NEWS PLUS 6
The latest news from the world of bus preservation and beyond.
PRESERVING READING’S TROLLEYBUSES 12
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Reading trolleybus system’s closure. Six of the town’s trolleybuses have been preserved, as
DAVE HALL describes.
REMEMBERING READING TROLLEYBUSES 18
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft hosted a special event to recall
Reading’s trolleybus system. DAVID JUKES reports.
ON THE ROAD 22
DAVID JUKES presents this month’s collection of older buses and
coaches at work on the UK’s roads.
PRESERVATION PACKAGE 26
An innovative new service for preservationists is offered by a
Cambridgeshire concern. NICK LARKIN meets the man who made it happen.
RESHAPING AND BEYOND 30
The Epping Ongar Railway gathered many of the surviving vehicles from London Transport’s Reshaping Plan as NIGEL APPLEFORD and
KEITH VALLA illustrate.
COACHING CLASSICS: LONDONLINK32
A brief look at Alder Valley coaches in the 1980s.
MERCEDES-BENZ RARITY 36
A rare low-floor Mercedes-Benz O405N has quickly become a popular addition to the rally scene owing to its ease of access. SIMON GILL reports.
RETURN JOURNEY: O405Ns42
A look back at West Midlands Mercedes-Benz O405Ns.
SOUTH HAMS SUNSHINE 46
The Kingsbridge Running Day featured a wide selection of preserved
vehicles representing local and neighbouring operators, plus others from further afield.
A DAY OUT WITH PROVINCIAL 432 48
A former First Provincial Leyland National 2 revisited some of its former haunts with NIGEL APPLEFORD.
RETURN JOURNEY: First’s South-Hampshire National 2s 52
Examples of the Leyland National 2 could be found working for First
Group from Havant to Southampton in the late-1990s and early-2000s.
FROM WALSALL TO LICHFIELD 54
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) held a heritage bus running
day to celebrate the launch of a newly-extended service. SIMON GILL recorded the event.
THE MODEL PAGE 56
Exclusive First Edition’s Pointer-bodied Dennis Dart SLF single-door bus
is studied by NIGEL APPLEFORD.
OFF ROUTE 60
Goodies from the Goodwood Revival, how the National Bus Company
tried to get youngsters on its side, and some pictures of drivers with a difference. NICK LARKIN reports.
BUSMART 63/I
B&CP’s comprehensive advertising section, where you can buy or sell
any bus-related item.
NEWS PLUS6
The latest news from the world of bus preservation and beyond.
PRESERVING READING’S TROLLEYBUSES12
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Reading trolleybus system’s closure. Six of the town’s trolleybuses have been preserved, as
DAVE HALL describes.
REMEMBERING READING TROLLEYBUSES18
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft hosted a special event to recall
Reading’s trolleybus system. DAVID JUKES reports.
ON THE ROAD22
DAVID JUKES presents this month’s collection of older buses and
coaches at work on the UK’s roads.
PRESERVATION PACKAGE26
An innovative new service for preservationists is offered by a
Cambridgeshire concern. NICK LARKIN meets the man who made it happen.
RESHAPING AND BEYOND30
The Epping Ongar Railway gathered many of the surviving vehicles from London Transport’s Reshaping Plan as NIGEL APPLEFORD and
KEITH VALLA illustrate.
COACHING CLASSICS: LONDONLINK 32
A brief look at Alder Valley coaches in the 1980s.
MERCEDES-BENZ RARITY36
A rare low-floor Mercedes-Benz O405N has quickly become a popular addition to the rally scene owing to its ease of access. SIMON GILL reports.
RETURN JOURNEY: O405Ns42
A look back at West Midlands Mercedes-Benz O405Ns.
SOUTH HAMS SUNSHINE46
The Kingsbridge Running Day featured a wide selection of preserved
vehicles representing local and neighbouring operators, plus others from further afield.
A DAY OUT WITH PROVINCIAL 43248
A former First Provincial Leyland National 2 revisited some of its former haunts with NIGEL APPLEFORD.
RETURN JOURNEY: First’s South-Hampshire National 2s52
Examples of the Leyland National 2 could be found working for First
Group from Havant to Southampton in the late-1990s and early-2000s.
FROM WALSALL TO LICHFIELD54
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) held a heritage bus running
day to celebrate the launch of a newly-extended service. SIMON GILL recorded the event.
THE MODEL PAGE56
Exclusive First Edition’s Pointer-bodied Dennis Dart SLF single-door bus
is studied by NIGEL APPLEFORD.
OFF ROUTE60
Goodies from the Goodwood Revival, how the National Bus Company
tried to get youngsters on its side, and some pictures of drivers with a difference. NICK LARKIN reports.
BUSMART63/I
B&CP’s comprehensive advertising section, where you can buy or sell
any bus-related item.
