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The airport authorities do not like double-deckers accessing the airport - it is a condition of the service being allowed onto the airport estate that only single deckers should be used, except in "emergencies". Why? - no idea.

Ticket machines in Leeds now programmed with the new logo and font, and new ticket rolls with the same steadily appearing.

And "Raad Yiarn" in Manx Gaelic - Raad Yiarn Bree Vannin, Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin, and Raad Yiarn Sniaul (which I'm sure everyone can work out). "Iarnrod" is interesting. I'm not a Gaeilgeoir though I do have my "cupla focal", and as I understand it although "iarnrod" is pronounced...

Middlesbrough, with I/1, II/11, and O/0 coordinated with Stockton. South Midland used letters within Thames Valley's express series after they were placed under common management following nationalisation.

Only a short length, but the line into Belfast Great Victoria Street closed after service on 10th this month pending diversion to the new Grand Central development.

Round about 1968 (I'm away from home, so can't check sources) the hourly YWD 2 was combined with the hourly Hebble 2 (Halifax-Denholme-Bingley, which for much of the day just ran as a Cullingworth-Bingley shuttle, connecting with the YWD service) as 2/2A...

I can think of a few NITHCo/Translink things which were troubles-related: The nationalisation of Belfast Corporation's transport department was in part related to the massive financial strain that destruction of its fleet, decimation of evening ridership (not a time to be out-and-about in...

I have a feeling that these started to appear around 2011, when there was some amendment to lighting regulations to make them compulsory on school buses - although I can't be certain, and I'd stand correction. Transport matters are one of the areas devolved to the NI Executive/Assembly, so...

How about 530 BPG, the sole Dennis Pelican (with Duple Midland B44(?)F bodywork). Built in 1956 as a competitor to the Leyland Tiger Cub. AEC Reliance, and Guy Arab LUF, it was launched too late against an established competition and didn't attract a single order. The one demonstrator built was...

Maidstone & District SO68 (RKE 540), was the only SARO integral built. And then there was LJW 336, the only example of this SARO body style to built on anything other than a Leyland Tiger Cub chassis - it was built on a "lightweight Guy Arab UF" chassis, a prototype for the Guy Arab LUF (so...

How about the six Gloster-Gardners built by the Gloucester Railway & Carriage Works between 1932-34 - six for Red & White, two for Neath & Cardiff? I was going to suggest the GNR Gardners built by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) at its Dundalk works between 1937-52, but there were 95 of...

So the purpose of this forum, rather than to discuss things factually and objectively, is to "take a pop" at whatever any of us don't like for whatever reason and use whatever spurious grounds we can contrive to do that? I would have thought that removed any value at all from the forum.

Perhaps the answer can be found in Michael Yelton's Venture Publications "Super Prestige" volume (number 44 in the series) about the operator - Chester, (May 2023).

Was Keighley owned by Keighley & District or leased by them? Keighley bus station, bus depot, and the old tram depot on South Street (latterly used as a store) were owned by Keigley-West Yorkshire Services Ltd until the NBC purchased Keighley corporation's 50% share in November 1973, as part of...

London Northern was the smallest London Buses company, with 320 vehicles. 1100 staff, and an annual scheduled mileage of 10M (next in line was Metroline with 370, 1150, and 11M respectively). However, its annual turnover of £36m was larger than that of Metroline at £33M (these two companies...