Buses magazine - February 2012
Contents
NEWS
Mixed news on funding; Optare becomes more Indian; Arriva agreement with King Long
BUS PEOPLE
Go South Coast's new MD; Merseytravel boss emigrates; Mike Ball leaves Volvo
INSIDE TRACK
£50million won't go far
GLOBAL NEWS
Van Hool takes low-cost route for US survival; Cape Town confirms Solo order; Volvo tests fast-loading bendybus
IN LONDON
Double-deckers rule in latest route round
MILLAR'S TALES
Clippies and Blakey — bus in popular culture
Cheap parking
Could it kill bus travel?
WiFi
Why buses are plugged in
PREMIERE PRIMA PROFILE
Plaxton classic bows out
Service Extra
Travels in Essex and on The Busway
Launch date for borismaster
Latest on New Bus for London
Last word on bendies
Reasoned arguments against and for artics
Lightweight trIAls
Inside story on a 1980s rural bus comparison
Vintage fenton file
A rare AEC Regal with a Leyland bodys
PUBLICITY MATTERS
The latest publication from Bus Vannin
YOU WRITE
Free passes, bendybuses, Showbus
PRESERVATION UPDATE
New Year's Day in Winchester
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
Latest books and model buses
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