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TLB - The London bus
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The London Bus Magazine is another flagship publication from LOTS. In regular production since 1972, it is produced four times per year, in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. It is a fully illustrated, glossy 64-page magazine, with around 90 pictures per issue. One or two major articles feature in each issue, including historical events covering a century of buses in the capital and current events. There are features on bus classes, garages, areas of operations, manufacturers and operators in our area, as well as selected photographic reviews. Each issue includes a section entitled "Around & About" devoted to recent developments, supported by illustrations and informative captions. In the Autumn or Winter issues we include a review of the London area events of the preceding year. An index to all articles is available here.
LBM can be obtained on subscription, or individual copies can be purchased from our sales list or from our sales stand at events and meetings, and at some transport bookshops. |
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TLB supplements provide specialist, supplementary information to that published in TLB and the Fleetbook. Many have been produced over the years. Currently available are: SUP15B - Lists support vehicles until 2005 with illustrations. Includes Underground and private operators' vans, lorries and cars. SUP24K - Current support vehicles with a full fleetlist and allocations. Updated March 2025. SUP39E - This booklet encompasses the TfL operators’ fleets with garage allocations and a simplified PVR table. SUP45B - List of all London bus garages with route and bus allocations as at August 2024. 60 pages with 8 colour photos. SUP46A - Allocation histories and disposals for all LT trolleybuses. 102 pages. SUP47A - All known all-over advert buses in the London area (not London Country). Over 1000 buses and over 4000 adverts listed, with dates. 76 pages, 18 colour photos. Other SUPs dealing with specific London bus subjects are issued from time to time.
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TLB EXTRA A series of booklets cover London Transport vehicle news for specific years, presented in the current TLB style, month by month. Years from 1948 through to the1980s have been produced so far. The first issue of The London Bus (TLB) appeared in July 1964, and over the intervening 60 years more than 1,250 magazines and books have been published. There is now an on-line listing of these publications, giving full details of every title. Almost 600 titles can be viewed on-line or downloaded, in full and free of charge. |
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