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Issue	Article title	Brief description
001	446 Inaugural Run	An illustrated account of the first run of DBL 154 in TV&GWOT ownership
001	On the Buses - For Real - The Beginnings	A young man returns from WWII service working first as a lorry driver then applying for a job with Western National in Taunton
001	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at YF 714, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
001	Origins and Early Days of British Reading Branch	The origins of what would become Thames Valley Traction Co. Ltd - a local branch of British Automobile Traction established in Reading in 1915
001	Express Relief	Royal Blue destination labels through the years
002	Coaching the Old Bath Road	Transition of the London to Weston-super-Mare service from joint operation with Royal Blue to Bristol Greyhound alone
002	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at DBL 154, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
002	Kingsbridge 2015 - A record-breaking running Day in South Devon	Pictorial review of the Kingsbridge Running day 2015
002	On the Buses - For Real - The Test	An aspirant Western National Driver presents for his PSV test at Taunton Depot in 1947
002	The Final Day of First Devon	Pictorial high/low lights marking the end of former Western National operations in the Plymouth area on 5 September 2015
002	Thames Valley 100 - Our Celebration of an Important Centenary	Pictorial review of TV&GWOT's TV100 celebration
002	The High-Floor RE Prototype - South Midland Car 867	Unusual twists which brought about the high-floor prototype Bristol RE
003	On the Buses - For Real - The New Boy	The first day of a new bus driver reporting for duty at Hamilton Road depot, Taunton
003	Supporting 2015	Pictorial review of events in 2015
003	Season's Greetings	Bus operations in the snow past and present - in pictures
003	"20 minute stop - we leave at 11.40"	A tour of Coaching Refreshment Stops frequented by Royal Blue
003	Project Fares Please!	Introducing a project to overhaul ticket machines for running day use
003	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at VW 2013, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
003	The Origins of Bracknell Garage	How TVT came to set up in Bracknell - prompted by the recent closure of First Group's depot there
004	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at GRX 140D, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
004	Suspended for the Duration	The effects of WWII on coaching and the revival of coach services 70 years ago
004	Pure as the Driven Snow	Intrigue surrounding the departure of Bristol SUL 420 from Trowbridge defeating even the most diligent sleuth
004	Supporters' Day, Berkshire	Pictorial Review of the Berkshire Day for Supporters in early 2016
004	Piggy Backs and Pulls	Buses that know how to make an entrance are followed to their new West Country home
004	Reading's Colonnade Coach Station	The arrival of refreshment stops for coach services through Reading and The Colonnade
004	On the Buses - For Real - The Regulator	The hub of Taunton Depot's early post-WWII operations from Tower Street and the officials to be found there
005	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at MOD 973, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
005	On the Buses - For Real - Master Aces	Pictorial Review of events in the year so far - Penzance, Didcot, London to Brighton, Taunton, Fawley and the Royal Blue Run
005	Supporters' Scrapbook	Pictorial Review of events in the year so far - Penzance, Didcot, London to Brighton, Taunton, Fawley and the Royal Blue Run
005	Dennis the Men-Ace	A modern day perspective of grappling with driving a preserved Dennis Mace
005	The GWR Road Motors at Newbury	GWR Road Motors operations at Newbury where uncharacteristically things were anything but smooth
005	A Fascinating Journey	Alder Valley's struggles with vehicle reliability in the early 1970s
005	Double Decked in Bournemouth (Part 1)	Bournemouth's bus and coach station - origins in 1931 and early years
006	What's in a Number?	Some remarkable coincidences in the fleet number digits of TV&GWOT vehicles.
006	Western Wanderings	A contemporary account of West Country bus operations from 1955
006	Scheduling the 'Valley	The characters and vehicles witnessed by a TV scheduler from 1949 into the 1950s
006	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at MRD 147, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
006	Double Decked in Bournemouth (Part 2)	Bournemouth's bus and coach station - remodelling, use through the mid 20th century and destruction in a fire now 40 years ago
006	A Day Like No Other	Pictorial review of the Kingsbridge running day, September 2016
007	An Overview of Thames Valley Bristol FLF History	Cataloguing the TV FLFs from start to finish - 1960 to 1985
007	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at EDV 555D, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
007	After the Ball	Pictorial review of Volunteers' post-Kingsbridge tour over Dartmoor
007	Wanderings of a Road Motors Man	Research reveals one man's links with Great Western Road Motors operations from Slough to Penzance a century ago
007	Special Agents	The work of local agents (and all the paperwork) for passengers to book long distance coach travel
008	The London Terminus	A look back at the history of VCS following TV&GWOT's Coach Festival marking the 85th anniversary of the London terminus
008	Supporters' Day, Devon	Pictorial Review of the Devon Day for Supporters in early 2017
008	On the Buses - For Real - Hunting Reliances	Recollections of ex-Royal Blue AEC Reliances in their last days of service for Western National in Taunton
008	Vehicle Profile	A look back at the history of VCS following TV&GWOT's Coach Festival marking the 85th anniversary of the London terminus
008	The Vincent-bodied Bristol Coaches of Thames Valley	The lengths TVT went to to refurbish surviving war-torn Leylands and new vehicle orders to provide post-war services
008	Royal Blue…..still in Reading?!	Modern day use of "Royal Blue" branding in Reading
009	On the Buses - For Real - Right and Forward	The characteristics of Bristol's 5-speed overdrive gearbox and techniques for mastering it, shared by a driver
009	The Cheltenham Co-ordination Scheme	Background to the co-ordination scheme which saw Cheltenham become a key hub for Associated Motorways operations
009	From Boadicea to Alfred the Great - A Thames Valley Oddity	The role of a lone Thornycroft BC which transferred to TV as Car 257 from the GWR Road Motors
009	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at JUO 992, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
009	Supporters' Scrapbook	Photos from 2017 events, so far: fro' Penzance to Brighton, Didcot, Taunton, Buckfasleigh and Exmouth
009	Tough Times at High Wycombe in the 1960s	Complexities of operating the TV High Wycombe Depot from the perspective of the Traffic Superintendent's assistant in the late 1960s
010	Thames Valley's Smallest Garage	In the 1920s and 30s, long before the Middletons brought fame to the village, Bucklebury held claim to the smallest TV bus garage
010	Perfect Picture	The lengths Royal Blue went to to capture spectacular photographs for its publicity and timetables
010	Kingsbridge 2017: The Big Day	Pictorial review of the 10th running day
010	Double Dates	Pictorial review of summer occasions where TV&GWOT managed to be in two places at once.
010	On the Buses - For Real - The Original B10	Recollections of driving Tilling-Stevens B10s, stalwarts of the Taunton single deck fleet
010	Kingsbridge 2017 - a Day Out With the Little Ones	Pictorial review of the Supporters' tour across the narrow bridges of Dartmoor
010	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at MO 9324, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
011	Driving "The Blues"	Tales from Royal Blue drivers who, for reasons of the content, are anonymous
011	On the Buses - For Real - A Winter's Tale	How a 1950s' bus driver based at Taunton kept his body warm, if not always his heart
011	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at LTA 995, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
011	The Red&White Legacy	The influence of Red&White on South Midland under Thames Valley in the guise of Coach 85
011	That Tavistock Feeling	Pictorial view of the 1968 scene in Tavistock that the mini Running Day is set to re-create
011	Caught-a Supporter!	More or less flattering but all amusing photos of Supporters through year
012	Follow Things Worthy of You	Vehicles and experiences travelling on Thames Valley Traction's Service 25 between Flackwell Heath and High Wycombe in the late 1940s / early 1950s
012	Scenes from a Special Monday	Pictorial review of the Exeter-Minehead trip following the joint DG/WN service 217
012	The Jolly Boys' Outings	The challenges and camaraderie that retrieving an abandoned Western National Beadle-Bedford from deepest Wales entails
012	Routing the Run	The many stages in researching and planning a Royal Blue run are unveiled
013	Royal Blue Reflections	Pictorial review of the 2018 Royal Blue Run
013	Tickets Please!	Royal Blue ticketing and system developments through the 1940s and '50s
013	Thames Valley & Reading Running Day	Pictorial review of the running day and trolleybus commemoration in June 2018
013	Hand Picked MW: Southern National 2625	Glimpsed in To and fro' 013, the history (and future) of Southern National 2625, a remarkable MW survivor, is revealed
013	Room for 8 standing (or 1 horse)	An amazing account of transporting a horse with a Thames Valley Bristol KSW6B
013	Moorland Adventures Past and Present	A wry comparison between experiences of Tavistock's bus running day and travellers making their way to Goosey Fair
013	Our Day Out in 1968	The inspiration for and realisation of the dream of re-creating the 1968 scene in Tavistock for the 2018 mini running day
014	Highways to the West	The history of Highways' motor coach service from London, through the Thames Valley to the West Country in the late 1920s / early 1930s
014	On the Buses - For Real - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered	How passengers on buses from Taunton in the early post-WWII period could turn every journey into its own pantomime
014	The Year of the Trolley	Pictures from the BTS celebration of Reading Trolleybuses at Sandtoft
014	Kingsbridge 2018	Pictorial review of the 11th vintage bus running day in Kingsbridge
014	Big Bertha	A look back at a Thames Valley legend, their only 'long' rear entrance Lodekka, Bristol LDL Car 779
015	Remembering Reading’s Trolleybuses 50 years after departure	Memories from a man who was there contrasting then and now
015	More…..Driving “The Blues”	More tales from Royal Blue drivers who, for reasons of deviation, are anonymous
015	Vehicle Profile	A closer look at FDV 790V, a vehicle in the TV&GWOT Collection
015	Trolleybus Gold	The many celebrations marking the trolleybus operations in Reading which ceased 50 years ago brought together in pictures
015	Christmas selection box	Different flavours of West Country vehicles in pictures
015	The Red&White Legacy	The interesting trio of AEC Regents that passed through the Newbury & District fleet
016	Catering for the Passengers	How suitable refreshment stops used by Royal Blue services were found
016	30 Years’ Service: Part 1	To and fro’ Editor, David Sheppard, gives an amusing and enlightening account of his first encounters with buses and preservation
016	The Red&White Legacy	The Lydney-bodied Regals
016	Pride of the Peninsula	Remembering the Millbrook Steamboat Company, 90 years after incorporation – a significant provider of both river and road transport on the Rame Peninsula in SE Cornwall
016	Thames Valley Coaches in Colour	Visualising unique liveries of the small batches of pre-war coaches taken by the Thames Valley
017	The Road to Brighton	Tracing TV&GWOT’s Bristol SUL 692 on its prize-winning trip on the HCVS run to Brighton
017	30 Years’ Service: Part 2	To and fro’ Editor, David Sheppard, progresses from eager child to the responsibilities of bus ownership and restoration
017	Record Breakers	Stunning photographs from TVG&WOT’s record breaking events at Penzance and Didcot in early 2019
017	From Coast to Coast	The genesis of Royal Blue on the Birkenhead-Didcot-Newbury-Southampton axis, perpendicular to the Paddington to Penzance one
017	On behalf of GWR – Thames Valley to Ascot Races	The mammoth task of transporting race goers from the railhead at Windsor to Royal Ascot from the 1920s to ’50s
018	Our 2019 Royal Blue Run	A stunning reminder of the 24 coaches, 650 miles and 16 counties of this ambitious run
018	All change in Tavistock	Reflections on the ‘Day out in the Late 1960s’ staged by TV&GWOT in Tavistock in July 2019
018	A Tour of 1980	Illustrated memories of a touring holiday through Western National territory in September 1980
018	30 Years’ Service: Part 3	To and fro’ Editor, David Sheppard’s progression through teenage years is matched by growth in the family fleet
018	Car 866: Thames Valley’s MW Coach	Continuing a tale from To & Fro’ 002, the destiny of 866 (520ABL) is revealed
018	Wish you were there?	A collection of vintage West Country postcards, each featuring contemporary buses
018	Express Reading: Part 1	The emergence of local ‘express’ services for travel around the Reading area
018	Flaming June ….and July!	Special events supporting Reading Buses, and marking 100 and 110 years since the first GWR Road Motor services to Dartmouth and Salcombe
019	Express Reading: Part 2	Post-war development of local ‘express’ services for travel around the Reading area
019	A Tour of 1980 – Part 2	The tour continues into North Devon with photographs evoking the scene now nearly 40 years ago
019	30 Years’ Service: Part 4	To and fro’ Editor, David Sheppard’s ascendance in the world of bus preservation and operation are brought up to date in this final episode
019	Thames Valley Joint Workings – Route 75: Reading to Guildford	The development of this joint operation from its origins in 1954, long before the Thames Valley and Aldershot & District merged, is described
019	Reading Motorbus Centenary	Reflections on TV&GWOT’s running day on 8th December, with 5 buses traversing the original route to mark 100 years since the first Reading Corporation Motorbus service
019	Work and Play at Kingsbridge	A pictorial round-up of the fun had by all at the Kingsbridge Running Day in September
020	50 Years Ago in Trowbridge	A collation of Supporters’ photographs mark 50 years since Western National’s hold on Trowbridge’s Conigre depot was relinquished to Bristol Omnibus
020	In Memory of Trevor Leach	Memories of Trevor, a loyal Supporter, and of his SU which regularly appeared at Trust events
020	That Double Decker Buzz	Recollections of the fast changing Thames Valley bus scene of the 1980s and 90s thanks to the Bee Line
020	A Tour of 1980 – Part 3	The tour continues into Cornwall with photographs evoking the scene now nearly 40 years ago
020	From Paul to Paris	As a new skyline emerges at the site of Exeter’s former Bus & Coach Station, Peter Delaney examines the origins and history of coach stations in the city
020	Sightseeing Around Britain’s Ocean City	Andy Richings gives a flavour of the operations and vehicles that have shown visitors the breath-taking views and history that Plymouth has to offer.
021	Green National Express Coaches	On the centenary of the formation of the NOTC, Peter Delaney combines rich archive material to explain the complex dealings
021	Great Western Road Motors – Depot Allocations 1919-1929	Colin Billington reveals fascinating insights to be gleaned from GWR Road Motors records for nearly 500 vehicles and over 60 depots
021	More Sightseeing in Plymouth	The double-deck bus tours operated by Plymouth City Transport for nearly 40 years explored by David Burch
021	South Midland Coach to Brighton – with a difference	In place of the annual HCVS London to Brighton Run Paul Lacey recalls a special journey to Madeira Drive in 1958
021	Wish you were there?	Postcards with bus and coach interests from around Devon and Cornwall provide consolation in place of a 2020 Royal Blue Run
021	Peter Pribik 1932-2020	A Thames Valley man, perfect gentleman, and long term owner of Thames Valley KSW as well as stalwart Trust Supporter remembered
022	A Tour of 1980 – Part 4	The tour continues into South Devon with photographs evoking the scene 40 years ago
022	Face coverings	A topical look at the ‘face’ coverings worn by buses over the years
022	More wish you were there?	A collection of vintage West Country (South Devon) postcards, each featuring contemporary buses
022	Deregulation, Demonstrations and Diversions	The TV&GWOT archive reveals the complexities of running a service from Reading, through London to Southend in the early 1980s
022	Service 19 minus 1	A short history of Thames Valley Route 18, Maidenhead to Marlow
022	The Red & White Legacy – South Midland’s Guys	The progress of Guys from Thames Valley’s Oxford-based fleet to South Midland
023	262 on Tour	A lucky passenger recollects the 1978 tour by the Cotswold PSV group in Western National 262 deep into the West Country as 5o years in preservation are celebrated
023	Safe at Last: Royal Blue Bristol LL6B No. 1264 (LTA893)	The operational history and its epic recovery by TV&GWOT
023	Coach Air Services	Connections between Royal Blue and flying
023	Town Service – with a difference – The Fowey Bus & Taxi Service in 1973	The evolution of services and vehicles down into the narrow streets of Fowey
023	Obituary – John Whitehead	A reflection on the John’s life and his contributions to vehicle preservation and TV&GWOT archives
023	Thames Valley – An employer for life	Examples of Thames Valley’s care for its employees and families
023	SU Diamond Jubilee – A personal reflection	The owner of Western National SUS 603 reflects on the diamond anniversary celebrations that 2020 should have marked
023	Plymouth City Transport’s Country Routes – A pictorial journey	The origins of Plymouth’s rural routes and travels from the 1960s to 1991
024	Graham Geoghegan, 1926-2021	Obituary
024	Degrees of Coaching	A study of express coach services between London and Oxford, a contrast to the more usual services across the TV&GWOT area from the South West to London or the Midlands
024	Life in the Thames Valley Central Works, 1961-1966	Insight into life at ‘the works’ which set Trustee Graham Green on track for a career in mechanical engineering
024	Last Chance Lodekkas	Photographs revealing the various cover-ups and modifications made in the latter years of Lodekka operations
024	Ghostly Gritters	The after-life of Thames Valley Buses as gritters with Berkshire County Council
024	Mike Stephens 1935-2020	Obituary with a six-page spread sampling Mike’s photos from across the decades now in the TV&WOT Archive
024	A Tour of 1980 – Part 5	The final instalment of a photographer’s West Country Tour as it reached East Devon and Dorset in September 1980
025	I drove the First and Last – and we are not talking about Land’s End!	Martin Curtis relives unexpected excitement at the turn of 1982/3 as WNOC made its final journey in Weymouth
025	The 2021 Royal Blue Run	A driver’s eye view by James Freeman brings the journey alive for readers
025	Travel Anywhere! Cornwall fifty years ago	David Burch and Mervyn Kendall share illustrated reminiscences of day trips from Plymouth into Cornwall in June 1971 by ‘Travel Anywhere Bus Ticket’
025	Thames Valley and the Festival of Britain	How Thames Valley promoted and served the 1951 Festival of Britain
025	Green’s Greens	North Devon in the 1960s as witnessed by Paul Green who grew up there
025	Step Inside, Love!	A quiz posed by Paul Lacey to identify vehicles by their interiors
025	Flying By….	A recreation of the CBPS/TV&GWOT vintage bus fly-by around Penzance in April 2021 captured in spectacular photographs by Chris Drew
025	Beyond the Fringe	Peter Delaney examines services that, with other operators, took Royal Blue beyond its traditional boundaries into north Kent, Essex and East Anglia.
025	A much travelled bus ticket	A remarkable tale of preservation over 70+ years – a Thames Valley Bellgraphic ticket
026	Step Inside, Love!	Answers to the interior challenge set in To and fro’ 025 identifying the Thames Valley vehicle saloons
026	Kingsbridge Running Day 2021	Sheer Joy in a Bedford – another view from the driver’s cab (of Beadle-Bedford 2015 – HOD66) by James Freeman
026	Into the ’Valley: The GWR bus and coaches transferred to Thames Valley	What happened when 15 buses and coaches arrived with Thames Valley
026	Short & Sweet 2: Bristol SUs in the Thames Valley	A lavishly illustrated companion article to the celebration of SUs in the West Country in the Kingsbridge 2021 event programme
026	The Breadwinners – Western National’s Mercedes Minibuses	A celebration of Mercedes minibuses which took pride of place in the Western National fleet and now worthy of preservation as testified by the author’s newly restored 357
026	Sunbeam Forging Ahead	A 1930s’ tale of passenger road transport and criminal activity in the Bournemouth area evidenced from the TV&GWOT archive
027	From the ’Valley to the Valleys	An illustrated record of transfers between Thames Valley and United Welsh
027	Green’s festive Greens and reds	Paul Green’s photographs from Guildford (1972) give a festive display of reds and greens as Aldershot & District transitioned to the Alder Valley ‘wine’ era with the recent NBC corporate identity also in evidence.
027	Taunton Lodekkas: The Twilight Years	A colourful demonstration of Lodekkas around Taunton photographed by Peter Snowden through the 1970s and early 1980s.
027	An Exmoor Winter’s Tale	Kevin Pankhurst tells of the fate of the crew and passengers in a Western National OB attempting to cross Exmoor in 1937 when a blizzard struck…..
027	Licensing the Service	The evolution of licensing schemes for buses and coaches from an 1847 Act through to deregulation in the 1980s, with fascinating examples.
028	Expressing it on a Poster	The many forms of poster used by bus and coach companies to inform and entertain are explored by Peter Delaney giving insight to the services and design styles
028	Name Dropping in Weymouth	Martin Curtis recalls the Leyland Nationals Southern National provided under his direction for a BBC drama in 1984 ...and the celebrities who starred
028	The Cornish Adventures of 1990	Photos from author Nik Anthony’s first visit to Cornwall in March 1990 give a powerful recreation of the bus scene around the country
028	Better than Socks or Pants	A calendar in the form of a Williamson ticket brought Peter Snowden decades more pleasure than the more usual Christmas gift
028	From the Valleys to the ’Valley – Transfers between Thames Valley and United Welsh	To maintain standardisation in the Thames Valley fleet some 36 vehicles were acquired second hand from United Welsh as detailed and illustrated by Paul Lacey
029	Easter in Penzance	A Supporter report of the bus adventures enjoyed by Supporters and the visiting public in Cornwall
029	Plymouth Nationals in Essex	50 years of the Leyland National are celebrated with the tale of the Essex after-life of three former Plymouth City Transport examples
029	Reflections on the 60th HCVS London to Brighton Run	A Supporter report of the excitement as TV&GWOT’s Thames Valley fleet returned to the road, as one, for the HCVS’s iconic London-Brighton run
029	Expressing it on a Poster: Part 2	Peter Delaney provides further examples of poster designs, particularly those adopted by Royal Blue – images of coaches are remarkably scarce
029	Monte Carlo or Bust!	A driver’s eye view of the 2022 Royal Blue Run – a legendary journey in its own right with a spectacular destination
030	Thames Valley Tour	Pictures from the Supporters tour of former Thames Valley depots to pay homage to the company’s centenary.
030	Anniversaries in the Thames Valley	A roundup of significant anniversaries for transport businesses in the Thames Valley through 2022.
030	Route and Branch	The vehicles employed by Thames Valley’s “Route Servicing Crew” for tree lopping described by Paul Lacey
030	Full Frontal Delight! Kingsbridge Running Day 2022	James Freeman’s view from the Driver’s cab (of Southern National Bristol LL6B No. 1218 – JUO983) brings the Kingsbridge 7’6” vintage bus running day to life – you’ll wish you’d been there…
030	Southern National’s Alexander Interlude	Following To and fro’ correspondence about Scottish buses in the West Country, Peter Snowden’s photograph albums evidence the Alexander interlopers in Cawlett Group’s Southern National operations in the 1990s
030	A Link between Bournemouth and Birmingham	The Royal Blue run traced parts of early 1930s’ Elliott Bros routes from Bournemouth to Birmingham – here Peter Delaney reveals the history of Link Safety Coaches, a contemporary small operator (1926-1933) who also provided express services from the South Coast to the Midlands.
030	Old Friends: Western National’s first VRTs	Martin Curtis’s recollections from the vantage of a childhood home in Brislington supported by expert research, were prompted by driving 1056 (OTA290G) in service for the Penzance VR revival in April.
031	Any Questions (Answers)?	Supporters contribute an array of pictures developing points from To and fro’ 030 and demonstrating the richness of Supporter insights.
031	Paul Green’s Winter Blues	Atmospheric pictures of Bristol VRs from Torpoint, a late stronghold for the type, give interesting insight to the logistics of regular river crossings.
031	The United Welsh Twins	Editor David Sheppard leaps on the example spotted by Martin Curtis, to contrast the lonesome United Welsh (SU) twins with their more numerous Western and Southern National cousins.
031	Thames Valley Gas Cars of World War 2	A look back at Thames Valley in the 1930s and ’40s illustrates the first generation of hybrid / gas propulsion systems for buses - Paul Lacey adds tales of some alarming experiences!
031	Holiday Tours	The tradition of perusing holiday brochures once Christmas festivities are over, is continued by Peter Delaney with a fascinating account of the rise and decline of coaching holidays by Royal Blue.
031	What are the Chances?	Martin Curtis reveals further excitement from his youth spent near BCV’s Brislington works and the remarkable revelations more than half a century later.
032	A Holiday in 1970	Looe in SE Cornwall is a picturesque holiday resort as Mike Hodges’s 1970 photos prove capturing service buses and an array of coaches on outbound excursions and incoming tours.
032	The First Year of Western National’s VRs	Inspired by early sightings of VRs at Bristol Commercial Vehicles recalled in Tnf’ 030, David Burch shares records from observations of the spread of VRs around Plymouth through 1969.
032	The Thames Valley Floods of 1947	Pictures show the impact of the severe floods 75 years ago on bus operations across Maidenhead, Reading and Windsor.
032	Finding a Path for Travellers	Pathfinder, Traveller, 10a Princess Square and the intrigue around D G Clifford make for a remarkable tale of Express Coach Services from Plymouth in the 1920s and ’30s.
032	All Aboard Service 23!	A snapshot of the fascinating threads in TV&GWOT’s new Facebook Group, Service23, continuing Supporter dialogue between To and fro’ editions.
033	Tavistock Depot: 50th Anniversary of Closure	The circumstances around Western National’s withdrawal from Tavistock on 5 May 1973 are described.
033	On the Run! A Driver’s view on the 2023 Royal Blue Run	From behind the wheel of TV&GWOT’s LS No. 1286, readers are taken on the journey from Salisbury to Liskeard (via Seaton), Wadebridge (via Penzance) and Salisbury (via Exeter) with Supporters’ photographs capturing the spectacle.
033	Early Coaching in the Thames Valley	Thames Valley Motor Tours in charabanc coaches from 1919 into the 1920s were varied and popular as this article reveals.
033	While in Wadebridge	Sixty years earlier, a young Supporter was also in Wadebridge photographing the fleet of W A Hawkey & Sons enabling us to step back in time.