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Last updated 2 February 2010
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BRITISH (mostly !) CLASSIC BUSES LINKS
The links are set out as follows;
ENTHUSIAST / HISTORICAL SITES IN ALPHABETICAL
ORDER OF OPERATOR OR REGION
A page dedicated to
Aberdeen's King Street
Depot , with many fine photographs.
Accrington
Corporation Transport fleet list by Peter Gould
My pages about
W.Alexander single
deckers start here.
A website about Alexander (Northern),
Northern Scottish and Strathtay
Scottish.
A website about Alexander (Fife),
Fife Scottish and the buses of
Fife.
Aldershot
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
Ashton-under-Lyne
fleet list by Peter Gould
A website about Buses in
Barnsley (including Mexborough, South Yorkshire and others)
A website dedicated to
the History of Transport
in Barrow
Barrow
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A website about
Barton buses allocated
to Kegworth depot, by Phil Stevens.
A great photo collection of
Barton Buses in
1975 .
Bedwas
& Machen UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
Lots of detail about Belfast buses on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website
Birch
Bros. fleet list by Peter Gould
Birkenhead
fleet list by Peter Gould
Birmingham
fleet list by Peter Gould
A first class site about the legendary
Black & White
Motorways .
The Unofficial
Blackburn Transport
Website .
The restoration of a
Blackburn Tiger
Cub by Andy Sharpe.
Blackpool Corporation
Transport buses on the Fylde Tramway Society website.
A website about Blackpool Buses
Blue
Ensign Coaches fleet list by Peter Gould
A comprehensive site about
Blue Line
of Armthorpe , Yorks, by John Platt-Straker.
Blue
Line (Samuel Morgan) fleet list by Peter Gould
Bolton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Booth
& Fisher fleet list by Peter Gould
Bournemouth and Poole
buses, trolleybuses and trams, by Kevin Clapcott
Bradford
fleet list by Peter Gould
A website about Brighton Corporation
Buses with a full fleet list and fine photos.
Two detailed websites by Siegmund De Reuther about Brighton Buses
here and
here .
Brighton
Hove & District fleet list by Peter Gould
A vast collection of Bristol
Omnibus photos by Alan Watkins.
An illustrated history of the The
Bronte Bus based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
Buckland Omnibus Company
has been operating in Suffolk since the 1920s.
Burnley
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Burton-upon-Trent
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Burwell
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
Bury
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Calvary Coaches ,
of Washington, Tyne-and-Wear
Chatham & District Traction
Co. and the restoration of their only surviving bus.
Chester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Lots of detail about CIE Ireland on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website .
Colchester Buses
by Mark Colyer
Colchester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Colne
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Colwyn
Bay fleet list by Peter Gould
Confidence of Leicester
website with a history and photos of past vehicles
A history of Conner and Graham
(1921-1994), of Easington, W.Yorkshire
County
Motors (Lepton) fleet list by Peter Gould
Coventry
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A forum for the Friends of Coventry
Transport
Crosville
fleet list by Peter Gould
Crosville pictures , by
Alan Watkins.
The restoration of a
Crosville AEC Matador
recovery vehicle.
Darwen
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Dearneways
fleet list by Peter Gould
The legendary Delaine Buses ,
of Bourne, Lincolnshire.
Derby
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Buses
of Devon and Cornwall in the 1970s and 80s.
Doncaster
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
All about Dorset independent operators on the
Country Bus website.
Douglas
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
My Dundee
Corporation pages start here.
My Eastbourne
Corporation pages start here.
An Eastern National website,
with a wealth of information.
The story of an
East
Kent Dennis Lancet named "Blodwen" after its withdrawal in 1964.
The East Sussex Omnibus Society
site with great Eastbourne and Southdown images.
The
East
Yorkshire Motor Services Enthusiasts Page is very comprehensive.
The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers East Yorkshire Motor
Services.
A website dedicated to
Eden Bus Services
of Co.Durham
Elliott
Bros. (Bournemouth) fleet list by Peter Gould
A website about the history and fleet of
Embankment
Motor Company of Plymouth
A brief history of
Empress Coaches
of Hastings .
A history of Epsom
Coaches since 1920.
The Essex bus
enthusiasts website , featuring Eastern National and other local
operators.
Exeter
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A fine description, history and fleetlist of
Falconer
& Watts of Cardiff
Fascinating history, fleet list and photographs of
A.Farrow & Sons , Melton
Mowbray.
Farsley
Omnibus fleet list by Peter Gould
Felix
Motors fleet list by Peter Gould
Fife Scottish , the
homepage of the buses of Fife.
The website of John
Fishwick & Sons , with a history of the company.
A history of
Foden's Richardson
Band vehicles.
A detailed website about
Fowlers Travel , Lincolnshire,
and its history.
"Blue Buses " is a history of
Fylde Transport
Gelligaer
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
An extensive site about Glasgow
Corporation Transport by Ian & Alice Semple.
Gloucester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A site about the
Great Northern
Railway (Ireland) Road Motor Services.
A fine collection of
Grey-Green
photos from the 1970s onwards.
A feature about Guide Friday on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website .
The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Grimsby Cleethorpes.
Halifax
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Halifax
Joint Omnibus fleet list by Peter Gould
A picture site for Halifax
Corporation and Hebble Motor Services .
Hants
& Dorset fleet list by Peter Gould
A collection of Hants & Dorset
photographs by Alan Watkins.
An excellent collection of
Hants & Dorset photos,
by Dave Mant.
Hartlepool
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Haslingden
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Hastings and
District Bus Page by Stephen Papworth includes Eastbourne, East Kent
etc.
Hebble
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
A website about Buses in
Huddersfield (including Hanson, County Motors and others)
Hulleys of
Baslow , including a history of the company
Ipswich Buses by
Gareth Perkins
Ipswich
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Shane Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website
has a lot of Irish (and other) material.
Isle
of Man Road Services fleet list by Peter Gould
Jones
Bros., Treharis fleet list by Peter Gould
King
Alfred fleet list by Peter Gould
The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Kingston upon Hull.
Kippax
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
The Lancashire United Transport
Society website with a complete fleet list.
Lancashire
United Transport fleet list by Peter Gould
Samuel
Ledgard fleet list by Peter Gould
A remarkable website providing a history (and fleet lists) of
Leeds buses
since the 1870s .
Leicester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Leigh
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Lincolnshire Road Car.
Llandudno Urban
District Council complete fleet list.
Llandudno
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
The London Bus Page
by Matt Wharmby - devastated by the loss of the Routemaster !
Ian Smith's
Page for classic London buses - first class graphics.
London Transport Bus Routes a very
detailed site by Ian Armstrong.
The Bus Garage
provides comprehensive histories of some LT depots.
London Country
buses and history are the interest of Jonathan Wilkins.
"Tamworth
Garage" is the home of London RT 3236 and 'friends'.
London DMS Home
Page by Paul Watson.
A page all about London's red
RFs .
London Transport RLH
Bus Information Centre , by Timebus.
London bus restorers
Wealdsman Preservation
Group , by Mike Dawes.
The Busworld site by Martin Layton
has a history of London Transport.
The Routemaster Association
website.
The Red London Bus
website is all about red London buses !
A growing photo database of all London buses since the RT on
Overground.org .
A Website dedicated to London Transport
Service Vehicles
Lowestoft
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Luton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
The MacBrayne Circle
website.
This website is a tribute
to Maidstone & District .
Manchester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Marfleet's
Coaches fleet list by Peter Gould
A fine history of
Marfleet's
Coaches , of Binbrook, Lincolnshire.
Merthyr Tydfil buses
by Alan George, including Morlaix, R.I.Davies and Wheatsheaf.
Merthyr
Tydfil Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
The Metrobus
Enthusiasts page, with news, a history and a fleet list.
Mexborough
& Swinton fleet list by Peter Gould
History of
buses in
Middlesbrough by the 500 Group.
Moore
Bros, Kelvedon fleet list by Peter Gould.
Leyland Nationals supplied to National
Welsh and its predecessors
A fine collection of NBC photos
by Alan Watkins.
Neath
& Cardiff fleet list by Peter Gould
Nelson
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Newbury
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
Norfolks
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
A growing site about Northern
General Routemasters by Glyn Matthews
North
Western Road Car fleet list by Peter Gould
Oldham
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
The old Oxford Bus Page is now the
Oxford and Chilterns
Bus Page , by my old friend Malcolm Crowe.
Pontypridd
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
Portsmouth
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A good collection of old and new
Portsmouth
bus photos
A site dedicated to
Premier Travel
Services .
A comprehensive site about the history of
Preston
Buses .
The Provincial Enthusiasts Website
by Ray Tull
Ramsbottom
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
Rawtenstall
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Some Red & White and National
Welsh pictures by Alan Watkins.
A website dedicated to the history of
Ribble Motor
Services .
Rochdale
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Rossie
Motors fleet list by Peter Gould
Rotherham
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
St.Helens
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Salford
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Saltburn
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
The Scottish Bus Web Site has lots
of current information and pictures from local rallies
Scout
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
T.Severn
& Sons fleet list by Peter Gould
Sheffield
United Tours fleet list by Peter Gould
Silver
Star fleet list by Peter Gould
A photographic history of Western
SMT .
Southampton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
My Southdown
pages start here.
Southend
Bus Page by Stephen Papworth includes Eastern National.
Southend Corporation
Transport . An excellent historical record with many pictures.
Southend
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A collection Southern
/ Western National / Royal Blue photos by Alan Watkins.
The
Unofficial
Southern Vectis Website by Mike Ginger
A growing website about the
South Notts Bus Company
Southport
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield fleet list by Peter Gould
Standerwick
fleet list by Peter Gould
Stockport
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Stratford
Blue fleet list by Peter Gould
Sunderland
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Taff-Ely
fleet list by Peter Gould
All about
Teesside
Buses , past and present, by the 500 Group.
Teesside
fleet list by Peter Gould.
A history of
Thornes
Independent of Selby, Yorkshire.
Todmorden
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
Tognarelli
fleet list by Peter Gould
The Reunion site for former crew members with
Top Deck Travel .
The rescue and preservation of a
Trent Leyland
Titan PD2 , by Graham Ellery.
Lots of detail about Ulsterbus and Citybus on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website .
Lots of detail about UTA Ireland on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website .
Great Victoria
Coach Station scenes from the NBC era by Alan Watkins.
A website about Buses in
Wakefield (including West Riding, Yorkshire Traction and others)
Wallasey
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
The Welsh Transport
Heritage website
West
Bridgford UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
West
Hartlepool Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A list of all West Yorkshire PTE survivors, c/o of the
Transport Yorkshire Preservation
Group .
Widnes and Halton Buses website
by Paul Holmes.
A history of
Wiles
Buses in Port Seton, Scotland.
Wilkinsons
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
A wonderful collection of
Wilts &
Dorset Bristol L photographs, by Dave Mant.
Wolverhampton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
A fine website about Yelloway Motor
Services .
The Yelloway Project ,
restoration of a Yelloway AEC Reliance
Yelloway
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
York
Pullman fleet list by Peter Gould
BUS MUSEUM S, SOCIETIES AND COLLECTIONS
The Aire Valley Transport Group ,
and their collection of vehicles.
The Aldershot & District Bus Interest
Group has a comprehensive website.
The Aldershot & District Omnibuses
Rescue & Restoration Society .
Visit the Amberley Museum
for the best collection of old Southdown vehicles anywhere.
The Amersham &
District Motorbus Society website.
The Angus Transport
Group based in Montrose, Scotland.
The Aston Manor Road Transport Museum
in Birmingham.
The Aycliffe & District Bus
Preservation Society .
The
Barrow Transport
Group website.
The Barton 1246 Society
with many links to other Barton information.
Birmingham & Midland Motor
Omnibus Trust for Midland Red fans.
The Blackpool
Transport Omnibus Group .
The Bristol Omnibus Vehicle
Collection .
The Bristol Road Transport
Collection .
The Bristol Vintage Bus Group , their
vehicles and events.
The British Bus Club , aiming
to gather together British bus enthusiasts in the USA.
The British Commercial Vehicle
Museum at Leyland, Lancashire.
The BCN
Society for people interested in Burnley, Colne & Nelson.
The Bus World Collection
in Glasgow
The Cardiff Transport Preservation
Group , preserving the buses of South Wales.
The Castle Point Transport
Museum , Canvey Island, Essex.
The Chesterfield Bus Society,
Transpire .
The
Cornwall Bus
Preservation Group .
The Coventry Transport
Museum .
Commercial Transport in
Preservation , "History on the Move".
The Cumbria Omnibus Group is restoring
an ex Cumberland Bristol MW.
The Darwen Transport Museum
Trust website.
The Dennis Bus Owners
Association website.
The
Devon
General Society website.
The Devon General Midlands
Group , their Regent V and other Devon buses in the Midlands.
The Dewsbury Bus
Museum website.
The Dover Transport
Museum website.
The East Anglia Transport Museum
at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
Friends of
the East Kent (FoTEK) .
Eastern National Leyland Titan LEV 917 is owned by the
Springhill Vehicle Preservation
Group .
The Eastern National Vehicle Owners
Club website.
Eastern Counties buses at the
Eastern Transport
Collection , Norwich.
The East Sussex Omnibus
Society site with great Eastbourne and Southdown images.
The Edinburgh Transport
Group website, by David Wilson.
The website of the exciting new
Ensignbus
Transport Museum .
"FoKAB", the well-known Friends of King
Alfred Buses have a fine website.
The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and
their fine collection.
The Hertfordshire
Vehicle Preservation Group website.
The Historic Commercial Vehicle Association
Tempe Museum , Sydney,
Australia.
The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society
.
The
Hull
& Country Bus Preservation Group.
Ilkeston District
Omnibus Preservation Group restore buses in Derbyshire.
Ipswich Transport
Museum by Nick Abbott.
The Irish Transport Trust and their
preserved vehicles.
The Isle of Wight Bus
Museum , featuring Southern Vectis.
The James Hall Museum of Transport
in Johannesburg has some interesting classics.
The Keighley Bus Museum Trust
website.
The Lancashire United Transport
Society website with a complete fleet list.
The Lancastrian Transport Trust has
an attractive site about them and their vehicles.
The
Leicester
Transport Heritage Trust encompasses Leicester City buses and other local
operators.
The Samuel Ledgard
Society , keeping the famous name alive in Yorkshire.
The Leyland Society .
Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle
Society have a fine collection of buses.
The London Transport
Museum , an outstanding display of public transport in London through
the ages.
London Bus Preservation Trust (Cobham)
by Nick Abbott.
London Omnibus Traction Society
('LOTS') have a site about their organisation.
The Classic London Bus Society
website.
The
Wealdstone
& District Home Page with details of their preserved London buses.
The M3 Preservation Group
have restored three S.Yorkshire PTE recovery vehicles.
The MacBrayne Circle
website
The Maidstone
& District and East Kent Bus Club website.
The Manchester Museum of Transport
has its own website.
The Merseyside Transport Trust
(previously the Mersey & Calder Bus Preservation Group).
The Morris Commercial
Club website.
The National Association of Road Transport
Museums lists museums all over the UK.
The North East Bus Preservation Trust
website.
The North West Museum of Road
Transport (formerly St.Helens Transport Museum) website.
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
has an extensive regional bus collection.
Nottingham Heritage
Vehicles , preserving buses and coaches in the area.
Oldham
163 Preservation Group and their Oldham Atlantean.
The Omnibus
Society , founded in 1929.
Oxford Bus Museum
website.
The Plymouth
& District Coaches collection of classic vehicles.
The City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport
Depot and their vehicles.
The Potteries
Omnibus Preservation Society website.
The Provincial Society ,
remembering buses in Gosport & Fareham.
The PSV Circle , catering for
bus enthusiasts since 1943.
The Purley Transport Preservation Group
look after two ex London Transport buses in Surrey.
The Rhymney Valley Transport Preservation
Society .
The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust
website.
The Ribble Enthusiasts Club
have their own website.
Routemaster Operators & Owners
Association by Phil Willson.
The Dutch Routemaster
Society .
The Rugby & District Historic
Transport Studies Group .
The Rushden Historical Transport
Society in Northamptonshire.
The SA Collection of London
Country buses is based on St.Albans, Herts.
A comprehensive site about the
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum , by
Jim Crichton.
The SELNEC Preservation Society
website.
Sheffield
Bus Museum Trust website by Neil Worthington.
The Sheffield Transport Study
Group , involved with Sheffield and other local fleets.
The Solent Omnibus
Club , formed in 1969.
The Southdown
Enthusiasts Club was founded in 1954.
The Southdown
451 Group restoring a Guy open topper.
The Stroud RE Group
and their fleet of vehicles.
The Swindon Vintage
Omnibus Society has preserved a Swindon Daimler and a Bristol RESL.
Teesside buses preserved by
The 500 Group , with
histories of local companies.
The Telford Bus Group .
The Three Counties Bus & Commercial
Vehicle Museum (Beds., Bucks. and Herts. )
The Transport Ticket Society
Website has an excellent coverage of this specialist subject.
The National Transport
Museum of Ireland has a large collection of Irish vehicles.
The website of the Transport
Enthusiasts Club of Ireland .
The Transport Yorkshire Preservation
Group and their vehicles, with a list of all W.Yorkshire PTE survivors.
The Trojan Museum
Trust , with a history of the company.
The website of the Wessex
Transport Society .
The West of England Transport
Collection at Winkleigh, Devon. An excellent site.
The West Country Historic Omnibus
and Transport Trust website.
The Western Isles Transport Preservation
Group in Scotland.
The Western National Preservation
Group , based in Plymouth.
The Barry Bus Depot website
is about this former Western Welsh facility.
The Wigan Transport
Society has an interest in vehicles with a Lancashire connection.
The
Wirral
Transport Museum (Wallasey, Birkenhead, Chester etc.).
The Worcester Bus
Preservation Society and their Midland Red vehicles.
The Workington Transport Heritage
Trust .
The 680 Preservation Group website,
about their restoration of a Tyne & Wear Atlantean.
The 910 Preservation Group
have a Potteries Atlantean and other vehicles.
SITES ABOUT SPECIFIC TYPES OF BUSES
The AEC Society website - the
meeting place for everyone with an interest in AEC.
AEC Southall , by Neil Fraser.
A huge resource of pictures and information about AEC.
The AEC Bus Site , specialising
in later AEC products and those still in service.
A production list of all
AEC
Bridgemasters
A production list of all
AEC
Monocoaches
John Braga's page about AEC Regals ,
and a list of
survivors .
A page all about London's red
RFs .
A website hoping to list every surviving
AEC Regent .
A production list of the
AEC
Regent V
London Transport AEC Regent
RLH Bus Information
Centre , by Timebus.
A production list of the
AEC
Reliance
A production list of the
AEC
Renown (post-war)
A production list of the
AEC
Routemaster
Routemaster Operators & Owners
Association by Phil Willson
A page about
AJS
Coaches .
The Albion Vehicle Preservation
Trust website.
A production list of the
Albion
Lowlander
A production list of the
Albion
Nimbus
The Austin K Series
of trucks and buses, by Terry Davies.
John Wakefield's page about
the Austin K,
CXB and CXD with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
C series with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford CF
with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
J2 with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
OB and OWB with a survivors list.
The Bedford OB Get-together , for
those interested in OB, OWB and WTB.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
SB with a survivors list
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAL with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAM with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAS with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
W and ML with a survivors list.
John Wakefield's page about
the
Bedford Y with a survivors list.
Lists of the
Bedford
VAL and VAM types ,
A fine collection of
pictures of
Bedford vehicles .
If you need Bedford spare
parts , start here.
A website about the wonderful
BMMO D9 double
deckers .
A list of
BMMO
Motorway coaches, D9, D10 and S-types
The Classic Bristol
Buses Website by Nigel Furness.
The Bristol Commercial Vehicle
Enthusiasts website by Rob Sly.
A website about the Bristol K
and Bristol L types, with technical information and downloadable
manuals.
A production list of all
Bristol
Lodekkas
A list of all
surviving Bristol Lodekkas by Rob Sly.
A list of all surviving
Bristol LHs by Rob Sly.
The Bristol LS Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
The Bristol MW Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
A page dedicated to the Bristol
RELH .
A list of all surviving
Bristol REs by Rob Sly.
The Bristol SC Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
The Bristol SU Web Site by Gerry
Tormey lists them all !
The Bristol VR
Enthusiasts Page by Rob Sly.
The story of Crossley
Motors Ltd.
A list of all
Daimler
CVG6 buses from 1957 to 1972
The Dennis Bus Owners
Association website.
A production list of the
Dennis
Loline
The story of
Guy
Buses and Trolleybuses .
A list of all
Guy
Wulfrunians
London DMS Home
Page by Paul Watson.
The Leyland Society .
A list of all
Leyland
Atlanteans
A comprehensive site about the
Leyland Leopard
with a production
list .
A list of all
Leyland
Leopard L1 and L2 models
The Leyland National Group
have a website featuring this fine bus.
Leyland Nationals supplied to National
Welsh and it predecessors
A list of all
Leyland
Tiger Cubs from 1952
A list of all
Leyland
Titan PD2s and PD3s .
The British
Minibus Preservation website.
The Morris Commercial
Club website.
A website with pictures of Sentinel
Buses and wagons
A page featuring
Sunbeam
Buses and Trolleybuses .
The Thornycroft Register ,
dedicated to the preservation of Thornycroft vehicles.
The Trojan Museum
Trust , with a history of the company
SITES ABOUT BODYWORK MANUFACTURERS
Details of
Alexander
bodies from 1963 onwards, by The Pieman
A website with pictures of vehicles with
Burlingham Bodies
Details of
Duple
bodies from 1970 onwards,
Details of
East
Lancs bodies from 1963 onwards,
Details of
ECW
bodies from 1955 onwards,
The wonderful Harrington
Bodywork by Nick Webster - a history of the firm and a list of
survivors.
Details of
Harrington
bodies from 1958 onwards,
The stylish
Harrington
Legionnaire coach body has a site all of its own.
Details of
Massey
bodies from 1956 onwards,
Details of
MCW
bodies from 1971 onwards,
Details of
Neepsend
bodies from 1963 onwards,
Details of
Northern
Counties bodies from 1960 onwards,
A website about Park Royal and one
of its designers, Alfred Hill.
Another website about Park
Royal coachbuilders of London.
Details of
Park
Royal bodies from 1957 onwards,
Details of
Plaxton
bodies from 1960 onwards,
Details of
Roe
bodies from 1959 onwards,
Details of
Seddon
/ Pennine bodies from 1968 onwards,
Details of
Willowbrook
bodies from 1957 onwards,
Details of
Weymann
bodies from 1959 onwards,
COMPANIES WHO SELL CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES
COMPANIES WHO HIRE OUT CLASSIC BUSES AND
COACHES
Ages Past in Hampshire
have two wonderful Bedford OB coaches for hire
Alpha Bus can hire you a London
double decker in London and the home counties.
Alpine Travel of
Llandudno have a vintage coach for hire.
The Bath Bus Company has
Routemasters and open top buses for hire.
Belfast City
Sightseeing have a Routemaster bus for hire.
The Birmingham and Midland
Museum of Transport at Wythall have buses for hire.
Black & White
Motorways of Winchester have classis bus and coaches for hire.
The Blue Motors of Exmoor
operate a classic Bedford OB coach for events and weddings.
Boogie
Bus Travel have an exotic red Routemaster conversion available in
Southmapton.
Brighton
& Hove Buses have a Routemaster for hire.
British Bus Sales has
all sorts of British buses for sale and for hire.
The Bus Club have
Routemasters for hire within the M25 area.
Carmel
Coaches of Okehampton, Devon.
Chepstow Classic
Buses have buses, coaches and open-toppers for hire or sale.
Classic Bus
of Lancashire have several double deckers for hire.
Classic Coaches North
West have splendid vintage coaches for hire throughout the region.
"Classic Vehicles of
Yesteryear" of Shipley, Yorkshire, have a selection of beautiful coaches
for hire.
Classique Tours of Paisley,
Scotland have some beautiful old (and some new!) coaches
Coastal &
Country Coaches of Whitby, North Yorkshire, have a classic Bedford
coach.
Confidence Bus & Coach
Hire of Leicester have a Routemaster available
CreaMobil NV is a company in Belgium
using British classic buses for weddings and special events.
Cumbria Classic
Coaches have classic coaches for hire, and great sound effects too !
Dews Coaches of Somersham,
Cambridgeshire, have a Bedford OB coach.
Dreadnought Coaches
of Northumberland have various classic buses and coaches for hire
Dualway , in County Dublin, Ireland,
have open and closed-top Routemasters for hire.
Eastbourne Buses have
a beautiful AEC Regal to hire for special occasions.
Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex have
classic and modern buses for sale and for hire.
Exclusive Cars
have Routemasters for hire in Nottingham.
Express Motors
of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, have a Bedford OB coach.
Felix Taxis of Sudbury, Suffolk,
have a Bedford OB coach.
First
Group Eastern Counties have Routemasters for hire in the Anglian
region.
Green Bus have a London single
decker available in West Sussex, Surrey, South & central London.
Go-Ahead
London have Routemasters and open toppers available in London.
Harringtons
of Warwickshire have two beautiful old Bedford coaches.
Keighley Bus Museum in
Yorkshire can hire out double deckers for weddings and other events.
King
Harry's Cornwall have some fine vintage coaches for hire.
"Local Haunts" have a Routemaster
for hire in Portsmouth.
Lodge's Coaches near Chelmsford,
Essex have Bedford coaches for hire.
London
Central (Go Ahead) have Routemasters available in London.
London Classic Bus Hire have Routemasters
based in Gravesend, Kent.
Hire a Routemaster (or other types of bus) from
London
General .
London Heritage Travel
of Southend have a Routemaster for hire.
London United (Transdev)
have Routemasters available in London.
Macpherson
Coaches of Derbyshire have a 1950s Dennis single decker for hire.
Marshopper of New Romney, Kent,
have Routemasters and a Guy GS 26-seater.
Maynes Coaches of Buckie, Scotland,
have a Bedford OB coach.
Memory Lane Vintage Bus Services
of Maidenhead have a variety of vehicles for hire.
Mervyn's Coaches
near Micheldever, Hants., has some wonderful old coaches for hire.
Midland Classic of
Derbyshire have a Routemaster bus for hire.
Nostalgia Travel of North
Hinksey, Oxford, have a Bedford OB coach.
Ron Greet's
Nostalgic
Transport in Devon have a fine variety of classic buses and coaches for
hire.
"Old London Bus" from Hawkhurst,
Kent, have RT double deckers for hire.
Omnibuzz hire a Routemaster bus
in London.
Party Bus on the Island
of Guernsey have a Routemaster for hire.
Email Paul Field to hire a
20-seat Bedford J2 coach in Surrey or phone 01932-560117.
Prins Classic Transport in Holland
have British buses for sale and hire.
The remarkable Quantock
Heritage fleet of classic buses and coaches in Somerset.
The Red Bus has a Routemaster
for hire in Edinburgh.
Red Room Events use a
Routemaster for VIP travel, exhibitions and private parties.
RML
Travel of Staffordshire have a Routemaster for hire.
Rochdale Double One , a Rochdale AEC Renown
for hire in Netherlands.
Routemaster-Bus.co.uk
has a bus for hire in Washington, Tyne-and-Wear.
Routemaster Hire of Knebworth,
Hertfordshire.
Routemaster Travel
South have Routemasters for hire and are based in North Kent.
Safeguard
Coaches of Guildford have a beautiful classic single decker for hire.
Shaftesbury &
District Motor Services hire out single and double deckers.
Sidelines Classic
Coach Hire of South Norfolk have a Bedford SB for hire.
Silver
Star of Caernarfon, Wales, have a classic coach for hire.
Southcoast Motor
Services hire out ex-Southdown vehicles, including Queen Marys.
Southdown Historic
Vehicles hire various Southdown buses from their base in Worthing.
The
South
Devon Railway has a Routemaster available for weddings etc.
Sullivan Buses of Potters
Bar (N.London) can hire you a Routemaster, and other types too.
Target Travel of Plymouth
have a Bedford OB coach.
ThisBus.com offers Routemaster hire
in London and the home counties.
Thornes Independent of
Selby, Yorks, provide vehicle hire and also classic coach tours !
Tiger Tours of
Northumberland have some superb classic vehicles for hire.
Timebus Travel of St.Albans, Herts.
now have a dozen London double and single-decker buses for hire !
"Travel with Hunny" have red
and green London buses for hire in Ipswich, Suffolk.
The Vintage Bus is a luxurious
Routemaster for hire in the Dublin area.
Vintage Tours of Ryde, Isle
of Wight, have a Bedford WTB coach.
The Wedding Bus , a Routemaster
available for hire in the Beds. / Northants. area.
Wheels of Nuneaton have
a varied fleet for every occasion.
Whitby Charabanc Rides
have a 1929 Dennis Charabanc and a Sentinel steam bus !
Yorkshire Belles have
a Routemaster for hire.
The Yorkshire Heritage
Bus Company of Halifax have a collection of different classic buses for
hire.
Finally, for something different,
Nostalgiatours operates classic
North American motor coaches in Canada.
COMPANIES WHO MAINTAIN CLASSIC BUSES AND/OR
SUPPLY SPARE PARTS & MANUALS
A.B.M.Engineering of Norfolk
can weld, fabricate or repair most things in most metals.
Automarine Diesel
Services , Sussex, have parts and can repair most makes of diesel injection
equipment
If you need Bedford spare
parts , start here.
A website about the Bristol K
and Bristol L types, with technical information and downloadable
manuals.
The Bus Works in Blackpool
specialise in bodywork repairs, restoration and painting.
Check the excellent suppliers list c/o the
Hertfordshire
Vehicle Preservation Group .
Carl Ireland of Hull,
sells, converts and restores all types of buses.
All sorts of older parts available from
Charlie's Classic
Commercial Spares .
Central Bus Works in
Staffordshire offer all types of repair, refurbishment or restoration.
Classic Spares of Devon,
for brake, clutch, hydraulic parts and component overhauls.
Framptons make all kinds of
number plates for classic vehicles
For Gardner engine repairs, maintenance or parts, telephone 01244-660822
or email Bill Geldeard .
London Omnibus
Engineering Services maintain all types of buses, and supply spares.
Meridian Coachworks
of Rufforth, Yorks, for restoration, body repairs and quality paintwork.
M&H Coachworks Ltd of Leeds
specialise in repairs and resprays.
Recycled PSV in Monmouth for
maintenance, renovation or conversions.
Routemaster
Manuals , Wiring Diagrams, and other RM material available here.
Rush Green Motors in
Hertfordshire sell vehicles and parts.
South East
Coachworks will undertake repairs, refurbishments and conversions.
Sparks R Flying specialises
in auto electrical and diesel repairs
Transport Ticket Services
repair and supply ticket machines, tickets, and related equipment
The US Bus Co. based in North
Carolina, USA supplies parts for double decker buses.
The Vintage Paint Company specialise
in paintwork for all classic vehicles.
Email Mick
for all carburetters and parts (and fuel pumps etc.) from early 1900s to
1970s.
TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES
GENERAL BUS INTEREST
*** For the most comprehensive selection of world bus links, visit
The Bus Station by Steve Annells
***
"Hold Tight Please" , one
man's journey from conductor to driver.
The 'On The Buses' Fan Club
website
The Official On The Buses Forum
related to the famous TV comedy series.
The Ticket Machine
Website , a useful resource.
Scran have a fabulous collection
of 11,000 Scottish bus & transport photos. Sign up to see enlargements.
The Online Transport
Archive , make video and photographs available to publishers and
researchers.
Dave's wonderful photo collection of buses that eventually became
traveller's homes .
A fine collection of old
photographs (mostly from Wales) by Andrew Porter.
Do check out India
Overland with Asian Greyhound and Swagman Tours in the 1970s. A really
great website !
A couple of useful pages about older bus ticket machines
in Glasgow , and
in Ireland .
Paul Bateson's photopic collection of
British Buses Abroad in
Latin America .
A superb set of 1960s / 70s
photos from David Beilby, including some wonderful old rally pictures.
A history of buses in the
Saddleworth area of Yorkshire with a fine collection of photos by David
Beilby.
A variety of Sussex-based transport and model links at
Sussex-Transport.co.uk .
A great collection of images at Eamonn
Kentell's Bus Photos website.
Dayle's photo collection of
Buses
& Coaches from South and southern Africa is terrific. Take a look.
A vast amount of data ! Chassis and body lists at
Bus Lists on the Web .
A glorious collection of 1960s
bus photos , all indexed for easy access.
Open Top Buses , by David McGow.
A glorious gallery of historic
Victoria Coach Station
pictures.
A huge collection of fleetlists and photos on
the Busspotters website .
Bus Australia website for transport
enthusiasts down under.
John Braga's website about
his bus restorations - two RTs and a DM.
Mike Fuller's website
about the various buses he has owned, and the ones he still does.
The Southern Municipals website,
covering bus services in towns from Swindon to Eastbourne.
A New Vintage
British Buses Website by John Turnbull - with Daimlers and
Crossleys.....
The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review - lots of info and pictures.
Routes International , extensive
worldwide air, land, rail & sea transportation reference site.
BusWeb is "the startpage on the Internet
for European bus and coach companies."
The Old
Bus Garage by John Hinson with all sorts of bus-related bits and
pieces.
This site does not really get involved with non-British buses, but I know
a lot of you do. So here is a good starting point for buses in the USA,
The Motor Bus Society ,
and check out Lytton's
Transit too.
Finally, a quick plug for my commercial page,
Skyline Aviation .
SALES AND COMMERCIAL SITES
Pete Jones creates classic bus paintings - see the
Your Painting
website .
Paul Atchinson - Heritage
transport artist. Paintings of buses, trams, railways, lorries, motorbikes,
cars and aircraft.
Transport artist Mike
Jeffries is renowned for the quality of his work.
Fine paintings of (British!) buses and trams from
Images WWT in New
Zealand.
Ray Jackson produces magnificent
transport artworks.
See the Transport
Art Collections by John Kinsley.
Next Stop Productions
offer DVDs of various bus events, open days, rallies, and running days.
PMP Transport Videos have more
than 1500 titles to choose from.
The Ian
Allan Superstore , an Aladdin's cave of transport books and other items.
MDS Book Sales has a huge stock
of specialist bus (and other transport) books.
The Transport Bookshop
supplies publications for enthusiasts
Footman
James arrange insurance for classic vehicles
Rigton Insurance Services
for preserved bus and coach insurance.
Towergate ,
for classic bus insurance.
Baconsdozen sells 'new tools
for old machines', BSF, Whitworth, Imperial etc.
Routemaster
Manuals , Wiring Diagrams, and other Routemaster material available
here.
British Transit Limited can
export/import buses and handle customs docs. etc..
Viper Performance for
silicone hoses in all shapes, sizes and colours.
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