Comment Reflections on a month to remember. A Run in the Sun Pete Kelly introduces our first picture report of one of the top road runs of the year, the HCVS-organised 42nd London to Brighton Run. Move Every Mountain... Alan Barnes arranges the best possible location in which to photograph John Rignall’s superb 1968 AEC Mercury tipper. News Including a report on the Atkinson Gathering at Botany Bay, Chorley, on Sunday May 11. Travelling in the Twenties! Transport historian Viv Corbin comes up with some more cracking archive photographs. Dodge City! Pete Kelly visits Rob Lea of Edgmond, Shropshire, to learn about his growing collection of Dodge trucks. Brooklands Revisited Alan Barnes finds himself engulfed by history as he visits the Brooklands Museum for its May Day commercial vehicle gathering. Twenty Years Young David Bowers visits the British Commercial Vehicle Museum for its 20th anniversary celebrations. Readers’ Letters Llandudno Transport Festival It was another great North Wales show despite the rain. Jeff Colledge brings a full picture report. Another Nice One, Maurice! Keith Langston unearths some interesting facts as he calls in on Cheshire Run organiser Maurice White shortly after the April 27 event. Heritage Bus & Coach In another superb special section put together by Alan Earnshaw, we tell the story of East Lancashire Coach Builders of Blackburn; study a Warrington Corporation Daimler Fleetline in its pristine glory of 1973; give readers a chance to win two superb Corgi prototype bus models; bring back some Southdown memories; visit the Amberley Museum’s superb vintage bus garage and look at the changing scene in South Wales. Mammoth Debut for Jet Tanker Keith Langston tells the story of Francis Cleaver’s just-completed 1954 Mammoth Major eight-wheel tanker. Better Still at Basingstoke Alan Barnes reports from a transport festival that’s improving with each passing year. Keeping it in the Family Keith Langston finds a warm Welsh welcome when he visits the Williams family to learn about their classic collection. Diary Dates Shildon’s Pride Pete Kelly visits the North-East to find out about Michael Bowman’s growing fleet of heritage commercials, and his family’s long association with the transport industry. Special Delivery! Brian Howes traces the history of a 1936 Bedford WS that’s still earning its living as a delivery van. Sure as the Manx Sunrise! Frank Tinsdale visits fellow Manx resident Peter Jones to learn about his collection of vintage Albions and other vehicles. Reviews End of the Road in Malta Seasoned Maltese bus enthusiasts Cliff Marsh and Glyn Bowen conclude their review of the classic buses of the Mediterranean island whose days are numbered. Keith Langston brings the story together.

Comment Reflections on a month to remember. A Run in the Sun Pete Kelly introduces our first picture report of one of the top road runs of the year, the HCVS-organised 42nd London to Brighton Run. Move Every Mountain... Alan Barnes arranges the best possible location in which to photograph John Rignall’s superb 1968 AEC Mercury....