The 500 Group - for Teesside Bus Enthusiasts
Our preserved buses
The years activities 2007 - 2008
Annual Teesside Running Day
500 Group publications
A brief history of Middlesbrough Corporation No.99
The Teesside Fleetlines
Teessides transport history
Newsletter extracts
Local bus news
Bus industry news
Picture Gallery - Introduction
Picture Gallery - Trams
Picture Gallery - T.R.T.B.
Picture Gallery - Middlesbrough
Picture Gallery - Stockton
Picture Gallery - Teesside Municipal Transport
Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit
Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit Ltd
Picture Gallery - Stagecoach
Gallery - Independant operators on Teesside
Stagecoach - North East, Fleet Lists
Photographs available by post
Archived pages - The years activities - 2002 2005
Archived pages - Local news
What's coming up soon
Hartlepool Transport
Our News Letter
Join our Group
Links for The 500 Group
Message Board
Guestbook
Event Calendar
Mail Form
Are you interested in buses
|
Welcome to the 500 Group
 | The 500 Group was formed in 1989 for people who have an interest in the buses and operations of Cleveland Transit and its predecessors
We now have over a hundred and twenty five members, many from outside the area and some from overseas. They are from all social and age groups, but all have an interest in buses.
We cater for those whose interest is in historical matters, preservation of vehicles and vintage bus rallies as well as the modern transport scene.
We have regular monthly meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at:
The Billingham Arms Hotel
Queensway. Billingham
The meetings start at 7.30 p.m.
We have visiting speakers, photographic presentation and social evenings
All are welcome to attend to see what we do
We have a bi-monthly newsletter, packed with Group news, historical articles and fleet news
We own four buses that are native to the area:
1958 Dennis Loline Mk.I JDC599 x Middlesbrough
1967 Leyland PD2 JVN40E x T.R.T.B.
1973 Daimler Fleetline JDC544Lx T.M.T.
1976 Bristol VR RDC106R x Transit
We attend vintage vehicle rallies through out the North of England in these vehicles, they are usually held on Sundays or Bank Holidays
See our other sites by clicking the link below |
|
Whats new on the web site today
| Date added |
Page ammended |
new feature |
| 19th March 2008 |
Local Bus News |
New fleet for Stagecoach in Hartlepool |
| 20th March 2006 |
Bus industry news |
Bus wars - USA style |
| 24th March 2008 |
The years activities 2007-2008 |
A hardy lot in the 500 Group
TheEden Rally |
| 16th April 2008 |
Our Teesside Running Day |
Provisional entrants updated |
| 28th May 2008 |
Our preserved buses |
a lot of images of the restoration of Bristol 106 |
| 21st June 2008 |
Bus industry news |
East Lancs buy Optare |
Stockton Corporation Transport
 | 18th November 2007
our new book
Stockton Corporation Transport
is now selling well direct from the Group and from good local book shops including W.H.Smith, Stockton, Borders, Teesside Park, Billingham Book Inn, Stockton Information Centre and Preston Hall Museum
It is a social History of Municipal bus operations from 1921 to 1968
The book is A4 and has 120 pages packed with photographs, many which are previously unpublished, there are also timetables, tickets and maps.
For complete details please visit page:
500 group publications at the link to the side or bottom of this page.
If you have enjoyed this site, please put your name in our guest book,
just click on the link GUESTBOOK below
|
|
500 Group bus enthusiast guide site
We now have a sister site called
"500 Group bus enthusiast guides"
The purpose of this new site is to explain happenings in the bus world in greater detail.
A full guide to Tynesides exciting newQuayLink system is currently on this site |
This page has been visited times.
|