Some history

I started in 1973 to be an active member of the club of people who have interest in buses and bus companies.The assocation is called Autobus Documentatie Vereniging (ADV). I was member to somewhere in the nineties of the previous decade. The ADV organized also visits to garages of buscompanies.

The first one I joined after being member was to the BBA, the Brabantse Buurtspoorwegen en Autobusdiensten. This company had routes throughout the province of Brabant. This company does not exist anymore. Nowadays buses from Arriva and Hermes are seen. All in the same color as required by the government of Brabant. On the buses not he company name is displayed but “Bravo – Brabant Vervoert Ons”.

This history blog wil be limited to the BBA only.

Various tyes of BBA buses ‘s Hertogenbosch garage
Inside a BBA bus

BBA 312 citiybus ‘s Hertogenbosch station
BBA 320-551 city buses ‘s Hertogenbosch garage

BBA 575 citybus Tilburg station
BBA 612 cityus Tilburg station

BBA 416 interurban bus ‘s Hertogenbosch station
BBA 666 Interurban bus Breda garage

BBA 432 interurbanbus in original BBA colors Breda garage

BBA 454 interurban bus ‘s Hertogenbosch station
BBA 539 interurban bus ‘s Hertogenbosch station

BBA 517 interurban bus Tilburg station
BBA 112 standard city bus Tilburg station

BBA 816-7049 city bus Oss station
BBA 805-7033 Breda De klokkenberg

BBA 915-3217 interurban bus ;s Hertogenbosch

BBA also took over the comanpies ALAD, OT and EMA. ALAD serviced the region between Gorinchem and ‘s Hertogenbosch, OT serviced the area north-east of ‘s Hertogenbosch and EMA all villages south of Eindhoven.

Also the city servcies of Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom plus the lines Bergen op Zoom-Tholen