Vintage buses in action together with trains at the Great Central Railway feature at the 9th Bus & Train Spectacular hosted by Leicester Transport Heritage Trust and the GCR at Quorn. Once again some superb buses from the local area and guests from further afield assembled at the station yard along with quality transport merchandise stalls and refreshments which were on sale. You could take a ride on a steam train to Loughborough or a trip aboard a vintage bus around the local area or hop off to do some shopping. And this time an additional trip to the Mountsorrel Branch Line ran where you could take a trip on M79900 "Iris".
The film starts with many of the buses arriving along Woodhouse Road in the morning before after a brief look at some of the buses on display.
The action switches to Loughborough where various buses can be seen operating the 70 and 75 services from Quorn Station to Loughborough and the Midland Station. I then took a trip on board an open top back to Quorn where many buses can be seen arriving and departing on trips. A few trains can also be seen with visiting rail car Iris departing from Quorn.
Buses attending:-
FD52 GGV--Ex Arriva Leicester DAF SB200 D
D113 GHY--Badgerline Volvo B10M /Alexander (1987)
KGU 284--Barton Transport Leyland RT
E647 DAU--Barton 647 Plaxton Paramount Mark 4
JOJ 548--Birmingham Corporation Guy Arab IV/Metro-Cammell (1950) D
KLB 596--LTE/Browns Blue AEC Regent III/Weymann (1950)
TFA 987--Burton Corporation Daimler CCG5/Massey (1964)
WLT 655--Confidence AEC Routemaster (1961)
TFM 267K--Crosville ERL 267 Bristol RE/ECW Coach (1972) D
BRM 596--Ex Cumberland MS291 Leyland TD4/ECW (1936)
ACT 540L--Delaine 72 Leyland Atlantean AN68/2R Northern Counties (1973)
9 RDV--Devon General AEC Reliance/Marshall (1964) D
EOD 524D--Devon General AEC Regent V/MCW (1966) D
EPW 516K--Eastern Counties Bristol RELL6G/ECW (1972)
W219 XBD--First Great Yarmouth 32059 Volvo B7TL/ALX400 (2000) Ex First Leicester
ROX 660Y--G H Watts MCW Metrobus (1983) D Ex West Midlands Travel 2660
PJX 43--Halifax Corporation Leyland PD2/Weymann (1962) D
MRT 9P--Ipswich Leyland Atlantean/Roe (1976) O/T
FJF 193--Leicester City 154 Leyland Titan PD2 (1950)
264 ERY--Leicester City Transport Leyland PD3/Park Royal O/T (1964)
UFP 233S-Leicester City Transport Dennis Dominator (1977)
90 HBC---Leicester City Transport Leyland Titan PD3A (1964) D
TBC 50X--Leicester City Transport Dennis Dominator (1982)
FJF 40D--Leicester City Transport 40 AEC Renown/East Lancs (1966)
ARY 225--Leicester City Transport Scania BR111MH/MCW (1972)
TBC 164--Leicester City Transport Leyland PD3/Willowbrook (1958)
TBC 163--Leicester City Transport Leyland PD3/Park Royal (1958)
CBC 921--Leicester City AEC Renown/Northern Counties (1939) D
DFE 963D--Lincolnshire 2537 Bristol Lodekka/ECW (1966) D
MLL 817--London Country AEC RF453/Metro-Cammell (1952) D
EKA 220Y--Merseyside PTE 7020 Leyland Tiger/Duple Coach (1982) D
FD52 GGV--Midland Classic Commander 220 DAF SB200/Wright (2002) D
GJW 43N--Midland Fox Leyland Leopard/Marshall (1974) D
EAP 984V--Midland Fox Bristol VRT/ECW Ex Southdown (1980) (Beatrice)
NNU 447J--Midland General 148 Bristol RE/ECW (1971) D
RHA 919--Midland Red BMMO S23/BMMO (1968)
PHA 505G--Midland Red BMMO S22 (1968)
JHA 227L--Midland Red Leyland Leopard/Marshall (1973)
EEH 902Y--Midland Red 1902 Leyland Olympian/ECW (1984)
5185 HA--Midland Red Leyland Leopard/Willowbrook (1963)
DSX 87L--Orbit Coaches Leyland Atlantean/Alexander Ex Lothian (1973)
EBC 567T--Paul S Winson Bedford/Unicar (1979) D
H801 GRE--PMT Optare DAF (1990)
OAX 9F--Red & White Bristol RELH (1968)
FNV 557--Royal Blue Leyland PS2 (1950)
82 SVO--South Notts 82 Albion Leyland Lowlander/Northern Counties (1963)
M202 LHP--Stagecoach Volvo B10M/Alexander PS (1998)
MYB 33---Sunstream Services Bedford OB (1950)
BJF 999--Straws AEC Reliance 6U3ZR/Plaxton (1972)
HWY 36--Todmorden Corporation Leyland PD2/Leyland (1949) D
FRP 692--United Counties 838 Bristol KS5G/ECW (1950) D
AHE 163--Yorkshire Traction 726 Leyland PD1/Roe (1946) D
I hope you have enjoyed the action. What an event! It really doesn't come much better than this. So many superb vehicles in attendance many of which I have not seen before. My favourites were the Leyland double deckers but from the 50 buses which is your favourite?
Please feel free to comment or leave a like. Thank you to the organisers and volunteers at the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust for all their hard work before and during the event. If you want to find out more check out LTHT Facebook page which has some superb photos from the event or maybe make a donation or find out more on their website at ltht.org.uk/ Must also thank all the bus owners for bringing their buses for us to enjoy and photograph.
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