24th November 2008 Update
David Whitaker has kindly provided another photo from his collection for the
Service
Vehicles page.
30th October 2008 Update
Some extra photos have been added to the
"Fareham
Memories" pages.
20th October 2008 Update
I have added a new "In Focus" page "Fareham Memories" On this page we take a walk down memory lane along West Street, Fareham in the late 1950s and 1960s using my own reminiscences of the time. This places Provincial's operations into context with its operating environment and includes a selection of nostalgic images relating to Provincial buses and street scenes. I have also added a couple of new photos which Stephen Didymus has un-earthed to two pages. A photo of AEC Regent 10 on "Solent Scene In The Sixties", and a new photo of Regent 46 on the "AEC Regent's" page.
13th October 2008 Update
Have you ever wondered, for instance, how many Provincial vehicles carried a particular fleet number. Or what what they all were. Well now you can find out on the new "What's In A Number ?" page. The first installment of this new feature is now published covering fleet numbers 1- 80. It is intended to cover numbers 80- 607 when time permits. Also check out the "Links" page for two new links. These are two blog sites, the Omnibuses Blog carries current bus related news items, and the other is Phil Stockley's Velvet Blog. Click on the links for a taster.
8th September 2008 Update
The only Guy/Deutz conversion I had no photo of in original condition, was 33 CHO 449C. Stephen Didymus has finally tracked down photos of this bus, and they now appear on the Guy Deutz page.
Other changes with this update are :-
My thanks once again to Stephen Didymus for his work in tracking down these photos for us to enjoy
4th May 2008 Update
David Whitaker has kindly sent me a couple of photos of service vehicles, which I have added to that page.
7th April 2008 Update
The final part of the Loans and Demonstrators section has now been published. This covers the People's Provincial and First eras from 1987-1995.
28th March 2008 Update
Some more service vehicles photos have now been added to the appropriate "In Focus" page, we have also inserted a new section on this page to cover driver training vehicles.
27th March 2008 Update
A new section has now been added covering loans and demonstrators used by Provincial over the years. This will be published in a number of parts. The first two are now live on the site, covering the periods 1939-1969 (GFOC) and 1970-1987 (NBC). Stephen Didymus has once again provided the photographs and details of the vehicles.
14th March 2008 Update
A new "In Focus" page has been added to cover the various types of service vehicle used by Provincial, ranging from light vans to heavy recovery equipment. It covers the early years of Gosport and Fareham to the First era.
10th March 2008 Update
I have carried out a number of minor alterations (additional photos mostly) to various pages. The main page to look at is the NBC photo gallery where Stephen has provided some more photos from this period of Provincial history.
25th February 2008 Update
I have added a number of new photos of open toppers to the relevant "In Focus" page. The majority of these are of more recent vehicles seen with People's Provincial. There are also numerous minor changes to a number of the other "In Focus" pages, where new photos have been added and some errors have been corrected, I suggest you have a scroll through these to view the changes. One photo of interest is on the NBC photo gallery page, where there is a photo of what could be called one of the ugliest Provincial buses. It is the Ford A type 48 (NEL 107P). Stephen and I are currently going through the whole site to add new photos and features over the next few months so watch this space!
12th February 2008 Update
There is a new "In Focus" page covering Provincial buses in the 1920s and 1930s. This is an period not covered in detail on this site before. It includes some more photos supplied by Stephen from his collection. If you require more in depth vehicle details of this period, these are available in Stewart Brett's fleet history available from the Provincial Society.
21st January 2008 Update
I have now added some new photos and updated information to the "Provincial Adverts" in Focus page. Thanks again to Stephen Didymus for his help with this feature.
16th January 2008 Update
A couple of new photos have been added to the Deutz rebuild page. These have been sent to me by Stephen and are from the Andrew Porter collection. They are a further view of United Welsh HCY 296, and one where this bus, and DWN 378 are seen next to each other whilst with United Welsh. Can anyone help with a photo of London Transport G276 (GYL 416)?
7th January 2008 Update
Stephen Didymus has managed to obtain a photo of United Welsh 676 (DWN 378). The chassis of this bus was used for Guy/Deutz No 36 (HAA 771E), and I have now added it to the Guy/Deutz page. All that is needed now is a photo of London Transport G276 (GYL 416) to complete this section as all other "before" views are now in place.
17th December 2007 Update
The updates are :-
Thanks again To Stephen Didymus for his help with these amendments
11th October 2007 Update
A new photo gallery has been added containing some photos of the Provincial Society Stokes Bay Rally held on August 27th 2007.
26th September 2007 Update
After a busy summer assisting with the production of various Provincial Society publications, I have now found time to update this site once again. There is a new page on the "In Focus" section called "Previous Lives". This depicts acquired Provincial vehicles whilst in service with their previous owners. My thanks once once again to Stephen Didymus for the photos and information in the captions.
9th May 2007 Update
The Provincial Coaches page has been updated with extra and improved photos from Stephen's collection.
27th April 2007 Update
I have added some extra photos to the "In Focus" pages "Provincial Guy Arabs (part 1 - The Wartime Utilities)" and "Sold for scrap". Many thanks once again to Stephen Didymus for helping to source the photographs and supplying the captions.
28th February 2007 Update
Stephen Didymus has kindly provided me with a number photos from his collection. This has allowed me to add some extra photos to various "In Focus" pages, and also to replace some of those which were of a lower standard. Please have another look at these pages I am sure you will be pleased with the results. I have flagged those which have changed on the "In Focus" menu page.
14th February 2007 Update
I have now added a new "In Focus" page which contains photos of buses either ready for scrap, or in various stages of scrapping, with some artistic licence to allow the inclusion of some related photos.
18th December 2006 Update
I have added a few extra photos to some of the "In Focus" articles, particularly the AEC Regent and Deutz rebuild pages. I am hoping to obtain more photos in the near future. Watch this space !
23rd October 2006 Update
The latest update contains some interesting information which has just come to light. Stewart Brett has been studying all the AEC sales and build ledgers, and has found evidence that No14 EOR 251 (the petrol tanker conversion) has in fact got a Regent chassis. Also, No15 EOR 282 long believed to have been a Regal also has a Regent chassis. Thanks to Stewart for this information, and I will keep you updated on this as investigations progress. Please note the new diecast models which are now available. The are also two new Seddon photos on the relevant "In Focus" page. Stewart Brett also supplied these.
1st September 2006 Update
A report on the Gosport 2006 rally at Stokes Bay can be viewed via a link on the Home page.
29th June 2006 Update
The links page has been tidied and those which no longer work removed. I have also added some new links, check them out! David Whitaker has also given me an update on his work on restoring AEC Regal 24 (CG 9607). See Preservation News page for details.