WMPTE / WMT / NXWM Combined fleet list, 1969-present

[Isle of Stroma]

I wouldn't be encouraging people to use illegal software.

I do actually pay for Office thank you, but that was I find it useful and because I got sick of using pirated versions that included hidden malware.

If you can't afford Office, and don't mind losing SOME of the functionality, LibreOffice is a good FREE alternative:
https://www.libreoffice.org/

Quite. £6ish a month is worth it for my daily use of the full fat MS suite + cloud backup etc. Even a tightar$e like me can see that, but then I don't demand something for nothing. I must make further cutbacks & this luxury is next on the list.

<EDIT> I've no problem with reformatting data, been there before, done that etc. It's just that it does require a time investment to do so.

[MW]

Each to their own.

I found a YouTube tutorial a few years ago and it gave me the full Microsoft Office 2011 (for Mac). Never had an issue with it.

The rest off them (Open Office etc) are rubbish

[cardew]

For a number of reasons, I've taken a 6 month break from the project.

There'll be a further delay before resumption, as further expenses cutting means I'm switching from MS Office to Open Office & all my text/spreadsheet files need to migrate platforms. Unfortunately the new suite doesn't like my page/text layout/formatting, particularly with this file, so I'll need to sort that out before any work resumes.

Cheers for the update and good luck with the re-formatting

[MW]

I wouldn't be encouraging people to use illegal software.

I do actually pay for Office thank you

I got sick of using pirated versions that included hidden malware.

So it's not just me or who uses or once used torrents lol

[Isle of Stroma]

For those who haven't seen it on the WMPTE Buses facebook page, here's a two page sampler from the 435 (at present) page monolith.

Feedback on content / layout welcome.

[Walsall1955]

For those who haven't seen it on the WMPTE Buses facebook page, here's a two page sampler from the 435 (at present) page monolith.

Feedback on content / layout welcome.

4029 to 4035 were new with cream roof livery rather than khaki roof livery.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/6337064240/in/photolist-9BuoFZ-m2Ht5M-bD6ooW-aDZ7qh-9Q9vt8
I have extensive notes about liveries in the early years of WMPTE should you require any further information.

[cardew]

Looks great and with much more detail than I had anticipated. My appetite has been whetted

[The Real 4778]

Loving it Dave, if you need it proofing or checking for typos, message me old son!

[Mike K]

Looks like a veritable masterpiece. I've often wondered about the allocation histories and ultimate fate of many of the buses that were part of my childhood. Looks like this has the answers.

[Isle of Stroma]

Gents, thanks for the feedback & encouragement.

Walsall1955, Thanks for the correction & offer of further help. 4778, again thanks for the offer.

As I can finally see completion in the distance (well, autumn-ish  ;) ) i'd best reiterate my intentions:

I'm not planning on a printed version, the fact that it would eat up half an A4 ream per copy is too oppressing (in terms of cover price & postage) to contemplate! My preference is to host it as a self contained pdf somewhere else online for download & print by the user at their leisure (copy shops are available for those without illicit access to works photocopiers :D & as per the sampler, the pages are pre formatted to comfortably fit on an A4 sheet with a handed margin for binding etc). I'm not interested in profiting from it, although a small charge per download may be necessary to cover hosting costs etc. As i'm merely a compiler, rather than author, I won't be claiming copyright on the data itself, just in the layout. So, as one person has already asked, you're free to reuse the contents in a different format, such as in a database.

I should also state that there will be inevitable gaps & errors (as you would expect from something that already runs to 2.3m characters!). That is why I intend to release it as an 'as is' draft, so hopefully others can contribute updates/corrections to increase accuracy, which will ALWAYS be welcome, & that's why the offers of assistance mentioned above are gratefully appreciated.

Thanks again, more news as & when!

[B.C Driver]

Thanks for taking the time to do this Dave.