Bus and Rail Gala, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Saturday 24th July- Sunday 25th July.
24 buses dating from 1947 to 1984 running along side the Railway's DMU Fleet.
We also hope to have Ferrybridge No.3 in steam on the incline with the Inspection Salloon.
The provisional list of vintage buses which will be present on one or other of the days is:
- 1983 ex-Chesterfield Transport Dennis Falcon*
*- 1947 ex-Derby Corporation Daimler CVD6*
*- 1952 ex-Derby Corporation Crossley Double-Decker
*- *1950 ex-K.M Coaches Bedford OB
*- *1952 ex-London Transport RF type AEC Regal IV
*- *1965 ex-Trent Motor Traction Leyland Tiger Cub
*- *1949 ex-London Transport Leyland Titan 6RT*
*- 1969 ex-Abbey Coachways Bedford VAL*
*- 1966 ex-HRH Queen Mother's Royal Household Bedford J2
*- *1961 ex-Bristol MW5G
*- *1973 ex-Barton Buses Leyland Leopard
*- *1969 ex-Burton Corporation Daimler Fleetline*
*- 1953 ex-West Riding Leyland PS2
*- *1970 ex-Midland General Omnibus Bristol RELL
*- *1955 ex-Highlands Albion Nimbus MR9
- 1962 ex-Trent Motor Traction Leyland Tiger Cub (Courtesy of Trent Barton)
- 1950 ex-Crosville Motor Services Bristol L5G
- 1974 ex-Mansfield Bristol RE
- 1984 ex-National Bus Company Leyland Olympian
- 1967 ex-Western National Bristol MW
- (unknown date) Leyland Tiger
Prices: £10.00 Adults; £9.00 Concessions; £5.00 Children; £25.00 family
(2+3) (All day tickets); platform tickets will be £1 during the weekend
which will be redeemable in the buffet car (so that those wishing to use
the buffet only get in at no charge)
I will be there both days, hopefully with No.3.
The following two weekends are the steam gala with Ferrybridge No.3 and Bellerophon.
Best wishes,
John H-T
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
LMS Patriot Group.
LMS Carriage Association.
Belper Model Railway Group.
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