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SPECIALFEATURES A DOUBLE-DECK YEAR Paul Heelsa€ s exclusive analysis of 2016 bus and coach deliveries CLICK & BE COLLECTED Arrivaa€ s American-style demand responsive minibus trial on a remotely located Kent business park RURAL PLIGHT The facts behind the demise of a vital route in Cumbria THE ROAD TO THE ISLES Bob Hind covers the bus routes of three Inner Hebridean islands in three busy and sometimes tense days SEIZING THE DAY An uplifting account of the growth of Llew Jones REGULARS COMMENT Wherea€ s the vision? NEWS Stagecoach places 2017/18 order; Diamond takes on Arriva routes; UK Coach Rally; Arriva expands its use of minibuses; Ulsterbus marks its 50th anniversary; Bus à ireann strike suspended; The Big Lemon goes for solar energy; Alexander Dennis offers Berlin a double-decker INSIDE TRACK Passenger power could unleash new bus revival GLOBAL NEWS Italian state railway enters long-haul market; Germany rules out tolls, invests in electric; major electric orders in Netherlands; driverless systems for Singapore and Dubai; Firsta€ s BoltBus offers free on-board movies on all routes LOOK IN ON LONDON Route branding trial around Barkingside; central area changes to go ahead; latest tendered service awards; Arriva to axe another old Country Area route; new patriotic identity unveiled for RATPa€ s Original Tour MILLARa€ S TALES British vehicles in Polish advertising; Omnibus Society Midlands Branch celebrates three score years and 10; a missing Routemaster in a fish and chip museum IDENTITY PARADE Simply United - a new look imagined for one of the industrya€ s great traditional names VINTAGE FENTON FILE A Crossley half-deck coach with a Foden look and an American military connection YOU WRITE Rural routes need state funding; rail policy is hurting bus links; a call for cross-subsidy; a final thought on our April Fool; the root of Sheppertona€ s problematic routes PRESERVATION UPDATE Kirkby Stephen and some other spring gatherings 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 A novel and a picture album on Bristola€ s buses, books on the trolleybuses of Wellington, London buses past and present and EFEa€ s latest Southdown model SUBSCRIPTION OFFER Save money and have your favourite magazine sent straight to your own address
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