Contents

NEWS
RATP confirms UK plans; DB makes agreed offer for Arriva; Wrightbus confirms midibus plans; Jersey tries double-decker;
Workington reconnects its bus routes; new operator in Torbay; RT1 is saved for Britain
BUS PEOPLE
Ray O’Toole to leave NatEx; Phil White joins Stagecoach board; new finance director for Reading Transport
INSIDE TRACK
Priorities for the new government
GLOBAL NEWS           
Malta shortlist down to two; campaign to save Hong Kong bus station; First expands in Germany
IN LONDON
Latest contracts awards; enduring DAFs; Borismaster costs; impact of roadworks
MILLAR’S TALES        
A Leyland National on rails, a Fleetline for a punk farewell, and A(r)riva makes its pile
DEFYING THE LAWS OF GRAVITY
Paul Heels analyses last year’s deliveries of new buses and coaches, and reaches some surprising conclusions
A FAB ROUTE TO INTERURBAN GOLD
How Go North East is applying city service standards to longer distance services
NO SEA - BUT PLENTY TO SEE
The first UK Coach Rally ever held at Peterborough
PICTUREVIEW
Cascaded to Devon
YOU WRITE
PTEs’ ambitions, passenger information, more thoughts on Bob Lewis
FENTON FILE
The only 11m Leyland Leopard with a Plaxton Paramount body
FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES     
Compiled by John G. Lidstone
FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND
Compiled by Sandy Macdonald
FLEET NEWS IRELAND
Compiled by G. Irvine Millar and Ian Molloy
REVIEWS        
Books about Lytham, Huddersfield and Manchester, plus a hybrid in diecast
PRESERVATION UPDATE
Scenes of spring activity with restored buses and coaches