https://vintagetransport.org/posts/Recent content in Posts on Vintage Transport & Postcards | Buses, Railways & Maritime HeritageHugoenThu, 12 Nov 2026 20:19:06 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/vbnews/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:48:40 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/vbnews/RSS feeds to transport-related websites, including classic cars, bus fleets, tramcars, trolleybuses, trains and passenger ships.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/ps-royal-eagle/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:19:06 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/ps-royal-eagle/Postcards From The Past: Read about the luxury Thames paddle steamer PS Royal Eagle, from her 1932 launch, her Dunkirk service and her muddy end.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/ss-st-paul-southampton/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:05:24 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/ss-st-paul-southampton/Postcard From The Past: The eventful history of the transatlantic liner SS St. Paul, departing Southampton on a 1909 postcard in the Vintage Buses Collection.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/aec-rt-1934-batch/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:20:03 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/aec-rt-1934-batch/Postcards From The Past: Depicting 10 of London Transport’s 1934 AEC Regent AYV batch, alongside original chassis numbers and bodywork details.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/nyc-elevated-railway/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:23:28 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/nyc-elevated-railway/Postcards From The Past: New York City’s Elevated Railroads. The history of Manhattan’s 19th century railway system and its decline.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/honesty-box/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 02:43:35 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/honesty-box/The litter red metal box honesty box mounted near the entrance or exit platform of trams and buses and was in use until drivers started taking passenger fares.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/cheddar-charabanc/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:02:29 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/cheddar-charabanc/Postcard From The Past: A rare 1920s real photo postcard of an open top charabanc outing to Gough’s Caves in Cheddar, with running board destination sign.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/rms-orcades/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:30:41 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/rms-orcades/Postcard From The Past: Orient Line’s 1948 liner RMS Orcades carried migrants to Australia and served as a 1956 Olympic hotel ship.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/claud-monarch-train/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:44:20 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/depot/claud-monarch-train/Postcard From The Past: LNER ‘Claud Hamilton’ 4-4-0 No. 8783 hauls the Royal Train to Wolferton near Sandringham in 1938.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/bluebird-alexander/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:28:58 +0000https://vintagetransport.org/posts/bluebird-alexander/This familiar bluebird logo on W Alexander coaches brings back fond memories of Sunday trips to visit lovely Scottish towns and go on the mystery tours.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/volvo-b10m/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:32:07 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/seddon-pennine7/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:58:15 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/bmmo-sos-son/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:19:56 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/manchester-corporation-transport/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:38:37 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/manchester-corporation-transport/Manchester Corporation Transport operated trams, buses, and trolleybuses in Greater Manchester, defining civic transit from 1901 until 1969.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/yelloway/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:34:48 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/yelloway/Yelloway was one of the longest-surviving, highly respected independent express coach operators in the UK, remaining director-managed for over eight decades.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/black-country-living-museum/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:34:05 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/black-country-living-museum/The Black Country Living Museum is a remarkable open-air museum that covers 26 acres and tells the story of the world’s first industrial landscape.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/tiger_ts7t/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:56:54 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/bristol_lodekka_1957/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:12:53 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/the_coach_that_got_bigger/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:20:18 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/the_coach_that_got_bigger/A fascinating case of transformation. Built as a single-decker luxury coach in 1950, it was converted in 1958 into a double-decker bus.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/double-decker-diner/Thu, 28 May 2026 09:48:43 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/double-decker-diner/Fancy tea and scones on board a Routemaster while sightseeing in Glasgow or Edinburgh? It’s good to see these fine old buses having a new lease of life.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/electric-routemaster/Thu, 14 May 2026 13:10:58 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/electric-routemaster/The famous Routemasters are becoming scarce and the skills to service these fine buses is gradually being lost. Is the Electric Routemaster the answer?https://vintagetransport.org/posts/river-museum/Wed, 06 May 2026 20:57:25 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/river-museum/The Riverside Museum Glasgow is a fantastic place to take the family for a day out. It is easy to get to: just take the subwway to Govan.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/trolleybuses/Mon, 04 May 2026 12:57:15 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/trolleybuses/When the trundling of the tramcar makes way for the almost inaudible swoosh of the trolleybus, pedestrians had to be extra vigilant when crossing a busy road.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/tramcars/Sun, 03 May 2026 22:51:55 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/tramcars/Tramcars have been an important form of public transport throughout the world, from the 19th century until the present day. Modern trams are more comfortable.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/titan1928/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:36:13 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/tow-truck/Sat, 02 May 2026 21:49:49 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/tow-truck/This tough-looking tow truck was on show at the recent Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day. It looks like it could tow anything.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/scottish-vintage-bus/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:28:59 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/routemaster-history/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:15:46 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/manchester-museum/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:19:56 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/manchester-museum/The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester has a fabulous collection of vintage buses and trolleybuses, as well as memorabilia.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/london-buses/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:38:18 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/leyland_titan_pd3/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:13:37 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/leyland-buses/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:19:15 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/gvvt/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:09:15 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/guy_arab_1948/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:39:47 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/grahams_of_paisley/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:16:58 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/grahams_of_paisley/Graham’s of Paisley was a highly regarded independent local bus company in Scotland. It ceased operations in 1990 and is sorely missed.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/george-bennie-railplane/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/george-bennie-railplane/The Railplane was an experimental, propeller-driven suspended monorail invented by George Bennie from Glasgow, with a claimed speed of 120mph.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/gardner-engines/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:56:53 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/gardner-engines/Gardner engines have powered many UK vintage passenger buses throughout the years and been renowned for their reliability.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/aec/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:24:04 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/aec/An HTML table containing photographs of AEC manufactured from 1922 onwards, with a brief history of this iconic bus manufacturer.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/dundee-museum/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:36:44 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/alexander/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:28:58 +0100https://vintagetransport.org/posts/alexander/W. Alexander & Sons was one of Scotland’s most influential and long-lived bus and coach operators, founded in 1913 by Walter Alexander.https://vintagetransport.org/posts/aldridge-museum/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:03:33 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/albion-victor/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:33:03 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/aec_mercury/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:59:30 +0100https://vintagetransport.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://vintagetransport.org/posts/guy-arab-single/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:14:25 +0100https://vintagetransport.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.