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Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 The Master Richard Charlesworth MVO

Master’s message – June 2026

Hello fellow Coachmakers, As I write this I am reflecting on the fact that it is coming up to the end of June, so my year as Master is almost over, when it seems no time at all since I […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Freeman David Barzilay

A letter from the Deputy Editor – June 2026

I can’t believe we are halfway through the year, having just passed the longest day. This of course reminded me of D-Day, the famous film, and the fact that our European trip this year was to the battlefields of WW1 […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 The Clerk Lt Col Craig Hallatt

Clerk’s notes – June 2026

From carriages to convoys: How coach and carriage makers shaped troop transport during the First World War During our recent Coachmakers’ Battlefield tour of Ypres and the Somme I was fascinated to learn about the use of the omnibus to […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Senior Warden Mark Broadbent

Our 350th Charter celebrations are nearly here

Dear fellow Livery members, I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you during my time with the Company and now, as we approach our 350th Charter celebrations, for those of you I have yet to make acquaintance with, […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Assistant Roger Woodbridge

The Coachmakers recognises Head Coachman for the Royal Mews at Smith’s Lawn

On a magnificent Sunday in June, when it was hotter in Windsor than Benidorm, Coachmakers and their partners experienced a superb day of carriage driving at the British Driving Society Annual Show at Smith’s Lawn, Windsor. The Coachmakers were represented […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Tamara Ivancova

An unreasonably ambitious engineer and a four-wheeled e-bike take on the world

I’m not a Coachmaker yet, so who am I, and why am I writing this? Like many of you, I’m an engineer, and I have an obsession – hopefully one many of you share, or at least understand. What started […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Freeman Kevin Timms

A poignant tour of WW1 battlefields and cemeteries

The Coachmakers’ European trip this year was to the battlefields and cemeteries of WW1 in Belgium and France. The tour began on 12th June in Bruges at the lovely Dukes Palace Hotel. Along with four Coachmakers (Liveryman Robert Dover, Liveryman […]

Coachlines - June 2026

30.06.26 Assistant Nick Lyford

Coachmakers see Bluebird K7 on Coniston

A party of 24 Coachmakers made their way to the historic Windermere Manor Hotel, set in its beautiful gardens, for three days of the Bluebird Festival to see the famous Bluebird K7 run again on Coniston Water. This was to […]

Coachlines - May 2026

29.05.26 The Master Richard Charlesworth MVO

Master’s message – May 2026

Hello fellow Coachmakers, I was away at the beginning of May, and have just returned from judging at the Valetta Concours in Malta, which was fascinating. You wouldn’t believe how many classic cars there are on such a small island, […]

Coachlines - May 2026

29.05.26 Assistant Lyn Litchfield

A letter from the Editor – May 2026

Dear readers, As summer approaches and we look ahead to the Charity Banquet in June, it is hard not to reflect on just how quickly this Livery year has passed. Before long, we shall find ourselves entering the final stretch […]

Coachlines - May 2026

29.05.26 The Clerk Lt Col Craig Hallatt

Clerk’s Notes – May 2026

A year of fire and fury: James Hunt, 1976, and the championship that rewrote Formula One I should confess straight away (something many of you are acutely aware of) — and I do so with the humility of a man […]

Coachlines - May 2026

29.05.26 Senior Warden Mark Broadbent

A message from the Senior Warden

Dear fellow Coachmakers, I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you during my time with the Company and now, as we approach our 350th anniversary celebrations, for those of you I have yet to make acquaintance with I’d […]