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PECIAL FEATURES BATTERY POWER Britaina€ s 40-year story of electric traction NEW LIFE FOR DART A Jersey operator takes the top off a Pointer FLYING A KITE The Foden-NC rediscovered in preservation THE ROAD TO THE ISLES Bob Hind spends a Sunday exploring Orkney MODELS: THE DIY OPTION How to create the diecasts that shops dona€ t sell REGULARS COMMENT Calling all fishwives NEWS Cuts in Dorset; First in front in Bristol and York; new generation Mercedes-Benz Tourismo; Stagecoacha€ s Ribble White Lady; Lothian results; limited edition model for Buses Festival; Go-Ahead goes contactless in Oxford; new park-&-ride for Leeds; Chester Bus Interchange opens; end for Stockport-Bolton joint route; bus minister Jones moves on; Stagecoach recruits from beyond for East Scotland MD INSIDE TRACK Amazon would do it GLOBAL NEWS Big groups invest in driverless technology; more electric Volvos for Swedish cities; Flixbus to charge for seat reservations; UK-owned MET plans German expansion; European builders beat Chinese for contract in Israel LOOK IN ON LONDON Mayora€ s 25-year plan; Arriva, Stagecoach and Sullivan make tender gains; RM2 returns to its original green haunts; trial for new-style information a€~blindsa€ ; RATP orders BYD/Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV electrics MILLARa€ S TALES Titan by name, tiny by nature; scaled down Stagecoach by a Scottish seaside; a styling touch that is all Kiwi; a Queen Mary among English grapes for winemaking PUBLICITY MATTERS CT Plus channels island timetables PICTUREVIEW Busway in bloom a€ in Dunstable IDENTITY PARADE Sarfend surf a€" a summer revamp for a coastal connection VINTAGE FENTON FILE An AEC that mysteriously ended up in Yugoslavia YOU WRITE Railway ticketing has lessons for bus industry; fairer system needed for Englanda€ s concessionary travel scheme; public engagement essential for route development; the case for printed publicity; first impressions count on Leeds airport link; Amsterdam shows how to explain its local system to visitors PRESERVATION UPDATE Hungary home for Arriva Ikarus; Atlantean anniversary at King Alfred September running day; Greater Glasgow Atlantean restored to 1980 livery; scenes from recent running days; lifeline Bedford OB returns to Shetland 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 The Scottish Bus Groupa€ s purchases analysed and explained; an updated Routemaster Handbook; an A-Z of trolleybus builders; early histories of trolleys and Midland Red founders; a model of a Barton RTL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER Save money and have your favourite magazine sent straight to your own address
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