Publications

Books and Publications

The Society publishes books under a number of imprints. The principal ones are the Provincial Historical Research Group (PHRG) and the London Historical Research Group (LHRG), both of which add new titles on a regular basis. Additionally, there are occasional books produced by the OS (of which only one is currently in print). 

Current titles in the individual categories are listed below, including full details of how to obtain them.

Obtainable (online or at sales stalls) from: MDS Books (www.mdsbooks.co.uk); PHRG volumes and certain LHRG books are also available from Dinnages Publishing (www.transportpostcards.co.uk/home/books/omnibus-society).

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Provincial Historical Research Group

The following books have been published under the Omnibus Society - PHRG name.

 For more information view the Provincial Historical Research Group page here

  • The Region's Favourite - The Story of South Yorkshire Transport

    The Region's Favourite - The Story of South Yorkshire Transport

    1. This is a personal history of the company from the inside, giving background information on what, where and why decisions were made in running the bus company. Hardback, casebound, 260 pages with over 480 colour photographs, priced at £29.50.
  • The Ortona Motor Company Limited

    The Ortona Motor Company Limited

    1. Published jointly with the PSV Circle, this book contain to the "PHRG Journals and P Series" page and click on 'New Ortona Bs a full history of the company, including fleet details and a summary of routes operated. Available from the PSV Circle website for £12.00, but OS members can purchase copies for just £9.00 - for details, for details, please go to the PHRG Journals & P Series page and click on 'New Ortona Book'.
  • Country Roads - some Municipal rural bus services

    Country Roads - some Municipal rural bus services

    1. This book covers a novel subject on which little if anything has been written. It describes a variety of unconventional operations by municipal undertakings, which did not fit into the usual pattern of corporation transport provision. 96 pages, £11.95.
  • Sittingbourne's Forgotten Bus Operators

    Sittingbourne's Forgotten Bus Operators

    1. by Clive Cheeseman, published September 2020, priced at £9.95. ISBN 978-1-909091-23-8
  • BUSES ON THE A696 - OPERATIONS IN NORTH WEST NORTHUMBERLAND

    BUSES ON THE A696 - OPERATIONS IN NORTH WEST NORTHUMBERLAND

    1. by David Holding, based on research by C R Warn. Published July 2020. 72 pages, fully illustrated £10.95.
  • ANTHOLOGY 1985-2010

    ANTHOLOGY 1985-2010

    1. ANTHOLOGY 1985-2010: EXTRACTS FROM THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF PHRG. Edited by David J Bubier, published October 2018. ISBN 978-1-909091-20-7. 88 pages, fully illustrated £10.95.
  • THE BRUTONIAN STORY: A SOMERSET INDEPDENDENT

    THE BRUTONIAN STORY: A SOMERSET INDEPDENDENT

    1. by Michael Wadman. ISBN 978-1-909091-21-4. 60 pages, 3 maps, 29 photos (12 in colour). £9.95.

Obtainable (online or at sales stalls) from: MDS Books (www.mdsbooks.co.uk) or Dinnages  (www.transportpostcards.co.uk/home/books/omnibus-society).

London Historical Research Group

The following books have been published by LHRG.

For special offers, more information and amendment sheets, please view the London Historical Research Group publications pages. 

Please note that Roger Torode's Waltham Forest and London's Buses Volume 3 are available through MDS Books or Dinnages, not direct from LHRG.  Volumes 1 & 2 of the latter were published over 30 years ago and are out of print, but second-hand copies may be available via BusMart.

  • ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES: VOL 1

    ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES: VOL 1

    1. Introduction & ST1-600. Illustrated Published Nov 2022, 220 pp ......... £15.00 plus £2.50 P&P ................... ISBN: 978 1 909091 35 1
  • ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES: VOL 2

    ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES: VOL 2

    1. ST601-1140, DST, DL, TD, TC, MY. Published Nov 2022, 200 pp, illus'd £15.00 plus £2.50 P&P .................... ISBN: 978 1 909091 36 8
  • ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES - 2 VOLS *****special offer*****

    ST, DL and ACQUIRED VEHICLE HISTORIES - 2 VOLS *****special offer*****

    1. Two illustrated volumes, 420 pp Published November 2022 ....... £30.00 post free
  • Around Waltham Forest by Bus, Tram and Train, by Roger Torode

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

    1. 120 pp. Price £15.00 plus postage Available from MDS Books .......... ISBN 978 1 909091 34 4
  • ---- Bulletin Extra ---- Fred Ivey's Pictures

    ---- Bulletin Extra ---- Fred Ivey's Pictures

    1. 66 photographs in B&W and colour, 1949-1979, with detailed captions Published summer 2021, 36 pages £5.00 plus £1.25 P&P
  • London Bus Recollections

    London Bus Recollections

    1. The Complete 'Chit Chats' of Alan Cross, with over 70 AB Cross photos Published by OS 2006, 180 pages £14.95 plus £3.25 P&P
  • Surrey's Spring Line

    Surrey's Spring Line

    1. A history of country bus route 408 72 pages, over 70 images............... ****** Sorry, now sold out ****** May be available from distributors ISBN: 978 1 909091 30 6
  • London's Buses Vol 3: Country Independents 1919-1939 - Part Two

    London's Buses Vol 3: Country Independents 1919-1939 - Part Two

    1. Published 2019 £35.00................. 512 pages, hardback.................... Available from MDS Books .......... ISBN: 978 1 909091 25 2
  • LT, LS and LTC vehicle histories: Volume 1

    LT, LS and LTC vehicle histories: Volume 1

    1. Published January 2021, 200 pages *********************************** ****** Sorry, now sold out ****** May be available from distributors ISBN: 978 1 909091 18 4
  • LT, LS and LTC vehicle histories: Volume 2

    LT, LS and LTC vehicle histories: Volume 2

    1. Published January 2021, 192 pages *********************************** ****** Sorry, now sold out ****** May be available from distributors ISBN: 978 1 909091 29 0
  • They Also Served - Bus Route 410

    They Also Served - Bus Route 410

    1. The story of the buses that served RAF Biggin Hill and the area ......... Published 2019, A5, 32 pages …… Low stock, £5.00 plus £1.25 P&P ISBN: 978 1 909091 26 9
  • Shades of Green, with a photographic history of Leatherhead Garage

    Shades of Green, with a photographic history of Leatherhead Garage

    1. Rod Lucas on London Country ...... Published 2018, 128 pages ............ £22.00 plus £2.00 P&P …………… ISBN: 978 1 909091 16 0
  • LBUT - second edition

    LBUT - second edition

    1. LONDON BUS AND UNDERGROUND TIMETABLES ..................... Published 2016, 130 pp, illustrated £10.00 plus £2.00 P&P ................... ISBN: 978 1 909091 14 6
  • LBUT Supplement

    LBUT Supplement

    1. LONDON BUS AND UNDERGROUND TIMETABLES - Supplement ............ Published 2018, 16 pp, illustrated £4.00 plus £1.50 P&P ...................... ISBN: 978 1 909091 17 7
  • *** SPECIAL OFFER ***

    *** SPECIAL OFFER ***

    1. LBUT second edition ..... AND ..... LBUT Supplement ...................... £13.00 plus £2.00 P&P ...................................................... ......................................................
  • London Transport Second series bus bodies 1939-1960

    London Transport Second series bus bodies 1939-1960

    1. 142 pp. ISBN: 978 1 909091 04 7 Sorry, now sold out, but a colour PDF is now available to download, see LHRG Publications page
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 1

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 1

    1. 1899 - Nov 1908 .......................... Second edition, 64pp ................. Sorry, now sold out, but a PDF is now available to download, see LHRG Publications page
  • ** MORiL SPECIAL OFFER ** **************************

    ** MORiL SPECIAL OFFER ** **************************

    1. MORiL Volumes 2 to 9A inclusive £80.00 plus £9.00 P&P ......................................................... ......................................................... .........................................................
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 2

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 2

    1. November 1908 - December 1912 Revised edition (2007). 78 pages £7.50 plus £2.00 P&P…………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 52 1
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 3

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 3

    1. January 1913 - February 1915 … Revised 2015, 128 pp, illustrated £10.00 plus £2.00 P&P..................... ISBN: 978 1 909091 13 9
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 4

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 4

    1. March 1915 - December 1919…… 132 pages………………………… £9.95 plus £2.00 P&P…………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 61 3
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 5

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 5

    1. January 1920 - December 1921… 100 pages………………………… £8.50 plus £2.00 P&P…………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 64 4
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 6A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 6A

    1. January 1922 - November 1924… 180 pages………………………… £17.00 plus £2.00 P&P…………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 71 8
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 7A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 7A

    1. December 1924 - December 1926… 184 pages…………………………… £16.50 plus £2.00 P&P …………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 65 1
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 8A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 8A

    1. January 1927 - December 1928… 196 pages………………………… £18.50 plus £2.00 P&P …………… ISBN: 978 0 901307 74
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 9A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 9A

    1. January 1929 - December 1930 … 192 pages..................................... Small stock available £9 + £2 P&P ISBN: 978 1 909091 02 3
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 10A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 10A

    1. January 1931 - December 1932… Published 2014, 204 pages……. ***** Sorry, now sold out ***** ISBN: 978 1 909091 09 2
  • Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 11A

    Motor Omnibus Routes in London Volume 11A

    1. January 1933 - December 1934… Published 2015, 232 pp, illustrated Small stock available £13 + £2 P&P ISBN: 978 1 909091 12 2
  • Buses in Brentwood

    Buses in Brentwood

    1. A brief history by Chris Stewart....... Published 2016 jointly with PHRG... A5, 32 pages, fully illustrated …… £4.75 plus £1.25 P&P……………… ISBN: 978 1 909091 15 3
  • A History of the Buses, Trams & Trolleybuses of Enfield & Edmonton

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

    1. By David Domin, fully illustrated. Published 2014, 96 pages……… £10.00 plus £2.00 P&P ………… ISBN: 978 1 909091 10 8
  • A London Anthology - Bulletin articles to mark 50 years of LHRG

    A London Anthology - Bulletin articles to mark 50 years of LHRG

    1. Published 2013. 108 pages………… £8.00 plus £2.00 P&P……………… 45 articles, list on LHRG pages ....... ISBN: 978 1 909091 05 4
  • LONDON’S FORGOTTEN BUS OPERATIONS – Public Motor Transport in Bedfordshire 1899-1919

    LONDON’S FORGOTTEN BUS OPERATIONS – Public Motor Transport in Bedfordshire 1899-1919

    1. By J.M. Cummings. 48 pages…… £4.50 plus £2.00 P&P…………… ISBN: 978 1 901307 54 8
  • Vanguard - an important chapter in the early history of the London motorbus

    Vanguard - an important chapter in the early history of the London motorbus

    1. Published 2001, 52 pages……… ISBN: 978 0 901307 62 9 ................. Returned stock (slightly worn) £9.95 plus £2.00 P&P
  • Early London Motorbus Registrations (excluding B-type)

    Early London Motorbus Registrations (excluding B-type)

    1. Compiled by John M. Cummings ISBN: 978 0 901307 63 7………… Sorry, out of print…………

Address For Orders

Orders and payment for all LHRG publications (except Waltham Forest and London's Buses Volume 3, available via MDS Books) may be made electronically - details on the LHRG Publications page.  

Alternatively, orders by post should be addressed to:

LHRG Distribution Officer,
Curry Farm,
Halstead Lane,
Knockholt,
Sevenoaks,
TN14 7EP

Cheques payable to "Omnibus Society (LHR Group)" please. Overseas postage extra.

For more information view the London Historical Research Group page here

Titles Published Directly By The Society

The following titles are published directly by the Society.

 

 

  • Majestic - The story of the BET group's smallest fleet.

    Majestic - The story of the BET group's smallest fleet.

    1. A brief history of this Manchester based company including competition on the London service in 1930. Researched by Maurice Bateman, John Bennett, Michael Eyre & others. 32 pages. Cover price £6.90, ISBN 978 1 909091 03 0.
  • Eastern National: Memories of a Bus Company

    Eastern National: Memories of a Bus Company

    1. Edited and compiled by Andy Gipson on behalf of the Eastern & Southern Branch. Published November 2020, to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the creation of Eastern National. The book has stories of life on and off the buses from people who worked and had an interest with the company. 168 pages. Cover price £12.00 plus £3.00 p&p for non OS Members. ISBN: 978 1 909091 276.

Obtainable (online or at sales stalls) from: MDS Books (www.mdsbooks.co.uk)

Please note:

The Eastern National book is available ONLY from Ian Barlex, E&S Branch Distribution Officer, 3 Caledonian Close, Ilford IG3 9QF, E mail. IB@chadwellassociates.co.uk

An order for the book can be made by bank transfer or if you prefer by collection at 3 Caledonian Close, Ilford IG3 9QF. You must contact Ian at IB@chadwellassociates.co.uk in advance to confirm your details for either option.

DDP Publications

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