Terribly sad to mark the passing of the great Kenneth Grange, an extraordinary designer. Here he is in 2019 at the retirement of the train he famously styled. He turned 95 just a few days ago. RIP.

Ta Phil - we must shout even louder from the rooftops, roofmiddles and roofbottoms

Back in 2020 I collaborated with a sportswear company to reproduce these. Due to Covid and furlough it never saw fruition. Samples and one of a kind. Size XL and unworn, I’m willing to sell them both with proceeds to the Miners Rescue centre. DM if interested.

In his new book 'Arrows of desire', Nick Job doublearrow.co.uk takes a long look at the revered British Rail symbol. It is making something of a comeback although, in truth, it never really went away. You can pre-order your copy now. buff.ly/3Sx8QGu

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Buses that come along in pairs National Bus Manual (P. Shoesmith/G Dowling : Flickr) flic.kr/p/2q7qUHH

The sun is shining on the Big Bus Show at Stonham Barns today - with several great examples of NBC’s corporate identity on show.

Meanwhile, at the Hooton Bus Rally, here’s Crosville’s Leyland National B-series SNG 588. Is it always sunnier in the north? Photo: Steven Jones.

Midland Red, or as it was formally the Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co Ltd, produced a number of black and white postcards of its buses continuing even after it became part of the National Bus Manual National Bus Company. This one is of D9 5350 (6350 HA) in the early NBC scheme

The negative has damage but we are always amused at this photo taken at Midland Red's Wigston garage in late 1976. What we do know is that S17 5581 (AHA 181B) - with unusual fleet number positioning - is certainly not going places with the National Bus Company! National Bus Manual

'You out there! Don't you wish you were travelling by bus?' NBC advertisement on the rear of Ribble Leyland Tiger 900. National Bus Manual

'Look around you and see a little more of Britain' Another NBC advertisement poster, inside Ribble Leyland Olympian 2101. National Bus Manual

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