IAN'S BUS STOP

9th May 2008: I have been upgrading the histories of the Renown LT class. So far I have worked on the open staircase buses and am partway through the long slog of the enclosed staircase buses..

23rd April 2008: Partial histories of another two hundred RTs have gone up: RT2500-2599 and RT2600-2699.

21st March 2008: The page on Capital Citybus Dominators has appeared.

Further updating on the histories of the standard STLs has progressed.

3rd March 2008: I have done lots of 2007-related updates on many pages.

The Dennis Dominator pages are progressing, with a new page on London & Country Dominators and a page on London Pride's secondhand sightseeing Dominators. These have been ignored by many commentators, so information on them is more patchy than usual. Next up will be Capital Citybus Dominators, but don't hold your breath.

The Volvo Ailsa pages have had some attention too, not surprisingly.

23rd January 2008: I am in the middle of doing the 2007 current-vehicle updates, which will appear once they are done. Continued thanks to those who let me know when they acquire/dispose of vehicles. I am NOT psychic.

I am also working on some Dennis Dominator pages - I shall let you know when they go up. The London Country newer and secondhand vehicles seem to have avoided everyone's cameras.

I have now started putting together a report on the St.Albans Running Day on 12-13th January 2008.

4th January 2008: My Christmas project this year was to write the text, draw the pictures and work some more on the histories of the MA class Mercedes/Alexander midibuses. Enjoy!

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About Ian's Bus Stop: Dreadful warnings!

Ian does not pretend to be an expert: any corrections, additional information, flattery or news gratefully welcomed. Rivet-counters can make their own web-sites!

Most BUS-STOP pages contain:

drawings or photos (when I can get them) of a class of London bus;
a potted class history;
some history of individual buses;
a list of photographic sources, and
a bibliography.

The histories are not complete. They are assembled from data from a variety of sources, that do not always agree with each other. In some cases I have much more data than I have displayed, and just need time to fill in the gaps. They are are offered as a help to your own researches, not as a complete entity.

I do not attempt to keep the histories up-to-date. If you want the latest information, there are plenty of special interest groups on the net. For comprehensive monthly updates, subscribe to LOTS to get "The London Bus".

The plan drawings by Ian Smith are NOT scale drawings from originals, but based on a few known dimensions and (usually) a variety of photographs. In places inferences have been drawn where the photographic evidence is poor.
In particular adverts shown on buses may have incorrect colouring where I have guessed wrongly from black & white pictures, or may be inappropriate to the livery worn by the bus.
They may be of use to modellers if printed at an appropriate scale. You'll have to experiment to find the right printer settings..

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Prepared in Notepad by Ian Smith, updated 15th May 2008. Best on Mozilla Firefox, screen size 800*600.

Whats at the bus stop:

What's New:

Information about SEVENOAKS RUNNING DAY, 18th May.

About Ian's Bus Stop: Dreadful warnings!

Prepared in Notepad by Ian Smith, updated 15th May 2008.
Best on Mozilla Firefox, screen size 800*600.