We list here a few of our favourite links: rallies we go to, places we visit, local heritage transport locations...we've grouped these into various catagories: BUSES, RAILWAYS (modern, preserved, history) MODEL RAILWAYS, MUSEUMS. At the bottom is a 'miscellaneous'!
BUSES
www.showbus.co.uk - The official EFE Showbus site - bags more info. about the UK's BIGGEST Bus Event!
http://freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthington/sandtoft98.htm - Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
(www.sandtoft.org.uk - Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)
www.llantransfest.co.uk - Llandudno Transport Festival, North Wales
www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/events.html - List of U.K. Bus Rallies
www.midlandred.com - Preserved Midland Red Buses
www.bammot.org.uk - Midlands Bus Museum, Wythall, Birmingham
www.selnec.org.uk - SELNEC Preservation Society
Greater Manchester Transport Society
www.gmts.co.uk - Greater Manchester Transport Society
www.busstation.net - World-wide Bus Links
www.amrtm.org - Aston Manor Transport Museum
www.lbpt.org - Cobham Bus Museum
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk - Amberley Bus Museum
www.freewebs.com/crashgearbox - Southdown Omnibus Trust
Shropshire County Council's list of Bus Operators in the County, with addresses and 'phone numbers (a pdf file)!http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/traveltransport.nsf/viewAttachments/DOC-B1492AE61CDFCF3A802570900059CEAF/$file/Shropshire%20Bus%20Operators.pdf
http://coaches-aplenty.fotopic.net/c297102.html - some photos of Bedford VALs here.
http://www.telford.gov.uk/FreeTime/PublicTransport/Travelink.htm - Travel Link - Telford & Wrekin's Public Transport site - for all local bus/coach/train services!
West Midland Transport Circle - Monthly presentations in Wolverhampton on a variety of transport subjects
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10113772@N00/ - Ian Simpson's photos on Flickr contain numerous shots of buses in Manchester in 1970/80s
CURRENT RAILWAYS
Re-open the SSR!
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs09.htm Find out about any mainline steam running through your area in 2009!
www.chester-le-track.co.uk - loads of Rail information including comprehensive ROVER Ticket details
www.railwayherald.co.uk - up-to-date news on the modern railway scene (free pdf download)
PRESERVED RAILWAYS
Http://www.pleg.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/pleg/latest_news.htm Preserved Diesel Events
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chrissimmons/ Battlefield Line, Shackerstone
www.vintagetrains.co.uk/brm.htm - Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley
www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk - Chasewater Railway, Brownhills, near Walsall
www.gcrailway.co.uk - Great Central Railway, Loughborough
www.svr.co.uk - Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster-Bridgnorth
www.fsmr.org.uk - Stapleford Miniature Railway
www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk - Telford Steam Railway, Horsehay
RAILWAYS - GROUPS WITH TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
West Midland Transport Circle - Monthly presentations in Wolverhampton on a variety of transport subjects
www.freewebs.com/telfordrailwaysociety - Telford Railway Society
www.freewebs.com/railwaysocietystafford - Stafford Railway Society
www.freewebs.com/railtalks - a list of local meetings with talks/cine/slide shows about (mainly) railways, but often includes other transport modes
MODEL RAILWAYS
www.brmodelling.com/diary/default.asp - a list of Model Railway Exhibitions in the UK
MUSEUMS
www.bclm.co.uk - Black Country Living Museum, Dudley
www.thinktank.ac - Science Museum, Birmingham
www.gmts.co.uk - Greater Manchester Transport Society
http://www.nthc.co.uk/index.asp Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington
www.penroom.co.uk - Museum & Learning Centre of Writing and Pen Trade Memorabilia, Birmingham
MISCELLANEOUS
www.tpsonline.org.uk - to cut down those awful telesales people who phone at inconvenient times of the day, register with the Telephone Preference Service!
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