Jan 2013
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Jan 2013
Presidential Address 2013
Michael Morton, Managing director, Arriva Buses WalesFeb 2013
An illustrated presentation by David Wall
Ten Trolleybus SystemsFeb 2013
Branch AGM, followed by a talk by our member Bob Gell
50 Years in the OSFeb 2013
Product Director for Chassis and Powertrain
Wright GroupMar 2013
An illustrated presentation by Anthony Dee
Fifty Years with BusesMar 2013
Tour - East Lothian & Evening Meeting
Mar 2013
Delivering the Olympic transport plan in London
Nick AgnewMar 2013
Talk by our bulletin editor, Stan Letts
1950s Nostalgia in Glorious MonochromeMar 2013
Branch AGM
Followed by Presidential Address by Michael Morton MD Arriva WalesMar 2013
Carole Morgan
Stagecoach OxfordApr 2013
Moore’s of Kelvedon Tour
Apr 2013
Fife Tour
Apr 2013
Visit to the Black Country
Visit to the Black CountryApr 2013
Presentation by Les Burton , Operations Director, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire “Glenvale Transport”.
Followed by visit to Gillmoss Stagecoach DepotApr 2013
PHRG 2013 AGM
at the Oxford Transport MuseumApr 2013
Paul Jenkins
Managing Director, ThamesdownMay 2013
Weekend Tour to North-East Scotland
May 2013
Visit to Cardiff Bus and the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group
Visit to Cardiff Bus and the Cardiff Transport Preservation GroupJun 2013
Fort William and Oban Tour
Jun 2013
Westcliff-on-Sea Motor Services
Alan OsborneJun 2013
Visit to the Wigan area by Volvo Olympian
Visit to the Wigan area by Volvo OlympianJun 2013
Joint visit with Midland Branch to the Wigan area
Including depot visits to Jim Stones, South Lancs Travel and Finch’s.Jun 2013
Vintage Vehicle Tour
Jul 2013
Study Tour
South EssexJul 2013
Visit to the Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes areas
Visit to the Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes areasJul 2013
Tour to High Peak area & Potteries
Tour to High Peak area & PotteriesAug 2013
Inverness Tour
Aug 2013
Study Tour
Inner LondonAug 2013
Study Tour – West Yorkshire
Study Tour – West YorkshireSep 2013
Alexander Dennis visit
Sep 2013
Central Scotland Tour
Sep 2013
Route Tour in the East Midlands
Route Tour in the East MidlandsSep 2013
Arriva Merseyside
Martin RobinsonSep 2013
Presidential Weekend based in Llandudno
Presidential Weekend based in LlandudnoOct 2013
Lanarkshire Tour
Oct 2013
Rail Replacement bus services
Dean SullivanOct 2013
Visit to the North Nottinghamshire area
Visit to the North Nottinghamshire areaOct 2013
Gary Nolan
Regional Director (North), Stagecoach BusNov 2013
21st John Hughes Memorial Lecture Brian King Chairman Wellglade Group
21st John Hughes Memorial Lecture Brian King Chairman Wellglade GroupNov 2013
Tour - Greater Glasgow (Historic)
Evening Meeting - Presentation by Alan Millar. GlasgowNov 2013
Two talks by Steve Burd, MD of Stagecoach Midlands
Stagecoach Midlands - Succeeding in Adversity and the Stagecoach EthosNov 2013
London Transport's heritage in London Country's northern area
Keith WhiteNov 2013
Leon Daniels
Managing Director, Surface Transport, TFLDec 2013
London Trams in November 1947
Eltham and Westhorne AvenueDec 2013
Afternoon - Annual General Meeting.
Evening Meeting. EdinburghDec 2013
25 years of Deregulation in Wrexham & N.E. Wales: A Co-ordinator’s Perspective”
Peter Daniels, Passenger Transport Manger, Denbighshire County CouncilJan 2014
Dave Alexander, UK Bus Regional Managing Director (North), First Group
Jan 2014
Evening Meeting - Members' 2013 Photographs
Jan 2014
Talk by Simon Mathieson, Area Director East for Arriva Midlands
Priory Rooms, Bull Street, Birmingham. 14.00Jan 2014
Presidential Address 2014
Ben Colson, Managing Director of Norfolk GreenFeb 2014
Les Warneford. former UK Bus Managing Director, Stagecoach
Les Warneford. former UK Bus Managing Director, StagecoachFeb 2014
Midland Branch AGM in Derby
Friends' Meeting House, St Helen's Street, Derby. 14.00Feb 2014
Tour and Evening Meeting Edinburgh
Feb 2014
The Luton Guided Busway
Keith Dove, Luton Borough CouncilMar 2014
NW&Y Branch AGM
followed by Nigel Eggleton, Managing Director First MidlandsMar 2014
Tour and Evening Meeting Glasgow
Mar 2014
The Introduction of Red RFs, part 2
Peter OsbornMar 2014
Visit to Kinver and talk on the Kinver Light Railway
A day with a diferenceMar 2014
Ensignbus: 'Ensign and its buses'
A talk by Peter, Ross and Steve NewmanApr 2014
Borders and Carlisle Tour
EdinburghApr 2014
Visit to the Potteries area by Green Bus double decker
Depart Birmingham 0900 and Stoke 1000Apr 2014
PHRG AGM 2014
at the Lincolnshire Road Transport MuseumApr 2014
Weekend Tour 26th & 27th April 2014
LiverpoolApr 2014
'On the Quest to go Green'
James Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, Reading BusesMay 2014
NW&Y Sheffield Area Tour
A Tour of the Sheffield Area organised by the Ribble Enthusiasts' ClubMay 2014
Visit to Halton, Warrington and St Helens
Depart Birmingham 0830 and Stoke 0930May 2014
NW&Y Preston Bus
Bob Dunn and Preston BusMay 2014
Study Tour
LondonMay 2014
Mull of Kintyre Tour
GlasgowJun 2014
Visit to the Chesterfield area
Joint with North Western & Yorkshire BranchJun 2014
NW&Y / Midlands Branch Visit to Chesterfield Area
from Chesterfield Railway Station at 1030.Jun 2014
Vintage Vehicle Tour
DunfermlineJul 2014
the LT heritage in the Country Bus area
Keith WhiteJul 2014
Visit to the Cotswolds and Swindon areas
Coach from Derby and BirminghamJul 2014
Study Tour
North West EssexJul 2014
NW&Y Peter Taplin Memorial Tour
Depart Northenden 0900, Stockport Railway Station 0915Aug 2014
Aberdeen Tour
A tour to Aberdeen departing from PerthAug 2014
NW&Y East Yorkshire Tour
This visit organised by the Ribble Enthusiasts Club is now fully booked.Aug 2014
NW&Y Study Tour
A tour based on Transdev routes in LancashireSep 2014
Tyneside Tour
GlasgowSep 2014
NW&Y First Manchester Tour
A visit to First Manchester depots using First busesSep 2014
Route Tour of Leicestershire
Meet outside Leicester Railway Station, stop EB, at 10.00Sep 2014
Plaxton Bodies
Speaker - Donald HudsonSep 2014
The Norfolk bus scene
Ben ColsonOct 2014
Omnibus Society Presidential Weekend
Kings LynnOct 2014
Memories of London Trolleybuses
John ClarkeOct 2014
Visit to the Greater Nottingham area
Join at Birmingham or SandiacreOct 2014
NW&Y St Helens and Liverpool Area Tour
A visit to the St Helens and Liverpool areas organised by the Ribble Enthusiast's ClubOct 2014
Ayrshire Tour
GlasgowOct 2014
Presentation by Andrew Guest
Speaker - Andrew GuestNov 2014
Study Tour
LondonNov 2014
NW&Y 22nd John Hughes Memorial Lecture
Guest speaker Sholto ThomasNov 2014
Tour and Evening Meeting
PerthNov 2014
Midland Branch Talk by Carole Stevens of Stagecoach Oxford
The Drop Forge, BirminghamNov 2014
Lancashire United Transport
Speaker - Andrew TyldsleyNov 2014
Doubling Bus Passengers in an Area of High Car Ownership (Crawley)
Nick Hill, MetrobusDec 2014
London Trams, part 6
Chris HollandDec 2014
AGM & Evening Meeting
GlasgowDec 2014
NW&Y December Meeting
Grammar School to Retirement via the Bus IndustryJan 2015
NW&Y January Meeting
"From Skircoat Road to Drury Lane (via Leeds,Sheffield & Dewsbury)"Jan 2015
Evening Meeting
EdinburghJan 2015
Midland Branch Talk by Charles Marshall
Friends Meeting House, St Helens Street, Derby.Jan 2015
Presidential Address 2015
Sir Brian Souter, Chairman, Stagecoach GroupJan 2015
All Our Trolleybuses plus...
Speaker - Steve LockwoodFeb 2015
NW&Y February Meeting
“With the benefit of Hindsight”.Feb 2015
Tour and Evening Meeting
GlasgowFeb 2015
Midland Branch AGM and 'The Northamptonshire Double'
The Priory Rooms, Bull Street, BirminghamFeb 2015
Passenger Focus
MURRAY LEADER, Passenger FocusFeb 2015
Study Tour
North East LondonFeb 2015
Express Omnibus Company of Durham
Speakers - David Holding and Bob KellMar 2015
NW&Y AGM 2015
Speaker: Bryan LindopMar 2015
East Lothian Tour and Evening Meeting
Mar 2015
London's buses from a personal perspective 1949-1989
Ken BlackerMar 2015
Midland Branch meeting - talk by Nigel Eggleton
Friends Meeting House, St Helens Street, Derby DE1 3GY.Mar 2015
Branch AGM plus guest speaker Adrian Hunt
A photographic journey through the North East in the 1970sMar 2015
Branch AGM
Mar 2015
Centro (West Midlands PTE)
Stephen Rhodes, Operations Director, CentroApr 2015
Fife Tour
Apr 2015
Midland Branch visit to First Bristol
joint with South Wales & West BranchApr 2015
Buses in Northumberland since 1950
Speaker - Dr Steve JohnsonApr 2015
PHRG 2015 AGM
at the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, LeylandApr 2015
The Stagecoach success story in Manchester
Chris Bowles, Managing Director, Stagecoach ManchesterApr 2015
NW&Y April Meeting and visit
Arriva's gas buses and hybridsMay 2015
Weekend Tour to South Yorkshire
May 2015
Midland Branch route tour of Midland Classic
Midland Branch route tour of Midland ClassicMay 2015
NW&Y May visit
Metrolink, ManchesterJun 2015
Dunoon & Rothesay Tour
Jun 2015
NWY June visit
A weekend in the north-east areaJun 2015
London’s Night Buses
Philip WallisJun 2015
Midland Branch visit to the Lincoln area
to Travel Wrights, Stagecoach and LVVSJun 2015
Vintage Vehicle Tour
Jul 2015
Midland Branch visit to South Yorkshire
We regret that this visit did not take placeJul 2015
NWY July visit
Joint visit with Midland Branch to the South Yorkshire areaJul 2015
Study Tour
Essex/Suffolk BorderAug 2015
Inverness Tour
Aug 2015
NW&Y Study Tour
West Yorkshire Study Tour and First Depot visitsSep 2015
Presidential Weekend
Sep 2015
Midland Branch visit to the Reading area
Visits to Reading Buses and Thames TravelSep 2015
Megabus.com and Citylink
Edward Hodgson, Managing Director, Megabus.com UK & Europe and Scottish Citylink CoachesOct 2015
NW&Y October visit
Visit to the Hull areaOct 2015
Lanarkshire Tour
Oct 2015
'It all happened at Reigate'
Tony FrancisOct 2015
Midland Branch visit to the Worcestershire area
Visits to Diamond, First and DudleysOct 2015
TrawsCymru
David Hall, TrawsCymru Network ManagerOct 2015
Branch Meeting - Sat 31st October 2015
Branch Meeting - Sat 31st October 2015Nov 2015
Perthshire Tour and Evening Meeting
Afternoon Tour of PerthshireNov 2015
NWY November Meeting
John Hughes Memorial Lecture given by Frank CarterNov 2015
Branch Meeting Saturday 21st November 2015
Branch Meeting Saturday 21st November 2015Nov 2015
Compass Bus
Chris ChatfieldNov 2015
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by Stephen Rhodes and Pete Bond of CentroDec 2015
NWY December Meeting
Lancashire United Transport of Atherton presentation by Andrew TyldsleyDec 2015
Scottish Branch AGM - Members Only
Scottish Branch Annual General Meeting – Members OnlyDec 2015
Evening Meeting - Edinburgh
Dec 2015
'A Touch of the Tooleys and New Cross depot'
Chris HollandJan 2016
NWY January Meeting
South West Durham Independents prior to 1986 (excluding OK Motor Services) presentation by Charles MarshallJan 2016
Evening Meeting - Glasgow
Members' 2015 ImagesJan 2016
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Charles Marshall - OK from 1970 to 1995, with a dessert of PlaxtonsJan 2016
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Charles Marshall - OK from 1970 to 1995, with a dessert of PlaxtonsJan 2016
Presidential Address 2016
Leon DanielsJan 2016
Branch Meeting Saturday 30th January 2016 1.15pm
Newcastle Arts Centre Westgate Road Speaker David LittleFeb 2016
NWY February Meeting
Cumberland Motor Services presentation by Harry PostlethwaiteFeb 2016
Afternoon Tour and Evening Meeting - Edinburgh
Feb 2016
Privatising London's Buses
Roger TorodeFeb 2016
Branch Meeting Saturday 27th February 2016 1.15pm
Stockton Central Library Speaker Alan SilcockMar 2016
Study Tour
North West LondonMar 2016
The red RF story - part 3
Peter OsbornMar 2016
NWY AGM and March Meeting
AGM followed by Peter Green's presentation 'Grammar School to Retirement via the Bus Industry'Mar 2016
Tour of North Ayrshire
Mar 2016
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Eric Wain - A Pictorial Journey with Stevensons of UttoxeterMar 2016
"Look What I've Found"
The joys and secrets of the Kithead trust transport archiveApr 2016
Borders and Berwick Tour
Apr 2016
Midland Branch visit to Luton, Bedford and Kettering
partly by Bristol FLFApr 2016
PHRG 2016 AGM
at the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus TrustApr 2016
Blazing Ahead
Alex Hornby, Managing Director Transdev BlazefieldMay 2016
NW&Y May meeting and visit
Bounty Country Buses CollectionMay 2016
Study Tour
Abellio Surrey NetworkMay 2016
Scottish Branch Weekend Tour
Weekend Tour to Cheshire – Glasgow departure.May 2016
NW&Y Ribble Enthusiasts Club Tour
REC Tour of the West MidlandsMay 2016
Midland Branch route tour of the South West Black Country
Midland Branch route tour of the South West Black CountryMay 2016
NW&Y Study Tour
Study tour of Manchester BuswayMay 2016
Apprentice to Director
John HornJun 2016
Scottish Branch Aberdeen Tour
Jun 2016
White Bus Services - Berkshire's Oldest Independent
Paul LaceyJun 2016
Midland Branch visit to the Wirral
Joint with North Western & Yorkshire BranchJun 2016
NW&Y June visit
Joint visit with the Midland Branch to the WirralJun 2016
Scottish Branch Vintage Vehicle Tour
Jul 2016
NW&Y July weekend visit
North Wales weekendJul 2016
Essex Study Tour
Jul 2016
Midland Branch visit to the Leicester area
Midland Branch visit to the Leicester areaAug 2016
Scottish Branch Tyneside Tour
Aug 2016
NW&Y Ribble Enthusiasts’ Club Tour
REC Tour of the Derbyshire Peak DistrictAug 2016
NW&Y Study Tour
First South YorkshireSep 2016
Scottish Branch Dumfries & Carlisle Tour
Sep 2016
NW&Y Study Tour
Peak Park study tourSep 2016
Midland Branch visit to the Black Country
Visits to National Express West Midlands, Arriva and DiamondSep 2016
Preserving London's Transport Heritage
Barry Le Jeune, Chairman, London Transport Museum FriendsSep 2016
Omnibus Society Presidential Weekend
Brentwood, EssexOct 2016
Northern Branch Meeting Saturday 1st October 2016
Newcastle Arts Centre Westgate Road 1.15pmOct 2016
A life in buses
Sir Peter HendyOct 2016
Midland Branch visit to the Burnley, Nelson and Rossendale areas
Visits to Trandev Blazefield and RossoOct 2016
NW&Y October visit
Visit organised by Midland BranchOct 2016
NW&Y Ribble Enthusiasts’ Club Tour
REC Tour of East LancashireOct 2016
Public Transport on the Isle of Man
Ian Longworth, Director of Public Transport, Isle of ManOct 2016
Northern Branch Meeting Saturday 29th October 2016
Durham City - Shakespeare Hall North Road i.15 pmNov 2016
Scottish Branch Stirlingshire Tour & Evening Meeting
Afternoon Tour of StirlingshireNov 2016
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Charles Marshall on OK Motor Services – To Deregulation and BeyondNov 2016
NW&Y November Meeting
John Hughes Memorial LectureNov 2016
Northern Branch Meeting Saturday 26th November 2016
Stockton Central Library Church Street 1.15 pmNov 2016
Developments at Alexander Dennis
Stuart Cottrell, Head of Advanced Engineering, Alexander DennisDec 2016
Scottish Branch AGM & Morning Meeting- Glasgow.
Morning MeetingDec 2016
What the RT Family replaced
Fred IveyDec 2016
NW&Y December Meeting
Saddleworth BusesJan 2017
Scottish Branch meeting - Edinburgh
Saturday 7th January 2017 – Afternoon MeetingJan 2017
NW&Y January Meeting
Independents in SW Durham up to 1986 (not including OK)Jan 2017
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Keynote talk by Gary Nolan, Stagecoach Midlands and West Regional DirectorJan 2017
Presidential Address 2017
James Freeman, Managing Director of First West of EnglandFeb 2017
Afternoon Tour and Evening Meeting in Glasgow
Afternoon Tour of Dunbartonshire and RenfrewshireFeb 2017
NW&Y February Meeting
Grammar School to Retirement via the Bus IndustryFeb 2017
Midland Branch Meeting and AGM in Birmingham
Talk by Geoff Cross, MD of Central BusesFeb 2017
Joint Meeting with Buses Worldwide
Andrew Braddock: 'Things are different over there'Mar 2017
Edinburgh and East Lothian Tour
Lothian Buses will supply the vehicle for this tour, departing from Ingliston Park and Ride, Edinburgh at 10:00.Mar 2017
To Epping Forest by London Transport
Nick AgnewMar 2017
NW&Y AGM and March Meeting
"East Lancashire Coachbuilders - from Low Floor to no more......"Mar 2017
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by Jeff Counsell, trentbarton Managing DirectorMar 2017
Reading Buses
Martijn GilbertApr 2017
NW&Y April Study Tour
Merseyside Study TourApr 2017
Midland Branch 70th Anniversary Event
British Motor Museum (Gaydon) & visit to Stagecoach at LeamingtonApr 2017
Tour to Rothesay and Dunoon
Tour to Rothesay and Dunoon departing from GlasgowApr 2017
East Anglian coach pools
presentation in IpswichApr 2017
PHRG 2017 Members Day
at the Ipswich Transport MuseumApr 2017
Delaine Buses
Peter MooreMay 2017
Weekend Tour to Leeds/West Yorkshire
Weekend Tour to West Yorkshire - Glasgow Departure.May 2017
NW&Y May Study Tour
Study Tour of former GHA routesMay 2017
Midland Branch visit to South Yorkshire
Midland Branch visit to South YorkshireJun 2017
Tour to Inverness
Tour to Inverness - departure from Broxden P & R. and Perth City Centre.Jun 2017
London Buses in the Forties and Fifties
Fred IveyJun 2017
NW&Y June Event
Omnibus Society Annual General MeetingJun 2017
Midland Branch visit to Transdev and Rosso
Midland Branch visit to Transdev and RossoJun 2017
NW&Y June Tour
Visit to Transdev and RossoJul 2017
Vintage Vehicle Tour
Vintage Vehicle Tour - Glasgow departure.Jul 2017
Midland Branch visit to Gloucestershire
Midland Branch visit to GloucestershireJul 2017
NW&Y July Event
Manx Heritage Transport FestivalAug 2017
Oban and Fort William Tour
Aug 2017
NW&Y August Study Tour and visit
Yorkshire Coastliner and visit to PlaxtonsSep 2017
Lanarkshire Tour
Sep 2017
Midland Branch route tour of Derbyshire
Midland Branch route tour of DerbyshireSep 2017
NW&Y September Study Tour
Celebrating Samuel LedgardSep 2017
The Bus Services Bill
Ian Morgan OBEOct 2017
Fife and Tayside Tour
Oct 2017
Mis-spent youth to transport career in seven easy moves!
Andrew BraddockOct 2017
Study Tour
ReadingOct 2017
Midland Branch visit to the Derby area
Midland Branch visit to the Derby areaOct 2017
NW&Y October Meeting
David BlaineyOct 2017
Tottenham Outrage and Other Tales from the Past
Roger Torode and Tony FrancisNov 2017
Afternoon Meeting in Glasgow
Nov 2017
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by David Reeves of D&G BusNov 2017
NW&Y November Meeting
John Hughes Memorial LectureNov 2017
King Alfred Motor Services
James FreemanDec 2017
Scottish Branch AGM and Afternoon Meeting - Edinburgh
Scottish Branch Annual General Meeting – Members OnlyDec 2017
A Life in Buses, part 2
Sir Peter HendyDec 2017
NW&Y December Meeting
“Bus Enthusiasm and Preservation fifty years ago - the story of the Crossley Omnibus Society".Jan 2018
Afternoon Meeting - Glasgow
Saturday 6th January 2018 – Afternoon MeetingJan 2018
NW&Y January 2018 Meeting
Alex HornbyJan 2018
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Keynote talk by Mike Watson, Regional Director, England and Wales for StagecoachJan 2018
Presidential Address 2018
Mark FowlesFeb 2018
Tour of Stirlingshire and West Lothian
Please note the change from the starting point originally planned.Feb 2018
NW&Y February Meeting
East Lancashire Coachbuilders - part 2Feb 2018
Midland Branch AGM
in DerbyFeb 2018
Joint Meeting with Buses Worldwide
David Leeder: German Local BusMar 2018
Study Tour
WalthamstowMar 2018
Tayside Tour Cancellation
Please note that due to the adverse weather, this tour has been cancelledMar 2018
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Talk by Mark Fowles, OS President 2018Mar 2018
NW&Y AGM and March Meeting
The Bus ArchiveMar 2018
Branch AGM
Mar 2018
Britain's best bus routes
Roger FrenchApr 2018
Stage Service Tour of Edinburgh
Apr 2018
NW&Y April Study Tour
Transdev Study Tour - Circular tour by busApr 2018
Aldridge - One Town, Four Operators
Evening Presentation in StreetlyApr 2018
Midland Branch visit to Northamptonshire operators
Coach from Derby and BirminghamApr 2018
PHRG 2018 Members Day and AGM
at the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Aldridge, WalsallMay 2018
NW&Y May Weekend
Visit to the Hereford AreaMay 2018
Midland Branch visit to Worcester and Herefordshire
Joint with North Western & Yorkshire BranchMay 2018
Weekend Tour to Aberdeen
May 2018
Study Tour
Cambridgeshire Guided BuswayJun 2018
NW&Y June Study Tour
South Lakes study tourJun 2018
Tyneside Tour
Edinburgh DepartureJun 2018
London Buses in the Sixties
Fred Ivey in colourJun 2018
Midland Branch visit to First at Weston-super-Mare, Wells and Bath
Coach from Derby, Birmingham and Cribbs CausewayJun 2018
Scottish Branch Vintage Vehicle Tour
Dunfermline DepartureJul 2018
NW&Y July Visit
Crich Leyland GatheringJul 2018
NW&Y July event
Stagecoach YorkshireJul 2018
Midland Branch visit to the High Wycombe & Aylesbury area
Coach from Derby and Birmingham with pick up in High WycombeAug 2018
Carlisle & Dumfries Tour
Glasgow DepartureAug 2018
NW&Y August event
West Yorkshire Road Car CompanyAug 2018
Midland Branch route tour
starting from TamworthSep 2018
Borders & Northumberland Tour
Glasgow and Edinburgh DeparturesSep 2018
Omnibus Society Presidential Weekend 2018
based in NottinghamOct 2018
Ayrshire & South West Scotland Tour
Oct 2018
Introducing TfL Corporate Archives: Who, What, Why, Where, When?
Tamara Thornhill, TfL ArchivesOct 2018
Midland Branch visit to Stoke-on-Trent area
Coach from Birmingham and Derby with pick-up in StokeOct 2018
Northern Branch Meeting - Durham - Shakespeare Hall North Road DL1 4SQ 1.15pm
speaker - Charles Marshall continues his review of South West Durham independentsOct 2018
NW&Y October Meeting
Lloyd's CachesOct 2018
Study Tour
Blackwall TunnelOct 2018
City Coach Company
Richard DelahoyNov 2018
NW&Y November Meeting
Annual Branch Memorial Lecture: "Blackpool Transport a New Direction"Nov 2018
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
A Single from Ardrossan to Cape Wrath - a talk by Phil DrakeNov 2018
Northern Branch Meeting Newcastle Arts Centre NE1 1SG 1.15pm
Speaker Mark Fowles (OS President) - Presidential AddressNov 2018
Coaching in London
Peter BradleyDec 2018
NW&Y December Meeting
Nottingham City Transport – its history & role in the development of Nottingham”Dec 2018
Griffin Tea and beyond - London Transport’s Food Production Centre
Paul FurzeJan 2019
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Talk by Simon Dunn of RotalaJan 2019
NW&Y January 2019 Meeting
Peter Dew (please note change of speaker)Jan 2019
Northern Branch Meeting Stockton Library TS28 1TU 1.15pm
Speaker Gary Nolan retired former Stagecoach Regional Director and enthusiastJan 2019
Presidential Address 2019
Andrew Wickham, Go South CoastFeb 2019
Afternoon Meeting - Glasgow
2pm Renfield Centre, 260 Bath StreetFeb 2019
Midland Branch AGM in Birmingham
plus photographs from the Bus ArchiveFeb 2019
NW&Y February 2019 Meeting
"Crosville - in NBC Days and beyond"Feb 2019
Northern Branch Meeting - Durham - Shakespeare Hall North Road DL1 4SQ 1.15pm
Speaker James Freeman - King Alfred Motor Services presentationFeb 2019
Joint London meeting with Buses World Wide
Roger Davies on San FranciscoMar 2019
Scottish Branch: Fife tour
11am from Halbeath Park and RideMar 2019
'Drawing on the Archive'
Malcolm PayneMar 2019
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by Tony HallMar 2019
NW&Y AGM and March Meeting
'Cut the fuss, travel by bus'Mar 2019
Northern Branch Meeting 23 March 2019 - Newcastle Arts Centre Branch AGM 1.00pm folllowed by speaker
Branch AGM followed by our memeber Dave Wallace - slide presentationMar 2019
Eastern & Southern Branch AGM 2019
Mar 2019
Reversing the trend - TrawsCymru and congestion busting
Professor Stuart Cole CBEApr 2019
Branch Tour by service bus
North East LondonApr 2019
Scottish Branch: Glasgow stage carriage tour
11am from concourse of Buchanan Bus StationApr 2019
NW&Y April Study Tour
Halton Study TourApr 2019
Midland Branch visit to National Express West Midlands and Diamond Bus
Join us at Derby, Lichfield or WalsallApr 2019
Northern Branch Meeting Newcastle Arts Centre Westgate Road 1.15pm
Speaker - Roger French - former MD of Brighton and Hove buses.Apr 2019
PHRG Members Day and AGM 2019
at the Isle of Wight Bus MuseumApr 2019
Transport Focus
Anthony Smith & David SidebottomMay 2019
NW&Y Study Tour
York Study TourMay 2019
Scottish Branch: Weekend Tour to Manchester - CANCELLED
Unfortunately the proposed weekend tour to Manchester has been cancelled.May 2019
Midland Branch visit to Lakeside Coaches, Tanat Valley and Wrexham Bus Station
Join us at BirminghamJun 2019
Scottish Branch: Inverness tour
Broxden Park & Ride at 10:30 and Leonard Street, by Perth Bus Station, at 10:45Jun 2019
Fred Ivey
Jun 2019
Midland Branch visit to Preston Bus and Blackpool, joint with NW&Y Branch
Join us at Birmingham or Stoke-on-TrentJun 2019
NW&Y June Event
Blackpool Day OutJun 2019
Scottish Branch: Vintage tour
15:00 from Cowcaddens Road, GlasgowJul 2019
Pre-OS AGM Tour
to two National Express bus garages in BirminghamJul 2019
North-East Essex Study Tour
By service bus from ColchesterJul 2019
Midland Branch route tour to the Peak District
Join us at Derby or ChesterfieldJul 2019
NW&Y
Day tour from HalifaxAug 2019
Scottish Branch: Tayside tour
Broxden Park & Ride at 10:30 and Leonard Street, by Perth Bus Station, at 10:45Aug 2019
NW&Y August Tour
Ribble Centenary TourAug 2019
Midland Branch visit to Buses Festival at Gaydon
from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham and Maypole on a National Express West Midlands heritage fleet vehicleSep 2019
Scottish Branch: Lanarkshire tour
Glasgow departure - 11am on Cowcaddens Road on the north side of Buchanan Bus StationSep 2019
NW&Y September Visit
Omnibus Solutions LtdSep 2019
Midland Branch visit to East Nottinghamshire operators
Join us at Birmingham or NottinghamSep 2019
Brexits and borders – hard boiled or soft?
John BirtwistleOct 2019
Scottish Branch: East Lothian tour
Edinburgh departure - 11am from Waterloo PlaceOct 2019
Sir Peter Hendy
Oct 2019
Northern Branch - Charles Marshall "Independent Operators in South West Durham, part 3"
Jim Cooke Conference Suite, Stockton-on-Tees Central Library, Church Road, TS18 1TU.Oct 2019
Midland Branch visit to Warwickshire operators
Coach from Derby and Birmingham International StationOct 2019
NW&Y October Meeting
“45 Years in West Yorkshire”.Oct 2019
BUSES and Me
Alan MillarNov 2019
Scottish Branch: Afternoon meeting - 2pm Glasgow
Meeting with guest Andrew Wickham (Honorary President 2019)Nov 2019
NW&Y November Meeting
Annual Branch Memorial Lecture "100 years of Ribble"Nov 2019
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by OS President Andrew WickhamNov 2019
Northern Branch - Andrew Wickham, OS President 2019
North Road Methodist Church, 28 North Rd, Durham DH1 4SG.Nov 2019
Metroline Travel
Steve Harris & Andrew HunterDec 2019
Scottish Branch: AGM & afternoon meeting - Edinburgh
AGM (11am) & afternoon meeting (2pm) with Nigel Eggleton (Society Chairman)Dec 2019
Buses, Pirates and Politics
Dr James FowlerDec 2019
NW&Y December Meeting
“TrawsCymru – a long distance network across Wales”Jan 2020
NW&Y January 2020 Meeting
“A Single from Ardrossan to Cape Wrath"Jan 2020
Scottish Branch: Afternoon meeting - Glasgow 2pm
Members’ 2019 ImagesJan 2020
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Talk by David Bradford, Managing Director of National Express UK BusJan 2020
Northern Branch - Donald Hudson 'United (Automobile Services) from 1969 onwards'
Conference rooms, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67, Westgate Road, NE1 1SG. This is in central Newcastle, a short walk from Central Station.Feb 2020
Midland Branch AGM in Derby
plus photographs from the Bus ArchiveFeb 2020
NW&Y February Meeting
“Joint Bus Services in Doncaster”Feb 2020
Scottish Branch: West Lothian and Stirlingshire Tour
Edinburgh departure - Waterloo Place at 11:00, with a pickup at Ingliston Park & Ride at 11:35Feb 2020
Northern Branch - Tony Fox "Newcastle Corporation Transport"
North Road Methodist Church, 28 North Rd, Durham DH1 4SG.Feb 2020
The Bus Archive
Philip KirkMar 2020
Scottish Branch: Renfrewshire tour
Glasgow departure - from Cowcaddens Road on the north side of Buchanan Bus Station at 11:00.Mar 2020
NW&Y Additional Event
Farewell to Jim StonesMar 2020
Croydon in the 1960s and 1970s
Peter BattyMar 2020
NW&Y Branch AGM and meeting
Researching a South Manchester OribitalMar 2020
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham: CANCELLED
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham: CANCELLEDMar 2020
CANCELLED: Northern Branch - Branch AGM followed by presentation on Northumbria Motor Services by Alan Silcock & Tony Kennan
CANCELLED: Jim Cooke Conference Suite, Stockton-on-Tees Central Library, Church Road, TS18 1TU. AGM at 1.00pm, meeting immediately following.Apr 2020
CANCELLED: Scottish Branch: Stage service tour, Edinburgh
Edinburgh departure from Lothian Buses Shop in Shandwick Place at 10:30Apr 2020
Midland Branch visit to the Leicester area: CANCELLED
Midland Branch visit to the Leicester area: CANCELLEDApr 2020
NW&Y April 2020 Meeting CANCELLED
OS President 2019 Andrew Wickham, MD of Go South CoastApr 2020
CANCELLED: Northern Branch - Martijn Gilbert, Omnibus Society President 2020
CANCELLED: Conference rooms, Newcastle Arts Centre, 67, Westgate Road, NE1 1SG. This is in central Newcastle, a short walk from Central Station.May 2020
NW&Y May event POSTPONED
Warrington's Own TransportMay 2020
Midland Branch visit to Roger Burdett's Collection: CANCELLED
Midland Branch visit to Roger Burdett's Collection: CANCELLEDJun 2020
NW&Y June Visit CANCELLED
Dublin visit cancelledJun 2020
CANCELLED: Scottish Branch: Weekend tour to Liverpool, 13th & 14th June
Jun 2020
Midland Branch visit: CANCELLED
Midland Branch visit: CANCELLEDJul 2020
Midland Branch visit: CANCELLED
Joint visit with NW&Y Branch to East Yorkshire at HullJul 2020
NW&Y July visit POSTPONED
Visit to East Yorkshire at Hull.Aug 2020
NW&Y August Event POSTPONED
Diamond NW BoltonSep 2020
NW&Y September Event POSTPONED
Go NWSep 2020
POSTPONED - Omnibus Society Presidential Weekend - NOW TO BE HELD IN 2021
Deferred from 2020 this will now be held from Friday 24th to Monday 27th September 2021Feb 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by Tom Morgan - trentbarton Commercial ManagerMar 2021
Scottish branch: AGM
AGM - postponed until mid March, correspondence via post. Further details to follow.Mar 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by Glyn Bowen - Fifty Years of Bus services in TelfordMar 2021
NWY AGM 2021
Branch AGMMar 2021
Northern Branch AGM followed by a slide show “The North East in the 70s – and a little further”.
This meeting is being held by Zoom - see belowApr 2021
NW&Y Branch
Diamond Bus NWApr 2021
Northern Branch Zoom meeting 1300
More from the 70s, 80s & 90s - a further selection from Nigel Eggleton and some Northern General slides from Andrew Tyldsley.Apr 2021
Midland Branch Tuesday evening meeting by Zoom
Talk by Gary Nolan - the 2017 Bus Services ActApr 2021
Presidential Address 2021
Martijn GilbertMay 2021
NW&Y May event
Busman's quizMay 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by Richard Morgan - A Pioneering UK Extended Coach Tour in 1926May 2021
Northern Branch meeting - Philip Kirk, Bus Archive update
1300 - this meeting is being held by ZoomJun 2021
NW&Y Branch June event
East Yorkshire Motor Services -ZOOM PresentationJun 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by David Bradford, MD of National Express BusJul 2021
NW&Y July event
Go North West MD Nigel FeathamJul 2021
Midland Branch route tour in the West Midlands
Join us in BirminghamAug 2021
Midland Branch route tour in the East Midlands
Join us in NottinghamAug 2021
NWY Branch event August - tour
50 years since the merger of Todmorden JOC with Halifax JOC.Sep 2021
Scottish Branch: Vintage tour
Dunfermline departure - from Carnegie Drive (south side) at 2pm and Halbeath P&R at 2:15pmSep 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by David Astill, MD of Nottingham City TransportSep 2021
Omnibus Society Presidential Weekend
Friday 24th to Monday 27th September 2021Sep 2021
Go North West - RESET
Nigel FeathamOct 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Presentation by Rupert Cox, Regional Director South for Stagecoach BusOct 2021
Northern Branch meeting
Donald Hudson - United and subsequent companies (Tees & District & Northumbria) followed by United vehicles with other operatorsOct 2021
101 Years of Malta’s Buses
Richard StedallNov 2021
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by Pete Bond, Director of Integrated Transport Services, Transport for West MidlandsNov 2021
Northern Branch meeting
Durham > Bob Kell - North East buses in colour from the 1950s'Nov 2021
47 years on the buses
Jon BatchelorJan 2022
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
talk by OS Chairman Nigel EggletonJan 2022
NW&Y January Meeting
Huddersfield Trolleybuses 1933-1968Jan 2022
Northern Branch meeting
Bob Kell - Part 2 of North East buses in colour from the 1950s': The IndependentsFeb 2022
Midland Branch meeting and AGM in Derby
with presentation by Richard Morgan on Strachans CoachbuildersFeb 2022
NWY 42 years in the bus industry, and slightly longer as an enthusiast! An pictorial journey
By Andrew TyldsleyFeb 2022
A Pioneering UK Extended Coach Tour in 1926
Richard MorganFeb 2022
Northern Branch meeting
Member’s “slide” show. Ancient and modern images welcome! with members presenting for about 30 minutes eachFeb 2022
Scottish Branch: AGM & afternoon meeting - Glasgow
AGM (11am) & afternoon meeting (2pm)Mar 2022
The early years of bus tendering in London
Len WrightMar 2022
Scottish Branch - Edinburgh stage service tour
10:30am outside Boots, Princes StMar 2022
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Talk by Julian PeddleMar 2022
NWY Branch AGM 2022
followed by presentation by Jane Cole; OS President 2022Mar 2022
Northern Branch meeting
Branch AGM followed by Roger Davies on RibbleMar 2022
Grant Palmer
Thomas ManshipApr 2022
NW&Y Branch April Event
Study TourApr 2022
Scottish Branch - Lanarkshire tour, Glasgow departure
Departure from Cowcaddens Road at 11.00Apr 2022
Midland Branch visit to Cambridgeshire Busway and depots
Coach from Derby, Stapleford and Birmingham InternationalApr 2022
Northern Branch meeting
**** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER **** Keith Wilson and Dave Sturrock will give illustrated presentations - "Bus Photos in a Pandemic" and "Pot Pourri"Apr 2022
Cuckmere Community Bus
Philip AyersMay 2022
Scottish Branch - Aberdeen tour
Departure from Broxden Park and Ride at 10.30, Leonard Street, Perth outside the Bus Station at 10.40 and Seagate, Dundee outside the Bus Station at 11.15.May 2022
Midland Branch visit to East Yorkshire Buses, joint with NW&Y Branch
Coach from Birmingham and DerbyMay 2022
NW&Y May Visit
East Yorkshire BusesJun 2022
Express services from London through Essex. 1980 and all that!
David GrimmettJun 2022
Scottish branch - vintage tour from Glasgow
Departure from Cowcaddens Road at 14.00Jun 2022
Midland Branch and NW&Y Branch visit to Leicester
Meet in LeicesterJun 2022
NW&Y Branch Joint Visit with Midlands Branch
LeicestershireJun 2022
Presidential Address 2022
Jane Cole, Managing Director, Blackpool TransportJul 2022
NW&Y July Study Tour 1
WrexhamJul 2022
NW&Y July Study Tour 2
North East WalesJul 2022
Midland Branch visit to Roger Burdett's Collection
Coach from Derby, Stapleford and Birmingham InternationalJul 2022
PHRG Supporters Day and AGM
at the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus TrustAug 2022
Scottish Branch - Borders tour
Depart from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 9am, Ingliston P&R at 09:50 and Sherriffhall P&R at 10:10Aug 2022
NW&Y August Visit
CarlisleAug 2022
Midland Branch route tour in Staffordshire
Meet at Lichfield Bus StationSep 2022
Midland Branch route tour in Leicestershire
Meet at Leicester HaymarketSep 2022
Branch meeting with speaker
Sep 2022
Scottish branch - Ayrshire tour
Depart from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 11amSep 2022
Compass Travel
Michael BishopOct 2022
Frank Pick and the Johnston typeface
Andrew JohnstonOct 2022
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Talk by James Carney, Finance and Commercial Director, Blackpool TransportOct 2022
Northern Branch meeting
Newcastle > Nigel Eggleton & Keith Wilson will present “An NBC Miscellany”Oct 2022
The London Horse Bus
Roger TorodeOct 2022
NWY Branch meeting with speaker
NWY Branch meeting with speakerOct 2022
Branch meeting with speaker
Presentation by Paul HollingsbeeNov 2022
Scottish branch - indoor meeting, Glasgow
Nov 2022
Branch Memorial Lecture
Branch Memorial Lecture by Alex Hornby (Chief Executive of Transdev Blazefield)Nov 2022
Joint meeting with the London Transport Museum Friends
The pioneers of rural bus services: 1850 to 1920: Sam MullinsNov 2022
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Liz Esnouf, Managing Director of Derbyshire Community TransportNov 2022
Northern Branch meeting
Durham > Graham Crawshaw on “Huddersfield Trolleybuses”Dec 2022
Scottish branch - indoor meeting, Edinburgh
Dec 2022
The Bus Archive at Acton: conservation with a few surprises!
Philip Kirk and John CardJan 2023
Scottish branch afternoon meeting - Glasgow
Members’ 2022 ImagesJan 2023
NWY “Boarding and Alighting”
An illustrated presentation by Bill BarlowJan 2023
Northern Branch meeting
Stockton > speaker TBCJan 2023
Presidential Address 2023
TO THE BUSES BOuRNeFeb 2023
Scottish Branch: AGM and afternoon meeting
AGM (11am) & afternoon meeting (2pm)Feb 2023
Midland Branch AGM in Birmingham
and talk by Alan Godfrey on Midland Red Parcels ExpressFeb 2023
NWY Blackburn Buses 1929-1974
Presentation By Jim HulmeFeb 2023
Northern Branch meeting
Newcastle > Speaker TBCFeb 2023
Buses at the heart of future mobility policies
John CarrMar 2023
Scottish Branch - Glasgow stage service tour
11:00 - "Stop RB" bus stop corner of Renfrew Street and Hope Street (6090165)Mar 2023
Aspects of London and its transport between the wars
Tony Francis & Mara ArtsMar 2023
Midland Branch meeting by Zoom
Bob Dunn on Diamond Bus North WestMar 2023
NWY Branch AGM – followed by an illustrated presentation “Huddersfield Corporation & Joint Omnibus Committee buses 1920-1974”
followed by an illustrated presentation by Graham CrawshawMar 2023
Northern Branch meeting
Stockton > Branch AGM & 2023 OS President Anthony Delaine-SmithMar 2023
Essex Independence
Bill HironApr 2023
Scottish Branch - West Lothian tour
10:00 from Waterloo Place, EdinburghApr 2023
Midland Branch visit to the West Midlands area
Apr 2023
Northern Branch meeting
Durham > Trevor Follows (Leicester Transport Heritage Trust) will give a presentation on the North EastMay 2023
Scottish Branch - South-west area tour
9:00 from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow outside Buchanan Bus Station (north side).May 2023
Visit to operators in the North West Greater Manchester area
May 2023
Visit to operators in the North West GM area
Jun 2023
Oral History and its Importance
Jen CavanaghJun 2023
Midland Branch visit to South Wales
Jun 2023
Study Tour using local buses on The Wirral
Jun 2023
Vintage vehicle afternoon tour
14:00 from the south side of Carnegie Drive, DunfermlineJul 2023
John Taylor Memorial Address
How and why did London's Transport become London Transport?Jul 2023
Midland Branch visit to the Oxford area
Coach from Derby, Birmingham International and Oxford Thornhill P&RJul 2023
2023 PHRG Supporters Day and AGM
at the Bristol Vintage Bus Group and Bristol Bus ShowAug 2023
Midland Branch route tour in Derbyshire
Sep 2023
Three-day visit to North Wales
Sep 2023
Midland Branch Route Tour in the Black Country
Meet in Birmingham, Upper Dean Street stop MK3, at 1030Sep 2023
Buses of Essex
Alan OsborneOct 2023
'Are you being served – a career retrospective'
Barry le JeuneOct 2023
Northern Branch Meeting
Durham > "How far can you get with an SBG travel-pass ? A mid 80's Scottish pictorial journey" - Keith WilsonOct 2023
Visit to South Pennine Community Transport CIC
Oct 2023
Meeting with the OS President
Anthony Delaine SmithOct 2023
Midland Branch Zoom meeting
Talk by Julian PeddleNov 2023
Scottish branch afternoon meeting - Edinburgh
A talk by OS 2023 President, Anthony Delaine-SmithNov 2023
Branch meeting in Derby
Photographic presentation by John YoungNov 2023
Eastern Counties from the 1970s onwards
Robert AppletonNov 2023
At last... the 1971 show – Part Three
Nov 2023
NWY Branch Memorial Lecture
OS President, Anthony Delaine-Smith of Delaine Buses has agreed to address us.Nov 2023
Northern Branch Meeting
Newcastle > “I tried to run a bus company” – Nigel EggletonNov 2023
London meeting: Offering Support in Ever-Changing Times
Nov 2023
Offering Support in Ever-Changing Times
Alison Edwards, Head of Policy, Confederation of Passenger TransportDec 2023
Scottish branch afternoon meeting - Glasgow
A talk by Ralph Roberts, MD of McGill'sDec 2023
Roger Torode
London’s horse buses and coachesDec 2023
Buses 20 years ago
Richard DelahoyDec 2023
“Transport of Delight”
A presentation by Peter CrichtonDec 2023
2023 Christmas presentation
Jan 2024
Scottish branch afternoon meeting - Edinburgh
Members' 2023 PhotographsJan 2024
Slide Show
Bring your own slides!Jan 2024
How Herts & Beds was affected by Local Government Reform in 1974
Keith White & Roger BartonJan 2024
Meeting in Birmingham - talk by Pete Bond of TfWM
Bus service developments in West MidlandsJan 2024
Northern Branch Meeting
Stockton > Philip Battersby and Dave Sturrock will keep us entertained with a couple of slide shows, “King’s Lynn Yesteryear” and “The three Teesside Municipals in the 1950’s & 1960’s up to Teesside Municipal Transport”.Jan 2024
Omnibus Society Presidential Address
Ralph Roberts, CEO of McGill'sJan 2024
Sheffield buses - North, South, East and West
Presentation by Paul FoxFeb 2024
Scottish branch AGM (11am) and afternoon meeting (2pm)
Our AGM (Members only) followed by an afternoon meetingFeb 2024
Essex Buses before the Millennium
Alan OsborneFeb 2024
Midland Branch AGM and meeting in Derby
Talk by OS 2023 President Anthony Delaine-Smith, MD of Delaine Buses Ltd.Feb 2024
Group AGM followed by presentation on pre-NBC Eastern National & United Counties
Roger Barton & Richard MorganFeb 2024
Northern Branch Meeting
Ralph Roberts, 2024 OS President and CEO at McGill’sFeb 2024
Colours of the North West and Depots
by Jeremy WilliamsMar 2024
Scottish Branch - Edinburgh Stage Carriage tour (from 11am)
Mar 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch AGM
LondonMar 2024
Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
More tales from the front lineMar 2024
Bus Rallies in 2023
Owen WoodliffeMar 2024
Life after Stagecoach
Carole StevensMar 2024
Meeting in Birmingham
Talk by Ralph Roberts, CEO of McGills BusesMar 2024
Northern Branch AGM & Meeting
Branch AGM followed by "We wanted to be different" The Northumbria Story by fellow founding directors, Tony Kennan, and John Fickling.Mar 2024
North Western & Yorkshire Branch Annual General Meeting
followed by “Huddersfield Corporation & Joint Omnibus Committee buses 1920-1974 (Part 2)”Apr 2024
First Essex Buses and beyond in 2024
Julian Elliott, Head of Network, First East EnglandApr 2024
Scottish Branch - Lanarkshire tour
Depart from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 11:00Apr 2024
A London Country Busman 1975-1990
Matthew KeyteApr 2024
Midland Branch visit to Nottingham area
Coach from Birmingham and StaplefordMay 2024
A splendid selection of 60s, 70s and 80s North East images
David Wallace, Barry le Jeune and Gary Nolan have provided some of their best photosMay 2024
JOINT MEETING WITH ESSEX BUS ENTHUSIASTS GROUP
Ian Barlex: Lost independents in England, Wales and Scotland during the past ten years.May 2024
Midland Branch visit to Worcestershire and Herefordshire
Coach from Derby and BirminghamMay 2024
Scottish Branch - Aberdeen tour
Depart from Halbeath P&R at 10:00, Broxden P&R at 10:40 and Dundee Seagate Bus Station at 11:15May 2024
Stephensons of Essex
Bill Hiron, Managing DirectorMay 2024
Midweek Visit to Warrington's Own Buses.
Limited numbers - book earlyJun 2024
JOINT MEETING WITH ESSEX BUS ENTHUSIASTS GROUP
Ian Ransom: Buses Across the YearsJun 2024
Dr James Fowler
Was London Transport an Albatross around Londoners’ Necks 1948-79?Jun 2024
Midland Branch and North Western & Yorkshire Branch joint visit to York
Coach from Birmingham and DerbyJun 2024
Joint visit with Midland branch to York area.
Jun 2024
At Last... the 1972 show – Part One
Roger BartonJun 2024
Scottish Branch - Vintage tour
Depart from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 14:00Jul 2024
Route Study tour Sheffield.
Jul 2024
PHRG Supporters Day 2024
at Sandtoft Trolleybus MuseumJul 2024
How South Wales was affected by Local Government Reform in 1974
Richard MorganJul 2024
Midland Branch visit to Kings Lynn and Peterborough - NOW including the Stagecoach depot
Coach from Birmingham and LeicesterAug 2024
Midland Branch double deck route tour in Warwickshire
Join us in Birmingham or SolihullAug 2024
Route study tour Greater Manchester area
Aug 2024
Scottish Branch - Dunbartonshire tour
Aug 2024
At Last... the 1972 show – Part Two
Roger BartonSep 2024
NWY Retracing Lost Routes - Back to the Beginning
Celebrating 1824 John Greenwood and the first Horse Bus in UKSep 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch September meeting
Picturesque Transport by Alan OsborneSep 2024
Just Nipping Out for an Hour
Malcolm RoxburghSep 2024
Presidential Weekend 2024
Oct 2024
John Bull
LT local road & rail timetable books 1936-72Oct 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch October Meeting
Details to be confirmedOct 2024
Cook’s Coaches & Buses, Biggleswade
John HammondOct 2024
SW&W Branch & CTPG Meeting
A History of Open Top Bus Operation in BritainOct 2024
“Three very different operations”
A presentation by Oliver HowarthOct 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch visit
Safeguard Coaches and Go-CoachOct 2024
Midland Branch meeting in Birmingham
Talk by Peter Nathanail of The Transport Made Simple Group, formerly VectareOct 2024
A Northern General photo potpourri
NewcastleNov 2024
Scottish Branch - Afternoon meeting, Glasgow
Members' Choice PhotographsNov 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch November Meeting
North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside by Robert AppletonNov 2024
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by OS Chairman Nigel EggletonNov 2024
Annual Branch Memorial Lecture
by Ralph Roberts of McGill’s Buses, this year’s OS President.Nov 2024
The Highwayman and the Coach Driver
David BeanNov 2024
Austin Blackburn of GoCoach
Note ANOTHER change of date to 26 NOVEMBERNov 2024
SW&W Branch Zoom Meeting
Tales from the last Red Bus General ManagerNov 2024
Roy Marshall's United Automobile Services photos
DurhamDec 2024
Scottish Branch - Afternoon meeting, Edinburgh
George Balloch: The Lothian YearsDec 2024
Eastern & Southern Branch December meeting
Buses 20 years ago by Richard DelahoyDec 2024
Huddersfield Corporation & Joint Omnibus Committee buses 1920-1974 (part 3)
(part 3) by Graham CrawshawDec 2024
2024 Christmas presentation
Dec 2024
SW&W Branch & CTPG
Christmas QuizJan 2025
Eastern & Southern Branch January meeting
From Camberwell to Westminster via Reigate by Tony FrancisJan 2025
“North Wales before Deregulation”
An illustrated presentation by Don McKeownJan 2025
Scottish Branch - Afternoon meeting, Glasgow - Members slides
Members' 2024 PhotographsJan 2025
SW&W & Midland Branch Zoom Meeting
Common-sense Approach to Data-driven SchedulingJan 2025
SW&W & Midland Branch Zoom Meeting
Common-sense Approach to Data-driven SchedulingJan 2025
Jam or Cream on Top?
Richard MorganJan 2025
Omnibus Society Presidential Address 2025
Bill Hiron MBEJan 2025
Northstar - a new Star(t)
Stockton-on-TeesFeb 2025
“Buses on Postcards” An illustrated presentation by Bill Barlow.
An illustrated presentation by Bill Barlow.Feb 2025
Scottish Branch - AGM and Afternoon meeting, Edinburgh
Feb 2025
Midland Branch AGM in Birmingham
and talk by Phil DrakeFeb 2025
Group AGM and Just Nipping Out for an Hour (conclusion)
Feb 2025
SW&W Branch Zoom meeting
Bruce Motor Services and the Longwell Green CoachworksFeb 2025
Northern Branch Meeting
NewcastleMar 2025
Branch Annual General Meeting – followed by a presentation
From FLFs to Franchising - 45 Years in the Bus IndustryMar 2025
Scottish Branch - Stage Carriage tour, Glasgow
Mar 2025
Malcolm Payne
A Century of Service Publicity at Bus StopsMar 2025
An East of England Miscellany
Ian BarlexMar 2025
Midland Branch meeting in Derby
Talk by 2025 OS President Bill HironMar 2025
Eastern & Southern branch AGM
Mar 2025
Northern Branch AGM, followed by “Colours of the North West” by Jeremy Williams
DurhamApr 2025
What I have Discovered, Learnt and Achieved on my Route to London's Transport!
Carole StevensApr 2025
Presentation by the 2025 President Bill Hiron
Stockton-on-TeesMay 2025
Photographs from Scotland
Andy BakerJun 2025
LHRG meeting June 2025
Speaker to be confirmedJun 2025
At Last... the 1973 show – Part One
Roger BartonSep 2025
2025 Presidential Weekend
Oct 2025
LHRG meeting October 2025
Speaker to be confirmedDec 2025