QMS Bus Rallies
Running Days, May 1st-2nd 2010
Further details of our Depot Open Weekend, celebrating our move to a new operating centre at Bishops Lydeard, are now available. The event is on Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd 2010 and is based at the new depot, right next to the West Somerset Railway station.
A free heritage bus link will operate on both days, connecting the depot with Taunton Railway Station, Taunton bus station, our old depot at Norton Fitzwarren (where some of our vehicles will be on view) and our outstation at Langley Marsh. A service of 15 minute frequency will run from 09:30 with the last bus for Taunton departing our new depot at 17:00. Additional bus tours of the local area may also be available.
A small fee may be charged for access to the new depot.
As always, we aim to make as many heritage vehicles available as possible during the weekend. However, due to our modern fleet requiring crews as normal, we are appealing to the enthusiast community to volunteer as drivers (suitably qualified) and conductors to support our regular crews. Please contact us as soon as possible if you can help.
Society stall holders are welcome to attend at our Bishops Lydeard depot - please call us for details.
Heritage vehicles due to appear (subject to availability) will include:
JG 9938 Leyland Tiger TS8 (East Kent)
LFM 302 Leyland Tiger PS1 (Crosville)
JFM 575 AEC Regal III (Crosville)
GNU 750 Daimler COG5/40 (Blue Bus Services)
HOD 30 Bristol L6A (Royal Blue)
OTT 43 Bristol LS6G (Royal Blue)
JTE 546 AEC Regent III (Morecambe & Heysham Corporation)
KTF 594 AEC Regent III (Morecambe & Heysham Corporation)
EVD 406 Crossley DD42/7 (Woods of Mirfield)
CCX 777 Daimler CWA6 Utility (Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee)
572 CNW Daimler CVG6LX (Leeds Corporation)
EDB 549 Leyland PD2 (Stockport Corporation)
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Vintage Bus Running Days, May 2nd and 3rd 2009
- Panoramic image of Minehead Running Day (Saturday May 2nd). Photo © Bob Brimley
If you came to this event and enjoyed it, please tell us by email, snail mail or by phone. Our contact details are at the foot of this page.
The weekend was well patronised and accompanied by good weather as well. Many people were out and about taking photographs and videos so, if you’d like to show your appreciation, please send us a selection of your images so that we can showcase them in the gallery section of this website (with the appropriate credits of course).
We’d like to thank the many volunteer drivers and conductors who helped us run this event. Some of them travelled considerable distances to be with us and their efforts on our behalf are greatly appreciated.