Welcome to the official website of The Kithead Trust.
The Kithead Trust came into being
through concerns that much historical material of the National Bus Company would be lost or dispersed when the subsidiary
companies were privatized and NBC itself wound up.
John Austin Birks was the NBC
director primarily concerned in this matter and it was his initiative in 1987 that led to the formation of The Kithead Trust
and the rescue of many important records. John Birks became the first Chairman of the Trust and remained a trustee until
his untimely death in 2003.
Since its formation much other material has been donated to the Trust which now includes papers and publications
relating to all forms of transport.
Particularly well used are the motor vehicle taxation records, of which are large quantity are held.
The Trust is governed by a small
group of volunteer trustees. It has no general membership from which to secure income and funding comes entirely from donations.
The trustees confidently expect
that the achive will become an increasingly valuable resource for historians as the years go by.
Please click on the navigation bar at
the top of the page to find out more.
