#AYearOfBuses 111: Preston – Leyland
Once the staple of long-standing independent, Fishwicks of Leyland, today on #AYearOfBuses we’re taking a look at Preston’s 111. John Fishwick & Sons started a motor bus route, ferrying customers from their newly-adopted hometown of Leyland to nearby Preston in 1910. It was the birth of a long-standing independent, and the 111 stayed with Fishwick […]
5 crazy inventions from the bus industry which didn’t quite catch on
The bus industry has come up with some of the craziest inventions the world has ever seen. There’s no doubt about it. It’s an industry leading the way in vehicle design and innovation, but wow, the bus industry has come up with some absolute clangers over the years. We set out to catalogue some of […]
50 shades of orange
Manchester’s annual Big Orange event took place this weekend, celebrating all things SELNEC and GM. We took a shameless nostalgia trip to the event, which took place at the Manchester Museum of Transport in Cheetham Hill. The annual gathering brings together all things SELNEC and GM. It celebrates the vehicles, the design and the heritage […]