APRIL
3 Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Mothers' Day. Free admission for mothers accompanied by a paying child.
Details: website.

3 Warminster A2Z Spring Road Run.
Details: website.



9 Detling, Maidstone Centenary of Maidstone & District Motor Services at the Kent Showground, Detling.
The SHOWBUS team will be attending Maidstone 100
Details: website.



9-10 Leyland, Lancs Meccano, Dinky & Hornby exhibition. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street
Details: Phone 01772 451011, fax 01772 451015, website.

9-10 North Norfolk Railway Train & Bus Weekend, with rally on the Sunday.
website email

9-10 Peterborough. 57^th UK Coach Rally, East of England Showground. Free shuttle bus from Queensgate Bus Station.
Details: phone: 01753 631170 or 07590 468035. email, website.

9-10 Sandtoft Trolley Weekend
Details: 01724 711846. website, email.



10 Blackpool Lancastrian Transport Trust open day 1200-1600, Brinwell Road garage..
Details: Paul Turner phone 07815 983885email website.

10 Cobham/Dunsfold Annual Spring Bus & Coach Gathering & RF60 celebration, London Bus Preservation Trust, Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey (with bus service from Guildford station). Cobham Bus Museum not open.
The SHOWBUS team will be attending with a Red Rose ex Abellio Dennis Dart
Details: website.

10 Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day.
Details: website, email

11 Birmingham & Malvern Recreation of Midland Red bus route 144 Birmingham-Bromsgrove-Worcester-Malverns.
Details: phone 02476 633624.



14-17 Beamish. Great North Steam Fair
Details: website.



16 Cultra, Co Down 38th Irish Transport Trust Annual Bus & Coach Rally. Main Car Park of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. 09-30-17.00. Forty mile road run around Belfast and North Down. Free preserved bus service. Preserved and modern buses, vehicle judging and enthusiast stalls.
Details: Howard Cunningham, 3 Donegall Drive, Whitehead, Carrickfergus, BT38 9LT. Phone: 07738 941848 email, website



16-17 Lowestoft. Classic and Vintage Weekend at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville. 13.00-17.00 Saturday, 11.00-17.00 Sunday. Free vintage bus services to/from Lowestoft town centre and Beccles.
Details: East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33 8BL. Phone: 01502 518459. Fax: 01502 584658. website. email.



17 East Grinstead Country Bus Running Day. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £6.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from East Grinstead address above, or £7 on the day. Usually available seven to 10 days before the event.
Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, EAST GRINSTEAD. RH19 4SG. email website.

17 Isle of Wight Bustival. 10.00-16.00 Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet. Free.
Details: Southern Vectis, website.

17 Leyland, Lancs Classic & Vintage Ford day. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street
Details: Phone 01772 451011, fax 01772 451015, website.

17 Manchester Museum of Transport London Bus Day. Free heritage bus from Manchester Victoria.
Details: Phone 0161 205 2122, fax 0161 202 1110, website.

17 Middlesbrough. Teesside Vintage Running Day. Eighteen buses running on the routes this year. Highlights of the event will include the two “Country Bus” journeys and of course up to five routes running between Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge which this year celebrates it's Centeneary and Stockton on Tees. Organised by The 500 Group.
email, website.

17 Penzance Bus Running Day, regional routes from Penzance bus station.
Details: Cornwall Bus Preservation Society website.

17 Sandbach Transport Festival, Cheshire.
Details: website.

17 Southampton (Curdridge) Brijan Tours Charity Open Day, The Coach Station, Bottings Industrial Estate, Curdridge. 10am to 4pm
Details: website.

17 Switzerland Swiss Postbus Running Day in the Zurich area.
Details: website.



23-24 Kirkby Stephen. The thirteenth Easter Rally at various sites in Kirkby Stephen and Brough. Due to lack of space reluctant to accept entries of vehicles younger than 19 unless they are 'unique'. Free admission.
Details: Will Hamer, Eden Classic Vehicle Group, Bowber Head, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4NL Phone/fax: 01539 623254. email website.

23-24 Weston-super-Mare Pageant of Transport, Beach Lawns. Free entry.
Details: Phone Keith Palmer 01934 627563.



23-25 Sandtoft The Easter Eggstravaganza, celebrating 100 years of British Trolleybuses. Free parking.
Details: 01724 711391. website email.



24 Nationwide National "Drive it" Day organised by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs with events up and down the country.
Details: website.

24 Lincoln Open Day at Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. Sales stands, refreshments, variety of buses and coaches. Free bus service from Lincoln railway station. Parking at museum is very limited.
Details: Phone 01522 689497. email website.

24 Liverpool Merseyside Transport Trust Easter Sunday Running Day - "Buses to Page Moss".
Details: Phone 0151 298 2122. email website.

24 Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Easter Chick Hunt with prizes for children.
Details: website.

24 St Helens Easter Egg Hunt at North West Museum of Road Transport. Tickets are £5.00 for children, including admission to the Museum and a place on the Great Easter Egg Hunt. Adult standard £3.50 admission. A free Easter Bunny bus service will be operating throughout the day. Museum open from 12.00pm till 4.00pm.
Details: email, website, phone 01744 451681.

24-25 Chatham Medway Festival of Steam & Transport, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent.
Details: phone 01634 823800 website.

24-25 Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. Easter 1940s weekend.
Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 01733 854321, Fax: 01773 854321, email, website

24-25 Weston Park, Shropshire Weston Park Transport Show.
Details: Transtar Promotions, 9 Newquay Road, Park Hall, WALSALL. WS5 3EL phone 01922 643385 website email.

24-25 Wythall, Birmingham Easter Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall. Bus 750 to/from City Centre Monday only.
Details: The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, WYTHALL. B47 6JX, phone 01564 826471, email, website.



25 Coleford Carnival of Transport, Gloucestershire. Free Park & Ride.
Details: website.



29-30 Acton Open weekend, London’s Transport Museum Acton Depot. Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
website



29 April-1 May Sinsheim & Speyer. Third European Meeting of Vintage Buses
Details: website.



30 Loughborough Paul S Winson Running Day & display. Pre booking only. Hi-viz jackets must be worn on premises.
Details: Book 01509 230499 (0900-1500). website email

30 Morpeth Gathering, County Hall Car park. 1000-1630. Free bus service from Bus station
Details: Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society. website



30 Apr-1 May Eastbourne. Magnificent Motors, Western Lawns, Seafront, including buses, cars and motorcycles.
Details: Events Team, Eastbourne Borough Council, 1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW, phone: 01323 415442. email, website.



30 Apr-2 May Llandudno Transport Festival at Bodafon Fields (seafront showground) and Gt Orme and Conway Road Runs.
Details: Len and Sandra Ricketts, Llandudno Transport Festival, 48 Church Road, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County, LL28 4YS. Phone/fax: 01492 545053 (up to 22.00), website.

30 Apr-2 May Rushden Northants 33rd Cavalcade of Transport and Country Fair, A6 to south of town. Admission:- Adults £7.00, Children 5-16 £5.00, Senior Citizens £5.00, Family ticket £18.00 (2 Adults + 2 Children). Opening times 10.00am to 17.00 Every Day.
Details: website phone 01933 315006.

30 Apr-2 May Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Extravaganza weekend with up to 12 trolleys in service. Details: 01724 711391. website, email.