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Next time any of you are inconvenienced by a bus breakdown, think yourselves lucky you are not on a train. Last Saturday I caught a charter from Kidderminster bound for Scarborough and a connecting coach to the North York Moors Railway. After a 10 mile journey towards Birmingham, the train ground to...

I agree, Matt. The article, certainly about the Worcestershire situation, doesn't say much more than I have mentioned but probably worth reading the full report on the Transport Focus website.

The May edition of Buses reveals the results of a Transport Focus passenger survey which shows satisfaction in Worcestershire is the lowest in England with the county being bottom for journey satisfaction and punctuality and second bottom (after Essex) on value for money. It breaks it down by operat...

I agree very much with DD12 and Ridercross on what has been a hobby horse of mine for many years, and it's not just the small operators either. Marketing and publicity are essential for any successful business - if you don't let the general public know what you are offering, is it any wonder that th...

Some great pictures - thank you. Got to agree with MattW about Class 37's. I could listen to that unique exhaust note all day. As for Tornado, I went on a charter last year behind it from Derby to Newcastle on Tyne and back. Much as I like the Severn Valley and Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railw...

Thanks, Justin - your knowledge of the bus scene in Cornwall is obviously far greater than mine. As you say, as a holiday area, they need to cater for two different markets with the summer population far greater than mainly residents in the winter. From my own admittedly limited observations, mainly...

I see in the new edition of Buses that First South West is investing in a further 41 new buses for First Kernow -21 Enviro400 deckers and 20 Enviro200 8.9m midibuses. This follows 30 Enviro400's making the total investment in only 17 months to £15.7 million. Cornwall Council is contributing £2.5 mil...

IF I read the newspaper correctly, "6023" may be about to visit Worcester !! - see my post in the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles section if you are interested ! :) It's actually at Kidderminster at the moment ready for its guest appearance at the Severn Valley Railway Spring steam gala n...

King Class 6023, the blue liveried one, and indeed Tornado are at the Severn Valley Railway Spring steam gala this coming weekend..

Don't want to put a dampener on the good news but in the light of the recent Astons coach fire, wasn't there a problem with the London Citaros being a bit too combustible or was that just the bendibus variety?