The links are set out as follows:

• Enthusiast / Historical / Operator-specific sites
• Bus museums, societies and collections
• Sites about specific types / makes of buses.
• Sites about bodywork / coachwork manufacturers.
• Companies who sell classic buses
• Companies who hire out classic buses
• Companies who maintain classic buses or sell parts
• Trams and Trolleybuses
• Overland Buses, Travelling Sites and Stories
• General Bus Interest
• Sales and Commercial sites

ENTHUSIAST / HISTORICAL SITES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF OPERATOR OR REGION

• Accrington Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Aldershot & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A website about Buses in Barnsley (including Mexborough, South Yorkshire and others).
• Barrow Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Bedwas & Machen UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Birch Brothers illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Birmingham Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Black & White Motorways illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A website about Blackpool Buses
• A website remembering Black Prince Buses of Morley, West Yorkshire and their surviving vehicles.
• Black & White Motorways illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Richard Smith's fleet list of Blue Belle of South London (pdf file).
• Blue Ensign Coaches illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Blue Line (Samuel Morgan) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Booth & Fisher illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Bradford City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Brighton Hove & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• An illustrated history of the The Bronte Bus based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
• Burnley, Colne and Nelson (up to 1933) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Burton upon Trent Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Burwell & Disrict illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Bury Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The Central SMT website by Gerry Cushley
• Chatham & District Traction Co. and the restoration of their only surviving bus.
• Richard Smith's fleet list of Cheltenham & District Traction (pdf file).
• 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) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A forum for the Friends of Coventry Transport
• A comprehensive description of Coventry Corporation buses from the Coventry Corporation Transport Society.
• Coventry Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Crosville Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Crosville Vintage - a famous name revived in Weston Super Mare.
• The legendary Delaine Buses, of Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Buses of Devon and Cornwall in the 1970s and 80s.
• All about Dorset independent operators on the Country Bus website.
• Douglas Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Everything you ever wanted to know about Eastern Counties Omnibus Company.
• An Eastern National website, with a wealth of information.
• The story of an East Kent Dennis Lancet named Blodwen after its withdrawal in 1964.
• A wonderful gallery of East Kent Road Car pictures by Geoff Stainthorpe.
• East Yorkshire Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The East Yorkshire Motor Services Enthusiasts Page is very comprehensive.
• Elliott Brothers (Bournemouth) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The Essex bus enthusiasts website, featuring Eastern National and other local operators.
• Exeter Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A fine description, history and fleetlist of Falconer and Watts of Cardiff
• Fascinating history, fleet list and photographs of A. Farrow and Sons, Melton Mowbray.
• Farsley Omnibus illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Felix Motors illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Gelligaer UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A History of Buses in Gloucestershire and Red and White (pdf files for download).
• Gloucester Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Haslingden Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Hebble Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A website about Buses in Huddersfield (including Hanson, County Motors and others)
• Isle of Man Road Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Jones Brothers (Treharris) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• King Alfred Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Kippax & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Samuel Ledgard illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A remarkable website providing a history (and fleet lists) of Leeds buses since the 1870s.
• Leicester City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Leigh Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Llandudno UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Ian Smith's Page for classic London buses - so much information!
• London Transport Bus Routes a very detailed site by Ian Armstrong.
• London Bus Routes Zenfolio by Adam Murray. Thousands of images!
• London Transport Stop Flags (bus stops, to you and me!)
• London Country buses and history are the interest of Jonathan Wilkins.
• An interactive map of London Bus Garages of the south east.
• Tamworth garage is the home of London RT3236 and friends.
• A very comprehensive site about the the history and preservation of London Transport RT2688.
• A page all about London's red RFs.
• London Transport RLH Bus Information Centre, by Timebus.
• The Routemaster Association website.
• A website dedicated to London Transport Service Vehicles
• Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former London buses abroad.
• Lowestoft Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Luton Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The MacBrayne Circle website.
• Merthyr Tydfil buses by Alan George, including Morlaix, R. I. Davies and Wheatsheaf.
• Merthyr Tydfil Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Mexborough & Swinton illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• MidlandRed.com is the unofficial website for Midland Red.
• a href="http://www.lthlibrary.org.uk/library3.html">Moore Brothers (Kelvedon) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Leyland Nationals supplied to National Welsh and its predecessors
• Richard Smith's fleet list of Newbury & District (pdf file).
• Download a free guide to the interesting history to be found on Nottingham Route 35.
• Oldham Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page, by Malcolm Crowe.
• Portsmouth Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A great gallery of Potteries Motor Traction photos by Geoff Stainthorpe
• The Provincial Enthusiasts Website by Ray Tull
• Ramsbottom UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Rawtenstall Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Jonathan Radley's website about Red and White and his preserved Bristol RELH coach.
• Richard Smith's comprehensive site about the Red & White Group.
• A History of Buses in Gloucestershire and Red & White (pdf files for download).
• Rochdale Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Rossie Motors illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Rotherham Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Salford City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Saltburn Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Scout Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• T Severn & Sons illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Silver Star Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Southend Corporation Transport. An excellent historical record with many pictures.
• Southend Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• South Lancashire Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Richard Smith's fleet list of South Midland (pdf file).
• Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• W.C.Standerwick illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Stockport Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Stratford Blue illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Sunderland Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Teesside Railless Traction illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Todmorden Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A fabulous collection of bus photos of vintage United Counties by M.A.Penn.
• Richard Smith's fleet list of United Welsh (pdf file).
• Richard Smith's fleet list of Venture, Basingstoke (pdf file).
• A website about Buses in Wakefield (including West Riding, Yorkshire Traction and others)
• Wallasey Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• West Bridgford UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A photographic history of Western SMT.
• West Hartlepool Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• 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 illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Wolverhampton Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A fine website about Yelloway Motor Services.
• Yelloway Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The Yelloway Project, restoration of a Yelloway AEC Reliance
• York Pullman illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.

BUS MUSEUMS, SOCIETIES AND COLLECTIONS

• A map of the Best Motoring Attractions in the U. K. and Ireland, by Vantage Leasing.
• The Aire Valley Transport Group, and their collection of vehicles.
• The Aldershot and District Bus Interest Group has a comprehensive website.
• The Alford Bus Collection, Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust.
• Visit the Amberley Museum for the best collection of old Southdown vehicles anywhere.
• The Amersham and District Motorbus Society website.
• The Aston Manor Road Transport Museum in Birmingham.
• The Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
• The Barrow Transport Group website.
• The website of the Bedford Enthusiasts Club.
• Beamish, the Living Museum of the North with its pre-war trams and buses.
• Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, has trams and trolleybuses.
• The Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection.
• The Bristol Road Transport Collection.
• The Bristol Vintage Bus Group, their vehicles and events.
• The British Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland, Lancashire.
• The Bury Transport Museum in Greater Manchester.
• The Cambridge Omnibus Society.
• The Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, preserving the buses of South Wales.
• The Carris 255 Preservation Group care for a Lisbon AEC Regent.
• The Castle Point Transport Museum, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Classic Connections and their fleet of former Wallace Arnold vehicles.
• The Cornwall Bus Preservation Society.
• The Coventry Transport Museum.
• The Coventry Corporation Transport Society.
• Commercial Transport in Preservation, History on the Move.
• Crosville Vintage - a famous name revived in Weston Super Mare.
• The Darwen Transport Museum Trust website.
• The Dennis Society website.
• The Devon General Society website.
• The Devon General Omnibus Trust 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 Dundee Museum of Transport.
• The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
• The Eastern Counties Bus Preservation Group based in Cambridgeshire.
• Friends of the East Kent (FoTEK).
• The East Sussex Omnibus Society meets monthly at Stone Cross.
• The Edinburgh Transport Group website, by David Wilson.
• Details of the Ensignbus Vintage Fleet.
• FoKAB, the well-known Friends of King Alfred Buses have a fine website.
• The Fylde Transport Trust has an attractive site about them and their vehicles.
• The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and their fine collection.
• Hampshire Bus and Coach Preservation have a collection of local vehicles from the 1970s and 80s.
• The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
• Ipswich Transport Museum by Nick Abbott.
• The Irish Transport Heritage 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 Jurby Transport Museum on the Isle of Man.
• The Keighley Bus Museum Trust website.
• 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.
• The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society has a fine collection of buses.
• The London Transport Museum, an outstanding display of public transport in London through the ages.
• The London Bus Preservation Trust Museum at Brooklands.
• The London Omnibus Traction Society (LOTS) website
• The Classic London Bus Society website.
• The MacBrayne Circle website
• The Maidstone and District and East Kent Bus Club website.
• The Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.
• Medstead Depot Omnibus Group, preserving buses in Southern England.
• The Merseyside Transport Trust, preserving Merseyside's bus heritage.
• The Model Bus Federation website.
• 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 Transport (formerly St. Helens Transport Museum) website.
• The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust and their bus collection, based in Liverpool.
• Nottingham Heritage Vehicles, preserving buses and coaches in the area.
• The Nottingham Area Bus Society based at the Great Central Railway.
• The Omnibus Society, founded in 1929.
• Oxford Bus Museum website.
• 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.
• Pure Nostalgia, a wonderfull collection of (mainly) London buses.
• The Purley Transport Preservation Group look after two ex London Transport buses in Surrey.
• The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust website.
• The Ribble Enthusiasts Club have their own website.
• The Routemaster Appreciation Group on Facebook.
• Routemaster Operators & Owners Association by Phil Willson.
• The Rushden Historical Transport Society in Northamptonshire.
• The Rustington Museum in West Sussex has a display of model Southdown buses, relevant artwork and bus-related artefacts.
• A comprehensive site about the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, by Jim Crichton.
• The SELNEC Preservation Society website.
• The Sheffield Transport Study Group, involved with Sheffield and other local fleets.
• The Solent Omnibus Club, formed in 1969.
• Southcoast Motor Services have a fleet of ex-Southdown vehicles, (and an interesting blog too!).
• The Southdown Enthusiasts Club was founded in 1954.
• The online home of the Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust.
• The Southern Counties Omnibus Collection.
• The South Wales Transport Preservation Group and Swansea Bus Museum.
• The South Yorkshire Transport Museum near Rotherham.
• The South Yorkshire Transport Trust, Rotherham.
• The Swansea Bus Museum.
• The Swindon Vintage Omnibus Society has preserved a Swindon Daimler and a Bristol RESL.
• The Teesside 500 Group for people interested in the buses of Cleveland Transit and its predecessors.
• The Telford Bus Group.
• The Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust website.
• Town & District Transport Trust bus collection in Accrington.
• The Transport Museum at Wythall for Midland Red fans.
• 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 Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group and their vehicles, with a list of all West Yorkshire P. T. E. survivors.
• The Trojan Museum Trust, with a history of the company.
• The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Holywood.
• The West Country Historic Omnibus and Transport Trust website.
• The Western Isles Transport Preservation Group in Scotland.
• The West of England Transport Collection at Winkleigh, Devon.
• The Wirral Transport Museum (Wallasey, Birkenhead, Chester etc.).
• The Workington Transport Heritage Trust
• The Wyvern Omnibus collection in Kidderminster.
• The 910 Preservation Group have a Potteries Atlantean and other vehicles.
• The 2548 Group have restored a glorious Birmingham standard Guy Arab.

SITES ABOUT SPECIFIC TYPES / MAKES 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.
• A production list of all AEC Bridgemasters
• A production list of all AEC Monocoaches
• A production list of the AEC Regal III O682 / 6821.
• A page all about London's red RFs.
• 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 and 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 restoration of an Albion Venturer CX19, and details of other survivors.
• Atkinson Vehicles illustrated history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Lists of the Bedford VAL and VAM types
• A fine collection of pictures of Bedford vehicles.
• 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 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
• A list of all surviving Bristol VRs by Rob Sly.
• The story of Crossley Motors Ltd.
• A list of all Daimler CVG6 buses from 1957 to 1972
• A guide to Dennis Bros on the Exploring Surrey's Past website, courtesy of the Surrey History Centre.
• The Dennis Society website.
• A production list of the Dennis Loline
• The story of Guy Buses and Trolleybuses.
• A production list of the Guy Arab 1, II and III
• A list of all Guy Wulfrunians
• Karrier Motors illustrated history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• The Leyland Society.
• A list of all Leyland Atlanteans
• A list of all Leyland Leopard L1 and L2 models
• Leyland Nationals supplied to National Welsh and its predecessors
• A list of all post-war Leyland PS1 Tigers
• A list of all Leyland Tiger Cubs from 1952
• A list of all Leyland Titan PD2s and PD3s.
• 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.
• A forum dedicated to Tilling Stevens buses.

SITES ABOUT BODYWORK MANUFACTURERS

• Details of Alexander bodies from 1963 onwards, by The Pieman
• A wonderful gallery of Beadle bodywork, and a group you can join.
• A website with pictures of vehicles with Burlingham Bodies
• Burlingham bodywork illustrated history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• 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 Coachwork website by Nick Webster - a history of the firm and a list of survivors.
• Details of Harrington bodies from 1947 onwards.
• Details of Massey bodies from 1956 onwards.
• The Metalcraft Story illustrated history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• A list of all Metalcraft bodies.
• 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
• W L Thurgood (Coachbuilders) fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
• Details of Willowbrook bodies from 1957 onwards
• Details of Weymann bodies from 1959 onwards

COMPANIES WHO SELL CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES

• British Bus Sales can supply buses, parts and maintenance.
• Chepstow Classic Buses have buses, coaches and open-toppers for hire or sale.
• Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex have classic and modern buses for sale and for hire.
• The London Bus Export Company sells a wide range of double deckers.
• Prins Classic Transport in Holland have British buses for sale and hire.

COMPANIES WHO HIRE OUT CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES

• 1950s Vintage Bus Hire have London single and double deckers available in West Sussex, Surrey, South & central London.
• 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.
• Barkers Bus Coach and Wedding Hire Wrexham, North Wales.
• The Bath Bus Company has Routemasters and open top buses for hire.
• Belfast City Sightseeing have a Routemaster bus for hire.
• Belle Vue Coach Hire of Stockport have a vintage double decker available.
• The-Big-Red-Bus Ltd has Routemasters for hire in the Dorset area.
• Bluebird Vintage Coach Hire in Kent.
• BookAclassic have a Bristol Lodekka double decker for hire in Poole, Dorset.
• Boultons of Shropshire have two lovely vintage coaches for hire.
• Buckland Buses hires out classic coaches in Suffolk.
• Cardinal Buses of Surrey have classics for hire.
• Carmel Coaches of Devon have a vintage buses for hire.
• Carters Heritage Buses provide classic bus hire in Suffolk and Essex.
• Chepstow Classic Buses have buses, coaches and open-toppers for hire or sale.
• Classic Vehicles of Yesteryear of Shipley, Yorkshire, have a selection of beautiful coaches for hire.
• Confidence Bus & Coach Hire of Leicester have a Routemaster available.
• Cottons Mini Coaches have a classic single decker in Cornwall.
• Crosville Motor Services - revived in Weston Super Mare.
• Cumbria Classic Coaches have classic coaches for hire, and great sound effects too!
• Dews Coaches of Somersham, Cambridgeshire, have a Bedford OWB and VAL coaches.
• Dualway, in County Dublin, Ireland, have open and closed-top Routemasters for hire.
• Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex have classic and modern buses for sale and for hire.
• Felix Taxis of Sudbury, Suffolk, have a Bedford OB coach.
• Go Goodwins of Manchester have classic coaches for hire.
• Henry Cooper Coaches has Routemasters for hire in Newcastle.
• Keighley Bus Museum in Yorkshire offer buses for Film and TV work.
• King Harry Coaches have some wonderful single deckers in Cornwall.
• Local Haunts have a Routemaster for hire in Portsmouth.
• London Bus 4 Hire have Routemasters, London taxis and classic cars for hire in South Wales.
• The London Bus Company has a fleet of classic buses for hire.
• London Bus Group has Routemasters for hire.
• The London Bus Export Company has buses for hire in the Gloucester area.
• Lodge's Coaches near Chelmsford, Essex have Bedford coaches for hire.
• London Classic Bus Hire have Routemasters based in Gravesend, Kent.
• London Heritage Travel of Southend have a Routemaster for hire.
• The London Routemaster Bus Company.
• Mervyn's Coaches near Micheldever, Hants., have some wonderful old coaches for hire.
• National Express have a classic double decker for hire in Coventry.
• Nostalgia Travel of North Hinksey, Oxford, have a Bedford OB coach and a Routemaster.
• Omnibuzz hire a Routemaster bus in London.
• Premier Carriage has a Routemaster for hire in Bournemouth.
• Priory Garage of Doncaster has a classic coach for hire.
• A.D.Rains Coaches of Wiltshire have several classic coaches for hire.
• RedRoutemaster bus hire based in London.
• Rent a Routemaster operate in London and the Thames Valley area.
• Romeround have a Routemaster for hire in Dorset.
• Routemaster Hire of Knebworth, Hertfordshire.
• Routemaster4Hire have Routemaster buses available in Buckinghamshire and the south-east.
• Safeguard Coaches of Guildford have a beautiful classic single decker for hire.
• Seven Sisters Bus & Coach has a range of classic buses for hire in Sussex.
• Southcoast Motor Services hire out ex-Southdown vehicles, including Queen Marys (and an interesting blog too!).
• Southdown Historic Vehicles offer a range of classic buses and coaches for hire in the Sussex area.
• The South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh has a Routemaster for hire.
• Southern Transit have several classic buses for hire in Sussex.
• Southern Vectis has a wonderful old open-topper for hire on the Isle of Wight.
• The South Yorkshire Transport Museum has double deckers for hire.
• Sullivan Buses of Potters Bar (N.London) can hire you a Routemaster, and other types too.
• Tanat Valley Coaches of Shropshire have a classic coach for hire.
• Taw & Torridge of North Devon have a wonderful old Bedford coach for hire.
• Thornes Independent of Selby, Yorks, provide vehicle hire and classic coach tours.
• Timebus Travel of St.Albans, Herts. now have a dozen London double and single-decker buses for hire.
• Towlers Coaches have a vintage Bedford coach for hire in Cambridgeshire.
• Traditional Travel have a Routemaster based in Bromley, Kent.
• The Vintage Bus Company has classic vehicles for hire in Kent.
• The Vintage Red Bus Company has Routemasters for hire around High Wycombe.
• Vintage Vehicle Hire offer buses and coaches in South Yorks, Notts and Lincs.
• Vintage Vehicle & London Bus Hire have Routemasters available in Nottingham.
• Wensleydale Omnibus have red Routemasters for hire in Yorkshire.
• Workington Transport Heritage Trust Heritage Bus Hire, Cumbria.
• The Wyvern Omnibus collection in Kidderminster.
• York Pullman offer open or closed-top Routemasters, and single-deck coaches.

COMPANIES WHO MAINTAIN CLASSIC BUSES AND/OR SUPPLY PARTS and MANUALS

• If you need Bedford spare parts, start here.
• Blackpool Coach Services specialise in bodywork repairs, restoration and painting.
• Blinds for Buses will make destination blinds for any bus.
• A website about the Bristol K and Bristol L types, with technical information and downloadable manuals.
• British Bus Sales can supply buses, parts and maintenance.
• Cronapress Ltd of Leeds supply continuous bell strips for buses. They invented them in 1949!
• Framptons make all kinds of number plates for classic vehicles.
• Historic Vehicle Restoration based at Byfleet in Surrey.
• JHS Gears are a specialist gear-cutting company in Kent.
• PSV Glass and Glazing of High Wycombe.
• Recycled PSV in Monmouth for maintenance, renovation or conversions.
• Rush Green Motors in Hertfordshire sell vehicles and parts.
• SEW Trim have been trimming and repairing bus upholstery for over 20 years.
• South East Coachworks will undertake repairs, refurbishments and conversions.
• Southern Transit are a friendly maintenance firm based in Sussex.
• Tangent Engineering of Tyrone specialise in Gardner engines.
• Ticket machines for commercial and enthusiast. Supply, repair, programming etc. Phone Phil Smith on 07867-778957 or email phil895@hotmail.com.
• A service offering configurations for Wayfarer 3 and Wayfarer TGX150 ticket machines at a low cost. Contact 07910-122245 or email etmfares@gmail.com.
• The Wyvern Omnibus collection provide maintenance facilities in Kidderminster.

TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES

• The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley has trams and trolleybuses.
• The Bradford Trolleybus Association.
• The British Trolleybus Society.
• The Cardiff & South Wales Trolleybus Project.
• The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
• Hastings Trolleybus Restoration Group and their three preserved trolleys.
• David Bradley Online, a superb collection of London Trolleybus pictures in colour.
• The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society.
• The famous National Tramway Museum at Crich.
• The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft in Lincolnshire ("Home of the Trolleybus").
• A list of all Sunbeam trolleybuses
• If Trolleybuses interest you, then this site is a link to everything you could ever wish to know !
• Homepage of the National Trolleybus Association with details of their activities.
• For a comprehensive list of Trolleybus sites, visit the Trolleybus Webring.
• A brief history of Trolleys, trams and streetcars in the U. S. A., with links to other sites.
• Another webpage about Streetcars, trolleys, trams and subways in the U. S. A.

OVERLAND BUSES, TRAVELLING SITES and STORIES

• Travelling 1: Dave's wonderful photo collection of buses that eventually became travellers' homes.
• Travelling 2: India Overland with Asian Greyhound and Swagman Tours in the 1970s. A really great website !
• Travelling 3: A history of the Aussie overland company Top Deck Travel.
• Travelling 4: Memories of a Top Deck Travel driver / tour manager from 1976 to 2010.
• Travelling 5: The Top Deck Travel fleet courtesy of Rob Sly.
• Travelling 6: A Flickr group about Sundekkers and Suntrecker, and their overland adventure buses.
• Travelling 7: "Just the Ticket", young people travelling around Europe in a London RTL in the 1960s.
• Travelling 8: "Unbustable", a 1970s trip to New Zealand in a former United Auto Bristol JO5G.
• Travelling 9: My own overland trip to Iran in 1970, four pages.
• Travelling 10: Fancy re-living the old Hippie Trail in a modern luxury bus? You can, with Adventures Overland's "Bus to London"!
• Travelling 11: By wheelchair to Greece, a great tale of a 1966 journey to Athens and back (with wheelchairs) in London Transport Leyland Tiger TD89 (pdf download).
• Travelling 12: Road to Goa is full of tales about buses (and other things) travelling between the UK and India in the 1970s.
• Travelling 13: Kathmandu, there and back again, a story of travelling solo (mostly overland) from UK to Nepal in 1971 (pdf download).

GENERAL BUS INTEREST

• The Bus Archive is a charity dedicated to the collection and preservation of bus documents and pictures.
• A massive photo collection of buses (and other transport) on Malta by Keith Till.
• A fabulous collection of bus photos from Jersey and Guernsey in the 1960s by M.A.Penn.
• A fabulous collection of bus photos from Scotland 1968-1970 by M.A.Penn.
• A very comprehensive and fascinating site about P. S. V. licence badges.
• An outstanding photo gallery from Stuart Johnson.
• Mike's Bus Pages contain wonderful galleries of old bus and coach photos.
• Chris Stanley's brilliant photo site, over 24,000 images going back 50 years.
• Old Bus Photos is a fascinating collection of contributed images and discussions about them.
• Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former British buses in Australia.
• Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former London buses abroad.
• Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former non-London British buses abroad.
• Dinnages Transport Publishing and their transport greeting cards
• Focus Transport is a great enthusiast website, for buses and more.
• Busman's holiday, one man's journey from conductor to driver.
• The On the buses fan club website
• Bob Mockford's detailed pages about Ticket machines, a really useful resource.
• Scran have a vast collection of Scottish bus and transport photos. Sign up to see enlargements.
• The Online transport archive, make video and photographs available to publishers and researchers.
• Dayle's photo collection of Buses and 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.
• A wonderful site about Open top buses around the world, by David McGow.
• A glorious gallery of historic Victoria coach station pictures.
• Bus Australia website for transport enthusiasts down under.
• The Southern municipals website, covering bus services in towns from Swindon to Eastbourne.
• Pure nostalgia by John Hinson with all sorts of bus-related bits and pieces.
• This site doesn't really get involved with non-British buses, but many of you do, so here is a good starting point for buses in the USA, The motor bus society.
• Here is a fabulous history of 100 years of buses in Madeira. It's free, just click - you'll be fascinated.
• A huge collection of transport photos (mostly trucks) courtesy of Chris Hodge trucks.

SALES AND COMMERCIAL SITES

• GoCompare has an interactive tool for finding the cheapest places to fill up with petrol / diesel in your area. It works!
• See The Trainline, Europe's leading train and coach app.
• Get paid to drive your classic bus by listing it on BookaClassic.co.uk.
• WheelsAllOver have a range of T-shirts and other products featuring classic cars, vans and even a bus!
• "Rust and Relics", great transport line drawings by Mark Finney.
• 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.
• Ray Jackson produces magnificent transport artworks.
• PMP Transport Films have more than 2000 titles to choose from.
• Paul Lacey Transport Books about buses and coaches in the Thames Valley area.
• MDS Book Sales has a huge stock of specialist bus (and other transport) books.
• South West Bus Models for the latest releases at great prices.
• Transport Auctions of London is the key marketplace for London's transport collectibles.
• Click Souvenirs sell diecast buses, taxis and Minis with a London theme.
• London Hut sell diecast buses, taxis and Minis with a London theme.
• Footman James arrange insurance for classic vehicles
• PIB Insurance Brokers for preserved bus and coach insurance.
• Towergate, for classic bus insurance.
• Rewire Security offer affordable GPS tracking solutions to keep watch on your vehicle.
• Keith Edmundson for ticket rolls and machines.
• Transport Ticket Services for all ticket-related products.
• See Comvex Truck Exporter for truck sales, new and used.
• Baconsdozen sells new tools for old machines, BSF, Whitworth, Imperial etc.
• Routemaster manuals, Wiring diagrams, and other Routemaster material.

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