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The following items are available through the West Country Historic Omnibus and Transport Trust

WHOTT publications

 
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.

 

   
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 

 

   
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 the late Jack Gready and bequeathed to WHOTT.

£1.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT

 

   
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.

 

   
Torquay Trams - A celebration of the Centenary of Torquay's Electric Trams published by WHOTT. 

£3.00 +p&p – exclusive to WHOTT

 

   
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Programme - 20-page souvenir colour programme covering some history of the Mousehole route and including previously unpublished photographs of VRs and small service vehicles operating around the Penzance area.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

 

   

Roger Grimley publications

 
   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
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

   
Wiltshire : Chalk in Radiator - No.2 - Nadder Valley - Covers 25 operators based in the A30 corridor to the west of Wilton.

£4.50 +p&p

   
Wiltshire : 100 Years of Travel from Maiden - Covers the period 1898 – 1998 and includes the story of Leathers Coaches.  Now re-published as a single A4 volume.

£5.00 +p&p

   
Devon : Red Star to Heybrook Bay (1993)

£3.95 +p&p

   
Devon : Memories of the Widecombe bus (1995)

£4.50 +p&p

   
Cornwall : The Mouzel Bus (2008)

£4.00 +p&p

 

   

Peter Tutthill publications

 
   
Rowe Hillmaster - the Cornish Commercial Vehicle, produced by Peter Tutthill in 2005 to coincide with the centenary of Rowe’s of Dobwalls makers of the Hillmaster chassis. 72 pages, A4 B&W, extensively illustrated. 

£9.95 +p&p.

 

   
Cornwall's Motor Industry - The fascinating story of the many diverse types of motor vehicle produced in Cornwall.  Illustrated with more than 450 photos, many never before published, from over 70 different manufacturers, this book presents 200 years of Cornish automotive history.

£17.50 +p&p

   

Nynehead Books

 
   
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

   
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)

   
  AEC Reliance, P Platt & G Truan

£9.95 +p&p

   

Stagecoach Book

 
   
Stagecoach - Evolution : from Transit to Trident - Celebrating 10 years of Stagecoach in Devon and covering the origins of Devon General through to Stagecoach operations in 2006.  Lavishly illustrated.

£5.00 +p&p

   

Models and videos etc

 
   

Royal Blue - AEC Reliance/Harrington Cavalier

£12.00 +p&p.

 

   
Western National Bristol VR Video - The Twilight Days - published by Independent Transport Video. Taken during 2004/5 at various locations in Devon and Cornwall.

£16.00 +p&p

 

   
Northcord Stagecoach in Devon Trident Models
   
UKBUS0009 - Bayline

£30.00 +p&p

   
UKBUS0010 - South Devon College

£30.00 +p&p

   
UKBUS1026 - Brunel 200

£30.00 +p&p

   
  Post & Packing:
  £2.50 for orders over £8
  £1.50 for orders of £8 or less
   

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