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Chairman: Trevor Roots - chairman@gb-bg.co.uk (01466 760724) Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Secretary: Mark Richards - secretary@gb-bg.co.uk (01908 520028) 7 Parkside, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK4 1BX Treasurer: Frank Gold - treasurer@gb-bg.co.uk Membership Secretary: Trevor Roots - membership@gb-bg.co.uk details as above Editorial Manager: Gerald Nicholls - editor@gb-bg.co.uk (01524 846476) 19 Aldrens Lane, Lancaster LA1 2DT Website Manager: Mark Richards - website.manager@gb-bg.co.uk details as above Magazine Distribution: Eddie & Hazel Roberts – trident.distribution@gb-bg.co.uk 37 Abbey Place, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 4JR (01270 216212) Visits Co-ordinators: Anthony Walton - no email (0121 601 1351) 126 Whiteford Road, Smethwick B67 7PG Editorial Team: Area Representatives: Ken Pitt - visits@gb-bg.co.uk (01527 591195) 52 Loxley Close, Church Hill South, Redditch B98 9JG Sightings: Arthur & Debbie Shelton - sightings@gb-bg.co.uk 111 Rodney Close, Birmingham B16 8DP (0121 454 3147) Non PSV: Tony Allen - nonpsv@gb-bg.co.uk Fleet Listings: Ken Pitt - kenneth.pitt06@btinternet.com details as above Scotland: Arthur Morse - no email (01506 438988) 66 Ryebank, Ladywell, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6HA Northeast & Yorkshire: Gary Hunter - northeast.rep@gb-bg.co.uk Wales: Geoff Moseley - wales.rep@gb-bg.co.uk (01452 381 107) 11 Hartley Gardens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL4 4PJ Southern England & Southwest: Geoff Moseley - southwest.rep@gb-bg.co.uk details as above Northwest & London: Gerald Nicholls - details as above Trident is compiled monthly by the Editorial team and is published for the personal use of GB Bus Group members or individuals. Information contained in this magazine is not to be used for commercial purposes or gain outside the GB Bus Group. We are happy to share our information with other societies and organisations, but ask that our Group's name be acknowledged as the source where appropriate. It may be necessary for the editorial manager to condense or defer articles submitted for publication, in order to give a balanced content Disclaimer: Views expressed in this magazine are those of the contributor and might not be supported by the Editor or Officials of GB Bus Group £1.25 post free The closing date for the May magazine will be April 25th Printed by Ords Group, Progress House, Usworth Road Industrial Estate, Hartlepool TS25 1PD 2
Editorial Well a bit more of a settled month, this time, I think the larger size pictures in the gallery are much better and I am going to leave them how they are. Geoff Moseley has excelled himself with news from his end of the country this month, but warns he will be away next time and so will not be as much. At least it will give me a chance to catch up with other areas. Rod Whitaker visited the Cheltenham Festival on March 18 th and has sent a log in so look out for it in Out and about, I am sure it will tempt you into a visit next year. Also in out and about s Arthur and Debbie’s report on our 3 rd trip. This years Arriva Yorkshire Tour, you will have read about it last year, will take place on Sunday 23 rd May The cost will be £7 which includes souvenir programme. The trip commences at Dewsbury Bus Station at 10am takes in all five of the Arriva Yorkshire depots, Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Belle Isle, Castleford and Selby, before returning to Dewsbury Bus Station around 1730. Proceeds to The Sick Children's Trust. Bookings can be made from 1st April on www.arrivatour.co.uk or call Tony Salmon on 01924 511458. Membership Rates: Annual: £13.00 Joint: (with ICRS saving £3.00): £26.00 Membership gives you: • A high quality monthly magazine ‘Trident’ - covering all aspects of buses in the UK past and present: fleet news, preservation, non-psv. (the photos can be viewed in colour through the Members Area on the website). Joint membership also entitles you to the ICRS magazine, ‘Tracks’ • An informative website, with access to previous editions of the magazine. • A 10% discount on lan Allan publications and first time magazine subscriptions on production of your membership card (not additional to discount for IA Subs Club members). • Access to organized trips. • A 20% discount on all book titles that are to be published by GBBG (in preparation) Payment: If paying by cheque / postal order, please make payable to GBBG for all types of Membership. You can also renew or join quickly and easily online via the website, using our PayPal facility. In a few clicks you can be signed up for another year, or take advantage of the joint membership with Inter City Railway Society, saving £3 on the normal combined annual membership subscription rate. NB. Please note that from 1 st May the annual rate will increase to £15.00 and the Joint rate to £27.00 (saving £4.00 with ICRS). If you are due to renew beyond this date why not renew early to save. From 17 th February the 20% discount offered by HB Publications on their books has been withdrawn but you can still obtain the discount by contacting HBP direct, though this is not as a GBBG member. A very warm welcome to the following new members: Chris Abbott (Derby), Ian Attenborough (Hinckley), Paul Draper (Exeter), Andrew McPartlin (Northampton), Les Mitchell (Bishops Cleeve), Martin Phillips (Exeter), Fred Rugg (Tiverton), Neil Smith (Ipswich), Clive Tustin (Birmingham), Gerald Uzzell (Manchester) On membership cards generally, please remember on renewal, your new card(s) will be sent out with the next issue of Trident. Now this may mean that you might wait up to five weeks if you’ve just missed the end of month cut off when Trevor sends cards out for distribution. So there is no need to send a separate sae for card. News from the Industry Deutsche Bahn the German transport group, with interests through out Europe have announced that they have made an unsolicited bid for the Arriva Group, this follows the ending of talks between Arriva and the French group Keolis over a possible merger between the two. Edwards of Llantwit Fardre is to return to local bus work for the first time in more than 40 years. Two 3
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