Contents

NEWS
NatEx unveils new identity and buys The Kings Ferry; major new models from Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis; Darwen Group expands; Stagecoach seeks clearance to buy Mayne's

BUS PEOPLE
Death of Robin Gloag, the 1982 Stagecoach divorcé

INSIDE TRACK
Are we nearly there yet, Daddy? Is this it?

GLOBAL NEWS
Arriva sells Copenhagen double-decks and gains routes in Frankfurt; First may keep Greyhound; Swedish trolleybus extension faces gas threat; Tokyo Motor Show

IN LONDON
New buses in latest contract awards; views sought on Greenwich Waterfront Transit; Sunday running times

MILLAR'S TALES
Turner's 20 years on; Clydeside tied up in Notts; an RT abroad

HALIFAX: A HUB WITH FOUR OPERATORS
We look at another town that once had corporation buses

SERVICE EXTRA
Our regular columnist's daughter relates her Mexican experiences

THE EAGLES TAKE FLEETLINE TO THE LIMIT
Rebodied old Leylands carry crowds within an hour of Hong Kong

PICTUREVIEW
Variety with Veolia

RETURN TICKET TO THE EMERALD ISLE
Michael Dryhurst compares Ireland today with 30 years ago