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Crossley bodies which appeared in East Lancashire late 1940s on Crossley, Guy and Leyland chassis. Was ages before I discovered why the rearmost side windows on both upper and lower decks were shallower.

And who's up next for a game of Auntie knows best? Step forward Edinburgh City Council, determined to rip the bus network apart because it's served the citizens for a hundred years so it's time they realised they should be using the tram.

Interesting as this debate might be, I can't see anything earth shattering happening unless/until the financial consequences of Covid have been totted up and decisions taken as to who will pay for it. In the meantime, pots of public money seem to be available for doing something about cleaning...

Sounds very plausible - but - politicians play buses like kids play Dinky Toys. Rarely any deep understanding of what's needed, rather the desire to look cool in the eyes of those who vote for them.

Now let's remember Tyne and Wear were determined to be the first to reach the end of this particular rainbow - until the bean counters got to work. Anybody heard how that one's going?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/35759580@N03/22571875205 (not my photograph) Let's hope a special livery isn't the kiss of death, as it was to Bury FC who were booted out of the League last August

I guess when Arriva held the franchise for Welsh Railways it was all intercompany accounting. Now Keolis is the franchisee it might be more transparent as to who's charging what to whom?

https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/stagecoach-turns-40/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BCB%20Newsletter%20-%20Wednesday%2014th%20October%202020&utm_content=BCB%20Newsletter%20-%20Wednesday%2014th%20October%202020+CID_2ec6103d76e5c6ec17e6a2488954a471&utm_source=&utm_term=Read%20More Scroll down for...

https://www.route-one.net/news/optare-production-to-continue-during-industrial-action-firm-says/ Trouble at t'mill for Optare?

While Sheffield United based a coach on the Island each year and took out a Manx registration for the duration.

Mods please delete this post if inappropriate but has anybody any idea of how many estates have lost their bus services because of residents' careless parking or antisocial behaviour?

Doesn't seem that long since AH of Transdev was praising Optare to the rafters, informing the public of Burnley and Pendle that they were so lucky to be getting a new fleet of Versas - and now seem to have switched his allegiances to ADL

Perhaps you should offer. Amberley books can be a mixed blessing. There's no apparent editorial control and the content appears to be solely dependent on the author's collection of photographs and (not always accurate) memory. There's some good ones and some which are a waste of money. I like to...

If my memory serves me right Crosville Cymru (later Arriva) arrived in Chester with the acquisition of Devaway which had been formed by ex Crosville Chester personnel. First were already in Chester, Badgerline having acquired PMT's chunk of the former Crosville England.

Chester City Transport Limited is listed as a dormant company in the latest First Group accounts. The selloff was probably politically motivated - I think there was some sort of enquiry of which a report can still be traced somewhere - if I can find it I'll post a link.. I recall that the...

Interesting piece of history there - thank you

https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/caledonian-travel-back-from-administration/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BCB%20Newsletter%20Friday%2024th%20July%202020&utm_content=BCB%20Newsletter%20Friday%2024th%20July%202020+CID_a736e699af50c3cb0b670fd70fabf1c7&utm_source=&utm_term=Read%20More Caledonian...

Years since I visited the IoW. Locals used to say the fares went down after the tourist season was finished - is that still the case?

So far as I am aware First don't sell vehicles direct but rather pass them to dealers. I wouldn't imagine that it would help their case by laying down stipulations like that.

Darwen Corporation had their PD2A double deckers - 12 in total - fitted for Driver Only Operation working top deck closed. They passed to Blackburn when the undertakings were merged; one of them (39) survives in preservation and another one (40) as an open topper with Stantons of Stoke,