Bus Events Diary

Last updated 7 February 2010

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Events Diary 2010

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

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

• 16-17 Jan ** CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER ** : St.Albans Country Bus Running Weekend, (main event on Sunday) St.Albans, Herts.

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

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

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

• 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, St.George's School, Tylney Road, Bromley, Kent. 07932-812268.

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

• 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.

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

• 14 Mar: Spring Running Day, 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, Book launch - new titles "A City of Oxford Album" & "Swanbrook of Cheltenham".

• 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 CORRECTED DATE: Launch of SM114, Crawley, W.Sussex.

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

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

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 17-18 Apr: UK Coach Rally, (new venue) East of England Showground, Peterborough.

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

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

• 17-18 Apr: North Norfolk Railway, Bus & Train Weekend, mixed traction timetable, including network of bus services in the area.

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

• 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: Malta Commercial Truck & Bus Rally, ex Parade Ground, Pembroke, Malta.

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

• 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: 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: 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: 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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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 and Stevenage.

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

• 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: 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: 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.

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

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

• 20 June (provisional): Uxbridge Running Day.

• 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, Swansea.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• 2-4 July: Royal Blue & Associated Motorways Vintage Coach Run, home counties to west country. Email or 07990-505373.

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

• 4 July: Frankie Howerd Classic Vehicle Run, Bristol.

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

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

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

• 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: Ardingly Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show, Ardingly, West Sussex.

• 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 CHANGE OF DATE: The Fourth Peterborough Bus & Commercial Vehicle Rally, Sacrewell Farm (A47/A1 junction). All preserved buses and commercials welcome. Free entry. 07828-754412 or 01462-626750.

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

• 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: Bristol RE Running Day, Hants & Surrey RE Group (Email). Eight REs operating four routes from Alton station to 18 pubs!

• 17 July: Green Line 80th Anniversary Run from London and display. Details will be posted here when known.

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

• 18 July: Tram Sunday, Fleetwood

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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: 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 3-5 Sept: North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala Free Vintage Buses Holt-Weybourne-Sheringham-Cromer, and also Norwich-Sheringham at 0840 on Fri and Sat, 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.

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

• 5 Sept: LT Country Bus Rally, Leatherhead.

• 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.

• 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.

• 11-12 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: Leicester Bus Running Day, Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester. 07891-071908 or email.

• 12 Sept: Classic Bus & Coach Day, Bewdley Station, Severn Valley Railway. 07775-746926 or email for details.

• 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: 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 30 Oct: Starlight Halloween, Crich Tramway Village.

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

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

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

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

• 14 Nov: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Open Day.

• 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.

Last year's events (please let me know if you have the 2010 dates for these - thanks.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• 17 May: Horsham Running Day.

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

• 23 May: Stagecoach Open Day, Morecambe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

• 20-21 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: Miniature Steam & Solstice Vehicle Rally, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, Notts.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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: Southend Seafront Open Top Weekend, Shoeburyness to Chalkwell.

• 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: Inchinnan Depot Open Day, Arriva Scotland West, Greenock Road (A8) near Glasgow Airport, Renfrewshire.

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

• 19 Aug: Bristol Greyhound evening road run.

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

• 29-30 Aug: Upminster Depot Open Day, 1100-1700 both days. Organised by London Transport Museum.

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

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

• 30-31 Aug: Free vintage bus services between North Elmham Festival (and beer festival) and Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham.

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

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

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

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

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

• 12 Sept: Stagecoast West - See the Future (inauguration of Stagecoach Gold double deckers) & Relive the Past (80th anniversary of Cheltenham District Traction - halfcabs, VRs, REs etc.), Cheltenham.

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

• 10-11 Oct; Acton Depot Family Open Weekend, London Transport Museum.

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

• 31 Oct: Samuel Ledgard Society, Transport Collectors Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall. 0113-236-3695.

• 21 Nov: Autumn Transport Spectacular Sale, Harrow Leisure Centre, Wealdstone.

• 22 Nov: D9 Running Day, National Space Centre car park, Leicester, and Great Central Railway, Quorn.

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

• 13 Dec: Micro-Running Day on London routes 227 and 126, c/o Country Bus Rallies.

• 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.

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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