Vehicle Types

Types of vehicle operated by the company

Photo Gallery

Photographs from my collection

Fleet List

Details of the current fleet

(MS Excel format)

Former Vehicle List

Details of every vehicle operated since 1901

(MS Excel format)

Company History

Some history of the company

Reading Mainline

Details about former Routemaster operations

Depots

Pictures of the company's bus depots

Service 17

A look at the company's trunk route

Service 21

A look at a route which saw a number of interesting changes

Route Allocations

Which kind of bus can usually be found on each route

Bus Fares

Information about Reading & Newbury Buses' fares

"ColourBuses"

Details and photographs of ColourBus adverts

"MegaPanels"

Details and photographs of MegaPanel adverts

"MegaRears"

Details and photographs of MegaRear adverts

RTL Changing

Some of the changes made to buses in the fleet

AEC

About this former bus manufacturer and Reading supplier

Optare

About a supplier prominent in the Reading fleet

Fun Stuff

Sounds, icons and bus nets to download!

 

 

Enthusiast pages about Reading Transport, the principal bus company in the town of Reading.

Reading Transport and its predecessors has been wholly owned by Reading Borough Council since 1901.

Seventeen Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 CBGs joined the fleet at the end of 2017 branded for the purple 17.

Two Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMCs were repainted during May and June 2016 into "Royal Blue" livery for route 33.

A fleet of 16 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s joined the fleet in May 2015 for routes 5 and 6 branded "Emerald".

A fleet of 11 Scania KUB270 / Alexander Dennis Enviro300SGs were launched at Green Park on 29th April 2013. Thanks to Steve Wise for this photo.

The first of six new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400H diesel-electric hybrids that joined the fleet on 13th December 2010 on route 26.