https://vintagebuses.org/categories/road--bus/Recent content in Road & Bus on Vintage BusesHugoenTue, 20 Oct 2026 10:32:07 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/volvo-b10m/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:32:07 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/volvo-b10m/DAZ 1516 is a 1994 Volvo B10M-16 with an Alexander Q body. Entered service with Ulsterbus as fleet number 1516, preserved at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/seddon-pennine7/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:58:15 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/seddon-pennine7/MSF 750P is a 1976 Seddon Pennine 7 coach with a Gardner engine and Alexander body, built for Eastern Scottish express routes and now preserved at Lathalmond.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/bmmo-sos-son/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:19:56 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/bmmo-sos-son/This BMMO SON was in service with Trent Motor Traction until 1954 and was sold. The company then bought the vehicle back and refurbished it.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tiger_ts7t/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:56:54 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tiger_ts7t/Six wheels on my wagon – this 1936 Leyland Tiger with the special designation TS7T had an extra axle, which meant it was longer, hence more passengers.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/battle-buses/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:19:39 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/battle-buses/In 1916, the British Army experimented with a completely different kind of camouflage using London’s civilian workhorses: the LGOC B-type double-decker.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/tiger-cub-1961/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:35:05 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/tiger-cub-1961/This Alexander-bodied (Fife) Leyland Tiger Cub is an uncommon survivor, particularly in its restored period livery. The Cub was reliable and economical.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/bristol_lodekka_1957/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:12:53 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/bristol_lodekka_1957/This is an exceptional example of a first-generation Bristol Lodekka LD6G, originally delivered new in July 1957 to Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. (Eastern Scottish).https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/wrights-gemini/Sat, 09 May 2026 00:02:58 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/wrights-gemini/This quite modern Wrights Gemini double-decker with the Volvo B7TL underframe is currently being lovingly preserved at the Aldridge Transport Museum, Walsall.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/titan1928/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:36:13 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/titan1928/The Leyland Titan TD1 (1928). This magnificent Glasgow Corporation vintage bus is owned by Sir Brian Souter and is part of his Collection.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/scottish-vintage-bus/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:28:59 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/scottish-vintage-bus/The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum has over 150 vehicles on display and the Open Days are a great day out for the family with many buses on display.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/routemaster-history/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:15:46 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/routemaster-history/The iconic red AEC Routemasters were in service for London Transport from 1956 to 2005. Some Routemasters are still around, repurposed or on display.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/manchester-museum/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:19:56 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/manchester-museum/The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester has a fabulous collection of vintage buses and trolleybuses, as well as memorabilia.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/london-buses/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:38:18 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/london-buses/London buses are familiar throughout the world, but now the buses that you see on the London streets are more efficient, cost-effective and safer.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/leyland_titan_pd3/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:13:37 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/leyland_titan_pd3/Have a look at this 1968 Leyland Titan PD3 in perfect condition, as if it was still in public service, ready to welcome passengers aboard.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/leyland-buses/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:19:15 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/leyland-buses/Photographs of Leyland buses manufactured from 1922 onwards in the UK, with a brief history of this iconic bus manufacturer.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/gvvt/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:09:15 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/gvvt/In the south east of Glasgow, stored within a large ex-Glasgow Corporation bus garage, are a collection of vintage vehicles, mostly public transport buses.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/guy_arab_1948/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:39:47 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/guy_arab_1948/This Guy Arab mkIII (1948) in Alexander and Sons blue livery is a well preserved example of how these handsome buses looked when they were in service.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aec/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:24:04 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aec/An HTML table containing photographs of AEC manufactured from 1922 onwards, with a brief history of this iconic bus manufacturer.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/dundee-museum/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:36:44 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/dundee-museum/A small museum in Dundee that has a collection of vintage cars and other interesting artifacts, including a surprising link to HMS Victory.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aldridge-museum/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:03:33 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aldridge-museum/The Aldridge Transport Museum is a small museum, but it has many interesting vintage items on display, including a wooden car.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/albion-victor/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:33:03 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/albion-victor/This lovely former Guernsey Railway coach was recently on display at Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Garage in Glasgow.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aec_mercury/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:59:30 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/aec_mercury/Exported to Malta in CKD form as a lorry chassis, this Mercury was instead bodied locally as a 34-seat bus by Michael Barbara.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/guy-arab-single/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:14:25 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/guy-arab-single/This well-preserved single-deck ex-Edinburgh Corporation Transport bus became a driver training vehicle when it reached the end of its service life in 1961.