Buckinghamshire Buses

This book tells the story of the omnibus as it developed from its roots in stagecoach travel across Buckinghamshire, to the present day. Proximity to London gave the London General company access to Buckinghamshire in the early years of the 20th century but pirate bus companies like the Cain brothers Red Rover also competed. All the express coach services radiating from London into towns like Ayslesbury, and the ever expanding suburbia, were nationalised by the London Transport Act of 1933, forming Greenline. Tillings’ Eastern National were also another important player in the county, jointly operating a new route from Aylesbury to Buckingham in 1927, followed by United Counties. Aylesbury was an accidental county town and focus for buses across the county. Private coach companies ran works buses and seaside outings. A second World War took its toll on transport infrastructure, accelerating the national bus company development, which also worked in harmony with small private operators like Red Rover.