Visit us

Visiting our archive is free, but some fees apply for copy services and search room photography.

Photography without flash is permitted in our search rooms at Droitwich and Walsall. A fee of £5 per day is charged for a photography pass.

Photography at Acton is not currently charged for, as we share our space there with the London Transport Museum Depot.

We can provide copy images suitable for private research at the below rates:

digital copies

• PDF — £7.50 handling fee + £1 per page

printed copies

• A4 black and white — £7.50 handling fee + £1 per page + postage
• A4 colour — £7.50 handling fee + £2 per page + postage
• A3 black and white — £7.50 handling fee + £3 per page + postage
• A3 colour — £7.50 handling fee + £4 per page + postage

The handling fee of £7.50 is waived for Omnibus Society Members.

Please note that copy orders may take up to 4 weeks to fulfil.

Please complete the online order form linked below to request a copy order:

Copy Order Request Form

You will be asked to provide item reference numbers, which can be found by searching our online catalogue. If you need any assistance completing the form, please contact us at hello@busarchive.org.uk.

When we receive your order form we will assess whether items are suitable for copying and provide you with a quote. Some materials may not be suitable for copying due to their condition or copyright considerations. Where this is the case, we will let you know and work with you to suggest alternatives where possible.

If you wish to include images of our archive materials for publication or other commercial use, please contact us at hello@busarchive.org.uk for further advice.

Shillibeer House holds the majority of our large collection of original industry records.

The Alan Mills Library at Walsall holds our collections of timetables and other operator publicity, our journals and books.

The Acton research centre contains information about road transport operations in London.