Public transport and the bus industry employ thousands of people. Britain has an extensive history of making and maintaining buses to high standards. For some of the people involved in these industries buses still play a large roll in their lives.

If you are interested in finding out more about buses or if you would like to find a group near to you we have provided information for three of Britain's organisations.

The Routemaster Association was established in 1988 as the Routemaster Operators and Owners Association. The RMA was formed from a membership of individuals who had extensive experience in the bus industry.

The RMA was established to provide a resource for people who were interested in learning more about Routemaster vehicles. The objectives were to create and maintain an archive of detailed technical information for new and old enthusiasts. The RMA also aimed to document historical and new developments in the industry and other items of interest.

Another aim of the RMA was to provide people with a network for communication so that people can plan events in their local area and help each other to find spares and other parts as required. To support this, the RMA have a liberal approach to membership, encouraging any vehicle owners and operators to join as well as parts suppliers and anybody who expresses an interest in Routemaster vehicles.

The British Bus Preservation Group (otherwise known as the BBPG) is a supportive network designed to promote interest and assistance with bus restoration projects. The BBPG is achieving this well with over 250 vehicles restored from a modest membership of around 600 people.

The BBPG was founded in 1990 from a small group of individuals working on a single restoration project. The BBPG has a list of simple objectives dedicated to restoration projects. The main objective is to continue the tradition of restoring vehicles for future generations to learn from and enjoy and to eventually showcase all the restored vehicles in a museum.

Other aims are to supply continual services offered to members. These include providing last minute accommodation for vehicles needing to be restored, to assist members with any other problems in restoration projects and to keep up to date with legal and other issues which may affect restoration projects.

Friends of King Alfred Buses (or FoKAB for short) are a group dedicated to preserving the legacy of King Alfred Motor Services. King Alfred Motor services operated from the 1920s and continued for over fifty years.

FoKAB was formed in 1985 (12 years after King Alfred Motor Services ceased trading) in honour of their contribution to motoring. FoKAB is a registered charity, accepting donations for restoration projects and working towards achieving museum status. FoKAB was originally established to help with a one off restoration project. Sine then the FoKAB has completed more restoration projects so that future generations can enjoy and learn from the results.

Current membership exceeds 200 people as the organisation now deals with the preservation of Winchester's heritage in general as well as King Alfred Motoring. FoKAB host regular running days where restored vehicles are showcased publicly and other events in the community.