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Last updated 8 May 2008

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Events Diary 2008

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

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

• 5 Jan: Johnson Brothers & Redfern Travel Depot Open Day from 11.00am at their new premises at the Sidings, off Debdale Lane, Mansfield, Notts.

• 12-13 Jan: St.Albans Country Bus Running Weekend, St.Albans, Herts.

• 9 Feb: Staines Transport Collectors Fair, Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road. Classic buses from Staines station. 01784-455955.

• 16 Feb: Hawkhurst Bus Station last day - Vintage Bus Running Day. M&D and EK Bus Club / NKVPG. Email for details.

• 16 Feb: Farewell to Swindon's last Fleetlines. Free service 10am till 4pm. Thamesdown Transport.

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

• 23 Feb: End of Metrobuses in service in Reading, six will be in service (including two on route 17).

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

• 1 Mar: 50th Anniversary of Aldershot & District Dennis Lolines on Route 14. Free A&D and King Alfred services between Aldershot and Winchester to 1958 timetable.

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

• 2 Mar: Lancashire United Transport routes tour, starting from Salford Greengate at 1030, using an LUT Guy Arab. For more details contact LUT Society secretary via their website.

• 8 Mar: "A Tram Ride through Medway", nostalgia meeting and talk by Bob Ratcliffe. 1430 at Medway Visitor Information Centre, High St, Rochester, Kent. c/o Friends of Chatham Traction, 01904-766375. All visitors welcome.

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

• 15-16 Mar: Spring Transport Festival, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 16 Mar: Rear-engined Single-deck Running Day, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

• 16 Mar: South Notts Bus Running Day (and employee reunion), Gotham Church Hall, Nottinghamshire.

• 22-23 Mar: Eden Classic Vehicle Group Commercial Vehicle Rally, Kirkby Stephen and Brough, Cumbria.

• 22-24 Mar: Easter Trolley Days, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 23 Mar: Open Day. Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum, Lincoln. 01522-500566.

• 23 Mar: Oxford Bus Museum, Easter Open Day and chick trail with egg prizes for the children.

• 23 Mar: Easter Egg Hunt, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

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

• 23-24 Mar: Medway Festival of Steam & Transport. Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800.

• 23-24 Mar: Easter 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 23-24 Mar: Easter Event, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 23-24 Mar: Midlands Festival of Transport, Weston Park, Shropshire. 01922-643385.

• 23-24 Mar: Easter Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 24 Mar: Eastern Counties Double Deck Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 24 Mar: Carnival of Transport, Coleford, Glos. Free Park & Ride by Routemaster. 01594-832992.

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

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

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

• 6 Apr: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

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

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

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

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

• 13 Apr: Chester Buses Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

• 17 Apr: Deal Centenery Bus Running Day, Borrowpit Car Park, Walmer, Kent. c/o Friends of the East Kent.

• 19 Apr: "Mortlake Revisited" at Manchester ** CANCELLED **

• 19-20 Apr; Welsh Heartlands Transport Festival, Civic Centre, Blackwood, Caerphilly, S.Wales. Email for details

• 19-20 Apr: UK Coach Rally, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Sussex.

• 19-20 Apr: Sandbach Transport Festival, Cheshire.

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

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

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

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

• 26-27 Apr: Steam & Vintage Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01582-597375.

• 26-27 Apr: Keighley Bus Museum event.

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

• 27 Apr: Penzance VR Revival & Mousehole Running Day. West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, in conjunction with First Devon & Cornwall.

• 27 Apr: Teesside Vintage Bus Running Day, based at Middlesbrough's Transport Bridge.

• 3-4 May: Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne seafront, East Sussex. 01323-415442.

• 3-5 May: May Day Trolley Days, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 3-5 May: Cavalcade of Transport & Country Fair, Rushden, Northants. 01933-315006.

• 3-5 May: Llandudno Transport Festival, Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, North Wales.

• 4 May: 47th Annual London to Brighton Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

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

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

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

• 4 May: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 4 May: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day.

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

• 4 May: (CHANGE OF DATE) "Brief Encounter 6" Running Day at Carnforth railway station, Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust. Limited parking at Carnforth, park at Lancaster or Morecambe.

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

• 4-5 May: Truckfest, East of England Showground, Peterborough.

• 10-11 May: Models Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 10-11 May: Traction Engine Rally, Beamish.

• 11 May: Running Day for local buses, Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Newport Harbour, IoW. 01983-533352.

• 11 May: "Blow out the Cobwebs" Transport Gathering, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

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

• 11 May: Basingstoke Festival of Transport & Autojumble, War Memorial Park. 01256-466144.

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

• 11 May: Bus Driver of the Year Area Final & charity Arriva Fun Day, Kent Showground, Detling. Buses, stalls & entertainment. All buses welcome, ancient and modern. c/o Arriva Southern Counties.

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

• 11 May: Wheel Nuts 2008 (charity show), St. Roses School, Stroud, Gloucester. 01453-763793.

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

• 11 May: Bus Rally, Deers Hut public house ** CANCELLED **, Griggs Green, Liphook, Hants.

• 11 May: London Transport themed Rally and Running Day, Beith Transport Museum, Willowyard Road, Beith, Ayrshire. c/o The Routemaster Owners Club.

• 12 May: Re-enactment of first Bristol bus in service 100 years ago, Bristol, c/o Bristol Vintage Bus Group.

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

• 17-18 May: North Western & Stockport Event, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

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

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

• 18 May: 25th Anniversary Transport Show, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, Lancs.

• 18 May: Bristol Harbourside Rally & Running Day. Special display celebrating 100 years of the Bristol-built buses. Email for details.

• 18 May: The Piece Hall Spring Bus Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax. Trips to destinations around Calderdale.

• 18 May: LT Country Bus Rally, Sevenoaks.

• 24 May: Road Run from Cheltenham to the Tom Rolt Rally at Tywyn showground, Gwynedd (see 25-26 May below). Depart from former Black & White coach station at 1430. 01452-531583 or Email for details.

• 24-25 May: Quantock Motor Services Vintage Bus Rally & Running Weekend, Minehead, Somerset. 01823-251140.

• 24-25 May: AEC Society Great North Road Rally, Newark Showground.

• 24-26 May: Spring Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 25-26 May: Quainton Bus & Transport Rally, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, nr.Aylesbury, Bucks.

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

• 25 May: Aldershot & District Bus Interest Group Farnham Running Day. Preserved A&D and associated buses operating free services historic routes from Farnham Rail Station main car park.

• 25 May: Staff & Management Reunion of the following Welsh companies; Bedwas and Machen, Caerphilly, Gelligaer, Rhymney Valley, Inter Valley Link, Islwyn, West Mon, Red & White, Western Welsh, and the smaller firms now under the umbrella of Caerphilly CBC (Parfitts, Hills etc.). Civic Centre, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, Gwent, 12:00 to early evening. Relevant preserved buses on display. c/o Rhymney Valley Transport Preservation Society.

• 25-26 May: Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show, Alcester, Warwickshire.

• 25-26 May: The Tom Rolt Rally, in support of the Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, Gwynedd. 01653-693183 (see also Road Run from Cheltenham on 24 May, above).

• 25-26 May: Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

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

• 26 May: Opening of Vintage Vehicles building, Burwell Museum, Cambridgeshire, from 2pm, featuring last surviving vehicle (AEC Reliance coach) from former Burwell & District Motor Service.

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

• 31 May - 1 June: Truckfest South East, Kent County Showground, Detling.

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

• 1 June: Family Fun Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 1 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.

• 1 June: Uxbridge and Northwood Running Day.

• 1 June: Skipton Historic Vehicle Show.

• 1 June: (CHANGE OF DATE) LT Country Bus Rally, Hertford, Hitchin and Stevenage.

• 1 June: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

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

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

• 7-8 June: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 7-8 June: Classic & Vintage Commercial Motor Show, Gaydon.

• 7-8 June: "Trolley 21" Weekend at Black Country Living Museum. Three weekends celebrating the 21st anniversary of trolleybus services at the Museum.

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

• 8 June: Royal Victoria Bus & Coach Rally, Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Hants.

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

• 8 June: Tramathon, Crich Tramway Village.

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

• 8 June: Barry Festival of Transport, Barry Waterfront. Contact Cardiff Transport Preservation Group 01443-693275 or email.

• 14-15 June: Welshpool Festival of Transport, Powys Castle, Welshpool.

• 14-15 June: "Trolley 21" Weekend at Black Country Living Museum. Three weekends celebrating the 21st anniversary of trolleybus services at the Museum.

• 14-15 June: National Transport Festival of Wales, Swansea.

• 14-15 June: Truckfest Yorkshire, Driffield Showground, Yorkshire.

• 14-15 June: Diesel Gala, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 14-15 June: Associated Motorways Road Run, to Bude and Westward Ho! Contact WHOTT for details or 07990-505373.

• 15 June: Father's Day Post-1973 Double Decker event, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham, Surrey.

• 15 June: Father's Day event, Oxford Bus Museum.

• 15 June: (CHANGE OF DATE) 9th Annual Burton Bus Rally, Coors Visitor Centre, Burton on Trent. Admission free. Email Phil Stanbridge or phone 07989-950566 for forms or details.

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

• 15 June: Father's Day at Belmont Park-and-Ride site, Durham, North East Bus Preservation Trust

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

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

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

• 15 June: Chasewater Railway Bus Rally. Free buses plus hourly service on the railway. Email for details and entry forms.

• 21-22 June: Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 21-22 June: "Trolley 21" Weekend at Black Country Living Museum. Three weekends celebrating the 21st anniversary of trolleybus services at the Museum.

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

• 22 Jun: "80 Years of West Yorkshire Road Car" event ** CANCELLED ** Now incorporated into Yorkshire Dales Running Day on 12 October.

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

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

• 22 June: Totally Transport 2008, South Promenade, Blackpool (1100-1600), classic cars, buses & trams. 07815-983885.

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

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

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

• 28 June: Keighley Bus Museum event.

• 28 June: Bow Garage Centenary Open Day and Running Day.

• 28 June: "On The Buses" event at Elstree and Borehamwood. Cinema film show, location walks and studio visit.

• 29 June: 1950s Day, Crich Tramway Village.

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

• 29 June: St Helens Trolleybus Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

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

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

• 5-6 July: Edwardian Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 5-6 July: Truckfest South West, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, incorporating the "Bedford Drive-in" organised by the Bedford Register.

• 6 July: White Cliffs Country Vintage Vehicle Rally, c/o Dover Transport Museum.

• 6 July: North Weald Bus Rally, North Weald airfield, near Epping, featuring 75 years of London Transport. Vintage bus services from Epping and Ongar.

• 6 July: East Lancashire Rally, c/o Darwen Transport Museum Trust. East Lancs factory, Whitebirk, Blackburn.

• 6 July: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 6 July: Keighley Bus Museum event.

• 6 July: Wessex Transport Society Festival of Transport, Avon Heath Country Park, nr.Ringwood.

• 6 July: Diesel Train & Bus Gala, Toddington Station, Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway. Email for forms.

• 6 July: 9th Annual Burton Bus Rally ** CHANGED TO 15 JUNE - SEE ABOVE **

• 6 July: 50th Anniversary of Southdown's PD3/4 "Queen Marys". Recreation of routes 45 & 45a in Portsmouth.

• 6 July: Keighley Festival of Transport, Ingrow Railway Centre. Road & rail event incoporating Bronte Country Road Run, and heritage bus and train services.

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

• 12-13 July: Ardingly Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show, Ardingly, West Sussex.

• 13 July: Peterborough Bus Rally, Sacrewell Farm (A47/A1 junction). 07828-754412.

• 13 July (CHANGE OF DATE): LT Country Bus Rally, Gravesend.

• 13 July: Bus Event, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01582-597375.

• 13 July: Ridgewell Road Run & Rally, Great Meadow End Farm, Ridgewell, Essex, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, East Anglian Area.

• 13 July: Ipswich Engineering Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 13 July: Reading Buses depot open day with visiting buses, Great Knolly's St, Reading.

• 13 July: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

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

• 13 July; Leyland Society 10th Birthday Gathering "Leylands at Crich", Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire

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

• 19 July: Leeds 2009, Elland Road stadium, Leeds, c/o Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group.

• 19-20 July: Festival of Model Tramways, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 20 July: Eastbourne Running Day, based at the Miniature Railway.

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

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

• 20 July: Tram Sunday, Fleetwood, Lancashire.

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

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

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

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

• 26-27 July: Historic Commercial Vehicle Society Golden Jubilee Event, National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.

• 26-27 July: Sandtoft Gathering, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

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

• 27 July: Worthing Sea Front Bus Rally & Running Day, Worthing, West Sussex.

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

• 1-3 Aug; Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza ("The Kemble Show"), Kemble airfield, nr.Cirencester, incorporating the 2008 Bedford OB Get-Together (main OB event on the Sunday),

• 2-3 Aug: Truckfest Scotland, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh.

• 2-3 Aug: West Somerset Railway Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Quantock Motor Services.

• 3 Aug: Rail & Road Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk, joint admission with Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.

• 3 Aug: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 3 Aug: 80 years of Aldergate Depot, Tamworth. Open Day c/o Arriva Midlands. Stalls, free bus services, preserved Midland Red buses, proceeds to local charity. 0116-264-0400.

• 3 Aug: 40th Trans Pennine Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, (from Middleton, near Manchester, to The Stray, Harrogate).

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

• 3 Aug: South Cheshire Running Day at The Railway Age, Crewe. Free bus services in Crewe area including pub stops. Programme allows free admission to The Railway Age. Feeder service from Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme bus stations, and shuttles from Crewe Railway and Bus Stations. Email sarah.beard1@tesco.net or leaallegro@hotmail.com for details and entry forms, or send SAE to Mark Plant, 55 Elldawn Avenue, Norton, Stoke on Trent, ST6 8XD.

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

• 3 Aug: Herne Bay Bus Rally, Bus Garage, High St., Herne Bay, Kent. 01227-741105.

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

• 9 Aug: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 9-10 Aug: Blues & Twos Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 9-10 Aug: 1940s Weekend, Crich Tramway Village.

• 10 Aug: Huddersfield Transport Rally, McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.

• 10 Aug: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

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

• 10 Aug: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Open Day (jointly with Avon Valley Railway). Display at Brislington Park & Ride, just off the A4.

• 10 Aug: Worcester Park Running Day (50 years since end of RLHs on Route 127).

• 13-16 Aug: The Bedford Tour, Warrington to Forest of Dean.

• 16-17 Aug: Open Weekend, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife. 01383 623380.

• 16-17 Aug: Phoenix Transport Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

• 17 Aug: Bus Rally & Running Day (all bus types invited), Bus Station, Grafton Gate, Milton Keynes, Bucks.c/o The Routemaster Owners Club.

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

• 17 Aug: London Transport 1950s / 60s Bus Show & Running Day, Hockcliffe St.Car Park, Leighton Buzzard

• 20 Aug: Bedford OB Road Run. Details??

• 22-24 Aug: 2nd International Oldtimer Bus & Coach Rally, near Diepenbeek, Belgium. Email for details.

• 23-25 Aug: European Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, Sandtoft, nr.Doncaster. 01724-711391

• 23-25 Aug: Hellingly Festival of Transport, Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex. 01323-843202.

• 23-25 Aug: Rudgwick Steam & Country Show, The Showground, Rudgwick, W.Sussex. 01403-822378.

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

• 24 Aug: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

• 24-25 Aug: Bank Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 24-25 Aug: Transport Rally, Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen, S.Wales. 01639-720708.

• 24-25 Aug: Transport Extravaganza, Crich Tramway Village.

• 25 Aug: Gosporteers Vehicle Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hants. 02392-582788 or Email for details.

• 25 Aug: Seaburn Historic Vehicle Display, Co.Durham, North East Bus Preservation Trust

• 25 Aug: Road-Rail Running Day, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham, Surrey, including links to the Cockrow Railway, Chertsey.

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

• 31 Aug: Torbay Bus & Coach Festival, Paignton Sea Front (free bus services from Torquay).

• 6 Sept: Keighley Bus Museum event.

• 7 Sept: Chingford Royal Forest Vintage Bus Display & Running Day, Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford. Featuring 40th anniversary of closure of the bus terminus. Free vintage buses from Chingford station and around Epping Forest.

• 7 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Dorking and Guildford.

• 7 Sept: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

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

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

• 7 Sept: Bus & Coach Wales 2008, Merthyr Tydfil College; Bus Rally & Running Day. c/o Cardiff Transport Preservation Group. 01443-693275 or Email.

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

• 13-14 Sept: Trolleybus Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum. 01582-597375.

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

• 13-14 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298 (free admission).

• 13-14 Sept: Heritage Open Days weekend, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122 (free admission).

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

• 14 Sept: Southampton Circular Routes 4 & 6 recreation with classic buses. 20 minute service throughout the day.

• 14 Sept: South Yorkshire Transport Rally, Meadowhall Shopping & Leisure Centre Coach Park, Sheffield 07800-658039.

• 20 Sept: Kingsbridge Running Day, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust.

• 20-21 Sept: "Salute to the '40s Weekend". Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. 01634-823800.

• 20-21 Sept: Kettering Vintage Rally & Steam Fayre, Cranford, Northants.

• 21 Sept: Gelligaer 80th Anniversary Bus Gathering, Parc Penallta, Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, South Wales.

• 21 Sept; (CHANGE OF DATE) Merseyside Transport Trust Running Day 2008, Liverpool. 0151-298-2122.

• 21 Sept: Special Workshop Open Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

• 21 Sept: West Country Bus, Coach & Commercial Gathering, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust, Westpoint Showground, Clyst St.Mary, near Exeter, Devon (M5, J30).

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

• 21 Sept: Potteries Connection Running Day, Gladstone Pottery Museum, Stoke on Trent. Classic & vintage buses running at least 15 city and rural routes. Feeder services from Crewe, Derby, Stafford and Stoke rail stations and Hanley Bus Station. No admission charge. For more details and entry forms please email sarah.beard1@tesco.net or send SAE to Mark Plant, 55 Elldawn Avenue, Norton, Stoke on Trent ST6 8XD.

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

• 27 Sept: Enthusiasts Day, Crich Tramway Village.

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

• 27-28 Sept: "Bedford Drive-in" as part of the Classic Trucks of Yesteryear Gathering, Usk Showground, Newport, S.Wales.

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

• 28 Sept (subject to confirmation!): All Ford Rally, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon airfield, Oxfordshire

• 4-5 Oct: Free Heritage Bus Service to Manchester Model Railway Exhibition, New Century Hall. Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

• 5 Oct: Open Day & Gathering, West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh, Devon.

• 5 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 5 Oct: Bus Rally & Running Day (all bus types invited), Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, nr.York. c/o Routemaster Owners Club.

• 5 Oct: Wirral Bus & Tram Show, Birkenhead. Free entry for vehicles. For forms contact J.Nolan, 0151-639-4929 or email.

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

• 11-12 Oct: End of season Diesel Gala, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

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

• 12 Oct: Jim Marshall Memorial Transport Gathering, Nightowl Truck Stop, A5 Watling Street, near Rugby.

• 12 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.

• 12 Oct: The 4th Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day in the Bolton Abbey and Ilkley area (incorporating 80th anniversary of West Yorkshire Road Car). Details from Aire Valley Transport Group, Greg Lawson on 07887-726686.

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

• 12 Oct: Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day.

• 12 Oct: Midland Red Day, The Transport Museum (BaMMoT), Wythall.

• 12 Oct: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

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

• 18-19 Oct: 50th Anniversary of the Leyland Atlantean, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

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

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

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

• 19 Oct: Running Day with Midland Red theme, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. 0121-322-2298.

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

• 25 Oct: Starlight Halloween, Crich Tramway Village.

• 25 Oct: Oxford Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 26 Oct: Red October Day, Crich Tramway Village.

• 26 Oct: Pre-Hibernation Day with a Country Area "Green" theme, London Bus Preservation Trust, Cobham, Surrey.

• 26 Oct: Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines Rally, Piece Hall, Halifax, 12 noon to 8pm. 07970-663904 or email.

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

• 1-2 Nov: Open Weekend at Acton Depot, London Transport Museum.

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

• 2 Nov: Nocturnal Running Event, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

• 9 Nov: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

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

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

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

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

• 30 Nov: Oxford Bus Museum event.

• 6 Dec: "Christmas Cracker", Fayre and rides, Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk.

• 6-7 December: Christmas Cracker, Manchester Museum of Transport, 0161-205-2122.

• 7 Dec: London Route 73 Re-run and Christmas Lights. Departs from noon, Stoke Newington to Victoria, and early evening Christmas Lights Tour. c/o Routemaster Owners Club.

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

• 13-14 Dec: Santa Specials, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

• 13-14 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum event.

• 14 Dec: South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Open Day at Aldwarke, Sheffield.

• 20-21 Dec: Santa Specials, North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall St., St.Helens.

Events Diary 2009

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

• 24-27 June: Bohemia Classic Bus Gathering, Bohemia Transport Museum, Czech Republic.

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

• 12-14 Aug: Western / Southern National (Royal Blue) Centenary Run from Penzance to Aberdeen.

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

Events from 2007 (Can anyone give me the 2008 dates for any of these? Thanks.)

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• 10 June: East Coast Run, Hull-Bridlington. 01482-667829.

• 17 June: Dumfries Truck & Bus Show, Park Farm Showfield, Dumfries.

• 8 July: Ridgewell Rally & Road Run (Essex), Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

• 22 July: Classic & Vintage Vehicle Show, old parade ground, Jurby airfield, Isle of Man, c/o Manx Transport Museum Group. Coincides with IOM Transport enthusiasts weekend. Email for details.

• 11-12 Aug: Redhill Steam Fair, Redhill Park, Robins Cook Farm, Kingsmill Lane, Redhill, Surrey. 07787-844694

• 19 Aug: Hampshire Commercial Vehicle Road Run, to/from Milestones Museum, Basingstoke. 01256-322376.

• 27 Aug: Corsley Country Show, Wilts. Classic vehicles running from Warminster.

• 2 Sept: Norwich Bus Rally, Norwich Showground.

• 27-28 Oct: Quantock Motor Services Photographers' Weekend. Rural Cameo scenes will be re-created using its fleet of heritage buses and including vintage cars and passengers in period costume.

• 3 Nov (Change of date!): Enfield Autumn Transport Bazaar, St.Stephens Hall, Park Avenue, Enfield.

• 24 Nov: LOTS Autumn Transport Spectacular 2007, Harrow Leisure Centre, Christchurch Ave, Wealdstone. Around 70 stalls plus vintage bus rides.

• 8-9 Dec: Santa Special and Christmas Market, Crich Tramway Village.

• 15-16 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum, Santa weekend.

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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