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Author Topic: Old and still on the road - bus (mostly) events the South West this summer  (Read 1581 times)
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« on: April 18, 2019, 16:08:09 »

From: http://www.classicbuses.co.uk/events.html (where there are links and data for the rest of the UK (United Kingdom))

21 Apr: Penzance Vintage Bus Running Day. Free vintage bus services in West Cornwall.
22 Apr: Oxford Bus Museum Bank Holiday Running Day. Oxford
3-6 May: Abbey Hill Steam Rally, Yeovil
26 May: Chippenham Bus Rally and Running Day, including "NBC 50", a National Bus Company celebration.
2 June: Didcot Vintage Bus Running Day. Free vintage bus services as part of Didcot Transport Rally
14 July: Tavistock Mini Running Day. All change! The passage from 1968 to 1969. Devon.
27 July: Ebbw Vale Classic Bus & Family Fun Day, Ebbw Vale town centre 1000-1500.
28 July: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Running Day. Location 2B confirmed - either at Brislington or Flowers Hill.
31 July: Noggin, Nosh & Natter, Commercial Transport in Preservation, The George Inn, Longbridge Deverill
4 Aug: Devon General Centenary Rally & Running Day, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Devon.
11 Aug: Vintage Bus Running Day, Top o' Town, Dorchester, West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust.
17 Aug: "Imberbus", a half-hourly Routemaster service from Warminster railway station
22-26 Aug: Great Dorset Steam Fair, Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford Forum.
1 Sept: "Coaches to the Seaside", display at Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare
8 Sept: Classic Vehicle Day, Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, Toddington, Gloucestershire.
22 Sept: Swansea Bus Museum Running Day. Free trips around the city, displays and attractions at the Museum
27 Oct: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Autumn Mini Running Day based at Flowers Hill, Brislington.
8+15 Dec: Oxford Bus Museum, Father Christmas Day & vintage bus rides.

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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2019, 17:09:19 »

For anyone in South Devon in September there is the Kingsbridge Vintage Bus running day on the 21st if my information is up to date. Free bus rides to a number of destinations in the South Hams including the former Loddiswell Station which is open for tea and bikkies. Been twice and enjoyed both. Good choice of coastal and inland routes and some lovely old coaches and buses.
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2019, 19:22:24 »

For anyone in South Devon in September there is the Kingsbridge Vintage Bus running day on the 21st if my information is up to date. Free bus rides to a number of destinations in the South Hams including the former Loddiswell Station which is open for tea and bikkies. Been twice and enjoyed both. Good choice of coastal and inland routes and some lovely old coaches and buses.

Thanks - and there's another listing at https://warminstervbrd.wordpress.com/other-running-days/ , with Hampshire venues included.  Any member who wishes is welcome to correlate the list at the top of this thread with the Warminster listing - thanks.  I'm still on a busy week of "proper work"- nothing to do with transport!
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