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
OCTOBER
26 Oct: Annual Samuel Ledgard Society Transport Collectors' Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, near Leeds 10.00-15.00. Details from Barry Rennison 0113-236-3695 or email. West Yorkshire
27 Oct: Heritage Bus Running Day, North West Museum of Road Transport, 1000-1600. Free bus rides around St.Helens, sales stalls, model railways and refreshments. Hall St, St.Helens, Merseyside. WA10 1DU
2 Nov: Aldenham Transport Spectacular, open from 10:00 to 16:00. Allum house and hall, Allum Lane, Elstree and Borehamwood, WD6 3PJ. Admittance fee £4 each. Details available on facebook, by calling Julian Bowden on 07932-812268, or email here. Herts.
3 Nov: Keighley Bus Museum Twilight event from 12:00 to 18:00 celebrating 90 years of Leeds Corporation AEC Regent ANW 682. Unit 5, Riverside Technology Park, Riverside, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4JP.
*NEW* 3 Nov: Archway transport event. Vintage London buses operating on part of routes 4,17,43,210,271 and 390. For more information contact 0795 652 8474.
9 Nov: The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust Nocturnal Running Day based at Charleywood Road, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 7SG. Network of free bus services from 1400 to 19:00, sales stands and refreshments available. Visiting vehicles welcome but please book in advance for this event. For more information email here. Merseyside.
16 Nov: 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.
*NEW* 17 Nov: Camden Town transport event. Vintage London buses operating on part of routes 24,29,31,134 and 214. For more information contact 0795 652 8474.
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.
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.
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 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 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 5 April: South East Bus Festival and Heritage Transport Show at the Kent Showground, Maidstone, ME14 3JF. Kent
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 - 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: Spring Gathering, London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey.
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.
Monday 6 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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.