Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Company and Provincial Traction Company

A comprehensive list compiled by Stewart Brett   

This A5 format booklet with 40 pages of text and black and white photographs is the result of years of research by the author who is a member of the Provincial Society. For the enthusiast who wants to know the detail about each vehicle, this is ideal. The fleet number, registration number, chassis no, bodywork, seating and dates of arrival and disposal are some of the regular features for every bus and coach during the period covered. In addition, Stewart has included special reference to any special feature or alteration to the vehicle. His studies are based on company and tax records. The book is set out in chronological order for ease of research. Published in 2004.

A Centenary of Hoeford Garage  1905 – 2005 

Published by the Provincial Society in December 2005 to coincide with the centenary year of the Hoeford garage as a continuous transport depot since 1905. Fully glossy booklet in A5 format with 23 pages including 13 colour and 25 black and white photographs with informative captions together with a background history. Many photographs have not been published before.

Reprints now available from our shop and Gosport Travel Shop

A Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of People's Provincial 

Launch of new book to celebrate the 20^th year since the formation of People’s Provincial in 1987. Another in the Provincial Papers series in A5 format with some unusual facts and pictures showing the history of the company during the period.

Society members receive four Provincial Press magazines each year – published in March, June, September and December. Surplus magazines are available to non-members at a special rate.

Each magazine is glossy with a mixture of black and white and colour photographs and interesting articles covering all periods from the early tram days to the current news. Click here for example pages.

A5 format, 23 pages with a single photograph on the cover. Inside each cover, there is an index of articles featured in the magazine as well as the names of the committee and trustees of the charity. Published quarterly since July 2003.

At present, the following back copies are available: 2 (October 2003), 6 (October 2004), 8 (March 2005), 9 (June 2005), 12 (March 2006), 13 (June 2006), 14 (September 2006), 15 (December 2006), 16 (March 2007), 17 (June 2007), 18 (September 2007), 19 (December 2007) and 20 (March 2008).

Creative Master Northcord ukbus7004 First Hampshire & Dorset Scania Omnicity on route 41 (Branded ZIP) model of 65023 (YN54 NZX) available for members only at a special rate of £18 post free (All proceeds go to the society). Models will be dispatched on a first come first serve basis.