Links
Issue 108
I am delighted to include various links which readers may find useful or of interest.
Mike Penn's interesting web site for pictures
You might be interested to know that I have now uploaded 268 photos taken in Beds, Bucks and Herts in the year 2000 to my website -
http://166emj.piwigo.com/index?/category/50-beds_bucks_and_herts_photographs_2000
One of the
major events of the year was the purchase by Arriva the Shires of the City
of Oxford operation in High Wycombe on December 13th. Two days later, as can
be seen from the photographs, vehicles had received Arriva The Shires fleet
names and legal lettering but retained their Oxford fleet numbers.
The other
major event was the enforced sale of the Lutonian operation by Arriva the
Shires.
Both Arriva
The Shires and Arriva East Herts & Essex continued to repaint vehicles into
Arriva livery though there were still many in previous liveries.
Elsewhere in
the region M K Metro continued their policy of purchasing various
interesting secondhand vehicles. Some of these came from Border Buses – the
company in Lancashire that M K Metro had bought.
Buffalo
Travel continued to run but Seamarks were taken over by Dunn-Line early in
the year.
Many other
independents are also represented.
Mike Penn
Pictures galore from Colin Grafham
Just to say that since April I've added over 1000 new photos to my Smugmug site,
in addition to updating the first 500 captions in the London gallery.
These two books contain, as always, a wealth of detail, complete with an
excellent selection of colour photographs.
For Oxford area readers there is a nice picture of 22761, an E300 new to SC
Oxford, now based in Morecambe!
Midlands area readers will enjoy the Megabus section in Rugby.
Prices are £5.95 each which I believe represents good value for money.
Pictures galore from Colin Grafham
Just to say that since April I've added over 1000 new photos to my Smugmug site,
in addition to updating the first 500 captions in the London gallery.