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Prepared in Notepad by Ian Smith, updated 30th January 2012

Links to other London Transport bus enthusiast sites

Red RF Everything you wanted to know about red RFs and their routes, plus news of current red RF events.
David Bradley Online The London trolleybus scene, by David Bradley
RLH Bus Information Centre Likewise about RLHs and their routes, plus news of RLHs worldwide, by Ewen Pring.
The London Bus Page Although Matt Wharmby stopped writing the page when the Routemasters came off normal service, there is still a wonderful resource about the recent modern London scene..
Classic Buses Dick Gilbert's histories and pictures of classic bus types. In particular he has pages on London's T, TD, and LT (Scooter) classes, plus a most useful list of surviving UK half-cab single-deckers.
Overground Lars Richter's Photo Galleries: London Bus photos - all sorts and colours and current owners: great!
AEC Neil Fraser's pages devoted to everything AEC
Buses on Screen An amazing collection of references to buses on TV and cinema.
LOTS London Omnibus Traction Society information and a London news page.
The Greater London Bus Map independently-produced current and historical London Bus Maps, in a style recalling the old LT folding maps, only better.
London Bus Route History Ian Armstrong's histories of bus routes with bus allocations
London Bus Photos Central Area routes' buses in photos: a phenomenal archive by Ian Armstrong
LT Bus Stops a look at bus stop types and designs
Chris's Metrobus Website for a now official look at Metrobus
Tribute to Chelsham Garage An insight into the workings of a Country Area garage: recollections, lists and photos by Alan Edwards.
Volvo Ailsas at Potters Bar: the V class Mark Maidment's nice photo essay
Toby & John's Transport History John King's photo essay of 70's buses in S.E.London and N.W.Kent
London Country at Dunton Green A driver's eye view of DG's buses
Country Area Garages London Country bus garages

MUSEUMS and PRESERVATION
London Transport Museum What's happening in and around the Museum at Covent Garden
Epping Ongar Railway Heritage buses (usually RTs) as well as trains: one of two regular commercially operated RT services in the world!
Ensignbus Transport Museum Ensignbus collection of buses: photos and histories
Bromley Bus Preservation Group A preservation group for relatively modern buses
London Bus Preservation Trust The Cobham vehicles: brief partial histories and some pictures.
London Bus Museum, Brooklands The Cobham Hall vehicles.
Wealdsman Preservation Mike Dawes has a site about bus preservation work: RF12, RF16, RF255, RF531, RM795.
RMOOA Routemasters Owners and Operators Association: RM history, rally reports, society news, parts
The Wealdstone Collection RT1594, RT1784, RT4275, RF280, RF433, RF453 in preservation. Comprehensive links and survivor lists too.
SNB312, SNC168, LR9 Eddie Knorn's London Country collection
RF4 Peter Penfold's RF4 and its recent travels
RM254 Group Pictures and Rally Dates
RM 291, SMS 369, RMC1469 Pictures, Bus Histories
Routemaster asbl RM1138 in Luxembourg.
AN121 Pictures, history, specs..
BAMMOT Birmingham and Midlands Motor Omnibus Trust: includes some London buses.
R.J.Waterhouse Web Site. The late twentieth century in black and white photos: RMs, BLs, Ms, Ts, LSs, others...
London Country Bus Services Jonathan Wilkins' pictures and histories of preserved vehicles.
Chelsham Garage Recollections and data from life at Chelsham Garage (Alan Edwards)
EFE Showbus Details of Showbus entrants, some pictures..
Unitrans, Davis RTs and RTLs still in daily service, in the USA

FURTHER LINKS
The Bus Station comprehensive links to bus sites all over the world (Steve Annells).
Buses on Screen fascinating details of buses recorded on film and television.
500 Group Teesside's preserved buses

WEDDING and HIRE BUSES
The London Bus Company Vintage Bus Hire, Wedding Transport, Corporate Hire, London Tours , Private Parties, Sight Seeing Tours, Christmas Parties
Ensignbus Ensignbus hire buses: weddings, events, outings, film work...
Alphabus Central London, Herts, Beds, Bucks, Middlesex..
1950s Vintage Bus Hire weddings, events, outings: Sussex, Surrey, Central London: RT2043, RF644

MODEL BUSES
London Bus Repaints and Transfers for details of LBRT's services for modellers
British Model Buses Gareth Jone's page about 1:76 scale model UK buses, and their prototypes

BUYING BUS STUFF
Blinds for buses for Bus Blind manufacture
Ensign Bus for Bus Sales, UK or export, plus Hires
British Bus Sales for Bus Sales, by Mike Nash, Ockley
The Transport Hobby Shop for bus books
routeone magazine for industry news and comment bus, plus sales/hire adverts
Transport Diversions Internet bookshop

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