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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
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A page dedicated to
Aberdeen's King Street
Depot, with many fine photographs.
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Accrington
Corporation Transport fleet list by Peter Gould
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My pages about
W.Alexander single
deckers start here.
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A website about Alexander (Northern),
Northern Scottish and Strathtay
Scottish.
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A website about Alexander (Fife),
Fife Scottish and the buses of
Fife.
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Aldershot
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
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Ashton-under-Lyne
fleet list by Peter Gould
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A website about Buses in
Barnsley (including Mexborough, South Yorkshire and others)
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A website dedicated to
the History of Transport
in Barrow
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Barrow
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A website about
Barton buses allocated
to Kegworth depot, by Phil Stevens.
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A great photo collection of
Barton Buses in
1975.
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Bedwas
& Machen UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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Lots of detail about Belfast buses on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website
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Birch
Bros. fleet list by Peter Gould
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Birkenhead
fleet list by Peter Gould
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Birmingham
fleet list by Peter Gould
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A first class site about the legendary
Black & White
Motorways.
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The Unofficial
Blackburn Transport
Website.
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The restoration of a
Blackburn Tiger
Cub by Andy Sharpe.
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Blackpool Corporation
Transport buses on the Fylde Tramway Society website.
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A website about Blackpool
Buses
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Blue
Ensign Coaches fleet list by Peter Gould
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A comprehensive site about
Blue Line
of Armthorpe, Yorks, by John Platt-Straker.
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Blue
Line (Samuel Morgan) fleet list by Peter Gould
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Bolton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Booth
& Fisher fleet list by Peter Gould
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Bournemouth and Poole
buses, trolleybuses and trams, by Kevin Clapcott
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Bradford
fleet list by Peter Gould
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A website about Brighton Corporation
Buses with a full fleet list and fine photos.
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Two detailed websites by Siegmund De Reuther about Brighton Buses
here and
here.
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Brighton
Hove & District fleet list by Peter Gould
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A vast collection of Bristol
Omnibus photos by Alan Watkins.
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An illustrated history of the The
Bronte Bus based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
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Buckland Omnibus Company
has been operating in Suffolk since the 1920s.
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Burnley
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Burton-upon-Trent
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Burwell
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
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Bury
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Calvary Coaches,
of Washington, Tyne-and-Wear
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A page about the
history of
transport in Cardiff - part of the Cardiff Bus website.
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Chester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Lots of detail about CIE Ireland on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website.
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Colchester Buses
by Mark Colyer
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Colchester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Colne
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Colwyn
Bay fleet list by Peter Gould
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Confidence of Leicester
website with a history and photos of past vehicles
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A history of Conner and Graham
(1921-1994), of Easington, W.Yorkshire
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County
Motors (Lepton) fleet list by Peter Gould
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Coventry
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Crosville
fleet list by Peter Gould
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Crosville pictures, by
Alan Watkins.
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The restoration of a
Crosville AEC Matador
recovery vehicle.
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Darwen
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Dearneways
fleet list by Peter Gould
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The legendary Delaine Buses,
of Bourne, Lincolnshire.
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Derby
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Doncaster
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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All about Dorset independent operators on the
Country Bus website.
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Douglas
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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My Dundee
Corporation pages start here.
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My Eastbourne
Corporation pages start here.
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The Eastern
Counties fleet in 1975.
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The Eastern
National fleet in 1975.
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An Eastern National website,
with a wealth of information.
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The East Sussex Omnibus Society
site with great Eastbourne and Southdown images.
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The East Yorkshire Motor Services
Enthusiasts Page is very comprehensive.
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The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers East Yorkshire Motor
Services.
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A website dedicated to
Eden Bus Services
of Co.Durham
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Elliott
Bros. (Bournemouth) fleet list by Peter Gould
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A brief history of
Empress Coaches
of Hastings.
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The Essex bus
enthusiasts website, featuring Eastern National and other local
operators.
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Exeter
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A fine description, history and fleetlist of
Falconer &
Watts of Cardiff
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Farsley
Omnibus fleet list by Peter Gould
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Felix
Motors fleet list by Peter Gould
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Fife Scottish, the
homepage of the buses of Fife.
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The website of John
Fishwick & Sons, with a history of the company.
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A history of
Foden's Richardson
Band vehicles.
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A detailed website about
Fowlers Travel, Lincolnshire,
and its history.
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"Blue Buses" is a history of
Fylde Transport
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Gelligaer
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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The coaching history of
Gibsons of
Moffatt, formed in 1919 and still going.
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An extensive site about Glasgow
Corporation Transport by Ian & Alice Semple.
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Gloucester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A site about the
Great Northern
Railway (Ireland) Road Motor Services.
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A feature about Guide Friday on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website.
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The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Grimsby Cleethorpes.
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Halifax
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Halifax
Joint Omnibus fleet list by Peter Gould
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A picture site for Halifax
Corporation and Hebble Motor Services.
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Hants
& Dorset fleet list by Peter Gould
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A collection of Hants & Dorset
photographs by Alan Watkins.
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An excellent collection of
Hants & Dorset photos,
by Dave Mant.
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Hartlepool
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Haslingden
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Hastings and
District Bus Page by Stephen Papworth includes Eastbourne, East Kent
etc.
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Hebble
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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A website about Buses in
Huddersfield (including Hanson, County Motors and others)
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Hulleys of
Baslow, including a history of the company
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Ipswich Buses by
Gareth Perkins
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Ipswich
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Shane Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website
has a lot of Irish (and other) material.
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The Transport Enthusiasts
Club of Ireland website has information about preserved Irish Buses
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Isle
of Man Road Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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A Jones of
Aberbeeg Leyland Tiger Cub until recently owned by Roger and Sue
Wortley
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Jones
Bros., Treharis fleet list by Peter Gould
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Southbus is mostly about Kent
buses, Maidstone, M & D, Fuggles, Hastings and more.....
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King
Alfred fleet list by Peter Gould
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The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Kingston upon Hull.
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Kippax
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
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The Lancashire United Transport
Society website with a complete fleet list.
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Lancashire
United Transport fleet list by Peter Gould
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Samuel
Ledgard fleet list by Peter Gould
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A remarkable website providing a history (and fleet lists) of
Leeds buses
since the 1870s.
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Leicester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Leigh
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review covers Lincolnshire Road Car.
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Llandudno Urban
District Council complete fleet list.
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Llandudno
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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The London Bus Page
by Matt Wharmby - devastated by the loss of the Routemaster !
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Ian Smith's
Page for classic London buses - first class graphics.
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London Transport Bus Routes a very
detailed site by Ian Armstrong.
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The Bus Garage
provides comprehensive histories of some LT depots.
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A website dedicated to London
Transport Bus Garages
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London Country
buses and history are the interest of Jonathan Wilkins.
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"Tamworth
Garage" is the home of London RT 3236 and 'friends'.
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London DMS Home
Page by Paul Watson.
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A page all about London's red
RFs.
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London Transport RLH
Bus Information Centre, by Timebus.
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London bus restorers
TMR Bus
Preservation, by Mike Dawes.
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The Routemaster Association
website.
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The Red London Bus
website is all about red London buses !
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A growing photo database of all London buses since the RT on
Overground.org.
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A Website dedicated to London Transport
Service Vehicles
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Lowestoft
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Luton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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The MacBrayne Circle
website
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Manchester
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Marfleet's
Coaches fleet list by Peter Gould
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A fine history of
Marfleet's
Coaches, of Binbrook, Lincolnshire.
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Merthyr Tydfil buses
by Alan George, including Morlaix, R.I.Davies and Wheatsheaf.
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Merthyr
Tydfil Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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The Metrobus
Enthusiasts page, with news, a history and a fleet list.
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Mexborough
& Swinton fleet list by Peter Gould
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History of
buses in
Middlesbrough by the 500 Group.
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Moore
Bros, Kelvedon fleet list by Peter Gould.
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Leyland Nationals
supplied to National Welsh and it predecessors
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A fine collection of NBC photos
by Alan Watkins.
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Neath
& Cardiff fleet list by Peter Gould
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Nelson
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Newbury
& District fleet list by Peter Gould
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Norfolks
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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A growing site about Northern
General Routemasters by Glyn Matthews
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North
Western Road Car fleet list by Peter Gould
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Oldham
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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The old Oxford Bus Page is now the
Oxford and Chilterns
Bus Page, by my old friend Malcolm Crowe.
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Pontypridd
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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Portsmouth
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A good collection of old and new
Portsmouth
bus photos
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A Potteries website which concentrates on pictures of
PMT buses, past and
present.
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A site dedicated to
Premier Travel
Services.
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A comprehensive site about the history of
Preston
Buses.
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The Provincial Enthusiasts Website
by Ray Tull
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Ramsbottom
UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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Rawtenstall
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Some Red & White and National
Welsh pictures by Alan Watkins.
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A website dedicated to the history of
Ribble Motor
Services.
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Rochdale
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Rossie
Motors fleet list by Peter Gould
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Rotherham
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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St.Helens
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Salford
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Saltburn
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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The Scottish Bus Web Site has lots
of current information and pictures from local rallies
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Scout
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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T.Severn
& Sons fleet list by Peter Gould
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Sheffield
United Tours fleet list by Peter Gould
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Silver
Star fleet list by Peter Gould
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Another Scottish-related site is this one dedicated to
Central SMT and its fleet through
the years.
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A photographic history of Western
SMT.
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The restoration of a Western SMT
Leyland Titan by Hugh Cumming.
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Southampton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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My Southdown
pages start here.
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Southend
Bus Page by Stephen Papworth includes Eastern National.
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Southend Corporation
Transport. An excellent historical record with many pictures.
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Southend
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A collection Southern
/ Western National / Royal Blue photos by Alan Watkins.
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The
Unofficial
Southern Vectis Website by Mike Ginger
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A growing website about the
South Notts Bus Company
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Southport
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield fleet list by Peter Gould
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Standerwick
fleet list by Peter Gould
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Stockport
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Stratford
Blue fleet list by Peter Gould
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Sunderland
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Taff-Ely
fleet list by Peter Gould
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All about
Teesside
Buses, past and present, by the 500 Group.
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Teesside
fleet list by Peter Gould
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Todmorden
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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Tognarelli
fleet list by Peter Gould
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The rescue and preservation of a
Trent Leyland
Titan PD2, by Graham Ellery.
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Lots of detail about Ulsterbus and Citybus on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website.
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The United
Enthusiasts Club for those with a love of United Auto and its
successors.
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Lots of detail about UTA Ireland on
Shane
Conway's Classic Irish Buses Website.
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Great Victoria
Coach Station scenes from the NBC era by Alan Watkins.
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A website about Buses in
Wakefield (including West Riding, Yorkshire Traction and others)
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Wallasey
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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West
Bridgford UDC fleet list by Peter Gould
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West
Hartlepool Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A list of all West Yorkshire PTE survivors, c/o of the
Transport Yorkshire Preservation
Group.
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Widnes and Halton Buses website
by Paul Holmes.
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A history of
Wiles
Buses in Port Seton, Scotland.
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Wilkinsons
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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A wonderful collection of
Wilts &
Dorset Bristol L photographs, by Dave Mant.
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Wolverhampton
Corporation fleet list by Peter Gould
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A fine website about Yelloway Motor
Services.
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The Yelloway Project,
restoration of a Yelloway AEC Reliance
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Yelloway
Motor Services fleet list by Peter Gould
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York
Pullman fleet list by Peter Gould
BUS MUSEUMS, SOCIETIES AND COLLECTIONS
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The Aire Valley Transport
Group, and their collection of vehicles.
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The Aldershot & District Bus Interest
Group has a comprehensive website.
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The Aldershot & District Omnibuses
Rescue & Restoration Society.
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Visit the Amberley Museum
for the best collection of old Southdown vehicles anywhere.
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The Amersham &
District Motorbus Society website.
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The
Angus Transport Group
based in Montrose, Scotland.
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The Aston Manor Road Transport Museum
in Birmingham.
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The Aycliffe & District Bus
Preservation Society.
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The Barton 1246 Society
with many links to other Barton information.
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Charles Begley's
Collection of buses (and other vehicles) in Ulster, by Graham
McCormick.
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The Beith Transport Collection
in Scotland.
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Birmingham & Midland Motor
Omnibus Trust for Midland Red fans.
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The Bolton Bus Preservation Group
have a collection of local buses.
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The Bristol Omnibus Vehicle
Collection.
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The Bristol
Road Transport Collection.
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The Bristol Vintage Bus Group, their
vehicles and events.
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The British Bus Club, aiming
to gather together British bus enthusiasts in the USA.
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The British Commercial Vehicle
Museum at Leyland, Lancashire.
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The BCN Society for
people interested in Burnley, Colne & Nelson.
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The Bus World Collection
in Glasgow
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The Cambridge
Omnibus Society by Richard Haughey.
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The Cardiff Transport Preservation
Group, preserving the buses of South Wales.
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The Castle Point Transport
Museum, Canvey Island, Essex.
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The Coventry Transport
Museum.
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Commercial Transport
in Preservation, "History on the Move".
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The Crosville Enthusiasts
Club.
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The Cumbria Omnibus Group is restoring
an ex Cumberland Bristol MW.
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The Darwen Transport Museum
Trust website.
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The Dennis Bus Owners
Association website.
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The
Devon
General Society website.
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The Devon General Midlands
Group, their Regent V and other Devon buses in the Midlands.
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The
Dewsbury Bus Museum
website.
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The Dover Transport
Museum website.
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The East Anglia Transport Museum
at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
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Eastern National Leyland Titan LEV 917 is owned by the
Springhill Vehicle Preservation
Group.
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Eastern Counties buses at the
Eastern Transport
Collection, Norwich.
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The East Sussex Omnibus
Society site with great Eastbourne and Southdown images.
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The Edinburgh Transport
Group website, by David Wilson.
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The website of the exciting new
Ensignbus
Transport Museum.
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"FoKAB", the well-known Friends of King
Alfred Buses have a fine website.
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The Hertfordshire
Vehicle Preservation Group website.
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The Historic Commercial Vehicle Association
Tempe Museum, Sydney,
Australia.
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The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society
.
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The
Hull
& Country Bus Preservation Group.
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Ipswich Transport
Museum by Nick Abbott.
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The Irish Transport Trust and their
preserved vehicles.
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The Isle of Wight Bus
Museum, featuring Southern Vectis.
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The James Hall Museum of
Transport in Johannesburg has some interesting classics.
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The Keighley Bus Museum Trust
website.
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The Lancashire United Transport
Society website with a complete fleet list.
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The Lancastrian Transport Trust has
an attractive site about them and their vehicles.
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The
Leicester
Transport Heritage Trust encompasses Leicester City buses and other local
operators.
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The Samuel Ledgard
Society, keeping the famous name alive in Yorkshire.
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The Leyland Society.
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Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle
Society have a fine collection of buses.
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The London Transport
Museum, an outstanding display of public transport in London through
the ages.
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The home of RT1379 (now in Cornwall),
and its restoration.
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London Bus Preservation Trust (Cobham)
by Nick Abbott.
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London Omnibus Traction Society
('LOTS') have a site about their organisation.
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The Classic London Bus Society
website.
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The
Wealdstone
& District Home Page with details of their preserved London buses.
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The M3 Preservation Group
have restored three S.Yorkshire PTE recovery vehicles.
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The MacBrayne Circle
website
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The Maidstone
& District and East Kent Bus Club website.
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The Manchester Museum of Transport
has its own website.
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The Merseyside Transport Trust
(previously the Mersey & Calder Bus Preservation Group).
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The Morris Commercial
Club website.
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The National Association of Road Transport
Museums lists museums all over the UK.
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The North East Bus Preservation Trust
website.
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The North West Museum of Road
Transport (formerly St.Helens Transport Museum) website.
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Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
has an extensive regional bus collection.
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Nottingham Heritage
Vehicles, preserving buses and coaches in the area.
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Oldham
163 Preservation Group and their Oldham Atlantean.
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The Omnibus Society, founded
in 1929.
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Oxford
Bus Museum website.
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The Plymouth
& District Coaches collection of classic vehicles.
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The City
of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot at Portchester.
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The Potteries Omnibus
Preservation Society website.
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The Provincial
Society, remembering buses in Gosport & Fareham.
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The PSV Circle, catering for
bus enthusiasts since 1943.
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The Purley Transport
Preservation Group look after two ex London Transport buses in Surrey.
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The Rhymney Valley
Transport Preservation Society.
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The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust
website.
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The Ribble Enthusiasts Club
have their own website.
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Routemaster Operators & Owners
Association by Phil Willson.
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The Dutch Routemaster
Society.
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The Rugby & District Historic
Transport Studies Group.
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The Rushden Historical Transport
Society in Northamptonshire.
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The SA Collection of London
Country buses is based on St.Albans, Herts.
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A comprehensive site about the
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, by
Jim Crichton.
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The SELNEC Preservation Society
website.
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Sheffield
Bus Museum Trust website by Neil Worthington.
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The
Sheffield Transport Study
Group, involved with Sheffield and other local fleets.
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The Southdown
Enthusiasts Club was founded in 1954.
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The
Southdown
Historic Vehicle Group and their fine collection.
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The Southdown
451 Group restoring a Guy open topper.
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The South Yorkshire Transport Trust,
and the vehicles they care for.
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The Stroud RE Group
and their fleet of vehicles.
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The Swindon Vintage
Omnibus Society has preserved a Swindon Daimler and a Bristol RESL.
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Teesside buses preserved by
The 500 Group, with
histories of local companies.
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The Three Counties Bus & Commercial
Vehicle Museum (Beds., Bucks. and Herts.)
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The Transport Ticket Society
Website has an excellent coverage of this specialist subject.
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The National Transport
Museum of Ireland has a large collection of Irish vehicles.
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The website of the
Transport Enthusiasts Club of
Ireland.
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The Transport Yorkshire Preservation
Group and their vehicles, with a list of all W.Yorkshire PTE survivors.
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The Trojan Museum
Trust, with a history of the company.
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The United
Enthusiasts Club for those with a love of United Auto and its
successors.
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The website of the Wessex
Transport Society.
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The West of England Transport
Collection at Winkleigh, Devon. An excellent site.
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The West Country Historic Omnibus
and Transport Trust website.
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The Western Isles
Transport Preservation Group in Scotland.
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The Western National Preservation
Group, based in Plymouth.
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The Wigan Transport
Society has an interest in vehicles with a Lancashire connection.
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The Wirral Transport
Museum website (Wallasey, Birkenhead, Chester etc.).
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The Worcester Bus
Preservation Society and their Midland Red vehicles.
-
The Workington Transport
Heritage Trust.
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The 680 Preservation Group website,
about their restoration of a Tyne & Wear Atlantean.
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The 910 Preservation Group
have a Potteries Atlantean and other vehicles.
SITES ABOUT SPECIFIC TYPES OF BUSES
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The AEC Society website - the
meeting place for everyone with an interest in AEC.
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AEC Southall, by Neil Fraser.
A huge resource of pictures and information about AEC.
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The AEC Bus Site, specialising
in later AEC products and those still in service.
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A production list of all
AEC
Bridgemasters
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A production list of all
AEC
Monocoaches
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John Braga's page about AEC Regals,
and a list of
survivors.
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A page all about London's red
RFs.
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A website hoping to list every surviving
AEC Regent.
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A production list of the
AEC
Regent V
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London Transport AEC Regent
RLH Bus Information
Centre, by Timebus.
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A production list of the
AEC
Reliance
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A production list of the
AEC
Renown (post-war)
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A production list of the
AEC
Routemaster
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Routemaster Operators & Owners
Association by Phil Willson
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The Routemaster Owners
Club.
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The Golden Jubilee
of the AEC Routemaster in 2004.
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A page about
AJS
Coaches.
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The Albion Vehicle Preservation
Trust website.
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A production list of the
Albion
Lowlander
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A production list of the
Albion
Nimbus
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The Austin K Series
of trucks and buses, by Terry Davies.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Austin K,
CXB and CXD with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
C series with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford CF
with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
J2 with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
OB and OWB with a survivors list.
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The Bedford OB Get-together, for
those interested in OB, OWB and WTB.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
SB with a survivors list
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAL with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAM with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
VAS with a survivors list.
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John Wakefield's page about
the Bedford
W and ML with a survivors list.
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Lists of the
Bedford
VAL and VAM types,
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A fine collection of
pictures of
Bedford vehicles.
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Bedford World, where all Bedford
enthusiasts meet.
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A website about the wonderful
BMMO D9 double
deckers.
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A list of
BMMO
Motorway coaches, D9, D10 and S-types
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The Classic Bristol
Buses Website by Nigel Furness.
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The Bristol Commercial Vehicle
Enthusiasts website by Rob Sly.
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A celebration of
Bristol Commercial
Vehicles, and pictures from Bristol rallies.
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A website about the Bristol
K and Bristol L types, with technical information and downloadable
manuals.
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A production list of all
Bristol
Lodekkas
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A list of all
surviving Bristol Lodekkas by Rob Sly.
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A list of all surviving
Bristol LHs by Rob Sly.
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The Bristol LS Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
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The Bristol MW Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
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A page dedicated to the Bristol
RELH.
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A list of all surviving
Bristol REs by Rob Sly.
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The Bristol SC Web Site by
Gerry Tormey lists them all !
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The Bristol SU Web Site by Gerry
Tormey lists them all !
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The Bristol VR
Enthusiasts Page by Rob Sly.
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The story of Crossley
Motors Ltd.
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A list of all
Daimler
CVG6 buses from 1957 to 1972
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The Dennis Bus Owners
Association website.
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A production list of the
Dennis
Loline
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The story of
Guy
Buses and Trolleybuses.
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A list of all
Guy
Wulfrunians
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London DMS Home
Page by Paul Watson.
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The Leyland Society.
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A list of all
Leyland
Atlanteans
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A comprehensive site about the
Leyland Leopard
with a production
list.
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A list of all
Leyland
Leopard L1 and L2 models
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The Leyland National Group
have a website featuring this fine bus.
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Leyland Nationals
supplied to National Welsh and it predecessors
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A list of all
Leyland
Tiger Cubs from 1952
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A list of all
Leyland
Titan PD2s and PD3s
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The Morris Commercial
Club website.
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A website with pictures of
Sentinel Buses and wagons
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A page featuring
Sunbeam
Buses and Trolleybuses.
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The Trojan Museum
Trust, with a history of the company
SITES ABOUT BODYWORK MANUFACTURERS
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Details of
Alexander
bodies from 1963 onwards, by The Pieman
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A website with pictures of vehicles with
Burlingham Bodies
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Details of
Duple
bodies from 1970 onwards,
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Details of
East
Lancs bodies from 1963 onwards,
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Details of
ECW
bodies from 1955 onwards,
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The wonderful Harrington
Bodywork by Nick Webster - a history of the firm and a list of
survivors.
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Details of
Harrington
bodies from 1958 onwards,
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The stylish
Harrington
Legionnaire coach body has a site all of its own.
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Details of
Massey
bodies from 1956 onwards,
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Details of
MCW
bodies from 1971 onwards,
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Details of
Neepsend
bodies from 1963 onwards,
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Details of
Northern
Counties bodies from 1960 onwards,
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A website about Park Royal and one
of its designers, Alfred Hill.
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Another website about Park
Royal coachbuilders of London.
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Details of
Park
Royal bodies from 1957 onwards,
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Details of
Plaxton
bodies from 1960 onwards,
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Details of
Roe
bodies from 1959 onwards,
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Details of
Seddon
/ Pennine bodies from 1968 onwards,
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Details of
Willowbrook
bodies from 1957 onwards,
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Details of
Weymann
bodies from 1959 onwards,
COMPANIES WHO SELL CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES
COMPANIES WHO HIRE OUT CLASSIC BUSES AND
COACHES
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Ages Past in Hampshire
have a wonderful Bedford OB for hire
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Alpha Bus can hire you a London
double decker in London and the home counties.
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Belfast City
Sightseeing have a Routemaster bus for hire.
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The Big Red Bus Company
in Devon have a Routemaster for hire.
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The Birmingham and Midland
Museum of Transport at Wythall have buses for hire.
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British Bus Sales has
all sorts of British buses for sale and for hire.
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Carmel
Coaches of Okehampton, Devon.
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Chepstow Classic
Buses have buses, coaches and open-toppers for hire or sale.
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Classic Bus of Lancashire
have several double deckers for hire.
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"Classic Vehicles of
Yesteryear" of Shipley, Yorkshire, have a selection of beautiful coaches
for hire.
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Classique Tours of Paisley,
Scotland have some beautiful old (and some new!) coaches
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Coastal &
Country Coaches of Whitby, North Yorkshire, have a classic Bedford
coach.
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Confidence Bus & Coach
Hire of Leicester have a Routemaster available
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CreaMobil NV is a company in Belgium
using British classic buses for weddings and special events.
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Cumbria Classic
Coaches have classic coaches for hire, and great sound effects too !
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Dews Coaches of Somersham,
Cambridgeshire, have a Bedford OB coach.
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Dreadnought Coaches
of Northumberland have various classic buses and coaches for hire
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Dualway, in County Dublin, Ireland,
have open and closed-top Routemasters for hire.
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Eastbourne Buses have
a beautiful AEC Regal to hire for special occasions.
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East Yorkshire Motor
Services have a variety of classic buses and coaches for hire.
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Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex have
classic and modern buses for sale and for hire.
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Express Motors
of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, have a Bedford OB coach.
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Felix Taxis of Sudbury, Suffolk,
have a Bedford OB coach.
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Keighley
Bus Museum in Yorkshire can hire out double deckers for weddings and
other events.
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"Local Haunts" have a Routemaster
for hire in Portsmouth.
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Lodge's Coaches near Chelmsford,
Essex have Bedford coaches for hire.
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Hire a Routemaster (or other types of bus) from
London
General.
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London Heritage Travel
of Southend have a Routemaster for hire.
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Marshopper of New Romney, Kent,
have Routemasters and a Guy GS 26-seater.
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Maynes Coaches of Buckie, Scotland,
have a Bedford OB coach.
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Memory Lane Vintage Bus Services
of Maidenhead have a variety of vehicles for hire.
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Mervyn's Coaches
near Micheldever, Hants., has some wonderful old coaches for hire.
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Midland Classic of
Derbyshire have a Routemaster bus for hire.
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Nostalgia Travel of North
Hinksey, Oxford, have a Bedford OB coach.
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Ron Greet's
Nostalgic
Transport in Devon have a fine variety of classic buses and coaches for
hire.
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"Old London Bus" from Hawkhurst,
Kent, have RT double deckers for hire.
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Omnibuzz hire a
Routemaster bus in London.
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Oxford Bus Tours
have a Routemaster for hire.
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Party Bus on the Island
of Guernsey have a Routemaster for hire.
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Pavilion Coaches have
a red London RT-type bus for hire in Brighton.
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Prins Classic Transport in Holland
have British buses for sale and hire.
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The remarkable Quantock
Heritage fleet of classic buses and coaches in Somerset.
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Red Room Events use a
Routemaster for VIP travel, exhibitions and private parties.
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RML
Travel of Staffordshire have a Routemaster for hire.
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Rochdale Double One, a Rochdale AEC Renown
for hire in Netherlands.
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Routemaster-Bus.co.uk
has a bus for hire in Washington, Tyne-and-Wear.
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Routemaster Hire of Knebworth,
Hertfordshire
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Shaftesbury &
District Motor Services hire out single and double deckers.
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Southcoast Motor
Services hire out ex-Southdown vehicles, including Queen Marys.
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Southdown Historic
Vehicles hire various Southdown buses from their base in Worthing.
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The
South
Devon Railway has a Routemaster available for weddings etc.
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Sullivan Buses of Potters
Bar (N.London) can hire you a Routemaster, and other types too.
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Target Travel of Plymouth
have a Bedford OB coach.
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Tiger Tours of
Northumberland have some superb classic vehicles for hire.
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Timebus Travel of St.Albans, Herts.
now have a dozen London double and single-decker buses for hire !
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"Travel with Hunny" have red
and green London buses for hire in Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Vintage Tours of Ryde, Isle
of Wight, have a Bedford WTB coach.
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Vista Coachways of Yatton,
near Bristol, have a Bedford OB coach.
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Wheels of Nuneaton have
a varied fleet for every occasion.
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Whitby Charabanc Rides
have a 1929 Dennis Charabanc and a Sentinel steam bus !
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The Wirral Transport
Museum in Birkenhead can supply classic buses for hire.
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Yorkshire Belles have
a Routemaster for hire.
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Finally, for something different,
Nostalgiatours operates classic
North American motor coaches in Canada.
COMPANIES WHO MAINTAIN CLASSIC BUSES AND/OR
SUPPLY SPARE PARTS
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Lots of useful spare
parts for sale on this website.
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Automarine Diesel
Services, Sussex, have parts and can repair most makes of diesel injection
equipment.
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A website about the Bristol
K and Bristol L types, with technical information and downloadable
manuals.
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The Bus Works in Blackpool
specialise in bodywork repairs, restoration and painting.
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Check the excellent suppliers list c/o the
Hertfordshire
Vehicle Preservation Group.
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Carl Ireland of Hull,
sells, converts and restores all types of buses.
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All sorts of older parts available from
Charlie's Classic
Commercial Spares.
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Classic Spares of Devon,
for brake, clutch, hydraulic parts and component overhauls.
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Cobus of Bridlington can undertake
any restoration project, both new and old vehicles.
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Dreadnought Coaches
of Northumberland restore classic buses and coaches
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Framptons make all kinds of
number plates for classic vehicles
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For Gardner engine repairs, maintenance or parts, telephone 01244-660822
or email Bill Geldeard.
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London Omnibus
Engineering Services maintain all types of buses, and supply spares.
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Recycled PSV in Monmouth for
maintenance, renovation or conversions.
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Rush Green Motors in
Hertfordshire sell vehicles and parts.
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South East
Coachworks will undertake repairs, refurbishments and conversions.
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Sparks R Flying specialises
in auto electrical and diesel repairs
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Transport Ticket Services
repair and supply ticket machines, tickets, and related equipment
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The US Bus Co. based in North
Carolina, USA supplies parts for double decker buses.
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The Vintage Paint Company specialise
in paintwork for all classic vehicles.
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Email Mick
for all carburetters and parts (and fuel pumps etc.) from early 1900s to
1970s.
TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES
GENERAL BUS INTEREST
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*** For the most comprehensive selection of world bus links, visit
The Bus Station by Steve Annells
***
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Scran
have a fabulous collection of 11,000 Scottish bus & transport photos.
Sign up to see enlargements.
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The Bus Photos website
by Steven Postlethwaite
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The Online Transport
Archive, make video and photographs available to publishers and
researchers.
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Dave's wonderful photo collection of buses that eventually became
traveller's homes.
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A fine collection of old
photographs (mostly from Wales) by Andrew Porter.
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Do check out India
Overland with Asian Greyhound and Swagman Tours in the 1970s. A really
great website !
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A website about British
Buses in France.
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A couple of useful pages about older bus ticket machines
in Glasgow, and
in Ireland.
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Paul Bateson's photopic collection of
British Buses Abroad in
Latin America.
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A superb set of 1960s / 70s
photos from David Beilby, including some wonderful old rally pictures.
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A history of buses in the
Saddleworth area of Yorkshire with a fine collection of photos by David
Beilby.
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A variety of Sussex-based transport and model links at
Sussex-Transport.co.uk.
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A great collection of images at Eamonn
Kentell's Bus Photos website.
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Dayle's photo collection of
Buses
& Coaches from South and southern Africa is terrific. Take a look.
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Tolcarne Depot by Roger
King is a photo site including a fine collection of coaching and London Transport
pictures
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A vast amount of data ! Chassis and body lists at
Bus Lists on the Web.
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A glorious collection of 1960s
bus photos, all indexed for easy access.
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Open Top Buses, by David McGow.
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A glorious gallery of historic
Victoria Coach Station
pictures.
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A huge collection of fleetlists and photos on
the Busspotters website.
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A large (and growing) number of bus images on Keith Till's
UK & Ireland Bus
Pictures website.
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Bus Australia website for transport
enthusiasts down under.
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John Braga's website about
his bus restorations - two RTs and a DM.
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Mike Fuller's website
about the various buses he has owned, and the ones he still does.
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The Southern Municipals website,
covering bus services in towns from Swindon to Eastbourne.
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A New Vintage
British Buses Website by John Turnbull - with Daimlers and
Crossleys.....
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Robert Munster's detailed page about the
history of
British vehicle registrations.
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The Lincolnshire
& East Yorkshire Transport Review - lots of info and pictures.
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Routes International, extensive
worldwide air, land, rail & sea transportation reference site.
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BusWeb is "the startpage on the Internet
for European bus and coach companies."
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The Old
Bus Garage by John Hinson with all sorts of bus-related bits and
pieces.
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The Busworld site
by Martin Layton has a huge bus picture collection.
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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.
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Finally, a quick plug for my commercial page,
Skyline Aviation.
SALES AND COMMERCIAL SITES
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Pete Jones creates classic bus paintings - see the
Your Painting
website.
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The Rust and Relics collection
of atmospheric scrapyard line drawings by Mark Finney
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High quality transport artworks by
Paul Atchinson (trams, railways
and aircraft too!)
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Transport artist Mike
Jeffries is renowned for the quality of his work.
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Peter Allen's Flitzerart
classic bus paintings, with trucks, landscapes and aircraft too.
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Fine paintings of (British!) buses and trams from
Images WWT in New
Zealand.
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Some great artwork of classic buses and cars at
Nostalgia
Collections.
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Ray Jackson produces magnificent
transport artworks.
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Transport and Rally DVDs from Black
Box Video Productions
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Route 14 productions produce
DVDs of Routemasters in service, viewed from the driver's seat !
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Next Stop Productions
offer DVDs of various bus events, open days, rallies, and running days.
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PMP Transport
Videos have more than 1500 titles to choose from.
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The Ian
Allan Superstore, an Aladdin's cave of transport books and other items.
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MDS Book Sales has a huge stock
of specialist bus (and other transport) books.
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The Transport Bookshop
supplies publications for enthusiasts
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Footman James
arrange insurance for classic vehicles
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Towergate,
for classic bus insurance.
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Actionbus supplies all sorts
of buses and bus-related items for the film industry
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Baconsdozen sells 'new tools
for old machines', BSF, Whitworth, Imperial etc.
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Reprint
Routemaster
Manuals, Wiring Diagrams, and other Bus Memorabilia available here.
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See Rob Bender's page
for some amazing Sydney, Australia bus models for sale.
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British Transit Limited can
export/import buses and handle customs docs. etc..
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Viper Performance for
silicone hoses in all shapes, sizes and colours.
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