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Events diary (by Shane Conway)

Last updated 15 May 2025

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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 2025

MAY

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 1 June: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 1 June: Taunton vintage bus running day, Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust. Taunton Bus Station, Somerset.
• Sunday 1 June: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 1 June: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 to 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 1 June: Free vintage re-creation of the 5/6 bus route Cosham to Dockyard, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Sunday 1 June: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with Leyland National AYR 343T. Shropshire.
• Wednesday 4 June: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with AEC Routemaster 490 CLT. Shropshire.
• Saturday 7 June: Ewell [Nr Epsom] Transport & Toy Enthusiasts Bazaar. Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF. 10.00 to 14.30 £3. 5-minute walk from Ewell West Station buses and bus routes 293 and 406 stop at The Spring alongside the grounds. Email for details or phone/text 07949 356706.
• Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 June: Southwick village D Day revival weekend bus services, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Sunday 8 June: 54th East Coast Run, East Park Hull to Bridlington Cliff Top, for all vehicles over 20 years old. Enter vehicles here. Yorkshire.
• 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.
• Sunday 8 June: British Commercial Vehicle Museum Morris Vehicles Show Day 10.00 to 16.00 in Leyland. Lancashire.
• Sunday 8 June: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Show us th' vehicles - Bring a classic to the museum 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Sunday 8 June: Barry Festival of Transport, Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Bus Depot, 111 Broad St, Barry, Barry Island, South Wales. CF62 7AJ
• 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.
• Saturday 14 June: London comes to Wythall from 10.30 to 16.30 at Wythall transport museum.. Entry form available here. Worcestershire. B47 6JA.
• Saturday 14 June: Delaine Bus Museum Open Day 12.00 to 16.00, Admisson £2.50, includes heritage bus ride. Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June: Fathers' Day Trolley Weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 15 June: Oxford Bus Museum Father's day event, free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15 and free entry and chocolate cake for Dads accompanied by children under 16. Oxford.
• Sunday 15 June: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 15 June: Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity Derbyshire bus and train festival at Rowsley South Station 10.00 to 16.00. DE4 2LF. Derbyshire.
• Sunday 15 June: The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Fife Historic Vehicle Club Festival of Transport 11.00 to 16.00 in M90 Commerce Park, Dunfermline, KY12 0SJ. Fife.
• Sunday 15 June - Monday 16 June: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• 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.
• Saturday 21 June: Ipswich Transport and Model Festival, Ipswich Transport Museum from 10.00 to 16.00. Suffolk.
• 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 22 June: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 22 June: Aldridge Transport Museum, Annual Open and Running Day, 10:00 to 16:00. Free buses from Hatherton Road, Walsall, plus sales stands. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands
• Sunday 22 June: Stroud Vintage Bus Show, Stroud College, Stratford Road GL5 4AH. Gathering of vintage buses and coaches with free rides around the local area. Gloucestershire.
• Friday 27 - Sunday 29 June: Steam gala,Mid Norfolk Railway with free regular Wymondham town shuttles via mainline station and town centre all weekend. Also Hardingham village free shuttles from station to village on June 29 only as it's Hardingham fete day.
• Saturday 28 June: Classic bus event on Madeira. Email for details or text 07789 976360.
• Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 June: Tractors weekend at the trolleybus museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 29 June: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust West End Bus Fest. Glasgow.
• Sunday 29 June: Open day and free bus trips, from 10.00 to 16.00 Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Heritage Bus Depot, Portland Road, Hucknall. NG15 7SF. Nottinghamshire.
• Sunday 29 June: Leyland Society Gathering at Rowsley South Station, Peak Rail heritage railway near Matlock. Derbyshire.
• Sunday 29 June: "Reading Buses open day", Great Knollys Street depot, Reading.
• Monday 30 June: Wicor Open day with free vintage service from Cosham, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Monday 30 June: Classic bus event on Madeira. Email for details or text 07789 976360.

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JULY

• Wednesday 2 July: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with AEC Routemaster 490 CLT. Shropshire.
• Saturday 5 July: Wythall busfest at Gaydon British motor museum, details at Wythall transport museum.. Shuttle bus from Transport Museum Wythall at 09.00. Entry form available here. Worcestershire. B47 6JA.
• Saturday 5 July: Rame Beer and Buses event, featuring free buses across the Rame Peninsula in South East Cornwall linking up over 20 pubs. Programme available at £5.
• 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 6 July: Cheltenham classic coaches, by the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust. Cheltenham Town Football Club GL52 5NA.
• Sunday 6 July: Eastbourne Classic Buses Running Day based at Eastbourne railway station. See also facebook page or email for further details. Sussex.
• Sunday 6 July: Batley community bus event at the Mill Outlet, Batley WF17 5FZ. Yorkshire.
• Sunday 6 July: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 6 July: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 6 July: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with Leyland National AYR 343T. Shropshire.
• Saturday 12 July: Delaine Bus Museum Open Day 12.00 to 16.00, Admisson £2.50, includes heritage bus ride. Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 12 July: TD4 90th special anniversary open day at our depot, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 July: Atkinson lorry display at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, with a preview day on 12th July. Near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 July: Seaside special at East Anglia Transport Museum, 11.00 to 19.00 (Sat) and 11.00 to 17.00 (Sun), near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• 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 13 July: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 13 July: Isle of Thanet vintage bus day (Event Page) and (Facebook Group for event)
• Sunday 13 July: *NEW* Chester Corporation event. Preserved Chester buses on routes in the city centre.
• Sunday 13 July: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Emergency Services Day - NESM, Sams Army etc 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Sunday 13 July: Classic Buses in West Lancashire, a chance to ride on our fleet of vehicles taking in a number of attractions around the West Lancashire area, Merseyside Transport Trust, Burscough 10.00-16.00
• Sunday 13 July - Monday 14 July: Free vintage sea front service from D Day Museum to Hayling Ferry using our TD4s, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Monday 14 July: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Saturday 19 July: Barrow Festival of Transport, 10.00 to 16.30. Town Centre, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
• Saturday 19 July: Summer Gala Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• Sunday 20 July: The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Kingdom Classic Auto Show 11.00 to 16.00 in M90 Commerce Park, Dunfermline, KY12 0SJ. Fife.
• Sunday 20 July: Alton Bus Rally and Running Day at Alton College, Old Odiham Road. Alton. Hampshire.
• Sunday 20 July: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• *REVISED DATE*Sunday 20 July: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 20 July: SYTT open Day at South Yorkshire Transport Trust, Eastwood, Rotherham. Yorkshire.
• Sunday 20 July: Tram Sunday event on Lord Street, Fleetwood, 11.00 to 17.00. Lancashire.
• Saturday 26 July: Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July: 100 years of Bury Corporation buses, at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July: The trolleybus museum at Sandtoft have their gathering on 27th July with a preview day on 26th July. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 27 July: British Commercial Vehicle Museum Lancashire Vehicle Club Rally 10.00 to 16.00 in Leyland. Lancashire.
• Sunday 27 July: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Bristol bus show at Brislington park and ride site. Bristol BS4 5LR.
• Sunday 27 July: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Open Sunday, Family & Community Fun Day. Glasgow.
• Sunday 27 July: Aldridge Transport Museum, Models in the Museum, 10:00 to 16:00. Free buses from Hatherton Road, Walsall. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands
• Sunday 27 July: *CANCELLED* Worthing Sea Front Bus Gathering & Running Day, Worthing, West Sussex.

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AUGUST

• Friday 1 - Sunday 3 August: Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza, South Cerney airfield, nr.Cirencester. Gloucestershire, GL7 5QD. Please follow the maps and instructions online as there will be a temporary one-way system on Northmoor Lane, so beware of following your Sat Nav.
• Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 August: Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend, Calder Holmes Park, Yorkshire.
• Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 August: 1940s weekend,Mid Norfolk Railway with free Wymondham town shuttles via mainline station and town centre.
• Sunday 3 August: Open day and free bus trips, from 10.00 to 16.00 Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Heritage Bus Depot, Portland Road, Hucknall. NG15 7SF. Nottinghamshire.
• Sunday 3 August: Pennines Bus Day. See their facebook page for details. Halifax Town Centre. Yorkshire.
• Sunday 3 August: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 3 August: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 3 August: The Provincial Society Gosport Bus Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire. PO12 2BL.
• Sunday 3 August: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with Leyland National AYR 343T. Shropshire.
• *NEW* Sunday 3rd August: Edwards Coaches Centenary Open Day at Parc Busnes Edwards, CF72 8QZ (Opposite the Royal Mint), Cardiff. Showcasing the fleet of Edwards Coaches with vehicles present from the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group. Bus Rides, entertainment and food/drink from local vendors. South Wales.
• Wednesday 6 August: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with AEC Routemaster 490 CLT. Shropshire.
• Saturday 9 August: Delaine Bus Museum Open Day 12.00 to 16.00, Admisson £2.50, includes heritage bus ride. Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 August: Special open days at the trolleybus museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 August: Severn Valley Railway welcomes vintage vehicles from all eras to each station.
• 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.
• Sunday 10 August: Blues and Twos Emergency Vehicle day from 10.30 to 16.30, at Wythall transport museum.. Entry form available here. Worcestershire. B47 6JA.
• Sunday 10 August: The North Devon Festival of Transport, Bideford, Devon.
• Sunday 10 August: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Goth meets Steam Punk 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Sunday 10 August: Hooton Park Trust Hangars, Hooton Airfield, Cheshire, annual gathering of preserved buses, routes to various locations on the Wirral. Sales stands and refreshments available. 10.00 to 16.00. Due to limited parking on site, please park at Hooton Railway Station, where a frequent, free connecting bus service is available. Contact for further details and vehicle entries.
• Monday 11 August: Free vintage sea front service from Portsmouth City Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Saturday 16 August: Aycliffe annual rally at the Great Aycliffe Council Offices car park.
• Saturday 16 August: Imberbus Car Free Day 2025, Routemaster services from Warminster railway station, across rarely-seen parts of Salisbury Plain. Only the scheduled buses permitted on the routes. Wiltshire.
• Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 August: The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Museum Open Weekend 10.00 to 17.00 in M90 Commerce Park, Dunfermline, KY12 0SJ. Fife.
• Sunday 17 August: 4th Cotswold bus rally at Cotswold Barn, Moreton in Marsh. Gloucestershire. GL56 OQZ. Email for details
• Sunday 17 August: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 17 August: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 17 August: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 17 August: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Sunday 17 August: Lodge's Vintage Bus and Car Show, at The Garage, The Street, High Easter, Chelmsford. CM1 4QR. Booking online or call (01245) 231262. Essex
• Sunday 17 August: Keighley Bus Museum open day from 11.00 to 17:00 celebrating 50 years of West Yorkshire P.T.E. Unit 5, Riverside Technology Park, Riverside, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4JP.
• Monday 18 August: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Monday 18 - Friday 22 August: Weekday open days at The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 23 August: Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• Saturday 23 August: Celebrating 100 years since the opening of Swanley (SJ) bus garage. Go-Coach garage open day with free bus services from 10.00 to 16.00, plus a pre 2000 bus and car rally at Gamecock Meadow, West Kingsdown.
• Saturday 23 - Monday 25 August: Leyland weekend open days at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 24 August: British Commercial Vehicle Museum Fishwick and Ribble Bus Meet 10.00 to 16.00 in Leyland. Lancashire.
• Sunday 24 - Monday 25 August: Summer Bank Holiday Special from 10.30 to 16.30, at Wythall transport museum.. Shuttle bus from Birmingham Alexander Theatre 10.30. Entry form available here. Worcestershire. B47 6JA.
• Monday 25 August: Oxford Bus Museum Heritage skills day. Oxford.
• Saturday 30 August: Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• 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.
• Sunday 31 August: The Sudbury bus rally at the bus station in Sudbury 09.00 to 17.00. Suffolk
• Sunday 31 August: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 31 August: "Devon General Remembered" Running Day based at Imperial Road, Exmouth from 10.00 to 16.00. Devon General Society.
• *NEW* Sunday 31 August: Coaching event at the old Severn Bridge Services Interchange on the M48. Travelodge on site, shuttle service from Severn Beach station. Free bus trips, around the area and over the Severn Bridge to Wales. All vehicles welcome. Further details from Kelvin Amos.

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SEPTEMBER

• Wednesday 3 September: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with AEC Routemaster 490 CLT. Shropshire.
• *NEW* Saturday 6 September: Metrobus Crawley depot open day. Display of current and former fleet vehicles and bus rides. Further details in due course. Crawley RH10 9UA. West Sussex.
• Saturday 6 September: Vintage Bus Rally & Running Day. Walmer Green. Email for an entry form or information or phone 07581 875720. Kent.
• Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September: 1980s Weekend from 10.30 to 16.30, at Wythall transport museum.. Shuttle bus from Birmingham Alexander Theatre 10.30. Entry form available here. Worcestershire. B47 6JA.
• Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September: Blues and Twos weekend event, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• 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.
• Sunday 7 September: The Epping to Ongar railway have a autumn bus running featuring London classic buses. Essex.
• Sunday 7 September: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 7 September: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 7 September: 60th anniversary event marking the commencement of Crosville's Cymru Coastliner service. Free, timetabled services will operate sections of the route between Chester and Caernarfon. A souvenir programme, including timetable, will be available by post prior to the event. Contact for further details.
• Sunday 7 September: Regional Transport in Shropshire operate the Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Sightseeing Tour with Leyland National AYR 343T. Shropshire.
• Monday 8 September: Wicor Open day with free vintage service from Cosham, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Saturday 13 September: Enfield Transport Bazaar, St. Stephen's Church Hall, Village Road, Enfield EN1 2EY. 10.00 to 14.30, £3. Short distance from Enfield Town, and bus routes 329 and W8 stop outside. Email for details or phone/text 07949 356706. North London.
• Saturday 13 September: Free heritage operation on London bus route 54 (Woolwich - Elmers End) from 10:00 - 17:00.
• Saturday 13 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 13 September: Delaine Bus Museum Open Day 12.00 to 16.00, Admisson £2.50, includes heritage bus ride. Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 September: Road, Rail and Ale from 10.00 to 16.30, at Statfold Country Park.. Shuttle buses running through the day from Tamworth Railway Station. Entry form available here. Staffordshire. B79 0BU
• Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 September: Heritage open days at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• Sunday 14 September: United Counties Preservation Group bus running day at Biggleswade. Entry info via email. Bedfordshire.
• Sunday 14 September: King Alfred Grand Display anf Running Day. Vehicle display at St Catherine's Park & Ride 10.30 to 12.00, then free vintage bus services based on Winchester Broadway until around 17.00. Friends of King Alfred Buses. Hampshire.
• Sunday 14 September: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Running Day 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Sunday 14 September: Autumn Running Day, Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Bus Depot, 111 Broad St, Barry, Barry Island, South Wales. CF62 7AJ
• Sunday 14 September: Oxford Bus Museum Free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 14 September: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• Sunday 14 September: Annual Running Day (details to follow), Merseyside Transport Trust, 1000-1630. Merseyside.
• Monday 15 September: Free Vintage Sea Front Service from D Day Museum, City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot, Cranleigh Road, Portchester. Hampshire. PO16 9DP.
• 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.
• Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 September: Heritage open days at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 September: 0900 to 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 - Sunday 21 September: Aldridge Transport Museum, Heritage Open Days 10:00 to 16:00. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands
• Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 September: Funfair weekend event, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 21 September: Statbus event - Statfold Country Park (with involvement of Transport Museum Wythall), display of modern and preserved vehicles at the Staffordshire Railway attraction. Entry form available here.Staffordshire. B79 0BU.
• Sunday 21 September: Amberley Autumn Bus Show and Running Day, Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, near Arundel, West Sussex. BN18 9LT
• Sunday 21 September: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 September: Somerset's Festival of Transport, West Woodlands Showground, Frome, BA1 5ES. Somerset.
• Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 September: London event at East Anglia Transport Museum, 12.00 to 21.00 (Sat) and 11.00 to 17.00 (Sun)near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• Sunday 28 September: Classic buses in Chesham, organised by the Amersham and District motor bus society. Buckinghamshire.
• Sunday 28 September: Heritage buses running in Southampton City Centre, organised by Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust. Hampshire.
• Sunday 28 September: SYTT open Day at South Yorkshire Transport Trust, Eastwood, Rotherham. Yorkshire.

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OCTOBER

• Saturday 4 October: Classic Vehicles Day at Ipswich Transport Museum from 11.00 to 16.00. Includes free bus tour of the local area. Suffolk.
• Saturday 4 October: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green) CM16 7ER. 10.00 to 15.00, £3, refreshments. Large public car park. LT Central Line. Email for details or phone/text 07949 356706. Essex.
• Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 October: Yorkshire buses weekend open days, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 5 October: West Midlands Municipal running day event from 10.30 to 16.30 at Wythall transport museum.. Shuttle bus from Birmingham Alexander Theatre at 10.30. Entry form available here. Worcestershire B47 6JA.
• Sunday 5 October: Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity Derbyshire bus and train festival at Rowsley South Station 10.00 to 16.00. DE4 2LF. Derbyshire.
• Sunday 5 October: Free heritage bus rides at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport from 10.00 to 15.00. Manchester.
• Sunday 5 October: Amberley Autumn Historic Gathering, Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, near Arundel, West Sussex. BN18 9LT
• Sunday 5 October: Wirral Transport running day. Details to be announced. Free, heritage bus services will operate from Birkenhead. For more information please contact John Nolan by email.
• Saturday 11 October: Delaine Bus Museum Open Day 12.00 to 16.00, Admisson £2.50, includes heritage bus ride. Bourne, Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Depot Annual Open Weekend. Glasgow.
• Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October: Wightrider Weekend. Email for vehicle entries. Isle of Wight Bus Museum.
• Sunday 12 October: British Commercial Vehicle Museum Autumn Transport show 10.00 to 16.00 in Leyland. Lancashire.
• Sunday 12 October: Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day, Aire Valley Transport Group, Skipton, Yorkshire.
• Sunday 12 October: Canvey Island Transport Museum Open day 10.30 - 16.00. 105 Point Road, Canvey Island, Essex.
• Sunday 12 October: South Yorkshire Transport Museum The Famous Vehicles - What shaped our transport today; Flying Scotsman, Concorde, Rolls Royce etc. 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Saturday 18 October: Open day at the trolleybus museum at Sandtoft. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 19 October: The trolleybus museum at Sandtoft have their Isle of Axholme running day. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 19 October: TransportFest 2025, London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey.
• Sunday 19 October: Classic car show at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• Sunday 19 October: Aldridge Transport Museum, Autumn Leaves Running Day 10:00 to 16:00 – details to follow closer to the event. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands
• Thursday 23 October: The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Twilight Running Evening 19.00 to 21.00 in M90 Commerce Park, Dunfermline, KY12 0SJ. Fife.
• Saturday 25 October: Buses by twilight at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport, open until 18.30. Manchester.
• Saturday 25 October: Delaine Mini Heritage & Twilight Running Day.. Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 25 October: Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 October: Halloween event, at East Anglia Transport Museum, 15.00 to 20.00, near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• Sunday 26 October: Twilight running day from 11.30 to 19.00 at Wythall transport museum.. Shuttle bus from Birmingham Alexander Theatre 10.30. Entry form available here. Worcestershire B47 6JA.
• Sunday 26 October: Open day and free bus trips, from 10.00 to 16.00 Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity. Heritage Bus Depot, Portland Road, Hucknall. NG15 7SF. Nottinghamshire.
• Sunday 26 October: Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. Open Day, 1000-1600, with bus rides all day. Lincolnshire.
• Sunday 26 October: Bristol Vintage Bus Group Autumn mini running day based at Flowers Hill, Brislington. Bristol BS4 5JJ.
• Sunday 26 October: Oxford Bus Museum Halloween event, free heritage bus rides at 12.15, 13.00 and 14.15 with a display of live owls. Oxford.
• Wednesday 29 October: Oxford Bus Museum Halloween event, free heritage bus rides at 12.15, 13.00 and 14.15 with a display of live owls. Oxford.

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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 07800 926262. West Yorkshire.
• Saturday 1 November: Aldenham Transport Spectacular, Allum Hall, 2 Allum Lane, Elstree & Borehamwood, WD6 3PJ. Open from 10.00 - 16.00. Contact for information
• Saturday 1 November: Twilight Trolleyday, at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, from 11.30 to 18.00. Near Doncaster. Lincolnshire.
• Saturday 1 November: Twilight Running Event, Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, Bus Depot, 111 Broad St, Barry, Barry Island, South Wales. CF62 7AJ
• *REVISED DATE*Saturday 1 November: 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. Merseyside. L33 7SG.
• Saturday 1 November: Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.
• Sunday 2 November: Dewsbury bus museum, Autumn running day at the Dewsbury bus museum, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury. Email for an entry form.Yorkshire.
• Sunday 2 November: Keighley Bus Museum Twilight event from 11.00 to 17.00. Unit 5, Riverside Technology Park, Riverside, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4JP.
• Sunday 9 November: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Remembrance Day. 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Saturday 15 November: Enfield Transport Bazaar, St. Stephen's Church Hall, Village Road, Enfield EN1 2EY. 10.00 to 14.30, £3. Short distance from Enfield Town, and bus routes 329 and W8 stop outside. Email for details.North London.
• Sunday 16 November: 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
• 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.
• Sunday 23 November: Aldridge Transport Museum, Annual Collector's fair with a free bus service operating from Walsall. 10.00 to 15.00. Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TP. West Midlands.
• Sunday 23 November: British Commercial Vehicle Museum Christmas Craft and Gift Fair 10.00 to 16.00 in Leyland. Lancashire.
• Saturday 29 November: Winter Gala Open Day at the Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society, Units 1G and 1H, Langton Business Centre, Aycliffe business park, Durham Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6BL.

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DECEMBER

• Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December: Christmas running weekend at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport. Manchester.
• Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 December: Ride the lights, at East Anglia Transport Museum, 15.00 to 19.00, near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• Sunday 7 December: Christmas Cracker, at Ipswich Transport Museum from 11.00 to 16.00. Suffolk.
• Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 December: Ride the lights, at East Anglia Transport Museum, 15.00 to 19.00, near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• Sunday 14 December: Oxford Bus Museum Father Christmas day and free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.
• Sunday 14 December: South Yorkshire Transport Museum Winter Wonderland. 10.30 to 16.00. 9 Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Rotherham, S65 3SH. South Yorkshire.
• Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 December: Ride the lights, at East Anglia Transport Museum, 15.00 to 19.00, near Lowestoft. Suffolk.
• Sunday 21 December: Oxford Bus Museum Father Christmas day and free heritage bus rides at 12.15 and 14.15. Oxford.

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JANUARY 2026

• Thursday 1 January: New Years Day event, at East Anglia Transport Museum, near Lowestoft. Free buses to and from Lowestoft, 11.00 to 16.30. Suffolk.

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