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Partner Societies - others we work with
- The Motor Bus Society
The Motor Bus Society was founded in 1948 as the National Motor Bus Association. The purpose of the organization then, as it is now, is the collection and publication of information about the history and development of the bus industry in North America . Motor Bus Society members includes industry professionals, students and members of the general public who have an interest in bus transportation industry and bus equipment.
- The PSV Circle
The aim of the PSV Circle is to be the definitive source of all knowledge on Public Service Vehicles and Operators throughout the United Kingdom. For every vehicle we record: Registration mark, fleet number, livery, seating ; Chassis and body make, model and numbers ; First operator, date new, depot allocation ; Later modifications, transfers, re-registrations ; Sales to further operators, and final fate.
- The Omnibus Society
Founded in 1929 to study every aspect of the development and history of road passenger transport. Routes, vehicles, liveries, timetables; past, present and future - only the Omnibus Society, as implied by its name, covers all these aspects of the bus industry. Instead of focusing on one specialised area, we cover a wide range of subjects and give our members access to the realities of the bus industry. Our aim is to enable everybody with an intelligent interest in buses to find out not just what is happening but why it is happening. And no other enthusiast group can match the opportunities which the Omnibus Society offers to gain a broad understanding off the industry. Whether your prime interest lies in past or present operations, company or route history and development, fleet changes or any other aspects, the Omnibus Society will keep you informed. Meetings of the Society are regularly addressed by leading figures from within the industry and we run visits to operators and manufacturers and longer study tours. The Omnibus Magazine contains a wealth of topical and historical articles and records route developments across the country; the magazine is backed up by more detailed regional publications from affiliated local Branches. The society's extensive archive of timetables, photographs and other printed material offers extensive research facilities. In short, the Omnibus Society exists to study every aspect of the history and onward development of road passenger transport.
- The Roads & Road Transport History Association
The Roads & Road Transport History Association, founded in 1992, promotes, encourages and co-ordinates the study of the history of roads, road passenger transport and the carriage of goods. In 2005, the Association became a Company Limited by Guarantee. We cover the whole range of transport history from the earliest times to the current age ... packhorses, carters, street furniture, economics, social trends, the effects of gender upon transport, personalities in road transport, avenues of research, regulation by governments or local authorities, manufacturers and bodybuilders, cycling, sources of transport history, the preservation of artefacts, photographic material, the exploration of archives, the need to promote transport and logistics as a career, a general, boundless interest in transport, and even quite simple nostalgia.
- The Malta Historic Vehicle Trust
The Malta Historic Vehicle Trust was established in February 2007 by means of statute by Mario Zammit, George Said, Malcolm Mifsud and Martin Galea with the objective to acquire, restore and exhibit to the public vehicles that have a historic and social significance to Malta in mind. The Trust, which is independent, was set up under the auspices of Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna (Malta Heritage Trust) with the objective of establishing a Museum which will celebrate over a century of Road Transport in Malta.
- Toronto Transportation Society
The Toronto Transportation Society was founded in 1973 by a group of transportation enthusiasts who shared a common interest in streetcars, buses, subways and railways. The objective of the Society was "... for the association of persons interested in transportation by land, sea and air and to afford members facilities for discussion and exchange of information pertaining thereto." Initially, the Society focused it's attention on local Toronto transit and transportation issues, but over the years, as membership increased, the scope of the Society as well. Our focus now is primarily on transit in and around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) but does include the Golden Horseshoe as well. Toronto, being ideally located, is within an hour or two drive of over 25 local transit properties and thus is home to the majority of the Society's activities.