Events Diary 2012

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1 Jan: Oxford Bus Museum, New Year's holiday open day.
1 Jan: King Alfred Bus Running Day & Transport Enthusiasts Bazaar, Winchester.
7 Jan: Chiswick Rail & Bus Collectors Fair, Chiswick Town Hall, London.
7 Jan: "The Oracle's Outing". Enthusiasts tour from Leyland and Preston using up to 8 double deckers from the fleet of Walton Swift. See J.B.Tours website for details.
8 Jan: "VR Adventure", Bristol VR tour departing from Chesterfield Town Hall at 0930. For details contact the Chesterfield Bus Society.
14 Jan: Annual Railway/Bus Collectors Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, Leeds. 0113-282-4986.
15 Jan: "The Grays Goodies". Enthusiasts visit to Grays Travel, Elsecar, including a feeder from Consborough and Sheffield. See J.B.Tours website for details.
27 Jan: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
28 Jan: "The Royale Rumble". Enthusiasts return visit to Geldards Coaches, Leeds, using Volvo Olympians. See J.B.Tours website for details.
5 Feb: "The Lyles Luxury". Enthusiast visit from Dewsbury to A.Lyles & Sons of Batley. Details here.
11 Feb: Model Bus Extravaganza, Crosville WMC, Chester St., Crewe.
12 Feb: Heartlands (ex Ulsterbus) Leyland Tiger Running Day, opportunity for enthusiasts to sample vehicles from Heartlands Bus / Invincible Coaches of Tamworth. Email for details.
12 Feb: Feeder service to Heartlands Bus Running Day (above) from Chesterfield and Derby, using an ex-Finglads Leyland Tiger.
11-19 Feb: February Half Term Opening, Crich Tramway Village.
24-25 Feb: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
25 Feb: Enfield Spring Transport Bazaar, St.Stephen's Church Hall, Park Avenue, Enfield. Email for details
25 Feb: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone.
25 Feb: "The Lincoln Leaper" enthusiast tour from Chesterfield and Lincoln to visit the Scanias of P.C.Coaches of Lincoln, using a DW Coaches Leyland Tiger.
25-26 Feb: Bury Transport Collectors Fair, Bury Transport Museum, Castlecroft Road, Bury. 0777-939-4575.
26 Feb: Swansea Bus Museum AEC Regent V running day. 30th anniversary of the end of South Wales Regents. Email for details.
26 Feb: Enthusiast trip with coach from Harpur's depot, Derby at 7am to the Swansea Bus Museum's AEC Regent Day.
26 Feb: Gillingham (Dorset!) Gathering, Commercial Transport in Preservation.
4 Mar: Vintage Transport Day, Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn Airport, Dorset. Buses wanted! Email for details.
10 Mar: "Oxfordshire Odyssey", enthusiast tour using 4 Heyfordian Olympians. Pick up Bicester North station 1030. Details here.
10-11 Mar: London Transport Museum, Open Weekend at Acton Depot.
11 Mar: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day and Spring Transport Fair.
11 Mar: Feeder service from Sheffield to Dewsbury Bus Museum Open Day (above). Details here.
11 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, launch of Malcolm Crowe's book to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oxford Tube express service to London. Museum buses offering rides.
11 Mar: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
17 Mar: Classic & Vintage Commercials Enthusiasts Day and Auction, Three Counties Showground, Malvern.
17 Mar: "Paddy Power", enthusiasts trip from Derby to Harpurs Coaches using various Volvo Olympians.
18 Mar: Leyland Lynx Running Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens. 01744-451681.
18 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, Mothers' Day. Free admission for mothers accompanied by a paying child (of any age!)
18 Mar: Indoor Transport Fair, Cosham, Portsmouth.
18 Mar: Leyland National Group 40th Anniversary Annual General Meeting and Bus & Coach Show, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland. ** Leyland National 40th Event **
23-24 Mar: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
24-25 Mar: Spring Transport Festival and collectors' fair, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
25 Mar: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Mini Running Day from Brislington.
31 Mar: "M&D and EK 60" celebrating the M&D and East Kent Bus Club diamond jubilee. Kent Showground on the A249 near Maidstone. Brought to you by the organisers of "M&D 100".
31 Mar: "Vehicles of Yesteryear" Rally, Pevensey Bay car park, E.Sussex.
1 Apr: Museum Reopening Day, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.
1 Apr: A2Z Spring Road Run, start/end at Warminster, Commercial Transport in Preservation.
1 Apr: "Only Fools & Horsepower". Enthusiast visit from Sheffield and Rotherham to Linburg Coaching, Darnall, using former Yorkshire Coastliner Leyland Tigers.
4 Apr: Samuel Ledgard Society Annual Transport Film Evening from the good old days. The Grove Centre, New St., Horsforth, Leeds. Starts 7:30pm. 0113-236-3695 or Email.
6-7 Apr: Newcastle Trolleybus Days, East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. 01502-518459.
7-8 Apr: Weston-Super-Mare Pageant of Transport, Beach Lawns, Weston, Somerset. 01934-627563.
7-9 Apr: Easter Trolley Weekend, "Bradford 40" event, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
8 Apr: Merseyside Transport Trust "Buses to Belle Vale" Easter Mini Running Day, Liverpool.
8 Apr: Open Day. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln.
8 Apr: Car Boot Sale & Vintage Vehicle Gathering, Jurby, Isle of Man.
8 Apr: Easter Egg Hunt, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens. 01744-451681.
8 Apr: Oxford Bus Museum, Easter Chick Hunt with prizes for children.
8 Apr: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
8 Apr: Eden Classic Vehicle Group Commercial Vehicle Rally, Kirkby Stephen and Brough, Cumbria.
8 Apr: Spring Operating Day and Leyland National 40th Display, The Transport Museum, Wythall. ** Leyland National 40th Event **
8-9 Apr: Easter Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
8-9 Apr: Medway Festival of Steam & Transport, Chatham Historic Dockyard , Kent. 01634-823800
8-9 Apr: Easter 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.
8-9 Apr: Weston Park Transport Show (formerly the Midlands Festival of Transport), Weston Park, Shropshire. 01922-643385.
9 Apr: Carnival of Transport, Coleford, Gloucestershire. Free Park & Ride.
9 Apr (and every Sunday until 30 Sept): Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
12-15 Apr: Great North Steam Fair, Beamish, County Durham.
14 Apr: Paul S Winson Coaches Running Day, Loughborough area.
14-15 Apr: North Norfolk Railway Train & Vintage Bus Weekend, featuring the Leyland National, and with Leyland LEV in action. ** Leyland National 40th Event **. Buses wanted, but prior (free) booking required! Phone 01502-710011 or email.
15 Apr: LT Country Bus Rally, East Grinstead.
15 Apr: Penzance Bus Running Day and "VR Revival", regional routes from Penzance bus station, Cornwall Bus Preservation Society.
20 Apr: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
21 Apr: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Bus Running Day, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green). 1100 till 1530. No car parking at village hall.
21-22 Apr: UK Coach Rally, East of England Showground, Peterborough.
21-22 Apr: Manchester & Ashton Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
22 Apr: Sandbach Transport Festival, Cheshire.
22 Apr: Teesside Vintage Bus Running Day, based at Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge. 01642-782796 or Email.
22 Apr: Brijan Tours Charity Open Day, The Coach Station, Bottings Industrial Estate, Curdridge, Southampton. Click here for an entry form.
22 Apr: Classic & Vintage Day, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01502-518459.
22 Apr: Classic & Vintage Ford Day, Ford cars, buses, trucks and tractors. British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
22 Apr: National "Drive it" Day, Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs.
28 Apr: Irish Transport Heritage Bus & Coach Rally, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, County Down.
28 Apr: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone.
28-29 Apr: 1940s Weekend, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.
29 Apr: Annual Spring Bus & Coach Gathering (formerly the Cobham Rally), London Bus Museum, at Wisley Airfield, Surrey.
29 Apr: Exmouth Rally/Running Day. The Devon General Society
29 Apr: Wheel Nuts 2012 (charity classic transport show), St. Roses School, Stratford Lawn, Stroud, Gloucester.
29 Apr: Breast Cancer Charity Bus Running Day, Route 251, probably from Southend to Walthamstow. Email for details.
5-6 May: Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne seafront, East Sussex. 01323-415442.
5-7 May: Six-wheeler Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
5-7 May: Rushden Cavalcade of Transport & Country Fair, Rushden, Northants.
5-7 May: Llandudno Transport Festival, Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, North Wales.
6 May: Abingdon Air & Country Show, Abingdon Airfield (Dalton Barracks), Oxfordshire.
6 May (Morecambe Weekend); Morecambe Running Day, Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust. Morecambe Promenade.
6 May: Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Run, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
6 May: Catton Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, near Lichfield.
6 May: Annual London to Brighton Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
6-7 May: Truckfest Peterborough, East of England Showground, Peterborough.
6-7 May: London Event, East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. 01502-518459.
6-7 May: Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
12 May: Fulwell Depot Open Day. 50th Anniversary of the end of London trolleybuses.
12 May: Coventry City Transport Centenary Rally at ex CCT Sandy Lane Garage / Transport Museum storage site. All enquiries contact Roger Burdett 07889-214236 or Email.
12-13 May: Oxford Bus Museum, Model & Collectors' Exhibition.
13 May: Island Buses Running Day (for Island Buses only). Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport Quay.
13 May: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
13 May: Classic Vehicle Show. British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
13 May: Potteries Rally & Running Day, Wedgwood Visitor Centre, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent. Email for details.
13 May: Feeder service to Potteries Rally from Chesterfield and Derby, using McEwens Volvo B10M.
13 May: South Wales Classic Car Show, Pencoed Campus of Bridgend College. Buses welcome!
13 May: Basingstoke Festival of Transport & Autojumble (c/o The Thornycroft Society), War Memorial Park. 01256-844844.
13 May: LT Country Bus Rally, Sevenoaks.
19 May: Bearwood Car Show, Bearwood College, Wokingham, Berkshire. All buses welcome!
19 May: "Travel through time with buses", Faversham, Kent.
19 May: "A List Of Lothians", enthusiast tour using 8 ex Lothian Olympians at E&M Horsburgh. Pick up Haymarket Rail Station 10:00.
19-20 May: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
19-20 May: Haworth 1940s Weekend, free vintage bus service operated by Aire Valley Transport Grou.
20 May: Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.
15 May: Annual Hastings Trolleybus Society Show, The Oval, Hastings.
20 May: Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex.
20 May: The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust Running Day based from Kirkby, including an 'Express' service to Liverpool.
20 May: Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Bus Running Day, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
25-26 May: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
26 May: Reading Rail-Bus transport fair, Rivermead Complex, Reading.
26-27 May: AEC Society Centenary Rally, Newark Showground. Plus Bedford VAL 50th Anniversary Gathering on Sunday.
27 May: Aldershot & District Bus & Coach Rally, Farnborough Airport Bus Station, Hants.
27 May: 40th Anniversary Event, East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. 01502-518459.
27 May: Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Alcester, Warwickshire.
27 May: Cheltenham - The Final Departures from Cheltenham Coach Station. Free coach rides and static display. FINAL departure at 1600. Email for details.
27 May: Oxford Bus Museum, Teddy Bear Day. Free admission for any child with teddy bear.
27 May: Portsmouth " Back to the 70s and 80s" Running Day, Hampshire Bus & Coach Preservation Group.
27 May: Dewsbury Bus Museum and West Riding Bus Group Running Day based on Heath Common, near Wakefield. Also 60th birthday of "Ethel" (PS2 Tiger EHL 344); all West Riding vehicles welcome!
2 June: Chesterfield Preserved Buses Running Day, based at St.Mary's School, Newbold, Chesterfield.
2-3 June: Shetland Classic Motor Show, Clickimin Leisure Complex, near Lerwick.
2-4 June: "Civic Heritage" Weekend, Municipal Trolleybuses, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
3 June: Clacton Vintage Bus Display & Running Day, Clacton Factory Outlet, Essex.
3 June: LT Country Bus Rally, Hertford & Stevenage.
3 June: Merseyside Transport Trust Open Day at Burscough, Liverpool.
3 June: Tyne Tees Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
3 June: Lewes Bus Rally *** EVENT CANCELLED *** , Malling Recreation Ground, Lewes, East Sussex.
3 June: "Wheels of Andover" - a Jubilee Festival of Transport and Bus Running Day for charity, George Yard car park. 07880-814737 or Email.
3 June: Harrington Vehicle Gathering, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, West Sussex. 01798-831370.
3-4 June: Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Bus, Coach & Commercial Gathering (in conjunction with Autokarna), Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
3-4 June: "Beside the Seaside", Crich Tramway Village.
4 June: The Royal Bus Rally, Tesco's car park, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.
4-5 June: Spring Bank Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
9-10 June: St.Albans Steam & Country Show, Oaklands College, St.Albans, Herts. 07896-555097.
9-10 June: Classic & Vintage Commercial Motor Show, Gaydon.
9-10 June: Summer Sizzler Transport Festival Weekend, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens. 01744-451681.
10 June: Centenary of AEC. Pageant & Exhibition of AEC Vehicles and Rally at The Pump House, Walthamstow. To enter your vehicle phone 07930-662252.
10 June: Bristol Harbourside Bus Rally & Running Day *** EVENT CANCELLED ***
10 June: Bude Classic Motor Show, Rugby Ground, Bude, Cornwall.
10 June: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
10 June: Bromley Pageant of Motoring, Norman Park, Bromley, Kent.
10 June: Luton Festival of Transport, Stockwood Park, Luton, Beds. 01525-852251.
10 June: Barry Festival of Transport, Hood Road, Barry. Contact Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.
9-10 June: Churnet Valley Steam Railway Rally and Swap Meet, Alf Tunstall Classic Bus Rally on the Sunday. Froghall Stn., nr.Stoke on Trent.
12 June: Classic Vehicle Day, Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, Toddington, Gloucestershire.
16 June: "Under Milk Wood" Classic Vehicle Run, Mumbles, Swansea to Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.
16 June: Model Buses & Railways Exhibition, Central United Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield.
16-17 June: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
16-17 June: Oswestry Vintage Vehicle Rally, Oswestry Showground.
16-17 June: ECW Event, East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. 01502-518459.
17 June: National Transport Festival of Wales, Landore Park & Ride site, Swansea. 07814-958379.
17 June: Oxford Bus Museum, Fathers' Day. Fathers admitted free when accompanied by a paying child.
17 June: Vintage Bus & Commercial Vehicle Rally, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.
17 June: United Auto 100th Anniversary event, Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham.
17 June: Swansea Bus Museum running day. Free buses between the museum and National Transport Festival of Wales (see above). Email for details.
17 June: "Barry at War" event, Hood Road, Barry, including Open Day at Barry Bus Depot.
17 June: Fathers Day Event, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
17 June: Transport Festival, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent. 01922-643385.
17 June: Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering (formerly Chatsworth Bus Gathering), Rowsley South Station, Peak Rail Heritage Railway, near Matlock, Derbyshire.
17 June: Service to Peak Park Rally (above) from Sheffield. See J.B.Tours website for details.
17 June: Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Fife Historic Vehicle Club "Festival of Historic Transport", Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
17 June: Weymouth Vintage Bus Running Day, Lodmoor Coach Park. Email for entry details.
19 June: "Ridgeway Roundabout"Henley to Quainton), Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
22-24 June: Western Greyhound Heritage Weekend, Newquay, Cornwall.
23 June: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone.
23 June: "Busmen's Holiday", Retired Employees Day, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
23-24 June: 1950s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.
24 June: Cornish Coastal Commercial Run, 01209-890362.
24 June: THIS IS NOW DEFINITELY ON! Totally Transport 2012, New South Promenade and Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool. Classic cars, buses & trams.
24 June: Stroud Classic Bus Running Day, Stroud College, Glos. c/o Stroud RE Group, Email.
24 June: Bus Rally, Hollycombe Steam Museum, Hants. 01428-724900.
29-30 June: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
30 June - 1 July: Truckfest South West, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet.
30 June - 1 July: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
1 July: Classic Bus & Coach Rally, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 07590-992627 or Email.
1 July: North Weald Bus Rally, North Weald airfield, near Epping. Bus services from Epping and Ongar. Email for details.
1 July: North Norfolk Railway Vintage Transport Day Free Vintage Buses Holt-Sheringham, and display at Holt Station (A148). Buses wanted!
7-8 July: Ardingly Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show, Ardingly, West Sussex.
7-8 July: Leyland Transport Festival (including Leyland Society Gathering). British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs. ** Leyland National 40th Event **
8 July: Classic Bus Rally at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Brockford Station, near Stowmarket. 01449-613319. Buses wanted!
8 July: Keighley Festival of Transport, road & rail event, heritage bus and train services. Heavy vehicles at Keighley College, cars and light commercials at Ingrow Railway Centre.
8 July: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
8 July: Leyland Society Gathering, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs. ** Leyland National 40th Event **
14 July: Alton Bristol RE and Country Pub Running Day. Hants & Surrey RE Group.
14 July: "Gathering preview", including twilight trolleybuses, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
14-15 July: Edwardian Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.
15 July: The Sandtoft Gathering, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
15 July: Mid-Hants Railway / Alton Bus Rally & Running Day, Anstey Park, Alton ** Leyland National 40th Event **.
15 July: Tram Sunday, Fleetwood Festival of Transport.
15 July: Haverhill Historic Transport Rally & Road Run, Haverhill, Suffolk, organised by HCVS East Anglia Section and Haverhill Town Council.
15 July: The Sixth Peterborough Bus & Commercial Vehicle Rally, Sacrewell Farm (A47/A1 junction). All preserved buses and commercials welcome. Free entry. Call 07828-754412 or 01462-626750 for details.
15 July: Service to Peterborough Rally (above) from Sheffield. See J.B.Tours website for details.
20-22 July: Vintage Vehicle Weekend at Speke Hall, Liverpool, to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Buses wanted! Email for details.
20-22 July: Netley Marsh Steam & Craft Show, Meadowmead Farm, Netley Marsh, Hampshire.
21-22 July: Festival of Model Tramways, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
21-22 July: Gwili Steam Railway Classic Transport Weekend. United County Showground, 3 miles west of Carmarthen on the A48. Email for details.
22 July: Western National Preservation Group Plymouth Bus & Vehicle Rally, Plymouth Hoe.
22 July:Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway 5th Classic Bus Rally & Running Day, Toddington Station.
22 July: Classic & Vintage Gathering, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.
22 July: Colne Valley Railway Bus Rally, Castle Hedingham, Essex 01787-461174. All vehicles welcome.
22 July: Eastbourne Bus Running Day, based at the main Railway Station and the Miniature Railway.
22 July: 15th Anniversary of Bus & Coach Preservation magazine, Newbury Showground. 02392-655224.
22 July: Beaumanor Hall Classic Car & Transport Show , Woodhouse, Leicestershire.
25 July: Noggin, Nosh & Natter, Commercial Transport in Preservation, The George Inn, Longbridge Deverill, near Warminster.
25-29 July: Manx Heritage Transport Festival, Jurby, Isle of Man. 27 July: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
28-29 July: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
29 July: Worthing Sea Front Bus Rally & Running Day, Worthing, West Sussex.For stalls email here.
29 July: Classic & Vintage Bus Day, Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge (vehicles must pre-book). Contact Andy Baker 01353-741367 or John Wakefield 01223-843802.
29 July: Walsall Classic Car & Transport Show, Walsall Arboretum, West Midlands.
4-5 Aug: Truckfest Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh.
4-5 Aug: Tom Rolt Rally and Bus Running Weekend, Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Mid Wales. All welcome. Email.
4-5 Aug: Military and Flying Machines, Upminster, Essex. Buses wanted!
4-5 Aug: Croft Military & Historic Vehicle Rally, Croft Circuit, near Darlington.
4-5 Aug: West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Allerford Lane, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset (probably including Quantock Motor Services classic bus services between Taunton bus & railway stations and the rally site).
4-5 Aug: Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza, South Cerney airfield, nr.Cirencester.
5 Aug: Bedford OB 73rd Anniversary Get-Together, South Cerney Airfield, Cirencester, as part of the Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza (see above).
5 Aug: Classic Car & Transport Show, Shugborough Hall, Milford, near Stafford.
5 Aug: Potteries Connection Running Day, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, Stoke on Trent. Email for details.
5 Aug: 44th Trans Pennine Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, (from Middleton, near Manchester, to The Stray, Harrogate).
5 Aug: The Provincial Society Gosport Bus Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hants.
5 Aug: Hebden Bridge vintage rally.
11-12 Aug: Worldwide Trolleybus Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
11-12 Aug: Vintage Transport Weekend, Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex.
11-12 Aug: 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.
12 Aug (not 19th!): Bristol Vintage Bus Group Avon Valley Railway Rally & Open Day based at Brislington Park.
12 Aug: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
18-19 Aug: Open Weekend, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
24-25 Aug: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
25-26 Aug: The Llangollen Railway Classic Transport Weekend.
25-27 Aug: Hellingly Festival of Transport, Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex. 01323-843202.
25-27 Aug: London Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
25-27 Aug: Rudgwick Steam & Country Show, The Showground, Rudgwick, W.Sussex. 01403-822378.
26 Aug: Bus Rally for Crosville Motor Services (revived!), Crosville depot, Weston Super Mare.
26 Aug: Free bus service connecting Coventry Transport Museum and Coventry Festival of Motoring, Stoneleigh using vintage local buses. Email for details.
26-27 Aug: Bank Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
26-27 Aug: Transport Rally, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen, S.Wales. 01639-720708.
26-27 Aug: "Alice in Woodland", Crich Tramway Village.
26-27 Aug: "Dunsfold Wings & Wheels", Dunsfold Park, Surrey. In association with Brooklands Museum.
27 Aug: Elsecar Heritage Railway Centre Gala Day, South Yorkshire.
29 Aug - 2 Sept: Great Dorset Steam Fair, Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford Forum.
31 Aug - 2 Sept: North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham-Cromer, and also Norwich-Sheringham. Buses wanted!
2 Sept: Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day, Shedden Hill car park & seafront, Torquay, Devon. Email for entry details.
2 Sept: Annual Autumn Bournemouth to Bath Road Run, Commercial Transport in Preservation
2 Sept: Dudley Classic Car & Transport Show, Himley Hall, nr. Dudley, West Midlands.
2 Sept: Trans Lancs Transport Show, Heaton Park, with free heritage bus service to Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
8 Sept: London Bus Display, Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford. Free rides. Email for details.
8 Sept: Oxford Bus Museum buses offering free rides on the streets of Oxford as part of the city's Open Doors event.
8-9 Sept: Truckfest 'Original', Newark & Notts Showground, Newark.
8-9 Sept: Trolleybus Gala Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. 01502-518459.
8-9 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122 (free admission).
9 Sept: On The Buses "Fares Please!" Classic Bus & Coach Day, Bewdley Station, Severn Valley Railway. 07775-746926 or email for details.
9 Sept: Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Bus Running Day, associated with Abbey Pumping Station's "Seaside Special" event. Vehicle display at National Space Centre coach park LE4 5NS. Email for details or Tel 07891-071908.
9 Sept: Merseyside Transport Trust, Running Day, Liverpool.
9 Sept: Classic Ford Day, Crich Tramway Village.
9 Sept: Vintage Transport Gathering, Bury Transport Museum, Castlecroft Road, Bury. 0777-939-4575.
9 Sept: Bus & Coach Wales 2012 (incorporating the Merthyr Tydfil Vintage Bus Running Day), Merthyr Tydfil College; c/o Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.
9 Sept: Amberley Bus Show, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, West Sussex. 01798-831370.
9 Sept: Norwich Bus Rally, Norfolk Showground.
9 Sept: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Bus & Vehicle Rally, based at New Romney Station.
15 Sept: Kingsbridge 7'6" wide Vintage Bus Running Day, Kingsbridge bus station, The Quay.
15-16 Sept: North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend. Free vintage buses Holt-Sheringham, and static display. Classic buses wanted!
15-16 Sept: "Salute to the '40s Weekend". Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800.
15-16 Sept: "Blues & Twos" Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391.
15-16 Sept: Enthusiasts Tram Event, Crich Tramway Village.
15-16 Sept: 1960s / 70s Weekend. British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
16 Sept: Gloucester Warwickshire Railway Classic Vehicle Day, Toddington, Gloucestershire.
16 Sept: Annual Gathering, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, Devon County Showground, Westpoint, Exeter (M5, J30). 01803-857106.
16 Sept: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham combined with South Yorkshire Transport Rally.
16 Sept: Showbus International, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, including Bedford VAL 50th Anniversary Gathering. ** Leyland National 40th Event **
23 Sept: Dover Transport Museum and National Trust Classic Car Show, Langdon Cliffs, Dover.
28-29 Sept: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
29-30 Sept: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
30 Sept: Leyland National 40th, commemorative rally and running day based at North West Museum of Road Transport, St. Helens ** Leyland National 40th Event **.
6 Oct: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Bus Running Day, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green, no parking at village hall). Free classic bus service. Email for details.
6 Oct: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone.
7 Oct: Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day, West Wiltshire, 1000-1730. At least 16 routes and 25 buses in service.
7 Oct: West of England Transport Collection Open Day, Winkleigh airfield, Devon. 07855-125913 or email.
7 Oct: Wirral Bus & Tram Show, Birkenhead, 10am to 4pm. Email John Nolan or phone 0151-639-4929.
13 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society "Ledgard era of Charabancs" Running Day, Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, 10am to 3:30pm, admission free, free rides, films, stalls etc. 0113-236-3695 or Email.
13 Oct: LOTS Autumn Transport Sale, Harrow Leisure Centre, 1030-1530. Email for inquiries and stand bookings.
14 Oct: Midland Red Operating Day, The Transport Museum, Wythall.
14 Oct: The 8th Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day, Skipton. 07887-726686 or Aire Valley Transport Group website.
14 Oct: Isle of Wight Autumn Running Day. Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport Quay.
14 Oct: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
14 Oct: Amberley Autumn Vintage Vehicle Show, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, West Sussex. 01798-831370.
14 Oct: St Leger Historic Vehicle Rally, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
14 Oct: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day, Bridgeton depot, Fordneuk Street, Glasgow. 0141-554-0544.
20-21 Oct: Steam Gala & Transport Collectors Fair, Bury Transport Museum, Castlecroft Road, Bury. 0777-939-4575. Includes a gathering of "Lancashire and Yorkshire buses in the Age of Steam" with a free bus service.
20-21 Oct: Models Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.
20-21 Oct: Heritage Bus Service Weekend, featuring Metro-Cammell Weymann buses. Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
21 Oct: Red Oktober Day (Eastern Bloc Vehicles), Crich Tramway Village.
21 Oct: Autumn Model Transport Show. British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
21 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, Bus & Classic Vehicle Rally.
26 Oct: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
27 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society 8th Annual Transport Collectors Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, 10am to 4pm. 0113-236-3695 or Email.
27 Oct: Starlight Halloween, Crich Tramway Village.
27 Oct: Halloween Night, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens. 01744-451681.
28 Oct: Swansea bus museum open day. Email info@swtbusgroup.org.uk for details.
28 Oct: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Mini Running Day from Brislington.
28 Oct: Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax.
30 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, British Transport Films Evening.
4 Nov: Open Day, Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.
11 Nov: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
18 Nov: Twilight Trolleybuses, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
18 Nov: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Autumn Open Day.
23-24 Nov: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
24 Nov (provisional): London by Night & Christmas Lights Charity Vintage Bus Tour.
1 Dec: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street, Maidstone.
1-2 Dec: Christmas Cracker & collectors' fair, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.
9 Dec: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke premises, Rotherham.
15-16 Dec: Santa Special Weekend, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens. 01744-451681.
15-16 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum, Santa Weekend.
8-9 Dec: Santa Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

Events Diary 2013

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1 Jan: King Alfred Bus Running Day & Transport Enthusiasts Bazaar, Winchester.
1 Jan: Oxford Bus Museum, New Year's holiday open day with free rides.
1 Jan: Stephensons 6th Southend Heritage Bus Running Day organised by Stephensons of Essex.

Events from 2011 - does anyone have 2012 dates for these please?

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20 Mar: Museum Re-awakening Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
10 Apr: Lancastrian Transport Trust. Depot Open Day, Brinwell Road, Blackpool. Email paul@ltt.org.uk for details.
30 Apr: Morpeth Gathering Park-and-Ride from County Hall. c/o Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society.
1 May: Gateshead Metrocentre Rally, North East Bus Preservation Trust
2 May: Keighley Bus Museum "A Grand Day Out" at Bradford Industrial Museum, Eccleshill. Horses at work, and heritage bus service.
8 May: Arriva Tour of Arriva-Yorkshire depots, proceeds to Sick Children's Trust.
15 May: Snibston Transport Festival, Coalville, Leicestershire.
21 May: Malta Commercial Truck & Bus Rally, Ta Qali, Malta.
21 May: Faversham Transport Festival, with M&D and East Kent Running Day, and South East Coachworks open day.
22 May: Slough Running Day, based at Wellington St., adjoining Queensmere Shopping Centre. Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
28 May: Stewarton & Dunlop Agricultural Show Ayrshire. Classic buses running between Stewarton and Dunlop.
28 May (Morecambe Weekend); Stagecoach in Lancashire Morecambe Depot Open Day.
28-29 May: Quantock Motor ServicesDepot opening & Running Weekend, Bishops Lydeard Depot, Taunton, Somerset. 01823-430202.
30 May: Quainton Vintage Bus Rally, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, nr.Aylesbury, Bucks.
4 June: Dunlop Gala, East Ayrshire. Classic buses running between Stewarton and Dunlop.
5 June: Family Fun Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
5 June: Skipton Festival of Transport
10-11 June: Parade of 1960s Classic Vehicles at the Pickering 60s Festival, North Yorkshire.
12 June: 43rd East Coast Run, Hull (East Park) to Bridlington (Sewerby Fields).
12 June: Morpeth Fair Park-and-Ride from County Hall. c/o Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society.
19 June: Regatta Running Day in Durham City, based at Howlands park & ride, North East Bus Preservation Trust
19 June: A Century of Bradford Trolleybuses at Bradford Industrial Museum, Eccleshill.
25 June: Ipswich Transport & Model Festival, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
25-26 June: Keighley Bus Museum 'Away Days' at Leeds Waterfront Musical Festival, with free classic bus links between the venues.
26 June: Beith Collection Open Day, Transport Preservation Trust, Willowyard Road, Beith, Ayrshire.
26 June: Uxbridge Running Day, based at Chippendale Waye, behind The Chimes Shopping Centre. Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
3 July: Routemaster Association Route 104 Road Run, Moorgate to Barnet, marking 50th anniversary of the RML.
3 July: East Lancashire Bus Rally, Darwen Transport Museum Trust, Winfield's site, Haslingden.
3 July: Reading Buses Family Open Day, Great Knollys Street Bus Depot. Free entry.
3 July: Wings, Wheels & Steam, Groombridge Place, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
9 July: Potters Bar Garage Open Day.
17 July: North Tyneside Rally, Bournemouth Gardens Car Park, Whitley Bay, North East Bus Preservation Trust
17 July: Ipswich Engineering Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
17 July: Devon Coastal Run, Exeter to Bovey Tracey, c/o Historic Transport Club.
30 July: Ribble Day, and RVPT Running Day, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
31 July: Ilton Festival of Transport, Merryfield Airfield, Somerset. 01460-55308. Exhibitors free.
31 July: Classic Bus Display, Locomotion (National Railway Museum, Shildon). c/o Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society.
7 Aug: 'Middy' Joint Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk, joint admission with Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.
9 Aug: Leyland Atlantean Running Day, Scotbus, Inverness. £10 all-day ticket. No need to book.
13 Aug: Westward Travel Charity Running Day featuring Tigers, Atlantean, Olympians, Bristol RE and VR touring South Glos in aid of Frenchay MS Research, pick up Bristol Parkway station 1000.
13-14 Aug: Eastern Transport Collection Society free vintage bus service Dereham to County School for Mid-Norfolk Railway Country Branch Line Weekend.
14 Aug: Woburn Rally, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. 01234-764691.
14 Aug: Classic Car Show, Foxes Riding School, Ledsham, Wirral.
14 Aug: Herne Bay Bus Rally, William Street Car Park, Herne Bay. 07932-812268 or email.
21 Aug: Burley Summer Festival Classic Vehicle Show, Burley-in-Wharfedale Cricket Club, West Yorkshire.
21 Aug: Hemel Hempstead Running Day, Bus Station, Waterhouse St. Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
27 Aug: Special Summer "Vintage Bus Special" Running Day around Thurrock (Essex) area, c/o Ensignbus. Routes X55 Upminster - Lakeside and X81 Bluewater - Lakeside - Brentwood - Shenfield.
27 Aug: National Transport Museum of Ireland event.
28 Aug: The Routemaster Association Rally, Old Warden aerodrome, Biggleswade, Beds. 50th anniversary of the RML. All vintage buses & coaches welcome, particularly ex-LT types.
29 Aug: Seaburn Historic Vehicle Display, (site to be confirmed), North East Bus Preservation Trust
29 Aug: Ride a Fire Engine Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
3 Sept: East Yorkshire Motor Services and Hull Museums " Big Bus Day", Hull Streetlife Museum. Free entry.
3 Sept: 'Imberbus' service, using classic buses from Warminster, across rarely-seen parts of Salisbury Plain. Timetable here.
4 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Oxted.
4 Sept: Horsham Running Day, Southdown Historic Vehicle Group.
10 Sept: Workington Transport Heritage Trust event.
10 Sept: Irish Transport Heritage Bus & Coach Road Run, Belfast to Portrush.
10 Sept: Keighley Bus Museum 'Away Day' in Bradford. Display in Centenary Square as part of National Heritage Weekend.
10 Sept: Keighley Bus Museum free open top (subject to weather) tours of historic sights in Keighley with commentary as part of National Heritage Weekend.
10 Sept: Irish Transport Heritage Autumn Cavalcade, Belfast to the Mountains of Mourne.
10-11 Sept: Heritage weekend in Northampton with classic buses operating routes round the town.
Part of Norfolk Gala Daywith cars, motorbikes, exhibitions etc.
11 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Loughton and Epping.
11 Sept: Lancastrian Transport Trust. Depot Open Day, Brinwell Road, Blackpool. Email for details.
11 Sept: East Lancashire Railway SELNEC Bus Event.
18 Sept: Scottish Vintage Bus Museum West Fife Doors Open Day (free entry), Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
24-25 Sept: Kettering Vintage Rally & Steam Fayre, Cranford, Northants.
25 Sept: Bus Running Day (50 years of the Y-Type), Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
1 Oct: Metroline Open Day, Holloway Garage, London.
1-2 Oct: PragueBus Veteran Festival (featuring Fleischer and Ikarus), PVA Exhibition Centre, Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic.
2 Oct: 'Come and Ride on Our Buses' Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
2 Oct: Amersham Running Day, based at car park adjacent to Amersham railway station. Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
2 Oct: Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.
8 Oct: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green, no parking at village hall). Free classic bus service. Email for details.
8-9 Oct: London Transport Museum, Depot Open Weekend.
9 Oct: Castle Point Transport MuseumOpen Day, Point Rd., Canvey Island, Essex. 01268-684272.
15 Oct: Wheels by Lamplight, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
16 Oct: "Sprat & Winkle Run" (Sevenoaks to Hastings), Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
16-17 Oct: London Transport Museum, Family Open Weekend, Acton Depot.
23 Oct: "The Very Best of London Buses", launch event for the London Bus Preservation Trust at Brooklands.
29 Oct: 'Ghost Seekers at Night!', British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.
29 Oct: Tebay Heritage Transport Rally, The Sidings, Tebay, Cumbria.
6 Nov: Northampton & Lamport RailwayMini Diesel Gala with classic Northampton Daimler bus service beween Brampton and Northampton BR station.
6 Nov: Routemaster Re-run of London Transport Route 12, based from Croydon
13 Nov: Twilight Trolleybuses, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391
13 Nov: Cosham Autumn Transport Fair, Community Centre, Wootton St., Cosham, 1030-1600. Email for details.
13 Nov: Exeter Heritage Twilight Bus Running Event, Paris Street Bus Station 1500-2000. Contact: Dan Shears 07855-125913 (early evenings only please)
26 Nov: Ensignbus Trip to Winter Wonderland & London Christmas Lights Tour
3 Dec: Christmas Cracker, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.
3 Dec: Ensignbus Vintage Bus Christmas Specials X55 (Upminster - Lakeside) and X81 (Shenfield - Brentwood - Lakeside - Bluewater).
10-11 Dec: Santa Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391.
13 Dec: Autumn Transport Fair, The Vintage Transport Group, Cosham Community Centre, Portsmouth.
17 Dec: Ensignbus Trip to Winter Wonderland & London Christmas Lights Tour
18 Dec: London classic bus services in the Bromley area. See here for details.
18 Dec: "The Xmas Xtra" Enthusiast visit to 2 Way Tranpsort at Scunthorpe, including travel on their vehicles, departing from Doncaster on a Whiteheads Coaches Bedford/Plaxton Supreme.
25 Dec: Keighley Bus Museum. Free local bus services in the Worth Valley and Keighley.
26 Dec (Boxing Day): Free bus service in Workington area.
26 Dec (Boxing Day): Free bus service in Torbay.
30 Dec; Mid-Sussex Transport Fair, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. 1000-1500. 07932-812268.

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Please note that I cannot guarantee that any event listed above will actually take place - merely that it was intended to (I went to the Shoreham Bus Rally in 1998 without checking first and it had been cancelled - I should listen to my own advice !  I also went to the White Waltham Air Display in 2000 and that had been cancelled as well - I obviously never learn !). I also don't guarantee the accuracy of the information, but I do my best..........

Please send details of any suitable event that you know about, and I will list it.

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