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Rally Calendar - Showbus Month |
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SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 2-6 Blandford Forum. Great Dorset Steam Fair, Tarrant Hinton. Details: Show Office, Dairy House Farm, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8HT, phone/fax: 01258 860361 website, email
SEPTEMBER 5 Crawley. Toy collectors' fair, K2 Leisure Centre, Pease Pottage Hill, 10.30-15.00. Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoffrey Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787. Long Eaton, Notts. East Midlands Model Road Transport Exhibition, 09.00-16.00, United Reformed Church Hall, Midland Street. Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) John Morris, Model Bus Federation, 171 Village Street, Old Normanton, Derby, DE23 8DF, phone 01332 772435 or 0779 959 4702, E-mail Perth-Dunkeld. Bankfoot Buses will operate its reserve fleet (eg VR, Atlantean singledeck) in service between 09.00 and 17.00. Details: Bankfoot buses, Arran House, Arran Road, PERTH. PH1 3DZ phone 01738 459268 website Theydon Bois, Essex. Transport Enthusiasts' Bazaar, 11.00-15.30 at village hall (5 min from Central Line Station, Travelcard Zone 6). No car parking available. Free vintage bus to/from Chingford Station via the Royal Forest Hotel where there will be a display of London Transport buses from the 40s, 50s & 60s from 11.00 to 15.30. Admission £2, accompanied children free. Illustrated programme £2. Details: (large sae) N London Transport Soc Events, 8 The Rowans, Palmers Green, LONDON. N13 5AD website
SEPTEMBER 6 Alton, Hants. Volunteers from the Medstead Depot Omnibus Group will operate free circular vintage bus services from the Mid-Hants Railway station to Chawton. Details: John Hillier, email. Bolton Abbey, N. Yorks. Open-top (subject to availability) scenic bus service every 45 min 11.00-16.15 operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust Bolton Abbey station and village connecting with all trains on Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Details: website Bournemouth. 38th Autumn Road Run. 90-mile road run from Kings Park, Bournemouth to Bath. Details: Commercial Transport in Preservation. Website. Crich Volkswagen Beetle Drive at Tramway Village, Derbyshire. website. Dudley. 10th Classic Car & Transport Show, Himley Hall. Details: Transtar Promotions, 9 Newquay Road, Park Hall, Walsall, WS5 3EL. Phone: 01922 643385. email, website. Leatherhead. Running day over former London Transport/London Country rural routes. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £5.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from address below, or £6 on the day. Usually available one month before the event. Details: Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, East Grinstead. RH19 4SG email website. Manchester. Trans-Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally, Heaton Park. More than 200 vehicles, many of them buses, on a road run from Museum of Transport to Heaton Park for display. website. Norwich Bus Rally, Norfolk Showground, sponsored by Konectbus. Buses, sales stands, model displays and vintage bus rides. Overnight parking available. Part of the Norfolk Gala Day. Other organisations at the event will include car and motorcycle clubs, exhibitions & stalls. Details: Rally Organiser, 78 Park Road, Norwich, NR10 3PJ. E-mail Swanage. Purbeck Bus Rally, Main Beach Car Park, Victoria Avenue. Organised by Wesssex Transport Society to replace its Festival of Transport held at Ringwood. A small selection if buses and coaches, past and present will gather and some will operate a scheduled free public service offering scenic views of the Purbeck Hills. Details: (sae A5 please) Mike Caldicott, 7 Priory Dene, 47 Cavendish Road, BOURNEMOUTH. BH1 1RA Phone: 01425 672938, E-mail website. Torquay. Torbay Vintage Bus Running Day, based on Shedden Hill Car Park, hard standing just off the seafront and near ro Torquay Hi-Flyer Balloon attraction and town centre. Frequent free Bus services 10.00 to 17.00 around Torquay and Paignton, together with a static display of vehicles in the park. Admission free, programmes available on the day for £3. Details: (sae please) VBRD, 19 Ferndale Road, Chelston, TORQUAY. TQ2 6JT E-mail website.
SEPTEMBER 12 Bradford. Keighley Bus Museum awayday display of buses in Centenary Square as part of Nationwide Heritage Open Weekend. Details: website.
SEPTEMBER 12/13 Birmingham. Aston Manor Transport Museum. Heritage Open Weekend with free admission on both days. Details: website Lowestoft. East Anglia Transport Museum Trolleybus Weekend, featuring after-dark trolleybus and tram service on Saturday. All available trolleybuses will operate. The museum will welcome visiting classic and vintage vehicles. 13.00-21.00 Saturday, 10.30-17.00 Sunday. Free vintage bus services will operate to/from Lowestoft and Beccles during the weekend. Free park-&-ride service from Gisleham School. Details: website. Manchester. Museum of Transport. Nationwide Heritage Open Days. Free vintage bus service. Free admission. Details: website. Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Trolley Days. 11.00-17.00. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15. Free parking. Details: 01724 711391 website email.
SEPTEMBER 13 Amberley, West Sussex. Amberley Museum annual bus rally celebrates Tilling-Stevens centenary. Details: website. Bolton Abbey, N. Yorks. Open-top (subject to availability) scenic bus service every 45 min 11.00-16.15 operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust Bolton Abbey station and village connecting with all trains on Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Details: website Bewdley, Worcs. Severn Valley Railway Station Rally for buses and coaches. Vehicles in service. Station buffet open. Details: (sae please) Roger Burdett, Fir Tree Farm, The Common, Corley Moor, COVENTRY. email. Dublin, Toy Collectors' Fair, Clontarf Castle Hotel, Castle Avenue, Clontarf. 10.00-17.00. Over 60 stalls including photos and transport ephemera. Dublin Bus route 130. 10 min walk from Killester DART station. Details: Phone Brian 00 353 1 280 3008 or Terry 00 353 1 284 9199 website Leicester. Bus Running Day and vehicle display to mark 60th anniversary since the last Leicester tram. Organised by Leicester Transport Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Abbey Pumping Station Museum's Steam Day in Corporation Road. Details: LTHT, 13 Warren Road, Enderby, LEICESTER. LE19 2DR Phone 0789 107 1908, email. . Southampton Running Day, on Portswood area routes. Details: PB Bus Marketing, 2 Trafalgar Close, Chandlers Ford, EASTLEIGH. SO53 4BW.
SEPTEMBER 19 Kingsbridge, Devon. Second 7ft 6in Vintage Bus Running Day. Last year had 21 vehicles running on 11 routes. This year will add a few more new routes and help celebrate the centenary of the Great Western Railway Road Motors service between Kingsbridge and Salcombe. Details: (sae please) Colin Billington, Ledger Farm, Forest Green Road, Fifield, MAIDENHEAD. SL6 2NR, phone 0799 050 5373, email.
SEPTEMBER 20 Bolton Abbey, N. Yorks. Open-top (subject to availability) scenic bus service every 45 min 11.00-16.15 operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust Bolton Abbey station and village connecting with all trains on Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Details:website Crich Classic Ford day at Tramway Village, Derbyshire. Details: website Exeter. West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Gathering, 10.00-16.00 Westpoint Showground, Clyst St Mary (signposted from M5 jct30). Over 100 past and present day vehicles expected, free bus rides on site and to/from city centre, plus stalls and catering. Admission charge, but free parking. Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) WHOTT Rally Organiser, 1 St Peters Close, BARNSTAPLE. EX31 4JU website - click on "events". Hawes, N Yorks. Classic Transport Rally. Display of vehicles at Hawes Creamery and Old Station Yard. Free classic bus services around the area. Dales Harvest Weekend with street entertainment and attractions. Special classic bus service from Kirkby Stephen and services from Ripon, Masham, Leyburn and Redmire, linking with Wensleydale Railway services. Details: phone: 01768 372421. Leyland, Lancs. Autumn Transport Show and Ribble 90 exhibition, 10.00-17.00, British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street. Details: website Liverpool. Merseyside Transport Trust running day with buses operating from South Parkway The event celebrates the Merseyside Transport Trust's 10th anniversary and the 40th anniversary of the formation of Merseyside PTE. Supported by Merseytravel and Merseyrail Electrics. Details: (sae please) Merseyside Transport Trust, Carlton House, 17-19 Carlton Street, LIVERPOOL. L3 7ED phone: 0151 324 0808, website, email. Loughton/Epping running day over former London Transport/London Country routes. 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 one month before the event. Sheffield. South Yorkshire Transport Rally at the Meadowhall Shopping Centre coach park. Free shuttle bus service, using a selection of interesting vehicles, between the rally site and South Yorkshire transport Museum, where normal entry charges will apply. Details: (sae please) Dr Gordon Brooke, 8 Holt Rise, LEEDS. LS16 7QF phone: 0113 267 8506, email.
SEPTEMBER 26 Henfield, West Sussex. Toy collectors' fair, Village Hall, 10.30-15.00. Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoffrey Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787. Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Trolley Weekend. 11.00-17.00. Up to eight three-axle trolleybuses in operation. Discount admission for visitors bringing any six-wheel/three-axle vehicle to this event. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15. Free parking. Details: 01724 711391. website email.
SEPTEMBER 27 SHOWBUS, Duxford
Bolton Abbey, N. Yorks. Open-top (subject to availability) scenic bus service every 45 min 11.00-16.15 operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust Bolton Abbey station and village connecting with all trains on Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. website Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Trolley Weekend. 11.00-17.00. Up to eight three-axle trolleybuses in operation. Discount admission for visitors bringing any six-wheel/three-axle vehicle to this event. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15. Free parking. Details: 01724 711391. website email. |