Buses Magazine

Welcome to the world's biggest and best-selling bus magazine! BUSES is a monthly publication on the bus and coach industry in the UK and the rest o...

Welcome to the world's biggest and best-selling bus magazine! BUSES is a monthly publication on the bus and coach industry in the UK and the rest o...

LOOK, NO HANDS!CAVForth autonomous buses enter serviceWORLD FIRST BZL DOUBLE-DECKERSNew Volvo electric fleet launches in CambridgeSURPRISE £2 FARE ...

OPERATORS WELCOME NEW KINGCoronation liveries and congratulationsTESTING FFLECSIHow does the Welsh DRT service perform?BUS DRIVER SHORTAGEBuses inv...

LOTHIAN LOOKS AHEADOperator’s growth strategy and decarbonisation agendaNEW LONDON ORBITAL SERVICETfL announces the Superloop circularVOLVO TO QUIT...

FIRST BUYS ENSIGNSurprise purchase includes vehicle dealership and bus operationsREACTION£2 single fare extendedUNO CELEBRATING 30 YEARS WITH AWARD...

EMBER SERVICE SAMPLEDVerdict on pioneering electric coach serviceVISIT TO VOLVOTour of Boras plant and nearby servicesAUTONOMY IN ACTIONStagecoach ...

ENGLAND-WIDE £2 FARE GOES LIVE130 bus operators join voluntary single fare cap schemeBRISTOL CLEAN AIR ZONEMissed opportunity for city’s bus operat...

OPERATOR OF THE YEARBlackpool Transport takes top gong at UK Bus AwardsFIRST LEAVES SOUTHAMPTONBluestar steps in to cover servicesINTERVENTION IN L...

Alexander Deniss Buses Britain’s Buses Series, Vol. 16 Three of the best-known names in the history of British bus building, Alexander, Dennis and ...

FASTWAY GOES HYDROGENEurope’s largest liquid hydrogen fuelling station opens at MetrobusAIRBUS ON THE GROUNDHistory of London to Heathrow busesBEE ...

THE INDEPENDENT’S PERSPECTIVEExclusive interview with Delaine Buses directorYELLOW BUSES CEASES TRADINGAbrupt end to 120 years of serviceABELLIO QU...

WILLIAM WRIGHTRemembering a bus industry pioneerGO-AHEAD SALE ANALYSISHow will it change the industry?NATIONAL BUS COMPANY AT 50Recap as corpor...

LOOP READY FOR LAUNCHSuperloop routes renumbered as Khan doubles down on ULEZMETROBUS MAKES 40Operator’s history explored in fullREGAL IN EASTBOURN...

IMBERBUS BREAKS RECORDSFunds raised more than double as Bristol buses make first appearance, plus highlights and winners from Buses Festival 2023IM...

FIRST SELLS SCOTLAND EASTMcGill’s enters EdinburghALL CHANGE IN LONDONContract awards restart, commissioner quitsSHOWTIME IN GERMANYThe latest from...

FREE 2023 CALENDARINDUSTRY SHOWCASEHighlights from Euro Bus Expo, the first NEC bus show in three yearsAN ENDANGERED SPECIESThe disappearance of We...

HYDROGEN BOOST Birmingham buys 20 fuel-cell StreetDecks SPECIAL FEATURE 40 years of deregulation LEEDS GOES ELECTRIC First’s fleet hits the stree...

GOODBYE TO GUILDFORD Alexander Dennis chassis operations leave Surrey after 125 years 70 PLATES First sightings of new arrivals LONDON COUNTRY CE...

FIRST VIRTUAL BUSES FESTIVAL Awards voted by you – see inside for this year’s winners REGIONAL FOCUS: EAST MIDLANDS Eight-page report A SPECIAL G...

CRY FOR HELP ALEXANDER DENNIS: URGENT BOOST NEEDED TO KEEP FACTORIES OPEN SUMMER HOLIDAYS ISLE OF WIGHT REVISITED RAPID TRANSIT SOLOS CAPE TOWN’S...

REVOLUTION IN CORNWALL BOLD NEW LOOK AS GO-AHEAD TAKES ON SUPPORTED ROUTES SPECIAL FOCUS WEST OF ENGLAND SHEARINGS COLLAPSES BIGGEST TOUR FLEET B...

IS HYDROGEN THE NEW DIESEL? Wrightbus and Optare bid to make it mainstream FREE RIDES IN LONDON MIDDLE DOOR BOARDING RULE EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS BUS ...

EXCEL EXPANDS £5.3M UPGRADE FOR FIRST’S NORWICH-PETERBOROUGH CONNECTION MUNICIPAL COLLAPSE HALTON TRANSPORT FOLDS TWO SPARKY CITIES MORE ELECTRIC...

ROUTE BRANDING DOES IT WORK? LONDON LEYLAND CITYBUS OLYMPIAN RESTORED MIDLANDS EXPANSION CENTREBUS BUYS D&G AIRPORT ADVANCE BIRMINGHAM’S VOL...

BATTERY BOOST THREE MORE LONDON DOUBLE-DECK ROUTES GO ELECTRIC SPECIAL FEATURE FOCUS ON SOUTH-EAST TRI-AXLES ON TRACK ENVIRO400XLB ON BUSWAY ME...

READING GETS READY SPRING LAUNCH FOR FIRST DIESEL METRODECKERS BRUSSELS TO BRITAIN LATEST LAUNCHES AT BUSWORLD WRIGHTBUS RESCUED BAMFORD BUYS BRI...

WHERE NEXT FOR WRIGHTBUS? LAST UK-OWNED BUS BUILDER IN ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL FEATURE CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE 70 YEARS OF BUSES BIG BIRTHDAY FEATURE...

BOLTON GOODY DIAMOND LEAPS AHEAD IN GREATER MANCHESTER PREVIEW COACH & BUS UK EXPO A SPLASHING SUCCESS IMBERBUS BREAKS RECORDS VICTORY FOR V...

WRIGHTS SEEKS INVESTOR Second biggest builder calls for cash injection SPECIAL FEATURE Focus on Yorkshire NEW TYPE FOR LONDON Abellio orders Caet...

GO NORTH WEST NEW PLAYER IN MANCHESTER AS MAYOR FAVOURS FRANCHISES COMPETITION WIN TICKETS TO SHOWBUS INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT NEW SIGHT FIRST’S TOUR...

RIBBLE 100 THREE BIG GROUPS CELEBRATE CENTENARY WIN TICKETS TO BUSES FESTIVAL UNIQUE ANALYSIS LATEST INDUSTRY SALES FIGURES BIRMINGHAM BEAUTY PR...

NO HANDS REQUIRED STAGECOACH TESTS AUTONOMOUS ENVIRO200 SPECIAL FEATURE FOCUS ON NORTH-WEST ENGLAND PLAXTON’S LATEST LEOPARD GOES INTERURBAN OPT...

TRIDENT TRIBUTE 20 YEARS OF CAPITAL SERVICE EXCLUSIVE FACE TO FACE WITH LONDON’S BUS CHIEF STAGECOACH RETREAT COACH USA GOES FOR £200M ROUND THE...

A GIGANTIC LEAP LOTHIAN REVEALS 100-SEAT TRI-AXLES MODEL COMPETITION £230 WORTH OF CORGI BUSES UP FOR GRABS! LONDON RTL SALUTED 50 YEARS ON OXFO...

LONDON’S NEW RESHAPING PLAN SAFETY STANDARD DEMANDS RAKED FRONTS BY 2024 FREE EXCLUSIVE 2019 CALENDAR EURO BUS EXPO THE LATEST NEW MODELS DESCRIB...

DELAINE’S NEW LOOK POPULAR FLEET BUYS ENGLAND’S FIRST ‘STEALTH’ FRONT ECLIPSE 3 FREE SUPPLEMENT EURO BUS EXPO WIN NEW LONDON’S BUSES BOOK LONDON...

PLUG-IN VOLVOS B5LHC DOUBLE-DECKS BEGIN LONDON TRIAL WIN BUS SIMULATOR 2018 CAPITAL TRI-AXLE GO-AHEAD TESTS BCI HYBRID ROTALA RETREATS WESSEX SO...

EXCLUSIVE: ROUTEMASTERS REMADE LOTHIAN REVIVES LONDON ICONS WIN TICKETS TO SHOWBUS INTERNATIONAL METRODECKER BREAKTHROUGH FIRST ORDERS FOR DIESEL...

LATEST LAUNCHES SPECIAL PLAXTON’S LUXURY DOUBLE DECK PANORAMA PANTHER GOES LOW ENTRY IS THIS INTERURBAN PERFECTION? TOP OF THE RANGE VOLVO UNVEIL...

CITYMASTERS FOR SUSSEX Southern Transit’s new double-deckers EXCLUSIVE Latest analysis of bus and coach sales FIRST TAKEOVER BID? US investors ra...

LEEDS GOES GREEN NEW LIVERY FOR LOW EMISSION STREETDECKS FREE MUSEUM AND RALLY GUIDE HIGHLANDER RESTORED RETURN OF NORTH WESTERN LEOPARD XELABUS...

RAPID ROUTEMASTERS 50-YEAR-OLD AIRPORT SPEEDSTERS LIVE ON WIN A YEAR’S MBF MEMBERSHIP WARRINGTON’S NEW LOOK RADICAL REBRAND FOR ROUTE REVAMP UPH...

READING PIPES UP THE GAS CNG SCANIAS AID NETWORK EXPANSION ROUTEMASTERS IN SUSSEX SOUTHERN TRANSIT’S LONDON LINK TRANSDEV BUYS ROSSO LAST EAST LA...

FIRST QUITS GREEN LINE READING BUSES STEPS IN FOLLOWING LATEST CUTBACKS OXFORD STREET EXODUS PEDESTRIANISATION PLAN FOR LONDON MEGABUS IN ACTION ...

LEEDS LOOKS AHEAD FIRST OFFERS BIG FLEET UPGRADE FREE BUSES 2018 CALENDAR BUSWORLD SHOW OPEN-TOPS GO ELECTRIC MANCHESTER REVISTS 1960s MUSEUM M...

COMET TAKES OFF UNO’S NEW ENVIRO400 CITY FLEET COACH & BUS UK LATEST LAUNCHES AT NEC LIVERPOOL SUCCESS HUGE RISE IN YOUTH RIDERSHIP WRIGHT S...