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Last updated 30 July 2010

This page lists events, rallies and running days of interest to the classic bus enthusiast, although I don't always record auctions, sales, memorabilia fairs etc. Please let me know if you have any new entries or corrections. Look for the symbol for the latest additions.

For reports and pictures of rallies (always way out of date!), visit the Rallies Page.

The livery on this page is a tribute to Surrey Motors. Aaaahh - sadly missed.........

Events Diary 2010

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• 1 Jan: Stephensons Jan 1st Running Day, around Southend area and to Castle Point museum.

• 7 Feb ** CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER **: North Staffs Winter Running Day, Stoke on Trent area.

• 27 Feb: Enfield Spring Transport Bazaar, St.Stephen's Church Hall, Park Avenue, Enfield. Email for details.

• 28 Feb: Gillingham (Dorset!) Gathering, Commercial Transport in Preservation.

• 6 Mar: Bromley Transport Fair, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent. 07932-812268.

• 7 Mar: Vintage Transport Day, Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Hurn Airport, Dorset. Email for details.

• 7 Mar: Indoor Transport Fair, Vintage Transport Group, Cosham Community Centre, Portsmouth.

• 12-14 Mar: North Norfolk Railway, Celebration Spring Steam Gala, Free classic bus services and reinstatement of Sheringham level crossing to link with national rail network.

• 13-14 Mar: London Transport Museum, London Transport in Miniature, Family Open Weekend at Acton Depot.

• 14 Mar: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day and Spring Transport Fair.

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

• 14 Mar: Spring Running Day ('Farewell to the Metrobus'), Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

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

• 14 Mar: Leyland Lynx Running Day, North West Museum of Road Transport (former St.Helens Bus Museum), Hall St., St.Helens. 07515-340991.

• 20 Mar: "Jonckheere from B59-55 to Transit 2000", Liege transport museum, Belgium. Email for further info.

• 21 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, Mini Running Day and Book launch - new titles "A City of Oxford Album" & "Swanbrook of Cheltenham".

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

• 27 Mar: "Vehicles of Yesteryear" Rally, Pevensey Bay car park, E.Sussex.

• 27 Mar: Classic & Vintage Commercials Enthusiasts Day and Auction, Three Counties Showground, Malvern.

• 27-28 Mar: Spring Transport Festival, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

• 28 Mar: Launch of SM114, Crawley, W.Sussex.

• 31 Mar (and every Wed, Sat, Sun to 31 Oct): Opening Event, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

• 2-5 Apr: Keighley Bus Museum "Day Out with Thomas", with Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

• 3-4 Apr: Eden Classic Vehicle Group Commercial Vehicle Rally, Kirkby Stephen and Brough, Cumbria.

• 3-4 Apr: Weston-Super-Mare Pageant of Transport, Beach Lawns, Weston, Somerset. 01934-627563.

• 3-5 Apr: Easter Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

• 4 Apr: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day, Aldwarke.

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

• 4 Apr: Merseyside Transport Trust Easter Sunday Running Day, Liverpool. 0151-298-2122.

• 4 Apr (and every Sunday until 3 Oct): Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.

• 4-5 Apr: Easter Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 4-5 Apr: Midlands Festival of Transport, Weston Park, Shropshire. 01922-643385.

• 4-5 Apr: Easter 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 4-5 Apr: Medway Festival of Steam & Transport. Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800

• 5 Apr: Easter Bus Event, "Red Bus Day" (Eastern Counties), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 10 Apr: Display of former Exeter buses at Exeter Bus Station (40 years since end of Exeter buses).

• 11 Apr: Annual Open Day and Bus & Coach Gathering, London Bus Preservation Trust, Wisley Airfield (with Green Line 80th anniversary display), with bus services to Cobham Museum and Weybridge Station. 01932-868665.

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

• 11 Apr: Lancastrian Transport Trust Depot Open Day, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

• 17 Apr: Irish Transport Trust Bus & Coach Rally, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, County Down. 07738-941848.

• 17-18 Apr: Sandbach Transport Festival, Cheshire.

• 17-18 Apr: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

• 18 Apr: Penzance Vintage Bus Running Day, regional routes from Penzance bus station.

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

• 18 Apr (and every Wed, Sat, Sun to 31 Oct): Open Day, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

• 24-25 Apr: Classic & Vintage Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01502-518459.

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

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

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

• 25 Apr: Devon General AEC Regent Running Day, Dawlish Warren - Teignmouth, South Devon, 0915-1715. Details from The Devon General Society, 33 Broadview, Broadclyst, Exeter EX5 3HA (SAE please).

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

• 25 Apr: Southdown PSV Ltd. Charity Fun Day & Bus Rally, Copthorne depot open 1200-1600. 01342-715222.

• 1 May: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Bus Running Day, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green). 1100 till 1530. No car parking at village hall. Email for details.

• 1-2 May: Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne seafront, East Sussex. 01323-415442.

• 1-2 May: Quantock Motor Services Depot opening & Running Weekend, Taunton, Somerset. 01823-251140.

• 1-3 May: Llandudno Transport Festival, Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, North Wales.

• 1-3 May: Extravaganza Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

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

• 2 May: 49th Annual London to Brighton Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

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

• 2-3 May: Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 2-3 May: Truckfest Peterborough, East of England Showground, Peterborough.

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

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

• 8 May: Nailsea Vintage Bus Running Day, c/o North Somerset Coaches. 01275-859123.

• 8-9 May: Models Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 8-9 May: Oxford Bus Museum, Model & Collectors' Exhibition.

• 8-9 May: Horsham Historics Vintage Vehicle Rally, Newhaven Fort, East Sussex. 01273-703929.

• 9 May: Wheel Nuts 2010 (charity show), St. Roses School, Stroud, Gloucester. 01453-763793.

• 9 May: Slough Running Day, based at Slough's Brunel bus station (shortly to be closed). c/o Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

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

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

• 9 May: Horsham Southdown Running Day.

• 9 May: South Wales Classic Car Show, Pencoed College. Buses welcome! 01446-773868.

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

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

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

• 15 May: "Red Dragon Photo Charter", tour of Manchester Atlantean depots featuring Red Dragon 3629 and others. Ticket holders only, details from Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 15-16 May: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 15-16 May: Haworth 1940s Weekend, free vintage bus service operated by Aire Valley Transport Group.

• 16 May: LT Country Bus Rally, Sevenoaks.

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

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

• 16 May: Bristol Harbourside Rally & Running Day (new organisers).

• 16 May: 50 Years of Rear-Engined Buses in Manchester, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

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

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

• 16 May: ADX 1 Day (Ipswich 60th), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

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

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

• 23 May: 100 Years of the London B-Type Bus, Pump House Transport Museum, Walthamstow

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

• 29 May: Open Day at Carlisle Depot, Stagecoach in Cumbria.

• 29 May. Mid-Sussex Transport Fair, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. 1000-1500. 07932-812268.

• 29-30 May: AEC Society Great North Road Rally (Road Run on Saturday, Rally/Running Day on Sunday), Newark Showground. Email for details.

• 29-31 May: Bank Holiday Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

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

• 30 May: Aldershot & District Bus Running  Day, Farnham Railway Station, Surrey.

• 30 May: Exmouth Bus Station Running Day using former Devon General and Exeter City buses. The Devon General Society.

• 30 May: Enthusiasts Tram Event, Crich Tramway Village.

• 30 May: Oxford Bus Museum, Teddy Bear Day.

• 30 May: Roselyn Coaches Bus & Coach Gathering & Running Day, Par, St.Austell, Cornwall.

• 30 May: "Farewell to Portswood" Running Day. Depot closing after 130 years. Southampton Corporation and Hants & Dorset routes operated by up to 20 classic buses. For timetable booklet (£7) write to PB Bus Marketing, 2 Trafalgar Close, Chandlers Ford, Hants.

• 30-31 May: Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Alcester, Warwickshire.

• 31 May: "150 Not Out!" - Celebrating 150 years of trams, Crich Tramway Village.

• 31 May: 25th Anniversary of Carters Coach Services, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

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

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

• 5 June: Dunlop Gala & Dunlop to Stewarton Running Day, Ayrshire.07920-787360.

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

• 5-6 June: St.Albans Steam & Country Show, Oaklands College, St.Albans, Herts. 07896-555097.

• 6 June: 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.

• 6 June: Skipton Festival of Transport

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

• 6 June: LT Country Bus Rally, Hertford, Stevenage & Hitchin.

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

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

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

• 6 June: Classic Car Show & Green Transport Gathering, Seaton Tramway, Devon. 01297-20375.

• 12 June: Prince Bishops Festival of Transport, Sedgefield Racecourse, County Durham. Email for details or phone 07950-159591.

• 12 June: Epsom Coaches 90th Anniversary Open Day, Blenheim Road, Epsom, Surrey.

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

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

• 12-13 June: Summer Sizzler Transport Festival Weekend, North West Museum of Road Transport (former St.Helens Bus Museum), Hall St., St.Helens. 07725-052659.

• 12-13 June: Classic & Vintage Commercial Motor Show, Gaydon.

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

• 13 June: Barcelona Bus & Coach Rally, assembles at Av.Maria Cristina (near Playa Espanya), then departs at 1000 through Barcelona via several villages to Caldes de Montbui (34 km) for lunch. Tickets for the buses will be available.

• 13 June: Regatta Running Day in Durham City, based at Howlands park & ride, North East Bus Preservation Trust

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

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

• 13 June: Bus & Coach Rally, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent. 01303-248999 or email.

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

• 13 June: Brighton & Hove 75th Anniversary Bus Rally, Brighton Seafront.

• 13 June: Luton Festival of Transport, Stockwood Park, Luton, Beds.

• 13 June: Bedford OB Gathering, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.

• 13 June: Chatsworth Preserved Bus Gathering, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. 07727-067278 or Email.

• 19 June: "Under Milk Wood" Classic Vehicle Run, Mumbles, Swansea to Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.

• 19-20 June: Oswestry Vintage Vehicle Rally, Oswestry Showground.

• 19-20 June: Keighley Bus Museum Away Day at the Royal Armouries, Clarence Dock, Leeds. Classic cars, military vehicles, jousting etc.

• 20 June: Bus Rally, Hollycombe Steam Museum, Hants. 01428-724900.

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

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

• 20 June: National Transport Festival of Wales, Landore Park & Ride site, Swansea. 07814-958379.

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

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

• 20 June; Weymouth Vintage Bus Running Day, Weymouth College (Cranford Ave., next to Lodmoor Coach Park). Email for entry details.

• 20 June: Ravens Wood Car Show, Ravens Wood School, Oakley Road, Bromley, Kent. 07014-215282.

• 25-27 June: European Classic Transport Festival, Litomerice, Czech Republic.

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

• 26 June: "On the Buses" event, Elstree Film Studios and Borehamwood.

• 26 June (and every Wed, Sat, Sun to 31 Oct): Open Day, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

• 26 June: Ipswich Transport & Model Festival (incl.Transport in Miniature), Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

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

• 26 June: Western Greyhound Heritage Running Day, Cornwall.

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

• 26-27 June: 1950s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 27 June: Uxbridge Running Day.

• 27 June: Totally Transport 2010, South Promenade, Blackpool (1100-1600), classic cars, buses & trams. 07815-983885.

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

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

• 27 June: Bus Rally at Tenterden & Northiam, c/o Kent & East Sussex Railway.

• 27 June: Cornwall Coastal run from Summercourt. 07790-175566.

• 2-4 July: Royal Blue & Associated Motorways Vintage Coach Run. Stevenage to Minehead via Luton, Reading & Yeovil (on 2nd), Minehead to Helston (3rd), various routes from Cornwall to Exeter (on 4th). Email or 07990-505373.

• 3 July **DATE NOW CHANGED TO 10 JULY**: Potters Bar Garage Open Day. Metroline Travel.

• 3 July: Tegryn Carnival now includes Vintage Vehicles, Tegryn, Llanfyrnach, N.Pembs. 01239-698630.

• 3-4 July: Truckfest South West, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet.

• 4 July: Frankie Howerd Classic Vehicle Run, Bristol to Axbridge, charity event.

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

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

• 4 July: North Weald Bus Rally, North Weald airfield, near Epping. Bus services from Epping and Ongar. Email for details.

• 4 July: The Derby UNIBUS Rally, Derby University (new venue for the former Burton Bus Rally). Vehicles & trade phone 07590-992627 or Email.

• 4 July: Stroud Vintage Bus Running Day, Stroud College, Stratford Road.

• 4 July: Classic Buses at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Short tours of the Suffolk countryside from the station yard.

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

• 4 July **DATE NOW CHANGED TO 18 JULY**: Great Bus Gathering, Great Central Railway, Ruddington, Notts.

• 10 July **NEW DATE (PREVIOUSLY 3 JULY)**: Potters Bar Garage Open Day. Details from Secretary, 903 Group, Metroline Travel, Holloway Bus Garage, N19 5RR.

• 10-11 July: Edwardian Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 10-11 July: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 10-11 July: Leyland Homecoming Event (& Leyland Society Gathering on the Sunday), British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 10-11 July: Scottish Transport Extravaganza, Glamis Castle. Email for forms or details.

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

• 11 July: Bus & Coach Event, East Anglia Transport Museum. 0102-518459.

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

• 11 July: Portsmouth Buses Running Day, between The Hard Interchange and Eastney Caravan Park.

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

• 11 July: GWR Bus Rally, Toddington Station, Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway.

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

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

• 11 July: LT Country Bus Rally, Gravesend.

• 17 July: 1st Alton Bus & Country Pub Running Day, Hants & Surrey RE Group (Email). Nine buses operating four routes from Alton station to 18 pubs!

• 17 July: Green Line 80th Anniversary Run, Route 715 from London Embankment via Hammersmith Bridge. Displays at Guildford Bus Garage and Cobham Museum.

• 17-18 July: Away Days at Leeds Waterfront Musical Festival, with free Keighley Bus Museum classic bus links between the venues.

• 18 July: **CANCELLED** Tram Sunday, Fleetwood Festival of Transport **CANCELLED**

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

• 18 July CHANGE OF DATE FROM 4 JULY: Bus Gathering, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 18 July: Devon Coastal Run, Exeter to Bovey Tracey, c/o Historic Transport Club.

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

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

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

• 23-25 July: Netley Marsh Steam & Craft Show, Meadowmead Farm, Netley Marsh, Hampshire.

• 24-25 July: The Gathering, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 24-25 July: Festival of Model Tramways, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 24-25 July: Bus & Rail Gala, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 07590-992627 or Email.

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

• 25 July: Classic Transport Day, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

• 25 July: Western National Preservation Group Plymouth Bus & Vehicle Rally, Plymouth Hoe.

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

• 25 July: Classic Transport Day, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

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

• 25 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.

• 28 July: Noggin, Nosh & Natter, Commercial Transport in Preservation, Longbridge Deverill, near Warminster.

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

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

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

• 1 Aug: Eastbourne Running Day, based at the main Railway Station and the Miniature Railway.

• 1 Aug: 42nd Trans Pennine Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, (from Middleton, near Manchester, to The Stray, Harrogate).

• 1 Aug: 40th anniversary of London Country RLHs, mini running day, probably based on Addlestone, c/o Timebus.

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

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

• 1 Aug: Ilton Festival of Transport, Merryfield Airfield, Somerset. 01460-55308.

• 1 Aug: Potteries Connection Running Day, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, Stoke on Trent.

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

• 7 Aug: Final Day of Metrobus Volvo Olympian operation, Route 291 Crawley - East Grinstead - Tunbridge Wells.

• 7-8 Aug: Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza ("The Kemble Show"), Kemble airfield, nr.Cirencester.

• 7-8 Aug CORRECTED DATE: West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Allerford Lane, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset (including Quantock Motor Services classic bus services between Taunton bus & railway stations and the rally site).

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

• 8 Aug: Herne Bay Bus Rally, William Street car park. In aid of Demelza Hospice. 01732-354087 or 07932-812268.

• 14-15 Aug: Blues and Twos Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 14-15 Aug: 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 14-15 Aug: Open Weekend, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.

• 14-15 Aug: Leeds Castle "Classic Cars & More!" Transport through the ages. Buses wanted, email here.

• 14-15 Aug: "Phoenix" Road Transport Collection Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 15 Aug: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Open Day (jointly with Avon Valley Railway), based at Brislington Park.

• 15 Aug (provisional): Hemel Hempstead Running Day, Hemel Hempstead bus station. c/o Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

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

• 15 Aug: Trains, Buses and Cars, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.

• 15 Aug: East Lancashire Railway SELNEC Bus Event.

• 21-22 Aug: Vintage Transport Weekend, Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex.

• 22 Aug: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway "Heritage Transport Day" based at New Romney Station (**Entrants phone 01797-362353 to book in**).

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

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

• 28 Aug: Special Summer Vintage Bus Running Day around Thurrock (Essex) area, c/o Ensignbus. Routes X55 Upminster - Lakeside and X81 Bluewater - Lakeside - Brentwood - Shenfield.

• 28-30 Aug: Bank Holiday Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 28-30 Aug: Hellingly Festival of Transport, Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex. 01323-843202.

• 28-30 Aug: Keighley Bus Museum "Day Out with Thomas", with Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

• 28-30 Aug: Rudgwick Steam & Country Show, The Showground, Rudgwick, W.Sussex. 01403-822378.

• 29 Aug: LT Central Area Colindale Running Day, from the RAF Museum, c/o www.Red-RF.com.

• 29 Aug: Southsea Vintage Bus Service, hourly from the D-Day Museum along the seafront.

• 29-30 Aug: "Dunsfold Wings & Wheels", Dunsfold Park, Surrey. In association with Brooklands Museum.

• 29-30 Aug: Bank Holiday Operating Days & "The Bristol Gathering", The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 29-30 Aug: Blackpool Tram Bank Holiday Extravaganza, Crich Tramway Village.

• 29-30 Aug: Transport Rally, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen, S.Wales. 01639-720708.

• 29-30 Aug: Free vintage bus service to the North Elmham Village Festival, Norfolk.

• 30 Aug (and every Sunday until 3 Oct): Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.

• 30 Aug: The Bristol Gathering, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

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

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

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

• 1-5 Sept: Great Dorset Steam Fair.

• 2-5 Sept: Great North Steam Fair, Beamish, County Durham.

• 3-4 Sept: North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham-Cromer, and also Norwich-Sheringham at 0840 and late afternoon return, to connect with London and Cambridge trains.

• 4 Sept: London Bus Display, Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford. Free rides. Email for details.

• 4-5 Sept: Festival of Motoring, Coventry Transport Museum.

• 5 Sept: Purbeck Bus Rally NOW MOVED TO 3 OCTOBER

• 5 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Leatherhead.

• 5 Sept: Norwich Bus Rally, Norfolk Showground. Part of Norfolk Gala Day with cars, motorbikes, exhibitions etc.

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

• 5 Sept: Bus & Coach Wales 2010 (incorporating the Merthyr Tydfil Vintage Bus Running Day), Merthyr Tydfil College; c/o Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.

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

• 5 Sept: Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day, Shedden Hill car park & seafront, Torbay, Devon.

• 5 Sept: Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally, Manchester to Heaton Park, Manchester Museum of Transport (museum closed), 0161-205-2122.

• 8 Sept: Barking & Dagenham Heritage Day, including recreation of part of Route 106 with an RTW during the afternoon. Contact Vince or David on 0208-270-6864 or Email.

• 11 Sept: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green, no parking at village hall). Free classic bus service. Email for details.

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

• 11 Sept: East Midlands Model Road Transport Exhibition, United Reformed Church Hall, Midland St., Long Eaton. 01332-772435 or Email.

• 11-12 Sept: Trolleybus Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01502-518459.

• 11-12 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122 (free admission).

• 11-12 Sept: Truckfest North West, Haydock Park, Newton le Willows, Lancs.

• 11-12 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298 (free admission).

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

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

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

• 12 Sept: ** CANCELLED ! ** Leicester Bus Running Day (including Confidence 40th anniversary), Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester. 0116-275-1642.

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

• 12 Sept: Heritage Tours in Bradford and Keighley, Keighley Bus Museum.

• 18 Sept: 3rd Kingsbridge 7'6" wide Vintage Bus Running Day, Kingsbridge bus station. Email.

• 18-19 Sept: North Norfolk Railway 1940s Weekend. Free vintage buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham, and static display.

• 18-19 Sept: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 18-19 Sept: "Salute to the '40s Weekend". Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800.

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

• 19 Sept: Annual Gathering, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, Devon County Showground, Westpoint, Exeter (M5, J30).

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

• 19 Sept: Classic Vehicle Show at Marwell Wildlife, near Winchester. Free buses from Eastleigh and Bishops Waltham.

• 19 Sept (and every Wed, Sat, Sun to 31 Oct): Open Day, Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

• 19 Sept: Annual Autumn Transport Show, British Commercial Vehicle Museum Leyland, Lancs. 01772-451011.

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

• 19 Sept: Crosville Running Day, North West Museum of Road Transport (former St.Helens Bus Museum), Hall St., St.Helens. 0772-505-2659.

• 21 Sept: Oxford Bus Museum, British Transport Films Evening.

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

• 25-26 Sept: Kettering Vintage Rally & Steam Fayre, Cranford, Northants.

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

• 23-29 Sept: 125 Years of Blackpool Trams.

• 2-3 Oct: International Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

• 3 Oct NEW DATE:  Purbeck Bus Rally, Beach Car Park, Victoria Avenue, Swanage, Dorset. 01202-293245.

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

• 3 Oct: Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383-623380.

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

• 9-10 Oct: Gloucester Warwickshire Railway Steam & Vintage Gala.

• 10 Oct: Autumn Classic Road Transport Event, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

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

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

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

• 10 Oct: Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day, sponsored by the Go-Ahead Group. Email for details.

• 10 Oct: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Day, Bridgeton depot, Fordneuk Street, Glasgow. 0141-554-0544.

• 10 Oct: "Fleetline Fifty"; half a century of the iconic Daimler, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 10 Oct: The 6th Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day, based in centre of Skipton (NOT Bolton Abbey). 07887-726686 or Aire Valley Transport Group website.

• 12 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society, Reunion, Rose & Crown pub, Bondgate, Otley, from 7:30.

• 16 Oct: "Route 409 Photo Charter", tour including Ashton, Oldham and Rochdale. Ticket holders only, details from Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

• 16-17 Oct; Acton Depot Open Weekend, London Transport Museum.

• 17 Oct: "Remembering the Number 9", event themed on route 9 (now 409) including Ashton, Oldham and Rochdale. Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

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

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

• 17 Oct: Running Day and 60 years of Birmingham 'new look' standards, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

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

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

• 30 Oct: Starlight Halloween, Crich Tramway Village.

• 30 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society 6th Annual Transport Collectors Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, Cotes Lane, Pudsey, nr.Leeds. 0113-2363695 or Email.

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

• 31 Oct: Lancastrian Transport Trust Depot Open Day, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

• 31 Oct: Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax.

• 31 Oct: St.Albans Country Bus Running Weekend, St.Albans, Herts.

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

• 7 Nov: The London Omnibus Tractions Society's Autumn Transport Spectacular Sale, Harrow Leisure Centre, Wealdstone. London's biggest indoor transport bazaar. Email here to book stands.

• 13-14 Nov: "Holiday on the Buses" Prestatyn Social Club Event..

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

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

• 14 Nov: Dewsbuy Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 21 (NOT 14th!) Nov: Vintage Bus Running Day, Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex.

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

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

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

• 4 Dec: Ensignbus Vintage Bus Christmas Specials X55 (Upminster - Lakeside - Grays) and X80 (Grays -Lakeside - Bluewater - Northfleet - Gravesend).

• 4-5 December: Christmas Cracker, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

• 11-12 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum, Santa Weekend.

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

• 18-19 Dec: Christmas Santa Specials, North West Museum of Road Transport (former St.Helens Bus Museum), Hall St., St.Helens. 0772-505-2659.

• 26 Dec (Boxing Day): Free bus service in Workington area.

• 30 Dec. Mid-Sussex Transport Fair, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. 1000-1500. 07932-812268.

Events Diary 2011

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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.

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

• 9-10 Apr: UK Coach Rally, East of England Showground, Peterborough.

• 15-16 Apr: North Norfolk Railway, Bus & Train Weekend, mixed traction timetable, including network of bus services in the area.

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

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

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

• 21 May: Malta Commercial Truck & Bus Rally, Ta Qali, Malta.

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

• 12 June (provisional): Clacton Vintage Bus Display & Running Day, venue to be announced. Eastern National Vehicle Owners Club.

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

• 18-19 June: Royal Blue & Associated Motorways Vintage Coach Run.

• 3 July: Crosville & South Cheshire Running Day, Railway Heritage Centre, Vernon Way, Crewe.

• 9-10 July: Ardingly Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show, Ardingly, West Sussex.

• 10 July (Provisional date): The Fifth Peterborough Bus & Commercial Vehicle Rally, Sacrewell Farm (A47/A1 junction). All preserved buses and commercials welcome. Free entry. 07828-754412 or 01462-626750.

• 17 July: Mid-Hants Railway / Alton Bus Rally & Running Day, Anstey Park, Alton. 01962-733810.

Events Diary 2012

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• 2-3 June: Shetland Classic Motor Show, Clickimin Leisure Complex, near Lerwick.

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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