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October 2026 Review Number 706

The next Review is due to be posted out on Tuesday 27th October and hopefully will be with members shortly afterwards.  However it is now becoming apparent that the second class post for some areas is not consistent, sometimes unreliable and there have been reports of a number of delays after posting the Review.

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Diary of Tours and Events  (2026 unless otherwise stated)

Items in red are for Club Members and invited guests only

Further details of tours will be given as plans develop

Tour bookings can be made to tourbookings and remember to quote your membership number when booking plus number of places required, a phone number, your requested pickup point and your email address. Bookings can also be made by text message, details in the current 'Review'.

Our standard pick-ups are Victoria Road, rear of former Crosville Chester depot at 0845 and Chester Railway Station at 0900. Remember also that Hi Viz jackets are required on all occasions when depot visits are included.

Previous News

Wirral Transport event at Hooton 3rd October  -  CANCELLED

News has been received that the event this year is cancelled. The organisers have indicated there has been not enough manpower to undertake all the necessary preparatory work.

Hooton Running Days - Latest News

The August running day to be held at Hooton is confirmed as cancelled  The Wirral Transport show that was also to be held at Hooton is hopefully going ahead - confirmation yet to be obtained

CEC Archive - Sales of surplus material

As will be seen from the report of the Archivist sales of surplus material from the Archive will begin soon.  An eBay account has been set up 'CEC67Sales' and the first items sold were some fleet plates.  Details of the sales will be included in the Review and there will be a constant entry on this page which will indicate the items to be sold.

September 2026 Review Number 705

The next Review is due to be posted out on Thursday 24th and hopefully will be with members shortly afterwards.  However it is now becoming apparent that the second class post for some areas is not consistent, sometimes unreliable and there have been reports of a number of delays after posting the Review.

There are two articles in the next edition. In advance of all the changes on Merseyside, Paul Riley, took the opportunity in August to pay a visit to sample the “pre franchising era” before it came to an end. His article is entitled “Traws Merseyside”. There is also a report on the very enjoyable North Wales and Lleyn Tour that took place in June. 

This month there is lots of interesting news from around the former Crosville territory with the usual regular features and photographs - some from the official Crosville collection now recovered.

Enclosed with the Review will be the first of two inventories of books we have for sale. The second will be included with October’s Review. Details will be given in the Review to members interested in purchasing any of these books.

August 2026 Review Number 704

The next Review is due to be posted out on Thursday 27th and hopefully will be with members shortly afterwards

The principal article in the next edition is the second part of an article about Crosville's Express Road Services to Anglesey.  There is an interesting Crosville Survivors Watch report with photographs.

As usual there is news from around the former Crosville territory and regular features of Reviews Revisited and the Extracts from the Diaries of the late Geoff Crawford  together with a number of brilliant photographs of Crosville vehicles and some more of the buses that currently work in the former Crosville area. 

July 2026 Review Number 703

The next Review is due to be posted out on Tuesday 21st and hopefully will be with members shortly afterwards

Articles in the next edition includes Crosville’s Role in the Investiture of The Prince of Wales - 1 July 1969.  and the first part of an article about Crosville's Express Road Services to Anglesey

As usual there is news from around the former Crosville territory and regular features of Reviews Revisited and the Extracts from the Diaries of the late Geoff Crawford  together with a number of brilliant photographs of Crosville vehicles and some more of the buses that currently work in the former Crosville area. 

June 2026 Review Number 702

The next Review is due to be posted out on Thursday 25th June and hopefully will be with members by the beginning of the following week

Articles in the next edition includes the second part of "A Brief History of Crosville in Warrington "  There is a report of the Routes Tour to Oswestry area which took place on Saturday 18 April 2026.  There are also some photographs of the Pre-AGM Tour to Warrington and Runcorn which occurred on Saturday 8 Nov 2025.  

As usual there is news from around the former Crosville territory and regular features of Reviews Revisited and the Extracts from the Diaries of the late Geoff Crawford  together with a number of brilliant photographs of Crosville vehicles and some more of the buses that currently work in the former Crosville area. There is also a 'Survivors Watch' report.

May 2026 Review Number 701

The next Review is due to be posted out at the end of the week around 22nd May and hopefully will be with members at the beginning of the following week

As usual there is news from around the former Crosville territory and regular features of Reviews Revisited and the Extracts from the Diaries of the late Geoff Crawford  together with a number of brilliant photographs of Crosville vehicles and some more of the buses that currently work in the former Crosville area.

Articles in the next edition involves  "A Brief History of Crosville in Warrington (Part One)" which was prepared for the recent tour to that area.  There is a report of the very successful Chester BusFest that occurred on Easter Monday and there is an update from the Archivist on the Archive. 

April 2026 Review Number 700

The next Review is due to be posted out week begining 20th April and hopefully will be with members shortly afterwards

As usual there is news from around the former Crosville territory and regular features of Reviews Revisited and the Extracts from the Diaries of the late Geoff Crawford  together with a number of brilliant photographs of Crosville vehicles and some more of the buses that currently work in the former Crosville area.

In the next edition are two important and significant updates concerning the Archive material. The Web News section details items from tehhe archive that are now available to be viewed.  Most of these douments are now with the Bus Archive in Droitwich but they have been scanned and available for members to view.  

Secondly,  "The CEC Photos" article describes the work undertaken so far in relation to the Club's photographic collection. It includes details of what has been repatriated from Sheffield. Whilst the article outlines the success of the project it also highlights the mammoth task that lies ahead. If any member feels they have time to spare to assist in some way, please contact the Webmaster.