planned central London route cuts; latest tendered service announcements; surprise appearance by XF1 on tube strike specials
MILLAR’S TALES
Freud sits by a French bus stop; canal-side flags; a Manchester tribute to its Standard Atlanteans
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
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ALL CHANGE
Contrasting scenes from King’s Lynn
FENTON FILE
The only two-door Wright Meridian
YOU WRITE
Why driver complaints about managers need to be heeded; drawbacks of Bristol guided busway; the logic behind London’s remaining headstops … and tailstops; London Buses’ tri-axle Metroliners
PRESERVATION UPDATE
Highlights of recent rallies and running days
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 London, Lothian, York, Ireland, Switzerland and Hong Kong; three new models and an Imberbus souvenir DVD |