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The Omnibus Magazine

Contents Lists for 2007

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• Opening of Walsall Library
• Obituary - R W Kidner - The Oakwood Press
• Why did the Londoners invest in Hurstbourne? - Andrew Waller of the PHRG investigates.
• Future of Trolleybuses in Wellington assured - John Bull reports on a recent visit to New Zealand.
• The Uniform Approach - Oliver Howarth has been trying to find clothes to fit in the stores.
• The Oban Scene - 30 years between as photographed by Harry Barker.
• A September Saturday in Ingleton - captured in pictures by Oliver Howarth.
• Letters to the Editor - Deregulation and NBC Blue.
• From the Archives - Alan Oxley's latest set of puzzlers.
• London Area Developments - Julian Dolman's photographs of recent changes.
• Book Reviews:
  • The Leyland National, by Paul Chancellor - Reviewed by Terence Uden
  • The Bedford VAL, by Robert Berry - Reviewed by Terence Uden
• Scenes amid the Scotish Snows - Harry Barker found some buses out in the 1970s.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• A Scottish Postscript - Murdock Currie caught some Hutchinson vehicles repainted in First Glasgow colours, and a newcomer in Perth - Bankfoot Buses.
• Presidential Weekend 2007 - Oliver Howarth reports, with help from Martin Yates, Charles Holdaway and Brian Purkiss.
• A Livery Kaleidoscope - Robert Kenyon saw a wide variety of colour schemes in Accrington.
• Letters to the Editor - Controversy continues.
• Putting Statistics First - Oliver Howarth looks at the DfT new incumbents' White Paper on Local Transport and is worried.
• From The Archives - Alan Oxley continues to offer more pictures and reports on answers received to those in OM475.
• Book Reviews:
  • Stockton Corporation Transport, by P J Cardno and D R Hunter, reviewed by Terence Uden.
  • Grey-Green and Contemporaries (Book One to 1960), by Tom McLachlan, reviewed by Cyril McIntyre.
  • Gone but not Forgotten - East Anglia's Lost Double Deckers, by Geoff R Mills, reviewed by Cyril McIntyre.
  • A History of OK Motor Services, by David Holding, reviewed by Cyril McIntyre.
• Memories of the Dunbar Rally - Harry Barker has some evocative pictures.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• Preston Bus and Blackpool Transport - recent pictures by Oliver Howarth
• Mixing Business with Pleasure - The Society's AGM at the Black Country Living Museum reported in words and pictures by Barry le Jeune
• From Hutchison to First Glasgow - Murdoch Currie provided recent views of Hutchison's vehicles before and after the take-over
• North Wales Independents - Ian Barlex took some photographs during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend
• Peter Arkell - father of the house, Barry Le Jeune proves a short obituary
• Letters to the Editor - Debates and comments continue
• Putting Passengers First - Oliver Howarth takes a nervous look at the proposed new Transport Bill
• From the Archives - Alan Oxley has a few more posers, and some answers to those in OM 474
• A Sunny Summer Saturday in the Seventies - Thirsk in 1978 recorded by Harry Barker
• Book reviews
  • Classic Bus Yearbook 13, edited by Gavin Booth, reviewed by Terence Uden
  • Bus Eireann - A Pictorial History 1987-2006, and Dublin Bus - Changing with the City, 1987-2006, both edited by Jonathan McDonnell, Darren Hall and Ian Molloy, reviewed by Tony Francis
  • Garages and Outstations of Major Operators in Great Britain (MOG9). Tony Francis amplifies his review in OM474
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• Blackburn "Spot On" buses in pictures, by Stephen Morris.
• Obituary - Keith Brown.
• From East London to East London, via Malawi, Feltham, Stockton-on-Tees and Carlisle - Nigel Barrett's talk to the Society on 27 March 2007.
• Letters to the Editor - Professor John Hibbs responds on deregulation.
• Integration: Private Sector Style - Jonathan Radley's presentation in April 2007, reported by Tony Francis and Stephen Morris.
• Road Block - Oliver Howarth looks at road works and their impact on bus services, not to mention the intransigence of some organisations.
• From the Archives - Alan Oxley reports on his previous unidentified vehicles, and offers some more for readers' consideration.
• Book Reviews
  • London Buses around Kent, by Roy Hobbs;
  • London Bus Recollections - The complete "Chit-Chats" of Alan Cross, both reviewed by Stephen Morris;
  • Garages and Major Outstations in Great Britain, by David Domin, reviewed by Tony Francis;
  • The definitive history of Wilts and Dorset Motor Services Ltd 1915-1972, by Colin Morris and Andrew Waller;
  • Trent Part Three, 1968-86 by David Bean, both reviewed by Stephen Norris
• In the Countryside and Open Top Services - Stagecoach North West vehicles on tourist services in the Lake District.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• Swansea Park & Ride by Veolia, in pictures
• Obituaries - Ken Glazier and Keith Brown
• Barrie Edwards Joint Operations Archive - Package 23, Sheffield in 1936; Package 24, Manchester Corporation Transport, Part 1; Package 25, Rochdale Corporation Transport in the 1930s
• Presidential Address - Buses: Delivering their Full Potential - Given to the Society on 30th January 2007 by Giles Fearnley, reported by Stephen Morris
• Annual Report and Accounts
• Letters to the Editor - Dave Bubier on the Deregulation Debate; W E Cosgrove seeks pre-1938 Motor Transport Handbooks; John Holmes on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.
• Wellglade, well made - Brian King's talk to the Midland Branch, reported by Oliver Howarth
• Route Recording - Ian Barlex discusses how the scheme might be updated.
• From the Archives - Alan Oxley poses a few questions about unidentified pictures from the Society's Photo-Collection.
• The Grey-Green Story - Tom McLachlan on his history of the company.
• Book Reviews
  • London Transport in the 1970s, by Michael C H Baker, reviewed by Terence Uden;
  • abc Bus and Coach Recognition, by Alan Millar, reviewed by Terence Uden;
  • Nottingham Trolleybuses, by David R H Bowler, reviewed by Ian Barlex.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• UK North and GM Buses cease operations
• Obituary - Geoffrey William Morant
• Chris Moyes Remembered
• Presidential Weekend - Preliminary details
• 20 Years of Deregulation - The Great Debate - 1, The Problems we Face, Professor John Hibbs' talk on 26th September 2006
• It only took 67 Years - The coming together of Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington Corporation Transport systems, following the Blazefield purchase of Blackburn Transport
• 20 Years of Deregulation - The Great Debate - 2, The Other Side of the Fence, given by Jonathan Bray, Assistant Director of the PTEg Support Unit at the November HQ Meeting
• The Shropshire Story - The Final Phase: Serving Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, 1998 to 2006 - Chris Warn's saga concludes.
• Book Reviews
  • West Country Bristol VRs - a Pictorial Tribute, by Colin Billington, reviewed by Brendan Chandler;
  • Bus Operators 1970 - Midlands and Wales, by Gavin Booth, reviewed by Terence Uden;
  • National Bus Co - the Road to Privatisation, by Kevin Lane, reviewed by Terence Uden;
  • London Country, by John Glover, reviewed by Terence Uden;
  • Glory Days - Buses on the Isle of Wight, by G Kreamer-Johnson and John Bishop, reviewed by Terence Uden
• RMT Travel's RML2327 pictured in Stoke on Trent
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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