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The Omnibus Magazine

Contents Lists for 2005

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• Presidential Weekend 2005 - Barry Le Jeune, Nicolas Collins, John Batten and the Editor report on proceedings
• The Irresistable Rise of D&G - Chris Salmon reports on a growing independent
• Joint Operations - Packages 11, 12 and 13 of Barrie Edwards' research, covering Yorkshire Traction, Oldham Corporation Transport in 1938, and Oldham Corporation Transport in the 1960s, respectively.
• Books to Read: The Little Red Book 2006, edited by Tony Pattison; 75 Years of Service in Essex, by Geoffrey Dodson; Ribble-Standerwick-National Travel (NW) Fleet Allocations of the 1970s, compiled by Bernard Ashcroft; Wheels around Dublin, by Cyril McIntyre; Glory Days - United Counties, by Kevin Lane; Glory Days - Eastern Counties, by John Hypher, reviewed by various members
• Setting up a Bus Service - Oliver Howarth recounts his experiences
• Electric by Design, New Zealand Style - Pictures of trolleybuses by P A Chandler
• Summer Holiday, August 2005 - The Editor concludes his ramblings
• The Shropshire Story - Phase 5: Peak loads from 1946 to 1951 - Chris Warn continues the history
• Master no More - Philip Wallis gives a photographic farewell to the Routemaster
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• Reading Tradition - The traditional maroon and cream livery in pictures, recorded by Philip Wallis and Oliver Howarth
• Summer Holiday, August 2005 - The Editor's Ramblings
• Arriva Southern Counties - Advances, Kevin Hawkins' talk reported by Tony Francis
• Joint Operations - Packages 8, 9 and 10 of Barrie Edwards' research, covering North East Independents, Salford City Transport and the South Wales Valleys respectively
• Books to read: Glory Days - East Kent, by Glynn Kraemar-Johnson and John Bishop; 25 Years of Stagecoach, by Doug Jack; London in the 1950s and 1960s, by Kevin McCormack; and Bus Operators 1970: The South East and Eastern Counties of England, by Gavin Booth, reviewed by Tony Francis and "TU".
• DVD Review - LT Single-Deck Buses, 1946-69, compiled by Wilf Watters, from Online Video, reviewed by Tony Francis.
• From The Passenger's Mouth - Geoff Morant relays some quotes from a bus enquiry office in Taunton
• Island Operations - Tony Boyce gives and overview of buses on St Helena
• Potatoes have gone down - another article from Ken Mumford
• A Richer Shade of Blue - Oliver Howarth visited Bolton to see Blue Bus being absorbed by Arriva
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• The day that one of London's revolutionary Mercedes fuel cell buses was to be found deep in the English countryside, reported by Mike Harper-Tarr
• The Prince fades to Black - A farewell picture shoot by Julian Dolman and Oliver Howarth
• Associated Motorways after the War - Terry Harper reminisces
• Joint Operations - package 7 of Barrie Edwards' research covers Bonny Scotland
• Rules of Conduct for Members
• Crowe Brothers of Osmotherley - A new book by Peter Cardno and Frank Reeve
• More book reviews, by Tony Francis and John Howie - Buses in Ireland, by Cyril McIntyre; Classic Bus Yearbook 11, edited by Gavin Booth; and Glory Days - Ribble, by Roger Davies
• Tony Boyce opens a Box of Delights, at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
• South Notts slowly fades away - some pictures of the Gotham services of Nottingham City Transport
• The Shropshire Story - Phase 4: Wartime Austerity from 1940 to 1945 - Chris Warn's story continues
• Bowland Transit - Valerie Bromley and Alan Hayward comment on their financial problems
• Photographic Competition Winners - The Midland Branch's winners were Ken Jubb and Tony Moyes
• A White Wedding in Williton - Terry Harper reports on an outing for preserved Ribble White Lady 1248
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• "Have you dug him up yet?", or some issues facing a Progressive Bus Company in the 21st Century, by Philip Kirk
• The Shropshire Story, Phase 3 - Regulated Gropwth from 1931 to 1939 - Chris Warn's story continues
• Joint Operations - Barry Edwards' research on the topic continues to be available as 3 further sets of packages of duplicated sheets, covering Bury, Cardiff and the South East Area.
• Mervyn Dixon is Locked in at the Glass Palace - otherwise known as the Metrocentre's new interchange.
• West Midlanders reply to John Gilham's letter "Coloured Thoughts" in OM461. Brian Kelsall, Phil Drake, Jon Henly and John Carroll add their comments.
• Regulation - will we reverse to 1986? - Oliver Howarth ponders on the PTEs' desire to regulate services in their areas.
• Obituary - Gerald Truran is remembered.
• Reminiscences of a Bus Conductor - a paper read to the OS by George Hart on Friday, 10th October, 1930
• Dorset to London by Coach - adapted from an article by Henry W T Frier in the Journal of the Transport Ticket Society.
• Springtime in Edinburgh - some recent pictures of Lothian buses in the Scottish Capital.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• Presidential Address 2005 - Back to Basics, John Owen's 10 challenges for the Bus Industry.
• Joint Operations - Barry Edwards' research on the topic is now available as 3 sets of packages of duplicated sheets, covering Bolton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the South Central Area.
• Another unexpectedly scenic route - London 251, described by Dilwyn Rees.
• The other coach station at Victoria - Bullied Way in pictures by Philip Wallis.
• The Shropshire Story, Phase 2 - Uncontrolled growth from 1919 to 1930 - Chris Warn continues the history.
• Another Routemaster Service goes - Philip Wallis records the end of London's Route 36.
• Welsh Independents in the Valleys - P504HEG and R424AOR recorded in picures.
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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• President 2005 - John Owen, a profile of the MD of Thamesdown Transport Ltd
• Coach USA - a summary of the talk given by Roger Bowker to the Society on 30 November 2004
• Colchester: from Trams to Arriva (and just a little bit beyond) - Nic Collins' talk summarised
• Obituary - Stan Hughes, 1927-2004
• Father of the House -Peter Arkell, our longest serving member
• 75th Anniversary Lunch - 20th November 2004, reported by Tony Francis
• 75th Birthday Card from Trent Barton
• The Peak Tramways Company Ltd - The second of two articles written by Stewart Williams in 1946, the first being printed in OM 456
• 1954 and all that - Comments by Clive Birch MBE on the OS's recent celebrations
• Interesting Routes - Tony Moyes on Pullman Coaches Route 142
• Snowdon Sherpa - caught at Pen-y-Pass, en route to Llanberis
• The Shropshire Story - Phase 1 - The Pioneering Years (1904 to 1918), Chris Warn's history continues.
• Liverpool's Route 75 in pictures
• Nationwide reviews changes to the country's bus network pattern

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