FEATURES:
GO NORTH WEST - The story behind the launch of this new Greater Manchester operation
CROSS-COUNTRY CUTBACKS - Meandering and sometimes scenic routes that have gone from the National Express network WHEN CITYLINK LAST
RAN DOUBLE-DECKERS - Latest coach orders are a reminder of the 1980s
AIR QUALITY - Latest developments in the quest to reduce emissions
RECOVERY EXPERTS - A company with a proud history in moving buses
PICTUREVIEW - Update for 3 Bridges Tour
DELAINE MUSEUM OPENS - Unique collection tells the story of the much loved Lincolnshire independent operator
LOVED AT LEYLAND - Inside the refurbished and recently reopened British Commercial Vehicle Museum
REGULARS:
COMMENT - Sounds good, but what will it cost?
NEWS - Burnham backs franchising for Manchester; First sells Bolton to Rotala; Management buys Yellow Buses; councils consider bids for First fleets; Featham to head Go North West; Bright Bus Tours launches in Edinburgh; Thames Travel ousts Uno from Oxford
INSIDE TRACK - Up for sale - where next for Arriva and First?
GLOBAL NEWS - BlaBlaBus challenges Flixbus; new owner for Temsa; Scania's modular vision for the 2030s
LOOK IN ON LONDON - Heathrow sets out its plans for bus expansion; contract wins for Abellio and Go-Ahead; ERM Routemasters are back in town; new garage on AEC site; Brooklands long-term projects on view
MILLAR'S TALES - Ancient roadside timetables found in Wales; Solo meeting room in Cheadle; a sportsman with three bus names; bad spelling discovered in Inverness
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER - Save money and have your favourite magazine sent straight to your own address
PAST & PRESENT - Stratford Blue in its heyday and commemorated today
VINTAGE FENTON FILE - Sentinel's pioneering postwar single-decker
YOU WRITE - Bus strategy call will fall on deaf ears; why NatEx needs agents; Kirby's and National Welsh
PRESERVATION UPDATE - Merseyside branding at NWVRT; Bournemouth yellow; Albion appeal; Royal Blue run to Wales
FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES - Compiled by John G. Lidstone
FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND - Compiled by Sandy Macdonald
FLEET NEWS IRELAND - Compiled by Paul Savage and Ian Molloy
REVIEWS - Books on Ribble, East Kent, Stagecoach and free passes, plus a new diecast model of a Southdown Duple Commander-bodied Leyland Leopard