These are the faces of two 1920s bus drivers who were part of an original team at the start of a 60 year-long history of an coach company.

The photos are originals from the archives of Reading company Smiths Coaches.

Author and former local government transport coordinator Paul Lacey, of Woosehill, Wokingham, is researching a book about the history of the coach company that began after the First World War by ex serviceman Al Smith and is hoping someone knows who they may be.

He said: "Mr Smith bought an ex service lorry and his mother-in-law suggested putting an charabanc (open topped bus carriage) and a humble coach company that turned into the largest coach company's in the south, began.

"I have pictures of other drivers at the time and there names but nothing for these men.

"Bus drivers were usually ex-servicemen in the 1920 and they were also mechanics who were needed to carry out works on long trips to the coast. This was in a time when they had solid tyres and 12mph speed limit."

Mr Lacey, 64, has written a number of books on local transport history as well as the social history of the era where public transport was key when people could not afford private cars.

He said: "If there is anybody out there who has pictures in family albums of day trips on to the coast or postcards from that era, or who know these drivers as the grandad, it would be great to fill some of the holes I have."

The pictures were taken in 1926 and anyone with any information is being asked to contact Mr Lacey on 0118 9794097 or paul.lacey17@btinternet.com