Saturday 27th September 2025 The London Transport Museum Friends held another country bus route recreating day on Tuesday and I was lucky enough to get a sought after ticket and take a ride on board. It follows the wonderful day in June 2024 when route 386 was recreated between Bishops Stortford and Hitchin and another,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 23rd September 2025 I topped off last week’s epic ride on ember’s route E11 by sampling two very contrasting bus routes also numbered 11. One in the glorious Cotswolds and the other in Nottingham Today's blog describes the former with Thursday's featuring the latter. Image courtesy Troopers Lodge Motor Services And this is not... Continue Reading →
Saturday 19th July 2025 Brothers Kevin, Ian and Anthony Delaine-Smith Longer term readers may recall the D is for Delaine blog I wrote a couple of years ago for 2023's A-to-Z of bus and train companies series. It coincided with Anthony Delaine-Smith's tenure as Omnibus Society President that year including his fascinating talk to members... Continue Reading →
Thursday 28th September 2023 Clapton Pond The London Bus Museum held another of its Heritage Running Days a couple of weeks ago on Saturday 16th September. This time RTs and Routemasters could be found providing free rides on route 38 between Victoria and Clapton Pond with a few journeys extended to Leyton Bakers Arms. As... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 8th December 2021 It was much missed last December due to Covid, but this year's Ensignbus Running Day held on Saturday more than made up for that temporary absence. It really was a great day out. It's become a well established fixture in the calendar and almost certainly involves the most heritage buses from... Continue Reading →
Thursday 18th November 2021 We all have a favourite bus route - usually one associated with childhood memories often from the days of taking us to and from school. Peter Osborn’s favourite must be the former London Country route 408 which at one time ran from Guildford via Leatherhead and Epsom to West Croydon before... Continue Reading →
Monday 8th November 2021 2020 marked thirty years since the closure of Muswell Hill bus garage in north London and as Covid restrictions decimated plans for running days last year, organisers waited until yesterday to bring out the RTs, RFs and RMs plus some surprise guest appearances to celebrate this anniversary. It was well worth... Continue Reading →
Monday 11th October 2021 Following the success of the Route 65 Running Day in April, the London Bus Museum held a similar nostalgia fest on Saturday recreating London bus route 93 between Putney Heath and it's original most southerly terminus of Dorking (reached on Summer Sundays between 1939 and 1960) . RT 1431 was one... Continue Reading →
Sunday 11th April 2021 A big thank you to the London Bus Museum team for organising today’s ‘Running Day’ on route 65 between Ealing, Leatherhead and Dorking. It was great fun and made up for missing the usual Spring event held at the Weybridge based museum. In many ways it was even better to see... Continue Reading →
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