Bus and coach timetables/literature

By October 1968 the Birch Bros 203 service had been cut to run between Rushden and Welwyn only but still running every hour. However on Saturdays and Sundays there was one trip into London and one out. Likewise in the evening there was one trip into London and one out. The journey times were the same for the 203 in 1954 and 1968. This is the Saturday timetable. The Sunday timetable was broadly similar but with slightly later starting. The Monday to Friday timetable was virtually the same pattern but only north of Welwyn.

The Summer 1969 timetable for the joint CIÉ (Córas Iompair Éireann)/Ulsterbus Galway-Belfast express service. A photograph of a CIÉ coach operating on this service may be seen at: www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/35158617/in/album/712833 Each company provided one coach each day which in July and August did a round trip otherwise the coaches stayed away from home on alternate nights. When I travelled on the service in May 1969, a day when there was just one trip each way, the drivers changed over at Cavan each returning to their respective home base driving the other company's coach. I recall seeing a photograph in 'Buses' (or 'Buses Illustrated') magazine at some point which showed a CIÉ coach working a late afternoon Ulsterbus local service out of Belfast having been 'borrowed' after arriving from Galway earlier in the day.

The Summer 1969 timetable for the CIÉ (Córas Iompair Éireann) Galway-Limerick service. A photograph of two CIÉ vehicles operating on this service (on the 0930 service from Limerick to Galway and the 0845 service from Galway to Limerick) may be seen at: www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/35158615/in/album/712833

The overnight Yelloway services to/from the north of England connected with the services of Royal Blue at Exeter to/from Cornwall. The majority of the destinations sought by passengers from the north were contained in table X4 of the Royal Blue timetable book although there were additional destinations available shown in other timetable pages.

The overnight Yelloway services to/from the north of England connected with the services of Royal Blue at Exeter to/from Cornwall. The majority of the destinations sought by passengers from the north were contained in table X4 of the Royal Blue timetable book although there were additional destinations available shown in other timetable pages.

Skye Cars (Sutherland of Broadford) operated a summer coach service for a number of years which ran south from Skye to Glasgow on Fridays returning north on Saturdays. In the early 1970s the service was taken over by Wallace Arnold who changed the format to operate in each direction on Saturdays.

Skye Cars (Sutherland of Broadford) operated a summer coach service for a number of years which ran south from Skye to Glasgow on Fridays returning north on Saturdays. In the early 1970s the service was taken over by Wallace Arnold who changed the format to operate in each direction on Saturdays.

Premier Travel Limited (later renamed Premier Travel Services Limited) operated quite a number of local bus and coach services in East Anglia including service 44 into Cambridge from Fulbourn and beyond. This timetable dates from 1963.

Premier Travel Services Limited operated quite a number of local bus and coach services in East Anglia including service 44 into Cambridge from Fulbourn and beyond. This timetable dates from 1989.

East Yorkshire Motor Services summer 1964 timetable for services 10/10A between Scarborough and Bridlington. My childhood holidays staying with Grandparents and family in Scarborough always involved a ride to Cayton Village to see my Great Aunts on this service. On one occasion one of my Aunties took me on that Mondays only service boarding on Seamer Road (near the Plaxtons factory) for the journey to Cayton Village. United Automobile Services also ran their Scarborough-Bridlington service 111 which competed with EYMS.

East Yorkshire Motor Services early and late summer 1964 timetable for services 10/10A between Scarborough and Bridlington. My childhood holidays staying with Grandparents and family in Scarborough always involved a ride to Cayton Village to see my Great Aunts on this service. On one occasion one of my Aunties took me on that Mondays only service boarding on Seamer Road (near the Plaxtons factory) for the journey to Cayton Village. United Automobile Services also ran their Scarborough-Bridlington service 111 which competed with EYMS.

United Automobile Services timetables - Service 111 (Scarborough-Cayton-Filey-Bridlington) and 112 (Scarborough-Staxton-Filey). My Great Aunts lived at Cayton Village but rarely used the United bus. They were staunch supporters of the competing East Yorkshire service 10/10A.

The 'Roadway Motor Coach Guide' was a useful publication that contained the timetables for the major coach operators of the time. This issue covered the Summer period of 1932.

The timetables of East Midland Motor Services as shown in the 'Roadway Motor Coach Timetable' 1932. In 1934 the company became a member of the 'Yorkshire Services' pool contributing their Sheffield-London service to that operation.