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Hi, First time on here. Some of my earliest childhood memories, around 1966 - 1970, are of bus trips into Bournemouth on the 3 or 4 with my grandad (we lived...
Iaian, I lived just of Albert Road on Cecil Road in Upper Parkstone. Do you know it ? Went to school at Martin Road School. David Ballantine North Vancouver,...
I do remember Albert Road. On the bus theme still, I seem to remember there was a privately-run bus service which started in Albert Road (quite old, red...
The lady who ran the Rossmore Bus Company (which operated the Albert Road route) was Louie Dingwell Foott. The service ran for 50 years, much to the annoyance...
Although the original St Peters school is no longer around it's name lives
on in the combined Baden-Powell and St Peters school in Mill Lane in Lower...
Hi Folks, I hope that this will not be considered to far off topic but for those of you interested here is a link for the Albert Road bus. I remember well the...
A bumper update today gents, courtesy of Alan O. Watkins, whose magnificent photography can be admired on www.fotopic.net. New albums are H&D Doubledeckers,...
What's the actual address of the gallery on Fotopic please? Steve Huddy http://trainsferriesbuses.co.uk - latest updates: Lynton & Barnstaple, WSR Spring Steam...
Hi Alan Watkins, I tried to find a contact on your photopic site but could not find one. I really enjoyed your postcard site of Bournemouth Square. It was...
I'm getting together some model buses which capture my holiday memories in Bournemouth in the 50's and 60's. Can anyone tell me why and when the Hants & Dorset...
Further to previous posting, what types of Bristols ran from Bournemouth in the 50's & 60's and what colour liveries were they?? I think they may have been...
The change of livery happened in the early 70's when the National Bus Company merged W&D into H&D. I think there was a plan to avoid having 2 operators...
David You were somewhat premature in your greetings since - until about one minute ago - I was not a member of the group, and probably had only just heard from...
Hi Alan, I was never able to identify the second Bristol. I was in Hawaii in May and tried to find where the buses had been moved to as they have been sold to...
Does anyone know what is happening with the BPTA? I have emailed Keith Baynton several times for information to update my 'Preserved Bournemouth Buses' website...
Am I right in thinking that I would have seen green liveried Bristol K type buses in Hants & Dorset livery around the late 50's to mid 60's?? I need to know if...
You definitely would have seen Bristol K's in H & D green livery in the late 50's and early 60's because I left Bournemouth in 1959 and they were still running...
Hants & Dorset buses ran in green livery until after Wilts & Dorset was fully merged (c.1972). H&D had owner W&D since 1964. The red was apparently a goodwill...
Good Afternoon All My name is Matthew Reynolds, and I am a 27 year old bus enthusiast from Bristol who has just joined your web group. I have my own Fotopic...
I came across your website and was very intrigued. Before my Family and I (then 11 yrs.), left England (1966) for Canada, I travelled the H & D's frequently....
Following my recent post, I've heard from Keith Baynton. I've put his information into the Summer 2005 newsletter on the BPTA page of the Preserved Bournemouth...
Hey is there any wilts and dorset drivers in here that are based In Poole?? or any relitves of wilts and dorset Drivers?? plez reply tnx Marc Jason B...
Hello All MATTHEWS BUS & COACH FOTOPIC SITE HAS CHANGED I have been away on holiday and have since decided to change my Fotopic Sites around (All New web...
Great Pictures Matthew. I see a beautiful picture of a Royal Blue Coach that I would like to add to my homepage sometime and also one of the RT at the Mallard...
I would be honoured to have my Pictures on your great website, and would love for a link to my website to be added. Please contact me if there are any buses in...
Hi All I have just uploaded 50 odd photos to my Website, and there are some W&D, SBL and Various other operators amongst them. The photos are from the mid 80's...
Hi All As promised i will now publish my findings from last weekend, when i spent Friday & Saturday in and around Salisbury, Bournemouth & Poole. Most...
