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Here we present stories available on this web-site and links to stories to be found elsewhere on the web.

Stories in books and magazines are listed on a separate page.

Contributors are listed alphabetically - some have their own page covering a number of stories.

Name	Their story
Arthur Arculu	'On the Buses' after the War - working for Brighton Hove & District as a conductor, 1949/50. Also includes follow up comments.
Ian Banks	Driving Buses in Southend - how Ian came to work for Southend Corporation Transport in 1966.
John Bashford	The X1 Story - Personal Memories recounting days spent working on Southend Transport's London express services.
John Clarke	Memories of DBE187 - some brief recollections of working for Lincolnshire RCC at Skegness in the early 1960s.
Tony Dale	The bitch is back - coaching duties with Viscount Central (Burnley & Pendle) Memories of AC - driving for Ribble in Blackpool, part 1 and part 1
Richard Delahoy	"A Day in The Life" describes (in great detail!) one typical day's work for Southend Transport in the late 1980s. Includes links to supporting material such as time and fare tables, waybills, ticket machines, blind listings, etc.
Henry Frier	Henry Frier Remembers - a day at the office, Bere Regis & District MS
Ted Gahan	Memories of driving for Ribble at Aintree depot - part 1, part 2
Colin Hallett	Coached the Bere Regis Way
David Harman	Sign on 0910 - conducting a heritage running day bus, Stephensons of Essex, 2009
Richard Haughey	Richard's experiences as a conductor with Eastern Counties in the 1970s
Margaret Hay	Life As a Clippie - a short story posted on the BBC website by Mrs Margaret Hay from Bucksburn, Aberdeen, talking about her times with Alexanders. Includes some readers follow up messages.
Doris Hazell	Bus Stop - a lengthy and fascinating account of Doris Hazell's career first as a tram and trolleybus conductor in London (starting during the Second World War) and then as a Country Area clippie at Staines - covers the period 1941 to 1978
Dr H N Heffernan	David Harman offers notes of an interview with Nesbitt Heffernan, proprietor of Thames Weald Ltd
Bob Hogg	Memoirs of a Buck King - A driver's jottings about life on the old rear-loaders, talking about working for Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport Dept.
Len Liechti	Three stories about student conducting days in the late 1960s on Brighton Hove & District - part 1, part 2 and part 3.
Derek Louw	I tried to drive a trolleybus - Derek Louw describes his time driving British built trolleybuses in Johannesburg in the 1970s.
Ted Miles	Working in a New Town - Ted's story of how he became a conductor with Eastern National in Basildon New Town in the 1960s.
Bob Mockford	Hold Tight - memories of conducting days with Hants & Dorset and Southampton City Transport, 1967 to 1983.
Gareth Morgan	Any more fares please? recalling conducting days for Southend Transport, 1980-1983.
Neil Owen	FROM DALMUIR WEST TO AUCHENSHUGGLE (AND BACK) - the reminiscences of Neil Owen, who served with GCT as a bus conductor, and driver.
Bill Rear	On the Buses - another from the BBC website, this features experiences as a driver for Crosville at Mold depot from 1958 to 1962. There are also numerous follow up stories.
Peter Roberts	Rossmore Relief - working for the Rossmore Bus Company; Late Turn 114 Duty - driving for Routemaster Bournemouth; Saturday Driver - a shift with Stanbridge & Crichel
James Sadd	The X1 Story - Personal Memories recounting days spent working on Southend Transport's London express services.
Tommy Steele	The World's Most Famous Bus Driver - some extracts from Tommy Steele's book, found at the On The Buses Fan Club site: Here and here.
John Walker	Reminiscences of working for Glasgow Corporation Transport - serialised at Ian & Alice Semple's site devoted to GCT . Who'd be a Conductor? Crew Operations at Parkhead A Boyhood Ambition
John Waller	At Your Service - John talks about his time as a driver with Eastern Counties.
Alan Watkins	To read a selection of the stories that Alan has contributed to the Ceased Bus Operators discussion group click here.

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