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/Contents
/Editor’s Comment
5  Euro Bus Expo set for a successful
staging in new biennial format
/News
7  News, analysis, and more
from the routeone team
/Legal
23
Court Report and legal Q&A
/Opinion
28 Letters, politics, and musings
from our industry contributors
/Euro Bus Expo Preview
45 Information on vehicles, speakers and
much more at this year’s Euro Bus Expo
/Features
116 PROFILE: Sharpes of Nottingham marks
20 successful years as a family business
119 FRANCHISING: Metroline Manchester’s huge
task to get ready for Bee Network entrance
122 ANNIVERSARY: Bluebird Coaches celebrates
its centenary and looks confidently ahead
126 POLITICS: How the government’s grand house-
building plan could affect the bus sector
129 OPERATIONS: Big plans for Ember
after sizeable ScotZEB2 allocation
132 COACH: We speak to FlixBus MD Andreas
Schorling about the network’s growth
/Suppliers
135 Lift manufacturer PLS elevates its
ambitions under new ownership
/Vehicles
139 The latest vehicle listings for those
looking for a new coach, bus or minibus
/People
151  News on the industry’s key figures,
charitable work, and moree
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