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Buses on the Net - December 2000
Richard Delahoy checks bus times from the comfort of the nearest bus shelter . . .
This month our journey through cyberspace takes us from travel information delivered to your mobile phone through to not one but two sites devoted to bus shelters!
To read more, see my column in the December issue of Buses.
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FirstCapital |
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Metrobus |
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Lothian |
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FirstLeeds |
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Metro-West Yorkshire |
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Solent Blue Line |
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Pete's Travel - route 404 |
http://tagtag.com/petestravel (WAP site) http://www.route404.co.uk (non WAP) http://www.petestravel.co.uk (general site) |
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Shetland Bus Shelter |
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Bus shelters in the Ukraine |
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Preservation in the Czech Republic |
Update
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Stagecoach Bluebird |
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Plymouth Citybus |
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Busspotter (fleet lists) |
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FirstGroup Enthusiasts Group |
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Albion Trust |
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Leyland Atlantean site |
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Southbus |
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Hong Kong Citybus |
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Transmac |
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Hong Kong bus models |
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Diecast Model Restorations |
Directories
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The Bus Station - new address |
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Direct link to The Bus Station’s monthly new listings page |
Buses on the Net - November 2000
Richard Delahoy investigates some of the latest offerings on the web . . .
Municipal operators in three countries - England, Scotland and Wales - come under the spotlight this month.
To read more, see my column in the November issue of Buses.
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Cardiff Bus |
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Lothian Regional Transport |
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Thamesdown Transport |
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History of the Johnson farebox |
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Leon Motors |
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Ensignbus |
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City Sightseeing |
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Guide Friday |
Update
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Eastern Transport Collection |
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East Midlands Vehicle Preservation Group |
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National Trolleybus Association |
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Trolleybuses at the Black Country Museum |
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Walford Arches trolleybus layout |
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Fanfare Models |
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PMP videos |
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Xephos - Great Britain Bus Timetable |
Directories
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The Bus Station - new address |
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Direct link to The Bus Station’s monthly new listings page |
Buses on the Net - October 2000
Has Stagecoach’s web presence improved in the past year? Richard Delahoy investigates . . .
With the feature on Stagecoach elsewhere in this issue, it’s timely to revisit how this major group is using the web to communicate with actual and potential passengers. Since my last review in the May 1999 issue, more companies have gone on line and others have improved.
To read more, see my column in the October issue of Buses.
Stagecoach links
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Stagecoach Fan Club |
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Stagecoach Holdings plc |
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Stagecoach Busways |
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Stagecoach Cambus |
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Stagecoach Transit group |
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Stagecoach Darlington |
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Stagecoach Hartlepool |
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Stagecoach Hull |
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Stagecoach Stockton |
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Stagecoach London - East London & Selkent |
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Stagecoach Manchester |
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Stagecoach United Counties |
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Stagecoach Oxford |
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Stagecoach West |
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Stagecoach Fan Club - links pages, to enthusiast sites |
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/8661/links/enthus.html and http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/8661/links/misc.html |
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Newsgroup |
Travel information
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Yorkshire Dales journey planner |
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Yorkshire Travel Net journey planner |
Update
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Truronian |
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SCT61 - Southend Corporation & Eastern National in the 1960s and 70s |
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Ian Smith’s fascinating and "not too serious look at London buses in the era 1930-1970" |
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David Bradley’s look at London trolleybuses |
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BusTravel Ireland |
Directories
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The Bus Station - new address |
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Direct link to The Bus Station’s monthly new listings page |
Buses on the Net - September 2000
Does London Transport’s new site live up to expectations? Richard Delahoy investigates . . .
Transport for London (TfL) were quick off the mark with a comprehensive revamp of the www.londontransport.co.uk site, to reflect the wider responsibilities that the new body has for planning London’s transport. But is the update better than the old site, reviewed last October?
To read the full story, see the September issue of Buses magazine, which features the following sites:
Operator sites
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London United Busways |
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Nexus - Tyne & Wear PTE |
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Lothian Buses |
Enthusiast Sites
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The Electric Tbus Group |
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First Bristol/First Cityline |
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West Yorkshire buses |
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Yorkshire Coast & EYMS |
Directories
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The Bus Station - new address |
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Direct link to The Bus Station’s monthly new listings page |
Buses on the Net - August 2000 issue
Planning to visit a rally or museum this summer?
Richard Delahoy discovers how the ’net can help . . .
Summer means days out, visiting rallies, running days and museums. This year, the traditional Buses Rally Calendar has been joined by the new book Buses Restored, so how can the internet help? One of the advantages of the ’net is its immediacy, so that updated information can be made available instantly. This can include changes to opening hours, details of special events, even lists of vehicles entered for rallies. A number of museums also offer a virtual tour, showing what’s on offer and helping you to plan your visit.
To see the full story, read my column in Buses magazine this month. To visit the featured sites, simply click on the links below:
Museums and vehicle collections:
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Amberley Museum |
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Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust, Wythall |
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Black Country Museum Transport Group |
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Bury Transport Museum |
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City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Portsmouth |
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Darwen Transport Museum Trust |
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East Anglia Transport Musuem Society - Carlton Colville, Lowestoft |
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Glasgow Museum of Transport |
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Grampian Transport Museum |
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Heaton Park Tramway, Manchester |
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Ipswich Transport Museum |
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Keighley Bus Museum |
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Lancastrian Transport Trust |
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Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society |
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London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham |
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LT Museum, Covent Garden and The Depot, Acton |
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Manchester Museum of Transport |
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Merseyside Transport Trust |
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Museum of British Road Transport, Coventry |
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National Association of Road Transport Museums |
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National Tramway Museum, Crich |
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Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington |
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Oxford Bus Museum |
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Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust |
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Sandtoft Transport Centre |
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Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond |
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Sheffield Bus Museum |
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St Helens Transport Museum |
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Transport Museum Society of Ireland |
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Ulster Folk & Transport Museum |
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Virtual Bus Museum - including the Castle Point Transport Museum, Canvey Island |
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West of England Transport Collection |
Heritage bus services/fleets and running days:
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Cumbria Classic Coaches |
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Edinburgh Classic Bus Running Day |
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Friends of King Alfred Buses - Winchester Running Day |
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Memory Lane (including the Surrey Downs heritage service) |
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Rexquote Ltd (heritage services at Taunton and Weston Super Mare) |
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Southcoast Motor Services (including Brighton heritage service) |
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Warminster & West Wilts Vintage Bus Running Day (with details of last year's event) |
Rallies, events and sundry links:
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British Bus Preservation Group rally, Woburn |
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Dick Gilbert's Classic Buses - including a very comprehensive events listing |
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Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, including details of road runs & rallies |
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Llandudno Transport Festival |
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North London Transport Society - organisers of the Stanford Rivers and North Weald rallies |
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Showbus |
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Swansea Festival of Transport |
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The Bedford Gathering |
Update links:
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Foden vehicles |
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Newsgroups - Andy Fear's guide to egroups |
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British Buses Abroad newsgroup |
http://www.egroups.com/group/British-Buses-Abroad-in-North-America |
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Dennis Tridents in Canada |
Directories:
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The Bus Station |
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Showbus - museums page |
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Showbus - rallies and events page |
Watch out for my next column in the September issue of Buses, due out on August 18th. Happy surfing!
Richard Delahoy, Buses on the Net editor