New group will preserve history of municipal transport

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A new transport group has been formed to preserve the history of bus travel in Coventry.



The Coventry Corporation Transport Society has been set up to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the city’s first municipal buses.

It was in January 1912 that Coventry Corporation Transport took over Coventry Electric Tramways.

The organisation ended in 1974 with the launch of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, when red and ivory buses gave way to blue and cream.

To mark the centenary, Coventry Transport Museum is opening up its reserve site in Sandy Lane, Radford, on Saturday, May 12.

Visitors will see a collection of 30 former Coventry Transport buses, along with buses from other operators which served the city.

People will also be able to ride on some of the buses between the museum itself and Sandy Lane.

John Kennedy, chairman of the new society, said: “We cannot let the centenary of the formation of the much-loved Coventry Transport go without celebration, but we must also act now to ensure that as much information on the history of Coventry Transport and more importantly the people who worked for it are captured for generations to come.”

Visit http://www.cct-society.org.uk

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Bedworth display features 100-year history of Coventry Corporation buses

AN exhibition featuring 100 years of Coventry Corporation Transport is currently being staged in Bedworth.

On display at the town’s heritage centre in All Saints Square until the end of April are models, photographs and artefacts of fondly remembered buses and individuals.

Opening hours are 10.30am-1pm, Tuesdays to Fridays; 10.30am to 3,30pm, Saturdays.

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Coventry Corporation Transport Society have just acquired this former local bus from an enthusiast in Ireland so if anyone can help with garaging, restoration or transport costs please contact http://cct-society.org.uk/ or send a personal message to member Innis Road