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Events diary (by Shane Conway)

Last updated 19 November 2024

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This page lists events, rallies, museum open days and running days of interest to the classic bus enthusiast, although I don't always record auctions and sales etc. Please let me know if you have any new entries or corrections. Details of events for 2025 will be published as they are received. Look for the *NEW* symbol for new events. The county or district is shown at the end of each entry, by request of some visitors who find it easier to scan the list and see immediately what's happening in their particular area.

Please note that I cannot guarantee that any event listed below will actually take place - merely that it was intended to. 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. Please include a postcode if possible (for static events). Photos and/or reports of events would also be welcome to add to our rally reports pages.

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

Events Diary 2024/2025

NOVEMBER

• 20 Nov: The Omnibus Society, Herts and Beds branch meeting in Luton. Bedfordshire.
• 23 Nov: 9th Annual Northampton Collectors Fair at Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, NN7 2LS. Free bus provided by Northampton Transport Heritage from Northampton. £2.50 adult - children Free. Open 1000 - 1500 hrs. Lots of free parking. Refreshments available.
• 24 Nov: Aldridge Transport Museum, Transport Collectors' Fair, 10:00 to 16:00. Free buses from Hatherton Road, Walsall. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands.

DECEMBER

• 1 Dec: Christmas open day and free bus trips, Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Heritage Bus Depot, Portland Road, Hucknall. Nottinghamshire.
• 5 Dec: The Omnibus Society, London Historic research group meeting in London EC1.
• 7 Dec: Maidstone Vintage Toy Fair, Lockmeadow car park, Baker Street, Maidstone, Kent.
• 7 - 8 Dec: Christmas cracker event at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• 8 Dec: Shop open day, Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Heritage Bus Depot, Portland Road, Hucknall. Nottinghamshire.
• 8 Dec: Christmas Cracker, at Ipswich Transport Museum from 11.00 to 16.00. Suffolk.
• *NEW*
• 8 Dec: Running day recreating route X55, between Bath and Stratford on Avon.
• 15 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum Christmas event, bus rides and visit from Santa. Oxford.
• 15 Dec: Twilight open day -- Christmas lights Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Free rides, model railways, stalls, refreshments etc. Portland Road, Hucknall. Nottinghamshire.
• 15 Dec: Marking 90 years since the closure of the Northampton electrified tramways, buses will run over the tram routes. Commemoration booklet will be available. See also their Facebook page.
• 20 Dec: The Omnibus Society, Herts and Beds branch Christmas presentation in Luton. Bedfordshirexeo
• 22 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum Christmas event, bus rides and visit from Santa. Oxford.
• 27 Dec: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided tours of Bridgeton Bus Depot (pre-booking essential). Glasgow.

Events Diary 2025

JANUARY

• Wednesday 1 January: Chester and Wrexham charity heritage bus running day. Large selection of vehicles running on free service 1H. Cheshire.
• Wednesday 1 January: King Alfred Mini-Running Day. Based on Winchester Broadway with a selection of King Alfred vehicles operating free vintage bus services approx 0930 to 1630. Hampshire.
• Wednesday 1 January: Oxford Bus Museum bus running day. Oxford.
• Saturday 11 January: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided tours of Bridgeton Bus Depot (pre-booking essential). Glasgow.

FEBRUARY

• Saturday 1 February: Enfield Transport Bazaar, St. Stephen's Church Hall, Village Road, Enfield EN1 2EY. 11:00 to 14:30, £3. Short distance from Enfield Town, and bus routes 329 and W8 stop outside. Email for details. North London.
• Saturday 9 February: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided tours of Bridgeton Bus Depot (pre-booking essential). Glasgow.
• Saturday 15 February: Statbus by night event - Statfold Country Park, Tamworth, Staffordshire.
• Friday 21 - Saturday 22 February: 3rd Wellingborough transport fair, 10:30 to 16:00. Photos, slides, books and general transport ephemera. Free entry. Debit and credit cards accepted. Light refreshments available and free local parking. At Wellingborough museum, Castle Way, Wellingborough NN8 1XB. Follow the 794 Preservation Group on Facebook @GRP794L. Northamptonshire.

MARCH

• Sunday 2 March: Southport Running Day, North West Vehicle Restoration Trust. Merseyside.
• Saturday 8 March: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided tours of Bridgeton Bus Depot (pre-booking essential). Glasgow.
• Sunday 16 March: Spring Heritage Bus Running Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, 10:00 to 16:00. Free bus rides around St.Helens, sales stalls, model railways and refreshments. Hall St, St.Helens, Merseyside. WA10 1DU
• Sunday 23 March: 4th Cotswolds Road Run in association with Troopers Lodge Motor Services - starting at Bourton Link, Bourton on the Water 10.00. Open to all kinds of bus, coach or classic commercial. Entries via email please.Gloucestershire.
• Sunday 23 March: West Surrey Running Day, Guildford, organised by the Southern Bus Preservation group
• Saturday 29 March: Route 19 (Finsbury Park to Battersea) running day by the London Bus Museum.
• Sunday 30 March: Dewsbury bus museum, Spring running day at the Dewsbury bus museum, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury. Email for an entry form.Yorkshire.
• Sunday 30 March: Classic buses from Rickmansworth to Loudwater Village, organised by the Amersham and District motor bus society. Hertfordshire.

APRIL

• Saturday 5 April: South East Bus Festival and Heritage Transport Show at the Kent Showground, Maidstone, ME14 3JF. Kent
• Sunday 6 April: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday. Glasgow.
• Saturday 12 April: 30th Annual Bus and Rail Collectors Fair and free vintage bus rides at Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Pudsey near Leeds, LS28 5TA. Open 10.00 to 15.00, admission £3. For enquiries email Barry, or phone 0113 236 3695. West Yorkshire.
• Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April: Wellingborough Bus Rally from 10.00 to 16.00. Based at Wellingborough Museum, Castle Way with buses on display and some running free services in the local area. Sales stalls and refreshments available in the museum. Information will be available on the NT Heritage website and Facebook page.
• Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 April: Wellingborough Bus Rally from 10.00 to 16.00. Based at Wellingborough Museum, Castle Way with buses on display and some running free services in the local area. Sales stalls and refreshments available in the museum. Information will be available on the NT Heritage website and Facebook page.
• Sunday 13 April: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided tours of Bridgeton Bus Depot (pre-booking essential). Glasgow.
• Sunday 13 April: Spring Gathering, London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey.
• Sunday 20 April: Penzance vintage bus running day, Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust with the Cornwall Bus Preservation Society. Penzance Bus Station, Cornwall.

MAY

• Saturday 3 May: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green) CM16 7ER. 1100-1500, £3, refreshments. Large public car park. Email for details. Essex.
• Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 May: Leyland National 53, everything Leyland National and much more.Workington Heritage Transport Trust, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
• Sunday 4 May: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday. Glasgow.
• Monday 5 May: The Original King Alfred Buses Running Day based on Winchester Broadway with all available King Alfred vehicles operating free vintage bus services plus visiting vehicles. Approx 0930 to 1630. Hampshire.
• Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 May: Weekend based at the Isle of Wight Bus Museum, Ryde. Email for vehicle entries. Isle of Wight.
• Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 May: Faversham Transport Weekend. Bus event on the Saturday. Details available at (facebook page) or email Noel Young for information. Faversham, Kent.
• Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 May: The Great Central Railway and Leicester Transport Historic Trust Bus & Rail event. Details available by email. Leicestershire.
• Sunday 25 May: Oxford Bus Museum Ernie's Retro wheels classic bus day. Oxford.

JUNE

• Sunday 1 June: The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust Annual running and open day based at Charleywood Road, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SG. Network of free bus services, sales, refreshments etc. Merseyside.
• Sunday 1 June: Classic buses from Dorking bus station, organised by the Amersham and District motor bus society. Surrey.
• Sunday 1 June: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday. Glasgow.
• Sunday 8 June: Fenland BusFest, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. More details later.
• Sunday 8 June: Free heritage operation on London bus route 418 (Kingston - Epsom) from 10:00 - 17:00. Surrey.
• Saturday 14 June: Transport Day at Abington Park Museum, Northampton from 10.00 to 16.00. Classic vehicle display with heritage buses running free bus trips in conjunction with the Museum event. Stagecoach services 1,16 and X46 stop nearby. Information will be available on the NT Heritage website and Facebook page.
• Friday 20 June: Royal Blue run Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust.
• Saturday 21 June: North West rail and transport collectors fair, Crewe Alexandra Football Club CW2 6EB. Phone 07787 258211. Cheshire.
• Sunday 22 June: Summer Festival at London Bus Museum, Brooklands. Bus display, free bus rides, trader's market from 10:00 to 17:00. Surrey.
• Sunday 29 June: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust West End Bus Fest. Glasgow.

JULY

• Sunday 6 July: Bournemouth Bus Rally and running day, Kings Park, Dorset.
• Sunday 6 July: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday. Glasgow.
• Sunday 13 July: Cheltenham classic coaches, by the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust. Cheltenham Town Football Club GL52 5NA.
• Sunday 13 July: Lowish-floor running day between East Grinstead and Godstone, with feeder services from Crawley, Purley, Redhill and Westerham. Surrey.
• Sunday 13 July: Showbus at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road Station, Station Road, Quainton, Buckinghamshire. HP22 4BY
• Sunday 20 July: Alton Bus Rally and Running Day at Alton College, Old Odiham Road. Alton. Hampshire.
• Sunday 27 July: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday, Family & Community Fun Day. Glasgow.
• Sunday 27 July: Classic buses in Hertford, organised by the Amersham and District motor bus society. Hertfordshire.

AUGUST

• Sunday 10 August: The Kent and East Sussex bus rally 10.00 to 16.00, at K & ESR Tenterden station, TN30 6HE. Email for an entry form. Timetable here. Kent.
• Sunday 10 August: The Big Bus Show at Stonham Barns, Suffolk.
• Monday 25 August: Oxford Bus Museum Heritage skills day. Oxford.
• Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 August: The Great Harwood Transport Festival, Bus Rally and Open Weekend, Great Harwood Showground, Blackburn, organised by The Town and District Transport Trust. Lancashire.
• *NEW* Sunday 31 August: The Sudbury bus rally at the bus station in Sudbury 09.00 to 17.00. Suffolk

SEPTEMBER

• Sunday 7 September: Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway bus rally. Details from Andy Hunt by email. Kent.
• Sunday 7 September: The Coalville Garage Anniversary at Snibston Colliery Park, Coalville LE67 3JX. Details available by email. Leicestershire.
• Sunday 7 September: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday. Glasgow.
• Saturday 13 September: Enfield Transport Bazaar, St. Stephen's Church Hall, Village Road, Enfield EN1 2EY. 11:00 to 14:30, £3. Short distance from Enfield Town, and bus routes 329 and W8 stop outside. Email for details. North London.
• Saturday 13 September: Free heritage operation on London bus route 54 (Woolwich - Elmers End) from 10:00 - 17:00.
• Saturday 14 September: Daventry Heritage event. Classic vehicles operating free bus rides from the Market Square on traditional United Counties, Midland Red and Geoff Amos routes to surrounding villages. Information will be available on the NT Heritage website and Facebook page.
• Saturday 20 September: 0900 - 1630 hours- Northampton Heritage Open Day from 09.00 to 16.30. Free bus services operating from George Row to serve venues in Northampton and surrounding towns and villages that are taking part in this national event. Information will be available on the NT Heritage website and Facebook page.
• Saturday 20 September: Kingsbridge vintage bus running day featuring 7'6" wide vehicles on a network of free services. Kingsbridge Bus Station on the Quay. South Devon.
• Sunday 28 September: Classic buses in Chesham, organised by the Amersham and District motor bus society. Buckinghamshire.

OCTOBER

• Saturday 5 October: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green) CM16 7ER. 1100-1500, £3, refreshments. Large public car park. Email for details. Essex.
• Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Annual Open Weekend. Glasgow.
• Saturday 19 October: TransportFest 2025, London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey.

NOVEMBER

• Saturday 1 November: 21st Annual Samuel Ledgard Society Transport Collectors Fair at Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Pudsey near Leeds, LS28 5TA. Open 10.00 to 15.00, admission £3. For enquiries email Barry, or phone 0113 236 3695. West Yorkshire.
• Sunday 2 November: Dewsbury bus museum, Autumn running day at the Dewsbury bus museum, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury. Email for an entry form.Yorkshire.
• Saturday 15 November: Enfield Transport Bazaar, St. Stephen's Church Hall, Village Road, Enfield EN1 2EY. 11:00 to 14:30, £3. Short distance from Enfield Town, and bus routes 329 and W8 stop outside. Email for details.North London.
• Saturday 22 November: 10th Annual Northampton Collectors Fair at Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, NN7 2LS. Free bus provided by Northampton Transport Heritage from Northampton. £2.50 adult - children Free. Open 1000 - 1500 hrs. Lots of free parking. Refreshments available.

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