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*Buses Illustrated / Buses magazine*
April 1958	Conductor For A Season - John Andrews The title says it all - Devon General, Torquay 1957
December 1967 & February 1969	Seaside Bus Driver/A Change of Employer - I R Stewart An account of working as a driver for Southend Corporation and Eastern National in the 1960s.
1968 on	Geoffrey Hilditch wrote a series of articles under the psyudomym "Gortonian", describing various aspects of his rise through the managerial ranks in the bus industry. The articles later formed the basis of his first two books (listed elsewhere), Looking at Buses and A Further Look at Buses.
April & August 1971	Four Stepps to Glasgow - Charlie Anderson's account of working for Alexander Midland from Stepps depot at the end of the 1960s
August 2005	The bus doctor looks back - Alan Millar recalls the career of Alan Westwell, who held senior management positions with Southport Corporation, Coventry Corporation, Glasgow CT/Greater Glasgow PTE, Tayside Regional Council, Strathclyde Buses, Greater Manchester Buses/GM Buses North and Dublin Bus.

*Classic Bus*
Issues 39 & 49:	Michael Fowler recalls his time as a conductor on Doncaster trolleybuses (issue 39) and part time driver (49) with Doncaster and various independents.
Following the change of Editor in 2005, most issues of the magazine now include articles from industry professionals, and in each issue, Roger Davies rambles in the "Roger upfront" column.
Issue 80 - Dec 05/Jan 06:	Chris Moyes offers a potted history of his career (which came to an untimely end with his death in 2007)
Issue 81 - Feb/Mar 06:	Stephen Morris tells the story of Ken Mortimer, responsible for the design of the Manchester corporation Mancunian design
Issue 82 - Apr/May 06:	Roy Marshall reviews his career as a municipal manager and David Cox describes his experiences as Chief Engineer at Northern General in the Leyland National days - continued in issue 86
Issue 83 - Jun/July 06:	Alan Price describes working for Maidstone & District in 1959
Issue 84 - Aug/Sept 06:	Neil Renilson on his long career with Edinburgh CT/Lothian and David Cox reveals more highlights of his career as an engineer (continued in issue 88)
Issue 86 - Dec 06/Jan 07:	More on David Cox's experiences with Leyland Nationals
Issue 88 - Apr/May 07:	Yet more from David Cox, looking at accidents etc
Issue 89 - June/July 07:	John Horn, sales director at East Lancs coachbuilders, discusses his career; David Cox continues his reminiscences, looking at Birmingham Guys
Issue 90 - Aug/Sept 07:	Leon Daniels, FirstGroup Commercial Director, looks at the early days of his career and David Cox reveals more; Alan Price recalls more of his days with Maidstone & District
Issue 91 - Oct/Nov 07:	Tom McLachlan recalls "a career in coaching" with Grey Green (latterly he was General manager); David Cox continues his story
Issue 92 - Dec 07/Jan 08:	Thomas W W Knowles recalls his days at Trent (1963-1966)
Issue 93 - Feb/Mar 08:	David Cox continues his story with his times with Merseyside PTE; Ian Smith recalls anecdotes about staff working on Midland Red route 144.
Issue 94 - April/May 08:	David Cox on his experiences with Bristols.
Issue 95 - June/July 08:	Stuart Poole recalls conducting for Aberdeen Corporation Transport; David Cox manages bus shelters (well, someone has to!).
Issue 96 - Aug/Sept 08:	David Toy on his experiences as Chief Engineer at Brighton CT in the 1970s.
Issue 98 - Dec 08/Jan 09:	David Toy on his experiences as Chief Engineer at Highland Omnibuses 1980s; Charlie Wyatt as a conductor and driver on London trolleybuses; Robert Morris's candid admissions about crashing a bus in Cardiff.
Issue 99 - Feb/Mar 09:	A profile of trentbarton's Brian King; David Cox continues his engineering experiences in the north-east.

Broadway - the FoKAB magazine

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Seaside Conductor 1965 - 1969 - David Smith (parts 1 & 2)

Published in the magazine of the Friends of King Alfred Buses, I'm not sure of the issue dates.

*The Roads & Road Transport History Association Newsletter*
Issue 42 (June 2005) pp7-8:	Memories of West Suffolk 1970-74 - Peter Brown: County Council administration of rural bus subsidies.
Issue 49 (March 2007) pp 2-4:	The Creation of Great Yarmouth Transport Ltd. - Peter Brown: The preparation for and aftermath of deregulation - from the viewpoint of the Borough Treasurer.
Issue 49 (March 2007) p20:	A Bus Mechanic’s Experiences by "Norman". Reminiscences of times spent attending breakdowns etc, whilst with Midland Red at Birmingham in the 1950s-1970s (see also issue 54)
Issue 50 (June 2007) pp6-8:	40 years of "Painting the Midlands Red" - O C Power, as told in an interview with LD Kitchen. (originally published in Bus & Coach - November 1939). Early days of the company as recorded by Power, appointed Manager at the age of 22, in 1901.
Issue 51 (September 2007) pp5-9:	The Sale of Great Yarmouth Transport - Peter Brown What happened behind the scenes - negotiations and sale - as seen by the Borough Treasurer / Finance Director. (see also issue 49)
Issue 52 (December 2007) pp21-3:	Coaching on the Kent & Sussex Borders - Chris Salaman Driving etc for a small coach co. (Gilberts Luxury Coaches of Tunbridge Wells); 1960s
Issue 54 (June 2008) pp9-11:	Tools for a Midland Red Fitter - "Norman" How custom-made tools were used to maintain Midland Red's unique fleet; 1950s-1970s. (see also issue 49)
Issue 55 (September 2008) pp14-7:	Early Days of the Buses - David Allen Conducting for West Riding Auto, and later Bullock & Sons, 1922 onwards. Part 1

*Scottish Transport*
Issue 59, 2007	Features an article by Bobby Mitchell about his days as an engineering apprentice with Western SMT