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Last updated 3 July 2009

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Events Diary 2009

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• 1 Jan: King Alfred Bus Running Day & Transport Enthusiasts Bazaar, Broadway, Winchester.

• 1 Jan: Oxford Bus Museum, New Year's Day event.

• 1 Jan: Heritage Bus Services in Southend by Stephensons.

• 10 Jan: Annual Transport Collectors Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, West Yorkshire.

• 10-11 Jan: St.Albans Country Bus Running Weekend, St.Albans, Herts.

• 14 Feb: Staines Transport Collectors Fair, Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road.

• 22 Feb: Gillingham (Dorset!) Gathering, with optional road run from Warminster, Commercial Transport in Preservation.

• 27-28 Feb: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 27 Feb - 1 Mar: North Norfolk Railway Gala (50th anniv. of closure of M&GNR). Free Vintage Buses within Holt and to Sheringham.

• 28 Feb: Enfield Spring Transport Bazaar, St.Stephens Hall, Park Avenue, Enfield.

• 1 Mar: Vintage Bus Display, Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn Airport, Dorset. Email for details.

• 7-8 Mar: North Norfolk Railway Gala (50th anniv. of closure of M&GNR). Free Vintage Buses within Holt and to Sheringham.

• 7-8 Mar: London Transport Museum, London Transport in Miniature, Family Open Weekend at Acton Depot.

• 7-8 Mar: "Discover Lincolnshire" weekend. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.

• 8 Mar: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 8 Mar: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 21 Mar: "Vehicles of Yesteryear" Rally, Pevensey Bay car park, E.Sussex. 01323-743514. Free entry.

• 21 Mar: Bromley Transport Fair, St.George's School, Tylney Road, Bromley, Kent. 0208-460-6490.

• 21 Mar: Classic & Vintage Commercials Enthusiasts Day and Auction, Donington Park, nr. East Midlands Airport.

• 22 Mar: Kingston 2009 RF event, 30 years since last RF service. Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

• 22 Mar: Lancastrian Transport Trust Depot Open Day, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

• 22 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, Mothers' Day. Free admission for mothers!

• 27-28 Mar: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 28-29 Mar: Spring Transport Festival, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 29 Mar: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Running Day from Brislington.

• 29 Mar: Spring Running Day, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

• 4 Apr: Ewell West Station 150th Anniversary, with vintage bus service - details at www.red-rf.com/rf-596

• 4-5 Apr: Oxford Bus Museum, Model & Collectors' Exhibition.

• 5 Apr: Model Transport Exhibition, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 5 Apr: Annual Open Day and Bus & Coach Gathering, London Bus Preservation Trust, Wisley Airfield, with bus services to Cobham Museum and Weybridge Station. 01932-868665.

• 5 Apr: South Cheshire Running Day, Railway Age, Crewe. Free services in Crewe / Nantwich area. Email for details.

• 5 Apr: A2Z Spring Road Run, start/end at Salisbury, Commercial Transport in Preservation.

• 10 Apr: Open Day (Widnes/Halton Transport Centenary), North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

• 10-13 Apr: Keighley Bus Museum "Day Out with Thomas", with Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

• 11-12 Apr: Eden Classic Vehicle Group Commercial Vehicle Rally, Kirkby Stephen and Brough, Cumbria.

• 11-13 Apr: Easter Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 12 Apr: Open Day. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.

• 12 Apr: Oxford Bus Museum, Easter Chick trail with prizes for children.

• 12 Apr: ** EVENT CANCELLED ** Barking Running Day, Barking, Essex.

• 12 Apr: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 12-13 Apr: Easter Egg Hunt, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 12-13 Apr: Romford area Running Day (routes 175a, 247 and 339), 30th anniversary of the end of RT operation, London Bus Company and Ensignbus, with feeder service by the Classic London Bus Society. *** See timetable here ***

• 12-13 Apr: Easter Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 12-13 Apr: Easter 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 12-13 Apr: Medway Festival of Steam & Transport. Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800

• 12-13 Apr: Midlands Festival of Transport, Weston Park, Shropshire. 01922-643385.

• 13 Apr: Carnival of Transport, Coleford, Gloucestershire. Free Park & Ride.

• 13 Apr: Easter Bus Event (60th Anniv. of ECOC Bristol K & L, and Bedford OB), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 18 Apr: Transport in Miniature, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 18 Apr: Routemaster event in London by the Classic London Bus Society.

• 18-19 Apr: Sandbach Transport Festival, Cheshire.

• 18-19 Apr: UK Coach Rally, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Sussex.

• 19 Apr: London Bus Day. Greater Manchester Manchester Museum of Transport. All types of London bus.

• 19 Apr: Brijan Tours Charity Open Day, The Coach Station, Bottings Industrial Estate, Curdridge, Southampton.

• 24-25 Apr: 40th Anniversary of North Somerset Coaches, Nailsea, Bristol. Running Days from Nailsea.

• 24-25 Apr: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 25 Apr: Keighley Bus Museum display at St.George's Street Market, Keighley. Morris dancing, local produce, crafts etc.

• 25 Apr: Irish Transport Trust Bus & Coach Rally, at Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, County Down.

• 25-26 Apr: Steam & Vintage Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01502-518459.

• 26 Apr: National "Drive it" Day. Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs.

• 26 Apr: Keighley Bus Museum "Go Local Sunday". Ride a heritage bus on a Keighley town tour.

• 26 Apr: Wheel Nuts 2009 (charity show), St. Roses School, Stroud, Gloucester. 01453-763793.

• 26 Apr: LT Country Bus Rally, East Grinstead.

• 26 Apr: Teesside Vintage Bus Running Day, based at Middlesbrough's Transport Bridge. 01642-782796.

• 2-3 May: Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne seafront, East Sussex. 01323-415442.

• 2-3 May: Quantock Motor Services Vintage Bus Rally & Running Weekend, Minehead, Somerset. 01823-251140.

• 2-4 May: May Day Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 2-4 May: Cavalcade of Transport & Country Fair, Rushden, Northants. 01933-315006.

• 2-4 May: Llandudno Transport Festival, Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, North Wales.

• 3 May: Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Run, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 3 May: Gateshead Metrocentre Rally, North East Bus Preservation Trust

• 3 May: Abingdon Air & Country Show, Abingdon Airfield (Dalton Barracks), Oxfordshire.

• 3 May: 48th Annual London to Brighton Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

• 3 May: Catton Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, near Lichfield.

• 3-4 May: Keighley Bus Museum "A Grand Day Out" at Bradford Industrial Museum, Eccleshill. Horses at work, and heritage bus service.

• 3-4 May: Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 3-4 May: Truckfest Peterborough, East of England Showground, Peterborough.

• 4 May: "Brief Encounter 7" Running Day at Carnforth railway station, c/o Lancaster & Morecambe PSV Circle. Limited parking at Carnforth, park at Lancaster or Morecambe. 07901-994251.

• 4 May: Heart of the Pennines 1940s Bus Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax. Email for details.

• 9 May: Model Bus Federation (North East Area) Model Exhibition, Salvation Army Hall, Wawn St., South Shields. 07773-923704.

• 9-10 May: Models Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 10 May: Slough Running Day, based at Slough bus station. c/o Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

• 10 May: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 10 May: Island Buses Running Day, Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport Harbour, IoW. 01983-533352.

• 10 May: Potteries Rally & Running Day, Wedgwood Visitor Centre, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent.

• 10 May: Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show, West Bromwich. 01922-643385.

• 10 May: Basingstoke Festival of Transport & Autojumble (c/o The Thornycroft Society), War Memorial Park. 01256-466144.

• 16 May: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Bus Running Day, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green). 1100 till 1600. No car parking at village hall.

• 16-17 May: A Celebration of Bolton's Buses, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 16-17 May: Diesel Gala & Real Ale! Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 16-17 May: Haworth 1940s Weekend, free vintage bus service operated by Aire Valley Transport Group.

• 17 May: Snibston Transport Festival, Coalville, Leicestershire.

• 17 May: Spring Transport Show, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 17 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, Teddy Bear Day.

• 17 May: Annual Hastings Trolleybus Society Show, The Oval, Hastings.

• 17 May: Bristol Harbourside Rally & Running Day. Email for details.

• 17 May: Bus Running Day Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383 623380.

• 17 May: Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.

• 17 May: Arriva Tour of all five Arriva-Yorkshire depots, proceeds to Sick Children's Trust.

• 17 May: Horsham Running Day.

• 18 May: 1970s Transport Event, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

• 23 May: Stagecoach Open Day, Morecambe.

• 23-24 May: AEC Society Great North Road Rally, Newark Showground.

• 23-25 May: Keighley Bus Museum "Day Out with Thomas", with Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

• 23-25 May: "50 Years at Crich Commemoration", Crich Tramway Village.

• 23-25 May: 40th Anniversary Extravaganza Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 23-25 May: Associated Motorways 75th Anniversary Road Run (Cheltenham and Manchester to Tywyn) & Rally (at Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn). Email.

• 24 May: Coach Display & Running Day based on Cheltenham Coach Station (Associated Motorways 75th Anniversary). Email for details.

• 24 May: Holiday Operating Day, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 24 May: ** EVENT CANCELLED ** Leyland Atlantean 50th & Devon General 90th Anniversary Rally, Exeter Racecourse, Devon.

• 24 May: Tilford Preserved Bus & Coach Rally, Rural Life Centre, Old Kiln Museum, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.

• 24-25 May: Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Alcester, Warwickshire.

• 25 May: Vintage Coach Rally, Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, Gwynedd.

• 25 May: Quainton Vintage Bus Rally, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, nr.Aylesbury, Bucks.

• 25 May: Two Museums Day, Aston Manor Transport Museum, and, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 28-31 May: Traction Engine Rally "Power from the Past", Beamish, County Durham.

• 29-30 May: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 30-31 May: Truckfest North East, Croft Circuit, Croft on Tees, North Yorkshire.

• 31 May: Lewes Bus Rally, Malling Recreation Ground, Lewes, East Sussex.

• 31 May: Running Day and Museum Display, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Bus Museum, Surrey.

• 31 May: Family Fun Day (Bus & Fire Engine rides), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 31 May: Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Bus & Coach Gathering (in conjunction with Autokarna, supported by Nottingham City Council), Wollaton Park, Nottingham. 07971-105491. Entry forms available on website.

• 2 June: "Bring your Motor" Night, North West Vintage Transport Group, The Bowling Green, A49, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancs. 6:30 onwards.

• 6 June: Reading Rail-Bus transport fair, Rivermead Complex, Reading.

• 6 June; Chesterfield Preserved Buses Running Day, based on Chesterfield Bus Station, New Beetwell St.

• 7 June; Churnet Valley Steam Railway, Alf Tunstall Classic Bus Rally, Froghall Stn., nr.Stoke on Trent.

• 7 June: ** EVENT CANCELLED ** Royal Victoria Bus & Coach Rally, Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Hants.

• 7 June: Tyne Tees Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

• 7 June: White Cliffs Bus Rally, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.

• 7 June: Annual Bus &Vintage Vehicle Rally, Seaton Tramway, Devon. 01297-20375.

• 7 June: Skipton Festival of Transport

• 7 June: LT Country Bus Rally, Hertford, Hitchin and Stevenage.

• 7 June: Clacton Vintage Bus Display & Running Day, based at Clacton Factory Outlet (signed from A133). Eastern National Vehicle Owners Club.

• 13 June: Parade of 1950s/60s Classic Vehicles at the Pickering Festival (N. Yorkshire), and displays along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

• 13-14 June: Classic & Vintage Commercial Motor Show, Gaydon.

• 13-14 June: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 14 June: Bromley Pageant of Motoring, Norman Park, Bromley, Kent.

• 14 June: Ridgeway Run (Henley - Marlow - Aylesbury), Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

• 14 June: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 14 June: 41st East Coast Run, Hull (East Park) to Bridlington (Sewerby Fields).

• 14 June: Chasewater Railway Bus Rally & Vehicle Exhibition, Pool Road, Brownhills West. Free buses plus special service on the railway. 07941-267521.

• 14 June: Luton Festival of Transport (and Bedford Register Gathering), Stockwood Park, Luton, Beds.

• 14 June: Barry Festival of Transport, Hood Road, Barry. Contact Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.

• 14 June: Castle Rally. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.

• 14 June: 50th Birthday of the BMMO D9, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley.

• 16 June: "Bring your Motor" Night, North West Vintage Transport Group, The Carriage House, A62, Marsden, between Huddersfield and Oldham. 6:30 onwards.

• 20 June: Model Buses & Railways Exhibition, Central United Reform Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield.

• 20 June: Heritage Open Day, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. Free admission to cultural sites around Aston, Birmingham.

• 20-21 June: National Transport Festival of Wales, Swansea.

• 20-21 June: Welshpool Festival of Transport, Powys Castle, Welshpool.

• 20-21 June: Oswestry Vintage Vehicle Rally, Oswestry Showground.

• 20-21 June: Western / Southern National (Royal Blue) Centenary Run from Cheltenham to Portsmouth, via Yeovil, Weymouth (overnight stop), Swanage, Bournemouth and Southampton. 07990-505373 or Email for details.

• 21 June: Chatsworth Preserved Bus Gathering, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.

• 21 June: Miniature Steam & Solstice Vehicle Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 21 June; Weymouth Vintage Bus Running Day, Lodmoor Coach Park and Weymouth College. Email for entry details.

• 21 June: Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Fife Historic Vehicle Club Rally, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383 623380.

• 21 June: Transport Festival, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent. 01922-643385.

• 21 June: Keighley Bus Museum Away Day at the Royal Armouries, Clarence Dock, Leeds. Classic cars, military vehicles, jousting etc.

• 21 June: Fathers Day Event and link to Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 21 June: Historic Bus Display, Howlands Park-and-Ride site, Durham, North East Bus Preservation Trust

• 21 June: Classic Transport Day, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

• 21 June: Oxford Bus Museum, Fathers' Day. Fathers admitted free!

• 21 June: "Steam in the Country" Bus Rally, Hollycombe Steam Museum, Hants. 01428-724900.

• 21 June: Uxbridge Running Day.

• 26-27 June: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 27 June: "Busmen's Holiday", Retired Employees Day, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 27 June: "On the Buses" 40th anniversary event, Elstree Film Studios.

• 27-28 June: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 27-28 June: 1950s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 28 June: Stroud Vintage Bus Running Day, Stroud College, Stratford Road, Email for details.

• 28 June: Sheffield Festival of Transport, Graves Park, Sheffield.

• 28 June: Totally Transport 2009, South Promenade, Blackpool (1100-1600), classic cars, buses & trams. 07815-983885.

• 28 June; Welsh Heartlands Transport Festival, Manor House, Llancaiach Fawr, Nelson, Mid Glam. CF46 6ER.

• 28 June: Heart of the Pennines Bus Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax. Email for details.

• 28 June: Glasgow West End Festival Vintage Bus Running Day, based at Glasgow Museum of Transport.

• 4 July: Potters Bar Garage Open Day. Details from Secretary, 903 Group, Metroline Travel, Holloway Bus Garage, N19 5RR.

• 4-5 July: Truckfest South West, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet.

• 5 July: North Norfolk Railway Vintage Transport Day Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham, and display at Holt Station (A148).

• 5 July: North Weald Bus Rally, North Weald airfield, near Epping. Bus services from Epping and Ongar.

• 5 July: Severn Valley & Cotswold Road Run, Commercial Transport in Preservation.

• 5 July: CHANGE OF DATE Peterborough Bus Rally, Sacrewell Farm (A47/A1 junction). All preserved buses and commercials welcome. 07828-754412 or 01462-626750.

• 5 July: Enthusiasts' Tram Event, Crich Tramway Village.

• 5 July: Keighley Festival of Transport, Ingrow Railway Centre. Road & rail event, heritage bus and train services. 01282-413179 or Email.

• 11 July: Burnley Model Bus & Rail Show, Ightenhill Methodist Church Hall, Padiham Road, Burnley. 01282-458912.

• 11-12 July: Ardingly Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show, Ardingly, West Sussex.

• 11-12 July: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 11-12 July: Edwardian Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 12 July: Bus Event, East Anglia Transport Museum. 0102-518459.

• 12 July: Haverhill Historic Transport Rally, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

• 12 July: Open Day & Outer Circle Running Day, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

• 12 July: Diesel Gala & Bus Rally, Toddington Station, Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway.

• 12 July: Leyland Society Transport Event (Trucks & Buses at two linked sites), British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 12 July: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 12 July: LT Country Bus Rally, Sevenoaks.

• 12 July: Darling Buds Classic Car Show, "Pop Larkin's Farm", Bethersden, near Ashford, Kent (single-deck only please!)

• 19 July: Leeds Rally 2009 (50 years since end of Leeds Trams, and 35 years of WYPTE), Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

• 19 July: White Cliffs Classic Vehicle Rally, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.

• 19 July: Devon Coastal Run. 01626-812912.

• 19 July: Beaumanor Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Woodhouse, Leicestershire.

• 19 July: Ipswich Engineering Day (guided bus tours of old engineering sites), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 19 July: North Tyneside Rally, Bournemouth Gardens Car Park, Whitley Bay, North East Bus Preservation Trust

• 19 July: Mid-Hants Railway / Alton Bus Rally & Running Day, (also link here) Anstey Park, Alton. 01962-733810.

• 19 July: Tram Sunday, Fleetwood ** This event is back ON ! **

• 19 July: Wings, Wheels & Steam, Groombridge Place, East Sussex.

• 24-25 July: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 25-26 July: Sandtoft Gathering, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391.

• 25-26 July: PROBABLY DELAYED TO A LATER DATE West Wales Wings & Wheels Classic, Pembrey Airport, nr.Llanelli (including a Bedford Drive-in).

• 25-26 July: Western National Preservation Group Plymouth Bus & Vehicle Rally, Plymouth Hoe. Western National 80th anniversary.

• 26 July: Worthing Sea Front Bus Rally & Running Day, Worthing, West Sussex. For stalls email here.

• 26 July: Classic & Vintage Bus Day, Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, and Cambridge Omnibus Society. Contact Andy Baker 01353-741367 or John Wakefield 01223-843802.

• 26 July: Bus & Coach Show, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 26 July: Family Day - remembering the 1970s, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 26 July: Festival of Black Country Vehicles, Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands.

• 31 July - 1-2 Aug: Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza ("The Kemble Show"), Kemble airfield, nr.Cirencester.

• 31 July - 1-2 Aug: Truckfest Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh.

• 1 Aug: 60th Anniversary Running Day, Thornes Independent, Selby, Yorkshire.

• 1-2 Aug: West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally (with new class for preserved buses & coaches), Allerford Lane, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset. 01706-357928.

• 2 Aug: The Provincial Society Gosport Bus Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hants.

• 2 Aug: 41st Trans Pennine Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, (from Middleton, near Manchester, to The Stray, Harrogate).

• 2 Aug: Classic Bus Display, Locomotion (National Railway Museum, Shildon). c/o Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society.

• 2 Aug: Walsall Classic Car & Transport Show, Walsall Arboretum, West Midlands. 01922-643385.

• 2 Aug: Middy Joint Admission Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk, joint admission with Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.

• 2 Aug: CHANGE OF DATE Potteries Connection Running Day, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, Stoke on Trent. Email for details.

• 2 Aug: Eastbourne Running Day, based at the Miniature Railway.

• 8-9 Aug: Blues & Twos Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 8-9 Aug: 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 9 Aug: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Open Day (jointly with Avon Valley Railway).

• 9 Aug: Herne Bay Bus Rally, (new venue) William Street Car Park, Herne Bay, Kent. 01227-366828.

• 9 Aug: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 9 Aug: ERF and Foden Transport Gathering, British Commercial Vehicle Museum Leyland, Lancs. 01772-451011.

• 12-14 Aug: Western / Southern National (Royal Blue) Centenary Run from Penzance to Aberdeen, via Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Carlisle, Perth etc. (and back, via Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Weekend 15-16 Aug). Contact WHOTT for details.

• 15 Aug: Western Isles Transport Preservation Group Annual Event, Stornoway Airport.

• 15-16 Aug: Open Weekend, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383 623380.

• 15-16 Aug: Vintage Transport Weekend, Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex.

• 15-16 Aug: Bedford OB 70th Anniversary Event, Heritage Centre, General Motors, Luton. 01296-713860.

• 15-16 Aug: Phoenix Transport Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 16 Aug: Atkinson and Seddon Day, British Commercial Vehicle Museum Leyland, Lancs. 01772-451011.

• 16 Aug: Woburn Rally, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. 01234-764691.

• 16 Aug: Hemel Hempstead Running Day, Hemel Hempstead bus station. c/o Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

• 16 Aug: Plymouth Citybus Charity Family Fun Day, Plymouth Hoe. Classic buses and childrens' events.

• 19 Aug: Bristol Greyhound evening road run.

• 23 Aug: Arbury Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

• 25 Aug: Free vintage bus services, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

• 28-29 Aug: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 29-31 Aug: Hellingly Festival of Transport, Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex. 01323-843202.

• 29-31 Aug: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 29-31 Aug: Keighley Bus Museum "Day Out with Thomas", with Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

• 29-31 Aug: Rudgwick Steam & Country Show, The Showground, Rudgwick, W.Sussex. 01403-822378.

• 30 Aug: "Dunsfold Wings & Wheels", Dunsfold Park, Surrey. In association with Brooklands Museum.

• 30-31 Aug: Transport Rally, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen, S.Wales. 01639-720708.

• 30-31 Aug: Transport Extravaganza, Crich Tramway Village.

• 30-31 Aug: Bank Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 31 Aug: Ride a Fire Engine Day. Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 31 Aug: East Kent Running Day, based on Fowlmead Country Park, between Sandwich and Deal. All vehicles welcome.

• 31 Aug: Seaburn Historic Vehicle Display, Seaburn Recreation Park, Sunderland, North East Bus Preservation Trust

• 31 Aug: Gosporteers Vehicle Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hants.

• 31 Aug: Running Day and Museum Display + National Trust visits, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Bus Museum, Surrey.

• 4-6 Sept: North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham-Cromer.

• 5 Sept: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green), with free vintage bus service to/from Chingford Station via display of 1940s-60s London Transport buses at Chingford Royal Forest Hotel.

• 5-6 Sept: Suffolk Vintage Motor Festival, Glemham Hall, A12, Woodbridge, Suffolk.

• 6 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Leatherhead.

• 6 Sept: Dudley Classic Car & Transport Show, Himley Hall, nr.Dudley, West Midlands.

• 6 Sept: Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day, Torbay, Devon.

• 6 Sept: Norwich Bus Rally, Norfolk Showground. Part of Norfolk Gala Day with cars, motorbikes, exhibitions etc. Email for details.

• 6 Sept: Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally, Manchester to Heaton Park, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 6 Sept: Purbeck Bus Rally, Beach Car Park, Victoria Avenue, Swanage, Dorset. 01202-293245.

• 6 Sept: Annual Autumn Bournemouth to Bath Road Run, Commercial Transport in Preservation.

• 6 Sept: Bus & Coach Wales 2009 (incorporating the Merthyr Tydfil Vintage Bus Running Day), Merthyr Tydfil College; c/o Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.

• 12 Sept: Keighley Bus Museum Away Day in Bradford. Display in Centenary Square as part of National Heritage Weekend.

• 12-13 Sept: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 12-13 Sept: Trolleybus Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01502-518459.

• 12-13 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298 (free admission).

• 12-13 Sept: Truckfest North West, Haydock Park, Newton le Willows, Lancs.

• 12-13 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122 (free admission).

• 13 Sept: "Fares Please!", Classic Bus & Coach Day, Bewdley Station, Severn Valley Railway. 07775-746926 or email for details.

• 13 Sept: Amberley Bus Show, Amberley Working Museum, West Sussex. 01798-831370.

• 13 Sept: Gloucester Warwickshire Railway Transport Nostalgia Day, Toddington, Gloucestershire.

• 13 Sept: CHANGE OF DATE LT Country Bus Rally, Loughton and Epping.

• 19 Sept: Kingsbridge 7'6" Running Day, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust.

• 19 Sept: Cricklewood Garage Open Day. Details from Secretary, 903 Group, Metroline Travel, Holloway Bus Garage, N19 5RR.

• 19-20 Sept: "Salute to the '40s Weekend". Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800.

• 19-20 Sept: North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham, and static display.

• 20 Sept: Hawes Classic Transport Rally, Hawes Creamery and Old Station Yard. Connecting classis bus services. 01768-372421.

• 20 Sept: Classic Ford Event, Crich Tramway Village.

• 20 Sept: South Yorkshire Transport Rally, Meadowhall Shopping & Leisure Centre Coach Park, Sheffield 0113-267-8506.

• 20 Sept: West Country Historic Vehicle Rally, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, Devon County Showground, Westpoint, Exeter (M5, J30).

• 20 Sept: Merseyside Transport Trust Running Day 2009, Liverpool. 0151-298-2122.

• 20 Sept: Autumn Transport Show & Ribble 90th, British Commercial Vehicle Museum Leyland, Lancs. 01772-451011.

• 25-26 Sept: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 26-27 Sept: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 26-27 Sept: Kettering Vintage Rally & Steam Fayre, Cranford, Northants.

• 27 Sept: EFE Showbus Rally, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire.

• 1-4 Oct: CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE 3rd European Classic Bus Gathering, Letnany Exhibition Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.

• 4 Oct: Wirral Bus & Tram Show, Birkenhead. Click to Email John Nolan or phone 0151-639-4929.

• 4 Oct: Amersham Running Day, based at car park adjacent to Amersham MET station. c/o Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

• 4 Oct: Come and Ride on our Buses! Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• Oct: ** Event Discontinued ** West of England Transport Collection Open Day, Winkleigh, Devon ** Event Discontinued **

• 10-11 Oct: Gloucester Warwickshire Railway Steam & Vintage Rally, Cheltenham Racecourse.

• 11 Oct: WMPTE 40th, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 11 Oct: Castle Point Transport Museum Open Day, Point Rd., Canvey Island, Essex. 01268-684272.

• 11 Oct: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day, Bridgeton depot, Fordneuk Street, Glasgow. 0141-554-0544. Frequent vintage bus services between the Open Day site, Glasgow City Centre and Glasgow Museum of Transport.

• 11 Oct: Amberley Vintage Vehicle Show, Amberley Working Museum, West Sussex. 01798-831370.

• 11 Oct: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 11 Oct: The 5th Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day in the Skipton, Bolton Abbey and Ilkley area. For more information contact Greg 07887-726686 or more info from Aire Valley Transport Group website.

• 17 Oct: End of season Vehicle Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 17 Oct: "Wheels by Lamplight", Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 18 Oct: St.Leger Rally, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 18 Oct: Running Day and Metro-Cammell celebration, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

• 18 Oct: Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Running Day, Newport Harbour, IoW. 01983-533352.

• (Note: A trip to the above Isle of Wight event using an ex-Southern Vectis Leyland Tiger / Plaxton Paramount will (subject to numbers) leave the North West on the 17th travelling via Stoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Dorchester, Weymouth, Poole, Bournemouth (overnight stop), then to the Isle of Wight. After the event to Bristol (overnight) then return to the North West. Anyone interested please email Buses321@live.co.uk or phone 07729-763607. Other pick ups can be arranged if you are on any part of the route.)

• 18 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, Bus & Classic Vehicle Rally.

• 25 Oct: Model Transport Exhibition, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 25 Oct: Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax. Email for details.

• 25 Oct: Lancastrian Transport Trust Rear Engine Event, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

• 25 Oct: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Running Day from Brislington.

• 25 Oct: Running Day and Museum Display, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham Bus Museum, Surrey.

• 30-31 Oct: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 31 Oct: Starlight Halloween, Crich Tramway Village.

• 31 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, Hallowe'en Evening. Night time bus run. Fancy dress welcome.

• 31 Oct - 1 Nov: SELNEC 40, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 31 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society, Annual reunion, Rose & Crown, Bondgate, Otley.

• 1 Nov: Open Day. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.

• 8 Nov: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 8 Nov: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 15 Nov: Twilight Trolleybuses, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 15 Nov: Vintage Bus Running Day, Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex.

• 27-28 Nov: London Transport Museum, Guided Tours at Acton Depot.

• 29 Nov: Annual Collectors Fair, model exhibitions, free bus service to city centre, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

• 5 Dec: "Christmas Cracker", Fayre with bus and fire engine rides, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 5-6 December: Christmas Cracker, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 12-13 Dec: Santa Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 12-13 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum, Santa Weekend.

• 13 Dec: South Yorkshire Transport Museum (former Sheffield Bus Museum), Open Day at Aldwarke premises.

• 26 Dec (Boxing Day): Free bus service in Workington. Hourly 0930-1730 from Seaton Hunters Drive via bus & rail stations, Derwent Howe & Moorclose to Harrington Victoria Square. Plan to use Cumberland Leyland National in morning and Bristol VR in afternoon.

Events Diary 2010

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• 9 Jan: Chiswick Rail & Bus Collectors Fair, Chiswick Town Hall, London.

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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