OCTOBER
OCTOBER 1
Maidstone & Kent Vintage Toy Collectors' Fair. 09.00-15.00, The Lockmeadow Market Hall (next to Maidstone West railway station, which also is a stop on the park-&-ride bus service).
Details: Geoff Martin, phone: 01732 840787 or 01622 735396

OCTOBER 1/2
Prague PragueBus Veteran Festival (featuring Fleischer and Ikarus), PVA Exhibition Centre, Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic.
Details: website.

Sandtoft Trolley weekend, The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, near Doncaster .
Details: 01724 711391. website, email.



OCTOBER 2
Amersham Running Day, based at car park adjacent to Amersham railway station. Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
Details: website.

Birkenhead Wirral Bus & Tram Show, Birkenhead, 10:00 to 16:00.
Details: phone 0151 639 4929, email.

Ipswich 'Come and Ride on Our Buses' Day.
Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.

Lathalmond Open Day, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife.
Details: phone 01383 623380 website.

Swanage EVENT CANCELLED Purbeck Bus Rally, Beach Car Park, Victoria Avenue, Swanage, Dorset.
Details: phone 01202 293245 website.

Winkleigh, Devon West of England Transport Collection Open Day, Winkleigh airfield.
Details: phone 07855 125913, email.



OCTOBER 8
Theydon Bois, Essex. Transport Enthusiasts' Bazaar, 11.00-15.30 at village hall (5 min from Central Line Station, Travelcard Zone 6). No car parking available. Free vintage bus services.
Details: website website



OCTOBER 9
Amberley Vintage Vehicle Show, Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, West Sussex.
Details: website.

Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport at Wythall. Operating day.
Details: The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, WYTHALL. B47 6JX, phone 01564 826471, email, website.

Canvey Island, Essex. 32nd annual open day and transport show, Castle Point Transport Museum, 10.00-16.30. Free bus link from/to Labworth Free Car Park. Hourly bus to Labworth from Benfleet station. Over 50 stalls under cover inside. Hot & cold food served all day.
Details: Castle point Transport Museum Society, 105 Point Road, CANVEY ISLAND. SS8 7TP, phone 01268 684272, website, email, for events.

Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust open day at Bridgeton Bus Garage, Fordneuk Street. A limited number of visiting vehicles and stallholders welcome - must register through the website or address below. Frequent free bus linking Bridgeton Garage, City Centre and Kelvingrove Museum.
Details: phone 0141 554 0544, GVVT, 76 Fordneuk Street, Glasgow, G40 3AH, email, website

Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day at Aldwarke premises, near Rotherham.
Details: Phone 0114 255 3010 Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00, website, email.

Skipton Seventh Yorkshire Dales vintage bus running day operated by Aire Valley Transport Group.
Details: email, website.

Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day, West Wiltshire, 1000-1730. At least 16 routes and 25 buses in service.
Details: website.

Yorkshire Dales. The 7th Yorkshire Dales Vintage Bus & Coach Running Day.
Details: Phone 07887 726686, website.



OCTOBER 11
Otley. Samuel Ledgard Society annual reunion and memorabilia display 19.30 Rose & Crown pub, Bondgate (opposite the old Ledgard bus garage).
Details: phone 0113 236 3695, website.



OCTOBER 15
Ipswich Wheels by Lamplight.
Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.

17 Switzerland Bus Running Day in Zurich using 1954 FBW.
Details: website, email.



OCTOBER 16
Birmingham. Aston Manor Transport Museum Running Day, featuring Metrobuses and Leyland Nationals.

Details: phone 0121 322 2298, Aston Manor Transport Museum, 208-216 Witton Lane, Aston, BIRMINGHAM. B6 6QE, website.

Isle of Wight Bus Running Day - venue tba.
Details: website.

Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Bus & Classic Vehicle Rally.
Details: website.

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum St Leger Historic Vehicle Rally 11.00-17.00.
Details: 01724 711391. website, email.



OCTOBER 22
Chester Model Showbus. Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole. 10.00-16.00. Admission £2.50, Senior Citizen £2, Children £1.
Details: Chris Goodwin, phone 01978 721872 or 0774 863 0712, email.

Portchester, Hants. transport Fair, Assheton Court off Castle Street at 11.00. Admission £1. Organised by the Provincial society.
Details: website.



OCTOBER 22-23
Crich Models Weekend, and on Sunday, Red October Day at the Tramway Village, Derbyshire. A celebration of eastern block vehicles including Trabants, Wartburgs and Tatras.
Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 01733 854321, Fax: 01773 854321, email, website.

Manchester Museum of Transport. "25 Years of Competitive Bus Services", event themed on deregulation outside London.
Details: Phone 0161 205 2122, fax 0161 202 1110, website.



OCTOBER 23
Leyland, Lancs. Model Transport Exhibition. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street. Scale models of buses and trucks.
Details: Phone 01772 451011, fax 01772 451015, website.

17 Switzerland Ziegelbrucke. Operating day at the HNF Transport Museum.
Details: website, email.



OCTOBER 25
Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. British Transport Films Evening.
Details: website.



OCTOBER 28-29
Acton Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
website



OCTOBER 29
Crich Tramway Village. Starlight Halloween. Illuminations, witches, ghosts and trams in the dark. Open until 21.00, last admission 18.00.
Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 01733 854321, Fax: 01773 854321, email, website.

Pudsey, W Yorks. Samuel Ledgard Society seventh Transport Collectors' Fair 10.00-15.00. Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, Cote Lane. Up to 100 stalls selling transport memorabilia. Admission £1 (£2 09.30).
Details: website, email, phone 0113 236 3695.

St.Helens Pumpkin Party, North West Museum of Road Transport, St.Helens.
Details: North West Museum of Road Transport, The Old Bus Depot, 51 Hall Street, ST HELENS. WA10 1DU, phone 01744 451681. website.



OCTOBER 30
Bristol Vintage Bus Group Mini Running Day from Brislington.
Details: website.

Halifax. Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines Bus Rally. Display area, trade stands, free classic bus services throughout the area. Unique town centre event to go back in time and sample classic British vehicles in service at night in classic seting.
Details: website.