Merseyside Bus Club

MBC Review

The MBC Review

The Merseyside Bus Club's bi-monthly Review is widely considered to be one of the best publications of its type. Mailed out to members (or available at Club meetings) in February, April, June, August, October and December of each year, it contains Club tour and meeting reports, a wide range of articles, and comprehensive Fleet News sections. Each issue is illustrated in colour. The Review generally has 28 A5 pages but occasionally has 32.

A comprehensive index to the Review is under preparation; as an example of a typical issue's contents, the contents list for Review 157 (February 2006) is shown below. This issue is also available as a free download in Word format.

Review 157 - February 2006: Contents Listing

Club News & Reports

Chairman's Notes - Peter Jackson
Editorial - Ian Simpson
Tours News & Information - Bill Barlow
Tour Report: Optare Works and Leeds (Nov 05) - Michael Evans
Meeting Reviews of Dec 2005 and Jan 2006 meetings - Ian Simpson
Holiday Tour Review Part 1 - Bill Barlow

Articles

Cornish Fairways - Part 3 - Steve Harris. This three-part article chronicled the adventures of Liverpool bus driver and MBC member Steve Harris as he spent much of 2005 working for First Devon & Cornwall.

Double-Decker Hunting in Germany - Steve Kelly. Over 200 elderly British double-deckers are still in use in a variety of roles in Germany and 2005's 'Old Timers Holiday' set about finding a number of them (mainly Lodekkas and Routemasters) and taking them for a spin.

News Round-Up

Merseyside & Cheshire Operators - Slimline 'Solos' for Cumfybus; First's Rock Ferry depot vandalised; Stagecoach takes more 'Pointer Darts' and cascaded B10Ms, Titan fleet down to nine; Supertravel gets more Solos, withdraws Darts.

Arriva North West & Wales - First low-floor 'deckers arrive at Speke; new Cadets for Runcorn; three Darts loaned to Arriva Yorkshire; ex-Stevensons Olympians withdrawn; new Airport service 86A launched.

Greater Manchester Operators - First concentrates Citaros at Bury and Excels at Wigan; GM Buses buys Volvo B6s; JP Travel buys MetroRiders; new Scanias for South Lancs Travel.

Download Sample Issue

A free sample copy of Issue 157 is available by clicking the link below; please note that this is in Microsoft Word format and does not include the front / rear covers or inside cover pages. Download size: 138KB approx.

Download Sample Review, issue 157 (February 2006)