issue 203 (June – July 2026)
Readers seem to have a soft spot for the Metro-Scania single decker, so we have more in this issue about the type. Many also have a liking for Windover coach bodies, and we feature some impressive Foden rear-engined Kingsway examples that worked for Biss Bros. Talking of coach bodies, Mike Fenton looks at the output from Associated Coachbuilders in the latest part of his series on classic coachbuilders.
Our delve into The Bus Archive takes us to a spot on the Purley Way near Croydon, where Roy Marshall photographed some coaching exotica that was passing by. Passing under, or perhaps squeezing under, we have more on the low bridge near Sandown on the Isle of Wight mentioned in the previous issue; and more, also, on that strange cross-country, express coach service, the City Flyer.
Leon Daniels remembers with pride the Dennis Dominators he had at Ensignbus, and Mike Frewer recalls when they introduced GPS tracking at PMT in the early 1990s. Richard Belton is rather fond of the Bristol LH and tells us all about the Perkins-engined ones that Lincolnshire Road Car had. David Pike looks at the rules around the use of the double-N National Bus Company logo and Roger Davies puts us straight on Maidstone & District’s VR fleet and how they were numbered.
in this issue
- a bit of domination – Leon Daniels recalls the Dominator
- Biss beauties on Foden chassis – with Windover Kingsway coachwork
- early GPS tracking – PMT had it in the 1990s
- Maidstone & District's VRTs – their story and numbers
- Lincolnshire LHs – in all their variety
- more on Metro-Scanias – life after London, the prototype and more
- Associated Coachbuilders – another classic coachbuilder
- wartime warnings – is your journey really necessary?
- a waterproof bus – on test in Germany
- passing under that low bridge – on the Isle of Wight near Sandown
- corporate culture – some NBC dos and don'ts
- flying between cities – how well did the City Flyer fly?
- by Lombard Corner – from The Bus Archive
- a Tiger Cub visits Wales – it lived there for a while previously