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Omnibus Society Magazine 576 now available

OM 576

2025 Presidential Weekend dates announced

Tom Lynn, our new editor of the Omnibus Magazine

Book on Bus Services in Lakeland 1939-1950 now published

Available from MDS Books

Bill Hiron MBE appointed Omnibus Society President for 2025

Omnibus Society Magazine 575 now available

OM 575

Historic Scottish Bulletin added - July - December 1994

Historic Omnibus Magazines added for 1962

Available on this website to view and download

Omnibus Society Magazine 574 now available

OM 574

Austin Blackburn to address November LHRG meeting

Please note change of date

Website - password reset problems

If you need help resetting your password

Omnibus Society Magazine 573 now available - (Presidential Weekend booking form still available)

OM 573

George Ewer & Co fleet history published

Another joint publication with the PSV Circle

Omnibus Society Magazine 572 and Presidential Weekend booking form now available

OM 572 & PWE booking form

Lincolnshire Bus Operators presentation added to website

More Historic Omnibus Magazines added

Available on this website to view and download

New website launched

A new bus stop!!

Midland Branch Zoom meetings

Recordings of previous meetings are available

2024 Omnibus Society President announced

Ralph Roberts to be our President in 2024

Delaine Buses fleet history published

Another joint publication with the PSV Circle

Change of venue for London Meetings

Alan Baxter Gallery

New book from LHRG

ST, DL and acquired vehicle histories

New book from LHRG

Around Waltham Forest by Bus, Tram and Train, by Roger Torode

OS to fund The Malta Bus Archive

Six months funding to keep important work going in Malta

Presidential Address date changed

Now to take place in June

101 years of bus services in Malta

101 years of bus services in Malta

Bursaries for University students and The Young Bus Managers’ Network launched

New book from LHRG - Fred Ivey's Pictures, a Celebration

Bulletin Extra

Country Roads - new PHRG book

Some Municipal Rural Bus Services

New book from LHRG

Surrey's Spring Line - A history of country bus route 408

Presidential Address 2021

27 April 2021, 18.30hrs

New Eastern National book from E&S Branch

Eastern National: Memories of a Bus Company

New book from LHRG

Shades of Green reprinted

New book from LHRG

LT, LS and LTC vehicle histories

New book from LHRG

London's Buses Volume Three - Country Independents 1919-1939 Part Two

Buses On The A696 - new PHRG book

Operations in North West Northumberland

OS President for 2020 announced

Old LHRG publications available to download

Latest: 1939 route and bus allocations

LBUT Supplement now available

Expands the scope of LONDON BUS & UNDERGROUND TIMETABLES second edition

PHRG - AN ANTHOLOGY 1985-2010

A new publication from PHRG

Previously unavailable LHRG books now in stock

Bedfordshire, Vanguard and Early registrations

LHRG publications available for free download

PDFs of out of print publications now available

The Bus Archive is born

The OS library and archive has now transferred to The Bus Archive

Roy Anderson

A tribute from Dr Mike Walker

The Bus Archive gets closer

Our President for 2018

Mark Fowles of Nottingham City Transport to be OS President

New Chairman Elect for the Omnibus Society

Nigel Eggleton invited to succeed Harry Barker

The Bus Archive

Frequently Asked Questions

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2017

Held on Saturday 10 June 2017 at Winmarleigh House, Warrington WA1 1NB

Library 75th Anniversary - Open Day!

Open Day!

Presidential Weekend subsidy

Members get the Presidential Dinner for free!

Annual General Meeting 2017 Agenda

Secretarys Report Omnibus Society Abridged, Unaudited Accounts 31/12/16

Alan Mills

Archivist and Librarian 1931 - 2017

Survey now complete!

Read the feedback!

OS President for 2017 announced

James Freeman to be President for 2017

More timetables for sale

More timetables for sale

Access to Acton Library currently suspended

Access to Acton Library currently suspended

New LHRG publication - London Bus & Underground Timetables

Second edition now available

Photo Sales are now available!

Photo Sales are now available!

New book published by PHRG

Express Omnibus Co (Durham) Ltd - Durham District Services

UNIVERSITY GREENWEEK STUDENTS BOOST CLARET NUMBERS BY 148%

Reading Buses

2015 AGM Minutes

2015 AGM Minutes

Ralph Bennett

Died age 91

Special offer to mark completion of MORiL series

Volume 3 (revised) marks completion of series

"My Dream Coach" on behalf of National Holidays

"My Dream Coach" on behalf of National Holidays

MORE TIMETABLES FOR SALE THROUGH THE WEBSITE!

We've added TWO HUNDRED more timetables.

2015 AGM

Advanced Notice for the Omnibus Society 2015 AGM

MORIL 11A published

New LHRG publications - Motor Omnibus Routes in London

Presidential Address January 2015

Read Brian Souter's adddress to The Omnibus Society

Presidential Address

Presidential Address by Sir Brian Souter, Chairman, Stagecoach Group

Enfield & Edmonton - new LHRG publication

A History of the Buses, Trams & Trolleybuses of Enfield & Edmonton

'A London Anthology' reprinted again!

A celebration of 50 years of LHRG

Vice President, Professor John Hibbs OBE PhD FCILT FinstTA

With sadness, we record the passing away of Vice President, Professor John Hibbs

New publication from PHRG - and a discount offer!

THE WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED by Peter F Clark

2014 AGM Minutes

2014 AGM Minutes

Branch bulletins

As a result of the death of Stan Letts, there may be some delays in the publication of some branch bulletins. Watch this item for further news.

Geoffrey Hilditch passes away

Geoffrey Hilditch passes away

Project Snapshot

Between the 7th and 16th June 2014 the Omnibus Society is undertaking an exciting data capture exercise and everyone is invited to participate.

'London's Forgotten Bus Operations' available for sale

Early motor transport in Bedfordshire

May 2014 LHRG meeting postponed

Meeting rescheduled for 29 May

Stan Letts sadly passes away

It is with great sadness that we report that Stan Letts passed away on Saturday evening.

New Scottish Branch Office Bearers

New Scottish Branch Office Bearers

Sale of Finglands bus business to First group

Coaching business now sold to Bullocks