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Research continues into the BRS fleet
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HOW FASCINATING to recall the events outlined in your 'Milestones' article regarding the formation of the BritishTransport Commission in 1948, and subsequently, the British Road Services fleet (CM 25 August).
To someone like myself,who has studied the fleet of BRS vehicles almost since its introduction,it seems astonishing not only that more than 50 years have passed since those days, but that the fleet itself should no longer be with us.
As youngsters. we were encouraged to follow BRS by a "spotters club" during the 1950s, long before the likes of Eddie Stobart and James Irlam introduced their enthusiasts' groups.
I write as one of a small band of long-serving BRS enthusiasts who have compiled extensive lists of the vehicles operated by BRS and its subsidiaries over almost the entire duration of the company's existence.
However, records of the vehicles in use in the earliest days remain difficult to track down.
There may still be old vehicle lists lying in dusty folders at the back of filing cabinets, or retained as mementoes by former BRS employees, their managers or their insurers. We would be delighted to accept copies of any old vehicle lists that might still exist to aid our researchers.
In addition to the publications you mention as sources for your information, I would recommend that any of your readers wishing to recall the heady days of BRS refer to two liberally illustrated books on the subject: BRS— The Early Years by Arthur Ingram and Gordon Mustoe (Roundoak Publishing) and A Pictorial History of B RS —35Year Anniversary by Nick Baldwin (Frederick Warne).
John R Monett Leeds