MAURICE DOGGETT
joined the Group in 1980 and lives in Purley,
Surrey. He spent his entire career in the
insurance industry but took early retirement in
1991. He has had a life-long interest in buses
and coaches and apart from being involved in the
preservation movement, is a keen bus
photographer, recorder and archivist. He
undertakes the general administration of the
Group. PHIL STRINGER also
lives in Purley and joined the Group in October
1989. He is a retired civil servant and as well
as a general interest in buses, is a keen follower
of steam railways.
MIKE DOPSON joined the Group
in February 1990 and is retired from being chief
accountant of a charitable organisation. He lives
in Selsdon, is treasurer of the Group, and his
main interest is in pre-1955 London buses.
STEVE CRESSWELL is the latest
partner in the Group and joined in July 2007. He
has had a long-standing interest in buses and
railways and all forms of historic transport. He
joined London Transport as a railway operating
apprentice in 1974, qualifying as a signalman in
1976 and currently works as a Service Controller
at the Baker Street Control Centre on the
Bakerloo Line. He lives in Tonbridge, Kent.
MICHAEL ELLIS joined the
Group in May 2004. He works for the London
Underground as Duty Line Control Manager on the
Bakerloo Line. He has always been interested in
buses but also takes an active interest in the
Bluebell Railway.
The partners hold business-cum-social meetings
approximately every two months to discuss matters
relevant to the Group’s activities. The
Group is open to Friends of the PTPG, who for an
annual subscription of �25 can join in the
Group’s activities, which mainly comprise
static rallies and ‘running days’. If
anyone accessing this Web Site who would like to
become a Friend of the PTPG or even a full
partner, email the group (address above) or write
to Maurice Doggett at 47 Purley Bury Avenue,
Purley, Surrey, CR8 1JF.
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