The latest changes to the EFE Showbus website

SHOWBUS Updates
The website is normally updated weekly. This page lists the latest updates from January 2002. The most recent updates are listed first - you can check out what's new since your last visit.

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If you missed hearing the special SHOWBUS music played at the start of the rally, you can obtain a copy of "A taste of life" by Leon for Ł8 from SHOWBUS at 6 Fair Ridge, HIGH WYCOMBE. HP11 1PL or order on-line from Holland at leonmusic.com.

26th December
New King Alfred Gallery.
Updates to Oxford Bus Company gallery.
EFE Maidstone & District Fleet Focus update.
Update to EFE future releases.
19th December
More details of EFE SHOWBUS International 2005.
A new look home page to the SHOWBUS website.
New galleries for Maidstone Corporation and Boro'line.
An update to Central SMT pictures.
Restored links to EFE Leeds Bus pictures with an update on the Leeds Fleet Focus on trams.
Update to bus builder links.
Buses on the Net weblinks for November.
12th December
The date for EFE SHOWBUS International 2005 is Sunday 18th September.
New gallery for Leeds City Transport.
Update to London RMC gallery.
Update to EFE Southern National Fleet Focus.
5th December
Five more pages to our Southern National gallery.
The last of our 2004 SHOWBUS photos.
28th November
New gallery for Dutch bus company, Hermes.
More SHOWBUS photos.
Check out our updated noticeboard.
Have a look at my EFE models for sale, many prices reduced and photos of all models now included.
21st November
New gallery for Dutch coach company, Oad Reizen.
More SHOWBUS photos.
Western Travel joins the UK Coach Hire directory.
14th November
New gallery for Dutch coach company, Bakker.
More SHOWBUS photos.
7th November
New gallery for HTM, Den Haag
More photos from SHOWBUS.
The ninth set of EFE releases for 2004.
More detail on EFE future releases.
31st October
More photos from SHOWBUS.
Updated photos for First in London singledeckers.
22nd October
More detail on EFE future releases.
More photos from SHOWBUS.
First in London Jubilee vehicles photo update.
17th October
Buses on the Net weblinks for November.
LuxTravel joins the UK Coach Hire directory.
How to subscribe to Bus & Coach Buyer.
More photos from SHOWBUS.
More detail on EFE future releases.
Updated photos for First in London doubledeckers.
10th October
SHOWBUS RT & RF photos from September 26th.
The eighth set of EFE releases for 2004.
More detail on EFE future releases.
Weir's Tourlink joins the UK Coach Hire directory.
Prize winners at EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 and Doyen class selection.
3rd October
To put it mildly, the SHOWBUS team are a little exhausted after the biggest and most successful SHOWBUS ever. It will take us a little longer than usual to put the post-rally information on to the site, please be patient.
New this week are all our pictures of the Gold Run and Concorde-Routemaster display.
Pictures taken by EventsOnThe.net can be seen using event name "SHOWBUS" & password "RALLY".
Diplomat Travel joins the UK Coach Hire directory.
If you missed hearing the special SHOWBUS music played at the start of the rally, you can obtain a copy of "A taste of life" by Leon for Ł8 from SHOWBUS at 6 Fair Ridge, HIGH WYCOMBE. HP11 1PL or order on-line from Holland at leonmusic.com.
If you missed the superb Bus & Coach Week rally programme you can obtain it from the above address for Ł2 or the 2003 & 2004 editions for Ł2.50.
19th September
Check out the record SHOWBUS entry. Final update is on Wednesday or Thursday. All entries up to Tuesday should be in the Bus & Coach Buyer Rally Programme, on sale for Ł3 at the rally
Entrants who have not received their joining details through the post can download what they need here
New gallery for BBA, Connex Dutch subsidiary.
Updated photos for Jubilee and Open top Routemasters.
12th September
SHOWBUS entries rocket past 400, only 4 short of last year's pre-rally entry. The pre rally entry is expected to nudge 500 for the first time.
New gallery for Alder Valley Bristol VRs.
Updated photos for Western SMT.
EFE future releases update.
5th September
Over this weekend the SHOWBUS team will be stuffing hundreds of envelopes to send entrants their joining details for the Septmber 26th rally. Entries are still 50 to 60 up on this time last year and it looks like the pre-rally entry could reach 500 for the first time ever! Current entry is over 350, which now includes over 50 Routemasters for the Gold Run. Routemasters and Duxford Tours entries will recieve postal details a few days after the bulk of entries.
New gallery for Thamesdown Transport, their centenary commemoration vehicle will be at SHOWBUS.
Probably the final update photos for ceased London operator, Connex, but don't worry, we have plenty of pictures of their Australian operations to come.
EFE future releases update.
29th August
New gallery for the Portugese Barraqueiro Group.
Updates for the London RCL class.
Provisional allocation of SHOWBUS Rally Numbers as entries shoot pass 325.
EFE release sheet 6 and sheet 7.
Map of the SHOWBUS site layout.
Whittlesford shuttle service cancelled.
M>Tram of Melbourne - our first full gallery with video clips: typo rectified so videos now download.
22nd August
Buses on the Net weblinks for September.
London Transport original T class and an update for the Leyland Titan T class.
15th August
New gallery for Blackpool Transport.
Update for Routemasters abroad.
8th August
M>Tram of Melbourne - our first full gallery with video clips.
London RM1001 plus gallery update.
1st August
EFE Fleet Focus for Brighton & Hove.
New gallery for the Palma-Soller tram in Majorca.
Updated photos for Wallace Arnold.
25th July
Updated photos for Devon General.
New gallery Stratford Blue and EFE models of Stratford Blue.
18th July
New photos of former Northern General vehicles.
Update for Metroline non low floor doubledecks.
11th July
New mini gallery for Brighton & Hove.
Updated photos for Alexander (Midland).
EFE Fleet Focus for Metrobus.
EFE future release update.
4th July
David Leeder, Director UK Bus at First to present the prizes at EFE SHOWBUS International 2004.
Check out the growing list of SHOWBUS stall holders now on line.
Updated EFE Fleet Focus for Crosville.
New mini gallery for Go-Ahead subsidiary, Metrobus.
Updated pictures of Bristol Greyhound.
27th June

sponsor prizes for EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 including a Ł75 cash prize and trophy for the best Go-Ahead group vehicle at the event.
EFE's Badgerline fleet focus update.
New Alder Valley Leopards gallery.
Updated photos of Amsterdam GBV trams with the new Combino units.
20th June
EFE's Fifth Releases for 2004 and full details of the RM1 and RM2 prototype Routemaster models.
Update to EFE's future releases.
New mini gallery for Crosville
Updated Badgerline photos.
13th June
New mini gallery for Wilts & Dorset.
EFE Wilts & Dorset Fleet Focus update.
Timetable for the Cambridge - Duxford free bus
SHOWBUS entries top 150 with our first entry from mainland Europe.
6th June
SHOWBUS PHOTO SPECIAL: The last day of Stagecoach Routemaster operation in London complete with the site's first ever VIDEO CLIP.
Updated photos for London DMS and update to EFE DMS Model Focus.
New gallery for Alder Valley Lolines.
30th May
EFE 4th release listing for 2004 with update on future releases.
New gallery for Damory Coaches.
Updated pictures of Northern.
Update on EFE Northern models.
Excursions to SHOWBUS that we know about: let us know of any you are aware of. email.
SHOWBUS entries over 100 up on this time last year!
23rd May
New gallery for Alder Valley Fords.
Updated photos for SELNEC. Buses on the Net weblinks for June.
16th May
New mini gallery for Provincial (Gosport & Fareham) with EFE Fleet Focus update.
Updated photos for GMPTE.
9th May
Updated photo gallery pages for Lutonian.
New gallery for Crosville Cymru featuring the National Express Iveco/Carlyle.
An update on future EFE castings and releases.
2nd May
Photos from Speyer 2004, the first European Bus Meeting in Germany.
EFE's 3rd set of releases for 2004.
Update on my surplus EFE models for sale.
McColls of Balloch and Sandgrounder of Southport join the UK Coach Hire Directory.
26th April
Showbus entries reach 100.
East Yorkshire gallery update.
New pictures of Alder Valley Bristol REs.
EFE RF Model Focus update.
MC Travel of Nottingham join the UK Coach Hire Directory.
New notices on our noticeboard - including a request for help from the BBC!
19th April
New gallery for First Crosville and updated CIE photos.
Details of EFE future releases.
2nd April
BUSES Rally Calendar for 2004.
New Mini gallery of over 100 photos of Sydney Buses.
Updated MTL Merseyside photos.
1st April
Our April Fool spoof with a picture from Verona, Italy of a Fürst Reisen German coach, suggesting that the UK's First Group had expanded into Germany.
28th March
The Delaine photo gallery.
Updated photos for Central roof box RTs.
21st March
Alder Valley Minibuses Gallery featuring the Leyland Redline EA440/Ascos for route 18 over Marlow Bridge.
Updates to Greenline RT photo gallery.
Richard Delahoy's Buses on the Net April listings.
14th March
Showbus entries top 50 already.
New gallery for Jones of Aberbeeg. Updated RTL and RTW photos.
EFE's future releases update.
Allstar Travel of Southampton joins the UK Coach Hire Directory
7th March
New gallery for Alder Valley Lodekkas.
Updated photo gallery for Southend Transport.
EFE's second list of new releases for 2004.
29th February
Updated pictures of open top, blue and gold RTs.
London RT Fleet Focus updates.
New Alder Valley Leyland Nationals gallery.
Showbus entries in double figures already.
Many weblinks updated.
22nd February
Notice board update and more of my EFE models for sale.
New gallery for Carousel Buses. Updated photo gallery pages for National Express' Hills Bus, Sydney, as promised after Christmas.
First entries listed for EFE SHOWBUS International 2004.
15th February

confirms sponsorship of EFE SHOWBUS International 2004.
More chances to explore Sydney with new galleries for the Sydney Olympic Explorer, Sydney Parramatta Explorer & Sydney Bondi Beach Explorer.
Updated Warrington Borough Transport gallery.
Details of EFE future releases and new castings for 2004.
Details of our partner rally in Germany, Speyer 2004 on April 22nd to 25th: "Historisches Omnibus Europatreffen".
8th February

confirms sponsorship of EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 and will be providing the programme. We do not expect a repeat of the courier company failure so everyone will have a chance to buy what is expected to again be a first class programme. Details of how to obtain a copy of the 2003 edition are at the top of this page.
EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 entry form now on line.
Updated photo gallery pages for London & Country.
New mini gallery for Western National.
Updated EFE Western National Fleet Focus.
EFE's first new releases for 2004.
1st February

confirms sponsorship of EFE SHOWBUS International 2004.
New gallery for Sydney Explorer Buses and updated pictures of the Sydney Airport Express.
Updated EFE Manchester Fleet Focus.
25th January

confirms sponsorship of EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 by providing the rally plaques for all entrants. Visit the Transbus International website.
Pictures of GVU of Utrecht with Van Hool tri-artics.
Updated pictures from First PMT.
Updated EFE East Kent Fleet Focus.
Revised lists of my own EFE models and white metal kits for sale.
18th January

confirms sponsorship of EFE SHOWBUS International 2004 with Ł500 of prize money. Visit the First website.
Richard Delahoy's Buses on the Net February listings.
New gallery for Bebbs Travel of Llantwit Fardre.
Updated photos for Southern Vectis.
Updated EFE Southern Vectis Fleet Focus.
11th January
New Southdown mini gallery with revised EFE Southdown Fleet Focus.
Updated East Kent gallery.
Check out our Noticeboard update.
Stroud Omnibus joins the UK Coach Hire Directory.
4th January

confirm sponsorship of EFE Showbus 2004.
New gallery for Western Welsh.
Updated pictures for Derby Transport with pictures of the unique lowheight Ailsa in service with Eagre.
EFE's future releases lists models for release from February.

SHOWBUS Committee

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Post to EFE SHOWBUS 6 Fair Ridge HIGH WYCOMBE HP11 1PL UK

Dr Martin Isles dok@showbus.com.

Mr Dave Reid david@showbus.com.

Mr Bob Passaway (Trade stands) bob@showbus.com.