Enthusiast Forums and Websites
Web Forums / Discussion Groups
Maltabuses Yahoo Group
This is an active group with postings by knowledgable enthusiasts from the UK, Malta and elsewhere, founded by Richard Stedall, Chairman of Buses Worldwide. Joining the group is highly recommended and is particularly useful for subscribers to Maltese Transport News (see the Books and Magazines page) to keep right up to date with what is going on in Malta. Members can elect to view messages via their web browser, or receive them as emails. Attached photos are not stored but there is a separate photo album section, also a files area. Most years the administrator arranges an enthusiasts' tour, and joining the group will ensure that you don't miss out on these excellent trips.
Enthusiasts' own Websites
With the demise of Fotopic, many of the links below no longer work. Please let me know if you are aware of any new or revised links.
Keith Till has been visiting Malta regularly for many years, and he has teamed up with eminent Maltese enthusiast Marco Zammit to produce the excellent Malta Buses photo gallery. This is the largest collection of Malta bus photos on the internet, and includes many different topics, including historic photographs.
Stuart Harvey only started visiting Malta in 2005 but has been a frequent visitor since, and his Malta and Gozo Bus Fotopic website is remarkably comprehensive, including many withdrawn, stored and wrecked vehicles.
Johann Tonna has an excellent Malta Bus and Coach Profiles website with photos of a large part of the fleet (listed by number) showing shots from different angles and even some interior shots. Background details are shown in many cases. Johann also has some fine photos under the title superhuan82's photostream on Flickr.
Alan Edwards has taken a rather different approach, and his Malta Memories website includes a wealth of interesting information on Malta, including a section on Malta and Gozo Route Buses, with tickets, bus maps, and much more. There is also a section on the railway (see below). His Malta Memories photo gallery is also well worth a look; as well as buses it includes a section on tickets and bus maps/brochures as well as some general photos from the 1930s and 1940s.
Gary Luck also has a site that is a little out of the ordinary. His Northern Blue Fotopic site includes some night shots and a fascinating gallery entitled "Fact and Fiction: The Malta Bus Collection". This contains digitally enhanced photos, some showing how the old "pre-grouping" liveries looked, and some showing buses that might have been (for example a Leyland National in full Maltese livery as well as some newer vehicles in Arriva colours)!
Huddersfield Passenger Transport Group's large Buses in Malta website has several photos of each bus as well as fleet details, and includes a large section of buses in the old green livery.
Donald MacRae has made several visits since 1997 and his very nice VictoryGuy's Photo Gallery includes a number of Malta collections.
Mike Penn's Fotopic site M A Penn's Gallery also includes galleries of Maltese buses taken in 2003 and 2008.Bob Collier is a prolific modeller, and his Flickr website (replacing the Fotopic site) includes a fascinating Malta Bus Collection.
Stuart Bell's wonderful Buses Around the World site includes some nice Maltese shots, mostly older ones in the green livery.
John Porter has a Fotopic site entitled Malta & Eastbourne Bus Photos which includes many taken between 2002 and 2008 as well as a few earlier shots.
Terry Partridge has a huge number of photos on his Flickr site dating from 1992 onwards.
Flickr also has a group pool called Bus and Coach Malta and Gozo with a large number of photos uploaded by members.
Tony Dumelow has pictures taken over several years on his Fotopic site, whilst his son Robert Dumelow also has a Fotopic site with photos from 2007 onwards.
Tim Hall from Swindon has some Maltese photos, including some from the green era, on his Tim's Tours Transport and Travel website.
The above websites are in no particular order. Please if you have a relevant website and would like a link adding above.
Websites about the Malta Railway
Keith Till and Mac Head have got together to produce probably the most comprehensive photographic record of the railway remains in their Malta Railway Remains site, which also includes a section on the Barracca Lift. Most photos were taken in 2009/10. [Link updated to new Shutterfly site 15/07/11]
Alan Edwards has a section of his site (above) devoted to the Malta Railway with some very interesting photos of what remained as at 2002, with informative captions. It makes an interesting comparison with the more recent photos on Keith and Mac's site.
Don Gaunt walked the line in 1995 and his Walking the old Malta Railway website includes plenty of photos and description, updated in 2006 following a further visit.
Malta Historic Vehicles Trust
Malta Historic Vehicles Trust
Established in February 2007, the Trust aims to acquire, restore and exhibit to the public vehicles that have a historic and social significance to Malta. The website includes a photogallery with interesting historic photos as well as current ones.
Miscellaneous Links
Transport Malta
Transport Malta is the successor to the ADT and is Malta's transport authority dealing with such matters as highways, licensing, and public transport. The new larger authority has wider responsibilities than the old ADT and also deals with aviation and maritime matters.
Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications.
The above website has updated details (October 2009) of the new routes to be introduced as part of the public transport reforms, including an updated map. The original proposals and maps from the National Conference on Malta Public Transport are also available once again.
Halcrow Report - Reorganisation of Bus Services in Malta. A report commissioned by the ADT and completed in 2005. This is a large PDF file (7.7 Mb) of the final report including a supplement, published January 2006.
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