View allAll Photos Tagged RunningDay
DR661 is a Weymann-bodied AEC Regent III, a typical example of the large number of such vehicles that entered service with Devon General in the earlier part of the 1950s - DR661 was new in 1952 and withdrawn in 1965. It is now owned by the Devon General Omnibus Trust and carries period adverts that would have been applied to buses allocated to Torquay depot.
This internal shot at the rear of the upper deck shows the high standard to which Devon General specified its buses of the time - deep blue panelling and varnished wooden window surrounds, and leather-trimmed seat moquette.
The 2015 Alton Classic Bus & Country Pub Running Day took place on Saturday 18th July 2015.
Here, preserved Royal Blue Bristol RELH6G / ECW C45F 2351 837SUO is seen turning into the lane leading to the Castle of Comfort pub in Medstead.
A collection of shots from the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FOKAB) running day held on New Year's Day in Winchester in January 2002.
Present that day was preserved King Alfred Leyland Tiger Cub / Weymann WCG104.
DR661 is a Weymann-bodied AEC Regent III, a typical example of the large number of such vehicles that entered service with Devon General in the earlier part of the 1950s - DR661 was new in 1952 and withdrawn in 1965. It is now owned by the Devon General Omnibus Trust and carries period adverts that would have been applied to buses allocated to Torquay depot.
Aqualand in Torquay opened in 1956, showcasing marine life including reptiles and birds. It quickly became one of Torquay's must-sees, but declined after the closure of the adjacent Marine Spa in the 1970s and closed in the 1980s.
Reading Buses MCW Metrobus 162/WRD162T at rest in Winchester Bus Station during the 2024 FoKAB New Years running day.
330_2_P1010666E
Seeing as the car park where this spectacular vehicle was parked was empty, I decided to get right down to ground level and take a photo looking up.
The 2017 Alton Classic Bus & Country Pub Running Day took place on Saturday 15th July 2017.
Here, preserved Ulsterbus Bristol RELL6G / Alexander (Belfast) X-type B52F 2190 POI2190 is seen near Hawkley.
Company: Catch 22 Bus
Fleetnumber: N/A
Registration: OFR970M
Chassis: AEC Swift
Bodywork: Marshall
Location of Photo: Grand Prix Depot, Brough
Previous Registrations: N/A
New to: Blackpool Corporation (Fleetno: 570)
Other Notes: Restored to 1980s condition with Blackpool Transport
The 2017 Alton Classic Bus & Country Pub Running Day took place on Saturday 15th July 2017.
Here, Mortons of Little London preserved "Wilts & Dorset" Bristol LH6L / ECW B43F 3859 AFB597V is seen at the Fur & Feathers pub in Herriard.
Balanced on the bay railings and levelled by a couple of coins as this was the moment my tripod decided to fall to bits. B*****d thing. Overexposed in anger, twiddled with in CS5 in desperation...
Leyland Atlantean/NCME LEO734Y joins single decker Leyland Atlantean RAU804M at Liverpool South Parkway, the buses represented in Barrow Corporation blue and cream and South Notts two-tone blue livery respectively.
Company: West Yorkshire PTE
Fleetnumber: 5504
Registration: B144RWY
Chassis: Leyland Olympian
Bodywork: Roe
Location of Photo: Wiseber Brow, Kirkby Stephen
Previous Registrations: N/A
New to: West Yorkshire PTE (Fleetno: 5504)
Other Notes: N/A
an imaginative display showing how chassis were delivered from Bristol to Lowestoft for bodying. It has only just struck me how great the difference in size between the RE and the "B" it is carrying (for display purposes only, of course).
Former London Transport and Stevensons KLB908 is now preserved in Stevensons livery, it is seen here on New Street in Burton upon Trent during the Stevensons 90 running day.
DR661 is a Weymann-bodied AEC Regent III, a typical example of the large number of such vehicles that entered service with Devon General in the earlier part of the 1950s - DR661 was new in 1952 and withdrawn in 1965. It is now owned by the Devon General Omnibus Trust and carries period adverts that would have been applied to buses allocated to Torquay depot.
Interior detail - no prize for guessing what gets done next!
London Transport's first MCW Metrobus, M1, is seen in Brentwood High Street on its way from Shenfield to Grays. At this point connections were available between the X81 and the X21 between Ongar and Upminster. M1 was one of five that arrived in 1978, a year before mass deliveries of the type commenced, and these five had a DMS-style blind layout with route number and intermediate points separate.
The 2017 Alton Classic Bus & Country Pub Running Day took place on Saturday 15th July 2017.
Here, preserved Hants & Dorset Bristol RELL6G / ECW 1651 XLJ726K is seen at Alton station, the main hub for the event.
BBT Blue Line E571MAC, a Talbot Pullman of Barrow Transport, departs Liverpool South Parkway working the 166 service, a short jaunt around South Liverpool.
Exeter fleetname and city crest on the side of Marshall-bodied Leyland Panther 217, which was ordered by the municipally-owned City of Exeter Transport Undertaking and delivered in their livery, but to Devon General who had acquired the Undertaking in April 1970 before it was delivered.
********************************
To commemorate 100 years since the founding of the Devon General Omnibus & Touring Company in 1919, a bus rally and running day was held at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday 4th August 2019. The event was well-attended by enthusiasts and the general public, and numerous vehicles were on display, mainly former Devon General buses but also featuring vehicles from other fleets in the South West and further afield. The event was well supported by local enthusiast groups and by Stagecoach South West, the successors to Devon General, who had a number of their own vehicles and staff in attendance.