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The following items are available from the West Country Historic Omnibus and Transport Trust
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COLLECTORS’ POSTCARDS Build up your set of collectable cards depicting a past era of public and commercial road transport. Printed for use as postcards if you want to send them to a friend. First release of three available at 45p each from our shop or at our rally stalls. |
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UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE ...... A limited number of original copies of Volume One in THE YEARS BETWEEN series. If you already have either Vols 2 or 3 but missed out on Volume One, this is a must. It portrays the story from the origins of the company right up to 1929 when Western National and Southern National were formed, that was soon after followed by Eastern National. Covers a large amount of history of the company in the west country during the decade that spanned the rapid expansion of the National Omnibus & Transport Company. Available from our shop by post at £19-50 (incl: p&p) or at our rally stalls for £15. |
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Wheels of
the West book -
a unique
new soft cover A4 book edited and compiled by WHOTT friend Peter Killick,
gives an overview of west country goods transport c1950 to 1965. Using facsimile material direct from the pages of the Commercial Motor and other journals, as well as material from the WHOTT archives, there are articles on BRS, private hauliers and own account operators as well as industry comments and interesting material on the Rowe Hillmaster. Copiously illustrated. Also included is an extensive appendix listing most of the hauliers of the period. £11.95 + p&p |
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Releases from the Alan Cross west country tour in 1952. Please send SAE for current list. | |
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Royal Blue in preservation - published by WHOTT in 2005 to coincide
with the 125th anniversary of Royal Blue. Fully glossy
publication, A5 format, 48 pages including 54 colour pictures, fleet
list of all Royal Blues in preservation, Royal Blue history and a
records of the anniversary runs.
£8.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT. SOLD OUT |
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Royal Blue - 125 years - published in 2005 by WHOTT to introduce the
anniversary events. 16-page glossy black white publication with a full
history of Royal Blue, 44 photographs, many never previously published. £4.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT Last few copies available |
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Exeter Trams - A celebration of the Centenary of Exeter’s Electric
Trams published by WHOTT in 2005. 8-page glossy black & white
illustrated publication with an extensive account of the tramways
development drawn from research carried out by Ted Craw and the late Jack Gready and
subsequently donated to WHOTT. £1.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT
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West Country Bristol VRs - A Pictorial Tribute - published by WHOTT in 2006 to coincide
with the First Devon & Cornwall final VR running day. Fully glossy
publication, A5 format, 52 pages including 99 colour pictures.
£8.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT.
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Torquay Trams - A celebration of the Centenary of Torquay's Electric
Trams published by WHOTT.
One of the last tramway systems to be adopted in Britain was that at
Torquay on 4th April 1907. After a prolonged start a network
of surface electrical contacts was laid by the Dolter company and soon
after the Torquay Tramways Company (a subsidiary of NECC) was formed to
operate them. Twelve pages with coloured centre fold map. £3.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT
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Penzance Programme -
20-page souvenir colour
programme covering some history of the Mousehole route and including
previously unpublished photographs of VRs and small service vehicles
operating around the Penzance area. £2.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT
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West Country Lightweight Single-decks - A Pictorial
Tribute - published by WHOTT to coincide with the
Kingsbridge Running Day.
which has 96
previously unpublished full colour pictures of Bristol SU, LH and Albion
Nimbus models over the period 1959 to 2002. These vehicles were
particularly associated with the West Country with the Western &
Southern National companies have by far the largest fleets of both
Bristol types £8.00 +p&p - exclusive to WHOTT |
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WHOTTs NEWS Magazine Back issues of the WHOTTs NEWS magazine can be purchased. For further details Click here £2.00 + p&p |
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Roger Grimley publications |
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Cornwall : Buses round the Camel -
Early public transport in the area bounded by the River Camel and the
north coast of Cornwall including the stories of Blakes of Delabole,
W.A.Hawkey of Wadebridge, Prout Brothers of Port Isaac. 40 photos plus
illustrations, maps timetables and vehicle details. £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Prout of Port Isaac - A Pictorial
History -
This supplements the history of the Prout
family and their transport businesses included in ‘Buses round the
Camel’, drawing on the family collection of photographs. £2.50 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Narrow Streets and Twisting Lanes -
150 years of travel from
Looe, Polperro and Pelynt including the stories of the well known
Pearce’s Motors of Polperro and the much missed Hamblys of Kernow.
38 photos plus illustrations, maps, timetables and vehicle details £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Have they fixed the where and when? -
Travel between Penryn and Falmouth
from the middle of the 19th century to 1973, when the last
proprietor sold out. 25 photos, maps timetables and vehicle details.
Includes Penryn & Falmouth Motor Company and Pelere Motors. £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : By Bus and Boat to Rame -
Public transport on, to and from the
Rame peninsula of Cornwall, covering the fishing villages of Cawsand and
Kingsand and the larger settlement of Millbrook. Includes Millbrook
Steamboat & trading Company. Now re-published as a single A4 volume. £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Travelling to Truro - Part One -
The Multitude of carriers and early
motor bus operators who ran to Truro from the surrounding district.
Includes details for Roseland Motors, Lidgey’s Coaches, Ideal Motor
Services and others. £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Travelling to Truro - Part Two -
The Multitude of carriers and early
motor bus operators who ran to Truro from the surrounding district.
Includes details for Harper & Kellow, Mitchells, Perranporth and
Tremain’s Coaches, Zelah. £5.00 +p&p |
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Cornwall : Travelling to Truro - Part Three -
The Multitude of carriers and early
motor bus operators who ran to Truro from the surrounding district.
Includes details for Marigold Bus & Coach Service and Truronian. £5.00 +p&p |
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Devon : Hundreds of Room -
Early public
transport in the Clovelly and Hartland area, including details of 13
early local motor bus proprietors. 19 photos, maps, timetables and
vehicle details. £5.00 +p&p |
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Wiltshire : Chalk in Radiator - No.1 - The Upper Avon
Valley -
Covers 30 operators based in the Upper
Avon valley between Upavon, Amesbury and Salisbury. £4.25 +p&p |
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Wiltshire : Chalk in Radiator - No.2 - Nadder Valley
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Covers 25 operators based in the A30
corridor to the west of Wilton. £4.50 +p&p |
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Wiltshire : 100 Years of Travel from Maiden Bradley -
Covers the period 1898 – 1998 and
includes the story of Leathers Coaches. Now re-published as a single A4
volume. £5.00 +p&p |
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Devon : Red Star to Heybrook Bay (1993) £3.95 +p&p |
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Devon : Memories of the Widecombe bus (1995) £4.50 +p&p |
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Cornwall : The Mouzel Bus (2008) £4.00 +p&p
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Grenville Motors : To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the formation of the company and 20 years since the sale to Western National, the story of this very individual Cornish bus company. Limited Colour edition £6.00 +p&p |
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Tally Ho!, Bluebell, Poppy and more : Early motor buses and coaches in the Kingsbridge area. This updated edition includes the stories of an additional 13 operators in the Thurlestone, South Milton, Salcombe and East Prawle. £5.00 +p&p |
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Nynehead Books |
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Views from the North, R Kenny -
96
pages filled with photographs of lorries at work in their working
environment from an era that was at the very zenith of both British road
transport haulage & commercial vehicle manufacture. £14.50 +p&p |
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Family Affairs - Somerset & Dorset Hauliers, M
Marshall -
Transporting agricultural goods and exploiting mineral resources have
been the principal drivers for haulage contractors in Somerset and
Dorset. This book covers many examples in 196 illustrated pages.
£24.95 +p&p (Please add £2 to standard P&P rates for this hard-backed volume) |
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| AEC Reliance, P Platt & G Truran £9.95 +p&p |
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