The Lynx

Preserved buses on the net

Web sites detailing privately owned vehicles

The Wealdsman describes preserved vehicles GS56, RF12, RF13, RF16, RF255, RT2291 and EFN584 . Don't forget to ring the bell when you get there!

The RM254 Homepage tells of this prize-winning preserved Routemaster.

RM291, SMS369 and RMC1469 are described on this site by their owner, Kevin McGowan

RM1804 - the story of how this vehicle was saved for preservation.

RT1206 - the owners of this vehicle have a site describing the vehiclee's history and preservation progress.

RT1884 is under restoration at the Fenland Light Railway.

John Braga's Bus Preservation Site tells of the various buses he has owned, answering popular questions about preserved buses and providing a diary of activity on his latest project.

The Chesterfield 123 Group tell you about their two Daimler Fleetlines.

Commer Commando 1&1/2 deck Park Royal bus - details of a very interesting privately preserved vehicle.

The Bohemia-Sachsent Transport Heritage Park in Ústecká, Czechoslovakia, own RM798 and some other British buses.

The Purley Transportation Preservation Group site describes their vehicles and keeps you updated with their activities

The "Unofficial Internet Home" of Preston Buses includes details of a preserved Atlantean as well as local bus history.

The Stavanger Bus Page is Michael Neal's story, including a photograph of RT792 in Norway.

Vintage vehicle museums

Where, when and how

The Amberley Museum is not just a bus museum - the 36-acre site preserves the general industrial history of South-East England.

The Birmingham & Midlands Museum of Transport site gives details of the vehicles and general information about opening hours, etc.

The Black Country Living Museum, at Dudley (West Midlands), is home to a number of vintage buses, trolleybuses and trams, and includes an operational trolleybus circuit.

The Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project has a web site describing their activities.

The City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot houses a collection of twenty-two historic vehicles of local interest.

The Cobham Bus Museum site should be visited, for information about the museum and the vehicles, and how to join.

Darwen Transport Museum Trust have their own site giving the latest news on their collection of vehicles.

The Dewsbury Bus Museum is the home of the West Riding Omnibus Trust. Beware the unexpected music - but there is plenty to explore here.

The Glasgow Transport Museum page contains pictures of the exhibits and visitor information.

The Greater Manchester Museum of Transport has its own web site, giving comprehensive details of their collection of 80 buses from 1890 to 1980, and the facilities they offer.

You will find plenty of information about the vehicles at the Ipswich Transport Museum on this site.

The Keithley Bus Museum Trust web site details their collection and activities.

The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society describe their museum and activities at their web pages.

The London Transport Museum for general information, opening times, etc.

The National Tramway Museum at Crich, Derbys, provides plenty of information here, including the exhibits and visitor information.

The Nottingham Heritage Transport Centre has an ambitious project to link two steam railways with a regular bus service operated by their vintage buses.

The Oxford Bus Museum page details opening times and visitor details, along with some vehicle information.

The Portsmouth Bus Museum for general information on opening hours etc.

Sandtoft Transport Centre - the "Museum of the Trolleybus".

The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, near Dunfermline, is described here, along with details of the vehicles and events.

The South Yorkshire Transport Museum pages describe their activities and provide visitor information.

The Three Counties Bus Museum is a project to create a bus museum serving Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

The Wirral Transport Museum site explains its aims and tells of their move to new premises at Taylor Street, Birkenhead.

Societies and preservation groups

A range of useful societies

The AEC Society caters for everything built by that famous company.

The Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group tells the history of the company and describes the groups aims and activities.

The British Bus Preservation Group site is where you will find details of this society, and how to join.

The Eastern Transport Collection web site will gives an insight into the Society and provides information about buses in Eastern England

At the Friends of King Alfred Buses web site, you can learn of this society's activities - including their annual new year running day.

Classic Bristol Buses - Nigel Furness' collection of pictures of this famous marque.

The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society has a web site detailing the activities of this pioneering society for both vinatge bus and lorry owners.

The Lancastrian Transport Trust has a unique collection of buses and trams spanning fifty years of public transport history in Blackpool, the Fylde and other parts of Lancashire.

The London Omnibus Traction Society is the largest bus enthusiasts' organisation in London, covering both current and historical happenings.

The National Association of Road Transport Museums (of which we are a member) represents independent road transport museums and collections.

The National Trolleybus Association is a society for trolleybus enthusiasts, and itself owns five trolleybuses.

The Omnibus Society was, according to their website, founded in 1929 to study every aspect of the development and history of road passenger transport.

The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust details their collection and the background to their organisation.

The Routemaster Owners and Operators Association site tells you about the society and the vehicles.

Sources of parts

There might be just what you need here

See my Bus Bitz page - a source of useful bits and pieces for preserved buses

The Routemaster Owners and Operators Association has parts and transfers for sale.

History and vintage vehicle news

General information on buses and lorries of the past

The AEC Bus Site is not a webcam view of the Southall factory site but an extensive website dedicated to AEC vehicles, with emphasis on later models and those still in service.

British Buses in North America - Paul Bateson & Roger Hardy's on-line magazine covering British vehicles, old and modern, known to exist in the USA and Canada.

The British Trolleybus Database CD 1909-1985web site, apart from detailing this interesting product, brings news and history about British trolleybuses.

The Bus Garage started as a history of London's Fulwell bus garage, but other locations are now being added.

Bus History - London Transport Bus Routes is a site developing into a massive reference on London bus routes and garages 1950 to date.

The Bus Lane - fleet lists and photographs of (mainly) Routemasters.

The Busman in Cambridge site caters mainly for modern vehicles, but has a splendid section with views of old lorries and buses in that area, and some rally views.

Martin the Unbearded's Busworld site, covers a number of London subjects both current and historical, and also includes some rally reviews.

The Camden Bus Estate Agents use an RT for their office in Camden Town, although it is no longer mobile.

Chelsham Bus Garage, a comprehensive history and tribute from 1925 to the present day is presented by Alan Edwards, and includes details of bus companies and routes.

Dick Gilbert's Classic Buses is an extensive site with lots of history, photographs, rally reports, small ads and a lot more.

Denny Coffey recalls his days working for London Transport between 1965 and 1988, first as a driver and later as inspector.

The DMS Bus Page is a comprehensive site devoted to that class of bus that London Transport decided it didn't want, then bought some back that had been sold on!

The fascinating Festival of Britain covers all kinds of historical information regarding this famous event, including an article about RT1702. If you have trouble finding this amongst the other information, do a search on the home page for the word "bus"!

The Greater London Bus Map series, published by Mike Harris, now includes earlier editions for 1958 and 1970.

Harrington Coachwork - an "on-Line Museum" about coachwork produced by the Sussex bodymaker Thomas Harrington.

Hop off at Ian's Bus Stop for history, drawings and photographs of old London buses, plus a report on the Stoke D'Abernon Running Day which includes two of Ian's pictures of our RF280.

The Legionnaire Group has a own web site devoted to this specific model from Harrington's coachworks.

Jonathan Wilkins tells the story of London Country, the successor to LT's Country Area, with history and photographs.

Transport artist Mike Jefferies paints subjects from the "golden age of transport".

The Omnibus Society studies every aspect of the development and history of road passenger transport

The Omnibus Society of New Zealand's site includes some interesting historic pictures

Pete's Trolleybus Site brings news of events and history.

Red-RF.com contains a lot of history about London's RF type and its routes, together with information about forthcoming events.

The RLH Bus Information Centre lists all known survivors of the class around the world, with some remarkable photographs.

The Stavanger Bus Page shows an RT now in Norway, along with other news from a Londoner now resident in that country.

The Showbus Web Site brings news of the annual rally at Duxford, along with a lot of other general bus information and photographs, too. The Rally Calendar will give you a complete rally listing, although this is sometimes drastically out of date.

Vintage bus companies

Chepstow Classic Buses - of Gwent.

Cumbria Classic Coaches - in Cumbria. Where else?

Doubledecker Bus Company - in the USA.

London-Bus Ghidorzi AG - operating a RLH in Switzerland.

Memory Lane Travel - RT1790, RF26, RF315 and others, in Surrey.

Rexquote Heritage Services - based at Bishops Lydeard, Somerset.

Timebus Travel, based in St Albans offer RLH, RF and RM types for hire.

Unitrans, the famous operator of London RTs in California, USA, now has its own website.

H-Vans

All things related to the Citroën H van

Axel's HY Homepage has some history and pictures.

The Citroën Car Club covers all models by the manufacturer, and includes a history of the H-van, along with a mention of the smaller G-van which never went into production.

The Citroën H-Van Register, part of the Citroën Car Club. has its own site which includes some useful maintenance information.

H-Vantasy contains, at the moment, only a set of links to other sites but promises more soon.

Les Amis du Type H - a comprehensive site devoted to the H-type.

Maquettes en Carton - if you can't afford to buy an H-van, you can always build your own - from cardboard! The site is in the French language, but you will have no trouble following it.

Software

Specialist software for the vintage bus enthusiast

The Classic Software pages are a source of specialist quality black and white clip-art, including classic buses and coaches, and colour Windows Wallpaper images.

The British Trolleybus Database CD 1909-1985, available through this site.