Having more or less "locked down" my railway collections, I'm turning my attention to what model buses I should possess to accompany them.

I've moved a fair few times over the years but the buses I own in OO haven't always tied up with the trains that I own, e.g. few trains representing West Yorkshire.

I'm still feeling my way towards a new policy for collecting model buses, but must admit I prefer half-cabs in general and Bristol, Daimler, Leyland and MCW (Metrobus) rear-engined types.

If a municipal operator ran during the time where I lived over the years, I'll own at least one vehicle from each operator, in my case it would be Birmingham, Liverpool, Wallasey, Portsmouth and Bournemouth (post-1986), plus others that regularly ran into its areas: Midland Red, Ribble, Birkenhead, Crosville, Southdown and Wilts and Dorset.

Additionally, if my train fleet justifies it, I'll add as necessary: older Birmingham Corporation, Midland Red and Crosville vehicles, post-deregulation Southdown and People's Provincial, West Midlands Travel/Travel West Midlands.

I'm already collecting at least one tram and/or trolleybus per operator where I've lived: Birmingham, Liverpool, Wallasey, Portsmouth, London United/London Transport, Bournemouth and Leeds.

Otherwise I'll own models that have a significant personal connection, e.g. OOC's Keighley & District 760 bus to Wetherby (used it to/from work) and an Eastern Counties low-height post-war ECW double-decker (mum remembers the side gangwayed upper decks)