1 Cobham Bus Museum 34th annual Bus & Coach Gathering at new venue Longcross Test Track and former Ministry of Defence proving ground, Chobham Lane, KT16 0EE. By road, leave M25 jct11 from south or jct13 from north, or M3 jct3. Entrance is off the B386 Chertsey Road/Longcross Road at a roundabout just north of where the road passes under the M3. Follow the special road signs to the event. Many sales stands and refreshment stalls will be provided and a frequent bus service will connect with Woking Station. Museum buses will provide rides around the two-mile test circuit. Longcross has parking for thousands of cars and a display area for over 300 buses and coaches. All visiting buses and coaches are welcome, no fees are charged and no pre-booking required. Please note that the museum at Cobham will NOT open on this day.

Details: website.

1 Buckie, Moray. 60th anniversary open day at Mayne Coaches, Cluny Garage, 4 March Road West. Modern and historic vehicles, behind-the-scenes tours, diecast models for sale.

Details: Phone 01542 831219, email, website.

7/8 Kirkby Stephen & Brough Classic Commercial Vehicle Rally. Displays at Kirkby Stephen East station yard, Market Square, Co-op car park (Sunday only) and Auction Mart, plus Grand Prix Truck Stop, Brough, with vehicle movements. Free classic bus service between each site (they are about five miles apart). Opportunity for shopping in town centres and at special two-day farmers’ market in Brough.

Details: Will Hamer, Eden Classic Vehicle Group, Bowber Head, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4NL Phone/fax: 01539 623254. email website.

7-9 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Easter Trolley Days and (Sunday only) Morris Minor Rally 11.00-17.00. Admission: £5 adults, £3 concessions, £15 family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions). Free parking. Free bus from Doncaster Interchange (Monday only). 12.30, returns 16.00.

Details: 01724 711391. website email

7-9 Lincoln Open Day at Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. 10.30-17.00. Sales stands, refreshments, variety of buses and coaches on free bus services from Lincoln railway station and local park-&-ride from the Moorland Centre, Tritton Road. Parking at museum is very limited. Admission £4 adults (includes programme and bus working timetable), accompanied children free.

Details: Phone 01522 689497. website.

14/15 St Helens Widnes Weekend 10.00-17.00 at North West Museum of Road Transport. Celebrating operations of Widnes Corporation and Halton Transport with appropriate vehicles on free bus service. Special photographic journeys throughout both days will follow part of former 35 route to/from Widnes town centre.

Details: website. Stallholder enquiries, phone Phil Cook on 0781 705 3101.

14/15 Brighton. 53rd UK Coach Rally, Madeira Drive.

Details: phone: 01753 631170. email.

15 Blackpool. Open Day marking 80 years of the Leyland Titan with PD1, PD2 and PD3 types. Lancastrian Transport Trust, Brinwell Road Depot. Free bus rides.

Details: phone 0781 598 3885, email website.

15 Bishops Waltham, Hants. Third charity open day 10.00-16.00 at Brijan Tours, The Coach Station, Abbey Mill (B2177 Wickham-Winchester road) with preserved and contemporary bus display and stalls. Free bus service to/from Eastleigh bus station and Marwell Zoo, preserved coach tours of the Meon Valley.

Details: Vehicle entries to Brian Botley, Brijan Tours, The Coach Station, Abbey Mill, Bishops Waltham, Hants, email. Stall enquiries to Nigel Appleford, 8 Claydon Avenue, Southsea, Hants, PO4 8RJ, email

15 Carshalton, London Running Day, 11.00-17.00. Free vintage bus services over London Transport routes between Sutton, Mitcham, Carshalton, Belmont, Wallington and Croydon, broadly as these routes were run on a Sunday in 1967. Most services operated with RTs, RFs, RLHs and Routemasters, but 1970s Bristol LHs will also operate the 80A (Sutton-Belmont).

15 Leyland, Lancs Great Northern Model Transport Exhibition. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street. Scale models of buses and trucks.

Details: website.

Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoff Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787.

21/22 Scarborough. Plaxton centenary weekend, Plaxton Park, Cayton Low Road, Eastfield. Over 40 historic Plaxton coaches and buses on display, tours of coach and bus plants. Sales stands. 10.00-16.00 Saturday, 10.00-15.00 Sunday. Cavalcade of vehicles through Scarborough 14.00 Sunday.

Details: website. Phone: 01723 581500

21/22 Keighley. Bus Museum St George’s Day Weekend. Saturday display of museum buses in 700-year-old market centre by kind permission of Keighley Town Council, with Morris dancing, local produce, craft and memorabilia stalls. Sunday rides on Town Tour of Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow Loco, Cliffe Castle, Leisure Centre and East Riddlesden Hall using (subject to availability) a newly restored heritage Yorkshire bus.

Details: website.

22 Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. Countdown to D-Day. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Trams run until 22.00 on Sunday. Reduced rates for visitors in 1940s costume.

Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 0870 7587267, Fax: 01773 854320. website

22 East Grinstead. 13th Classic bus running day — probably the biggest London Transport-based one in the south of England — radiating from King Street bus station in conjunction with the Bluebell Railway.

Details: Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, East Grinstead RH19 4SG. email website. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £5.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from address above, or £6 on the day. Usually available seven to 10 days before the event.

22 Manchester Museum of Transport London Bus Day. Gathering of Routemasters and other old London buses. Free rides possible.

Details: website.

22 Middlesbrough. Eighth Teesside Vintage Running Day. Twelve vintage buses on four free routes between Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough bus station and Stockton High Street, plus vintage coach trip into North Yorkshire. Stalls. Organised by The 500 Group.

Details: Phone: 01642 782796 (evenings). website email

22 Wald/Bauma, Switzerland. Oldtimer Buses, including (subject to availability) preserved Swiss post buses, will operate in service between 08.20 and 18.15. The timetable has been arranged so all the different buses may be sampled and connections with regular public transport are possible at Wald, Gibswil, Hinwil and Bauma railway stations. It is possible to walk part of the route and coffee and food are available at most stops. Fares are SFr5 (approximately £2) single, SFr40 all-day, SFr20 morning and SFr30 afternoon.

Details: Historische Nutzfahrzeuge J. Biegger, Fischbachstrasse 16, 8717, Benken SG, Switzerland. email.

24 Sidcup. North Kent Vehicle Preservation Group. Slide evening, 20.00, Emmanuel Church Hall, Hadlow Road. Light refreshments. Raffle.

27/28 Acton. Guided tours, London’s Transport Museum Acton Depot. 11.00 and 14.00. Advance booking only.

Details: website

28 Cultra, Co. Down. 35th Irish Transport Trust Annual Bus & Coach Rally. Main Car Park of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. 09-30-17.00. Preserved and modern buses take part in driving tests, vehicle judging,and timed road run of about 40 miles around Belfast and North Down. No charge to visit the rally, but normal charge will apply for admission to the museum.

Details: Howard Cunningham, 3 Donegall Drive, Whitehead, Carrickfergus, BT38 9LT. Phone: 02893 372449 (evenings) or 07729 378894 (mobile) email website

28/29 Lowestoft. Steam and Vintage Weekend and launch of recently restored Portsmouth trolleybus 313 at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville. 13.00-17.00 Saturday, 11.00-17.00 Sunday. Free vintage bus service to/from Lowestoft town centre. Free park-&-ride from Gisleham School.

Details: East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33Ü8BL. Phone: 01502 518459. Fax: 01502 584658. website. email.

29 Dover Transport Museum. East Kent Day, 10.00-16.00. Selection of buses operating around the Dover area. Open invitation to all former East Kent and Stagecoach employees, owners of preserved East Kent buses and those still running with other operators.

Details: phone 01304 822409 or 368556, website.

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