Bus Preservation & Rallies
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Bus Preservation & Rallies

The Early Years to 1980

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Bus Preservation & Rallies

The Early Years to 1980

About this book

A history of bus preservation in the United Kingdom from its beginnings in the 1950s to 1980.

The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at. The Buses magazine Museum & Rally Guide 2020–21 lists forty museums in the United Kingdom plus one in the Republic of Ireland with collections of buses (and sometimes trams or trolleybuses) amongst their exhibits. The rally calendar section lists hundreds of events taking part every year.
This has all developed since the 1950s. Prior to this a few far-sighted companies such as The London General Omnibus Company (later London Transport) had put aside some old vehicles but they were not on regular display. Private preservation started in the 1950s and the first clubs for preservationists were established such as the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club in 1958.
A few early events were held, but the first regular event was the HCVC (now HCVS) London to Brighton Run which began in 1962 and has continued ever since. Museum sites were established in the 1960s—The Museum of British Transport opened in stages between 1961 and 1963 and would lead eventually to the London Transport Museum. The East Anglian Transport Museum at Carlton Colville and the Sandtoft Transport Centre both opened in the 1960s. But it would be the 1970s when the rallies and 'Open Days' we know today really began to take off.
This book looks back at the formative years to 1980 when the seeds of the preservation and rally movement of today were being sown.

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Information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Transport
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781399087933

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Book Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS
  7. MUSEUM OF BRITISH TRANSPORT: 1961–1973
  8. STILL IN SERVICE: 1971–2
  9. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM:1970
  10. SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY: 1971
  11. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 2 MAY 1971
  12. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 7 MAY 1972
  13. PRESERVED LONDON BUSES BACK IN USE: 1972
  14. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 1973
  15. LONDON TRANSPORT COLLECTION, SYON PARK: 1973
  16. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 10 JUNE 1973
  17. WEYMOUTH RALLY: 1 JULY 1973
  18. BUS OF YESTERYEAR RALLY, CLAPHAM COMMON: 15–16 SEPTEMBER 1973
  19. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 5 MAY 1974
  20. LEICESTER OPEN DAY: 28 JULY 1974
  21. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 4 MAY 1975
  22. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 8 JUNE 1975
  23. SHOWBUS RALLY – UXBRIDGE: 28–29 JUNE 1975
  24. RUSHMOOR ARENA RALLY: 20 JULY 1975
  25. PRESERVATION SITES AND VEHICLES IN THE MID 1970s
  26. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 2 MAY 1976
  27. LONDON TRANSPORT COLLECTION, SYON PARK: 16 MAY 1976
  28. SOUTHEND RALLY: 6 JUNE 1976
  29. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 13 JUNE 1976
  30. SHOWBUS RALLY – UXBRIDGE: 26–27 JUNE 1976
  31. NATIONAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM, CRICH: 28 AUGUST 1976
  32. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM: 1976
  33. COBHAM BUS MUSEUM: 3 APRIL 1977
  34. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 1 MAY 1977
  35. SOUTHEND RALLY: 5 JUNE 1977
  36. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 12 JUNE 1977
  37. SHOWBUS RALLY – UXBRIDGE: 25–26 JUNE 1977
  38. BOURNEMOUTH OPEN DAY: 24 JULY 1977
  39. BRISTOL RALLY: 21 AUGUST 1977
  40. NEWCASTLE: SUMMER 1977
  41. COBHAM BUS MUSEUM: 2 APRIL 1978
  42. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 7 MAY 1978
  43. ENFIELD PAGEANT OF MOTORING: 28–29 MAY 1978
  44. SOUTHEND RALLY: 4 JUNE 1978
  45. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 11 JUNE 1978
  46. SHOWBUS RALLY – UXBRIDGE: 24–25 JUNE 1978
  47. WEYMOUTH RALLY: 2 JULY 1978
  48. LANCASTER RALLY: 16 JULY 1978
  49. LONDON BUS RALLY, BROCKWELL PARK: 22–23 JULY 1978
  50. NEWCASTLE: JULY 1978
  51. SANDTOFT GATHERING: 30 JULY 1978
  52. BRISTOL RALLY: 20 AUGUST 1978
  53. NATIONAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM, CRICH: 26–28 AUGUST 1978
  54. LONDON TRANSPORT COLLECTION, SYON PARK: 17 SEPTEMBER 1978
  55. PRESERVATION SITES AND VEHICLES IN THE LATE 1970s
  56. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 6 MAY 1979
  57. SOUTHAMPTON RALLY: 6–7 MAY 1979
  58. WEST BROMWICH RALLY: 13 MAY 1979
  59. SOUTHEND RALLY: 3 JUNE 1979
  60. SOUTHSEA RALLY: 10 JUNE 1979
  61. SHOWBUS RALLY – UXBRIDGE: 23–24 JUNE 1979
  62. WEYMOUTH RALLY: 1 JULY 1979
  63. LONDON BUS RALLY, BROCKWELL PARK: 21–22 JULY 1979
  64. BRISTOL RALLY: 19 AUGUST 1979
  65. 150 YEARS OF LONDON BUSES: 1979
  66. COBHAM BUS MUSEUM: 13 APRIL 1980
  67. HCVC LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN: 4 MAY 1980
  68. EAST ANGLIA TRANSPORT MUSEUM, CARLTON COLVILLE: 15 JULY 1980
  69. LINCOLNSHIRE VINTAGE VEHICLE SOCIETY
  70. LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM, COVENT GARDEN: 1980
  71. POSTSCRIPT
  72. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  73. Backcover