Welcome to the PHRG

We are the part of the Omnibus Society which specialises in the history of buses and bus services outside London.

It is free and accessible to all OS members and we produce:

• Bus History Matters - our journal, coming out six times a year with a wide variety of articles, snippets and questions.
• Occasional booklets which focus on a particular subject: our P series.
• Guidance on research, writing up and publishing.
• Exclusive content, such as Bygone Buses of Northamptonshire by renowned expert Roger Warwick.

…all available free of charge as downloads.

We hold an annual Supporters Day at a transport museum somewhere in the UK, again free of charge to all OS members, where we get together to enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes access and to hear presentations from PHRG people.

Help is available with research queries, sources of archival material and locating photos. We work very closely with our sister organisation The Bus Archive which is the largest repository of original records of the industry in the UK.

We publish books on more substantial subjects including:

• Bus Services in Lakeland
• George Ewer & Co. Ltd.*
• Delaine Buses Ltd.*
• The Ortona Motor Company Limited*
• Country Roads - Some Municipal Rural Bus Services
• Sittingbourne's Forgotten Operators
• Buses on the A696

* published in association with The PSV Circle

So, whether you are generally interested in the past or into serious research, we encourage you to read and enjoy what we produce, and if you wish you can contribute, ask questions and put forward articles.

For general PHRG matters, contact our secretary at bmmo148@gmail.com

For Bus History Matters, contact our editor at david.grimmett@omnibus-society.org