top of page
Evidence of mutual dis-interest between Aldershot & District and Thames Valley is asserted from examining early bus links between Aldershot and reading.
Thames Valley's Link to Aldershot
90 years since the formation of Associated Motorways, the growth of the network and Cheltenham operations are described through to the eventual demise of the coaching hub.
Associated Motorways
Illustrated accounts of exciting Trust events that brought out the crowds - a photographic tour, Penzance, Taunton., Royal Blue Run, Cheltenham Classic Coach Gathering, andWindsor bus running day
2024 - so far sooo good
Having regularly photographed buses passing through Torcross, the assembled pictures give a visual account of the evolving services
40 Years of Service 93 at Torcross
How an enthusiast's skills as a painter and illustrator contribute an important dimension to the archive records
Bob Crawley's Thames Valley Sketches
Lively accounts of the Trust's Open Days at Devon and Berkshire premises early in 2024
Supporter Reports
The impact of the motorway era on the places served by long distance coaches
Into the Motorway Age
A low drama starring a K-type making a leap for freedom told in the inimitable style of Stephen Moorse in whose memory the article is published.
An Errant Bristol In Weymouth
Reflections on the life of Ward Jones and his immense contribution to preserving our passenger and commercial road transport heritage
Ward Jones 1945-2024 - A tribute
Unusual twists which brought about the high-floor prototype Bristol RE
The High-Floor RE Prototype - South Midland Car 867
An aspirant Western National Driver presents for his PSV test at Taunton Depot in 1947
On the Buses - For Real - The Test
The origins of what would become Thames Valley Traction Co. Ltd - a local branch of British Automobile Traction established in Reading in 1915
Origins and Early Days of British Reading Branch
bottom of page