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 →
Centenary celebrations on the 408
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 →
Muswell Hill’s celebrities
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 →
Route 93 Running Day
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 →
Route 65 Running Day
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 →