Stories Published Elsewhere
This page lists accounts of working on the buses that are published on other websites. These stories are not hosted on this site but are linked for reference and convenience and are listed alphabetically in order of surnames.
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There are also a few links to blogs, videos and audio files to be found online.
Person
Job
Operator
Description
Link
Dennis, John
Manager/ owner
Dennis, manufacturer and John Dennis Coachbuilders
Brief autobiograh of peripheral relevance to working on buses
Person: Dennis, John
Job: Manager/ owner
Description: Brief autobiograh of peripheral relevance to working on buses
Operator: Dennis, manufacturer and John Dennis Coachbuilders
Essex Bus Boys - Carter, Rob, with Sverdloff, Ron and Pidgeon, Albert
Explorers!
n/a
Essex Bus Boys – the first double decker to go Round the World.
The story of ONO 59’s trip from the UK to Australia and back.
See also magazine articles page. Day-by-Day
Person: Essex Bus Boys - Carter, Rob, with Sverdloff, Ron and Pidgeon, Albert
Job: Explorers!
Description: Essex Bus Boys – the first double decker to go Round the World.
The story of ONO 59’s trip from the UK to Australia and back.
See also magazine articles page. Day-by-Day
Operator: n/a
Essex Bus Boys - Carter, Rob, with Sverdloff, Ron and Pidgeon, Albert
Explorers!
n/a
Essex Bus Boys – the first double decker to go Round the World.
The story of ONO 59’s trip from the UK to Australia and back.
See also magazine articles page
Person: Essex Bus Boys - Carter, Rob, with Sverdloff, Ron and Pidgeon, Albert
Job: Explorers!
Description: Essex Bus Boys – the first double decker to go Round the World.
The story of ONO 59’s trip from the UK to Australia and back.
See also magazine articles page
Operator: n/a
Finnegan, Declan
Various
London Transport
VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Person: Finnegan, Declan
Job: Various
Description: VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Operator: London Transport
Fred
Driver
Llandudno and Colwyn Bay tramway
A Driver's account of a trip from Llandudno to Colwyn Bay at the controls of a Tram
Person: Fred
Job: Driver
Description: A Driver's account of a trip from Llandudno to Colwyn Bay at the controls of a Tram
Operator: Llandudno and Colwyn Bay tramway
French, Roger
Manager
Various
Blogs: Roger’s regular blogs as Bus & Train User look at many aspects of the bus scene through his eyes as a hugely experienced manager
Person: French, Roger
Job: Manager
Description: Blogs: Roger’s regular blogs as Bus & Train User look at many aspects of the bus scene through his eyes as a hugely experienced manager
Operator: Various
Haddock, Jack
Fitter
Walsall Corporation
A lengthy account of maintaining buses, especially Dennis’s, during WW2, in 10 chapters
Person: Haddock, Jack
Job: Fitter
Description: A lengthy account of maintaining buses, especially Dennis’s, during WW2, in 10 chapters
Operator: Walsall Corporation
Hogg, Bob
Conductor & driver
Liverpool Corporation
Prompted by Bill Peters’ book Busman, these are memories of a fellow conductor
Person: Hogg, Bob
Job: Conductor & driver
Description: Prompted by Bill Peters’ book Busman, these are memories of a fellow conductor
Operator: Liverpool Corporation
Hull, the Good Old Days (Facebook page)
Drivers and conductors
Hull Corporation Transport
VIDEO: a 5-minute instructional film for trolleybus crews - On The Buses... A 60'slook at Cottingham Road Depot
Person: Hull, the Good Old Days (Facebook page)
Job: Drivers and conductors
Description: VIDEO: a 5-minute instructional film for trolleybus crews - On The Buses... A 60'slook at Cottingham Road Depot
Operator: Hull Corporation Transport
Margetts, Malcolm
Engineering
Leyland Motors, manufacturer
Leyland Motors in the 1950s – an apprenticeship at Leyland in its most successful decade
Person: Margetts, Malcolm
Job: Engineering
Description: Leyland Motors in the 1950s – an apprenticeship at Leyland in its most successful decade
Operator: Leyland Motors, manufacturer
Mockford, Bob
Conductor
Hants & Dorset, Southampton City Transport
Extensive recollections over 7 chapters (66 sections/pages)
Person: Mockford, Bob
Job: Conductor
Description: Extensive recollections over 7 chapters (66 sections/pages)
Operator: Hants & Dorset, Southampton City Transport
Mockford, Bob
Conductor
Hants & Dorset, Southampton City Transport
Extensive recollections over 7 chapters (66 sections/pages)
Person: Mockford, Bob
Job: Conductor
Description: Extensive recollections over 7 chapters (66 sections/pages)
Operator: Hants & Dorset, Southampton City Transport
On The Buses Fan Club (author / webmaster not credited)
Various
“Luxton & District”
“Town & District”
FICTION: the OTB Fan Club website offers info on this TV series and spin off films following the lives of Stan (driver), Jack (conductor) and Inspector Blakely. Those who were in the industry at the time say the scenes are not as implausible as at might first seem, even if seriously politically incorrect today!
Person: On The Buses Fan Club (author / webmaster not credited)
Job: Various
Description: FICTION: the OTB Fan Club website offers info on this TV series and spin off films following the lives of Stan (driver), Jack (conductor) and Inspector Blakely. Those who were in the industry at the time say the scenes are not as implausible as at might first seem, even if seriously politically incorrect today!
Operator: “Luxton & District”
“Town & District”
Osborn, Peter
Drivers and conductors
London Transport
The comprehensive Red-RF.com website includes memories & stories from 35 different crews
Person: Osborn, Peter
Job: Drivers and conductors
Description: The comprehensive Red-RF.com website includes memories & stories from 35 different crews
Operator: London Transport
Osborn, Peter
Drivers and conductors
London Transport
The comprehensive Red-RF.com website includes memories & stories from 35 different crews
Person: Osborn, Peter
Job: Drivers and conductors
Description: The comprehensive Red-RF.com website includes memories & stories from 35 different crews
Operator: London Transport
Rear, Bill
Driver
Crosville
Experiences as a driver for Crosville at Mold depot from 1958 to 1962. There are also numerous follow up stories.
Person: Rear, Bill
Job: Driver
Description: Experiences as a driver for Crosville at Mold depot from 1958 to 1962. There are also numerous follow up stories.
Operator: Crosville
Ryan, Patrick
Various
London Transport
VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Person: Ryan, Patrick
Job: Various
Description: VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Operator: London Transport
Scanlon, Tom
Various
London Transport
VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Person: Scanlon, Tom
Job: Various
Description: VIDEO: Tom Scanlon, Declan Finnegan and Patrick Ryan share reflections and stories on working on the buses as conductors, drivers, inspectors and trade union activists.
Operator: London Transport
Stockley, Phil
Manager
Velvet (Southampton)
Blog: On these pages you will find a series of posts dating from 2010 to 2010, spanning a period of my career in which I ran my own bus company in Southampton (Velvet)
Person: Stockley, Phil
Job: Manager
Description: Blog: On these pages you will find a series of posts dating from 2010 to 2010, spanning a period of my career in which I ran my own bus company in Southampton (Velvet)
Operator: Velvet (Southampton)
Stockley, Phil
Manager
Wellglade Group, TM Travel, HCT Group
Blog: a later period in his career, at Wellglade Group to run TM Travel before moving into the Group Development Director role; then finally ending up at HCT Group - latterly as Commercial Director.
Person: Stockley, Phil
Job: Manager
Description: Blog: a later period in his career, at Wellglade Group to run TM Travel before moving into the Group Development Director role; then finally ending up at HCT Group - latterly as Commercial Director.
Operator: Wellglade Group, TM Travel, HCT Group
Streatfield, David
Driver
London Transport, London Country, Arriva
Very extensive coverage of Forty Years on the Buses, in 38 chapters
Person: Streatfield, David
Job: Driver
Description: Very extensive coverage of Forty Years on the Buses, in 38 chapters
Operator: London Transport, London Country, Arriva
Vallantine, Stuart
Writing about a General Manager
Various
Ralph Bennett: His Life in the Company of Buses – obituary/career summary
Person: Vallantine, Stuart
Job: Writing about a General Manager
Description: Ralph Bennett: His Life in the Company of Buses – obituary/career summary
Operator: Various
Walker, John
Conductor
Glasgow Corporation
Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Person: Walker, John
Job: Conductor
Description: Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Operator: Glasgow Corporation
Walker, John
Conductor
Glasgow Corporation
Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Person: Walker, John
Job: Conductor
Description: Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Operator: Glasgow Corporation
Walker, John
Conductor
Glasgow Corporation
Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Person: Walker, John
Job: Conductor
Description: Who’d Be A Bus Conductor??
Crew Operations at Parkhead
A Boyhood Ambition not quite Realised
Three fascinating accounts of a Glasgow conductor’s lot in the 1970s
Operator: Glasgow Corporation