Podcast 6 Out Now!

Episode 6 of The Bus Inspectors podcast launched on Saturday 31 January 2026, exploring the skills needed to restore, maintain and drive our vintage buses.

You can listen here or enjoy our video taster below...

Sam Carter from the London Transport Museum leads The Bus Inspectors on a voyage of discovery about 'heritage' skills which must, themselves, be preserved if future generations are to experience bus history. Sam explains the museum's project to sustain heritage skills and how heritage bus owners and contractors are being brought together to share knowledge and skills.

Gerard Butler explains why groups like the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust are struggling to recruit drivers for their older vehicles, recalling the skills required to drive 'crash' gearboxes in particular.

Jack Abbott and Matt Kitchin take us behind the scenes at Stagecoach Yorkshire's Chesterfield depot, where a collaborative restoration for The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester is helping today's bus apprentices to learn skills from the past.

Plus, there's inspiration from Kyra Hill at Heritage Skills Academy who explains how apprenticeships are keeping alive heritage skills in the world of classic cars.