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Monday 15th July 2013

Recent events
A round up of recent events and news where known. Photographs at the end of the report.

Epsom Derby, Saturday 01/06/13
HKE690L was noted in use here.

Barry Island Transport Festival, Sunday 09/06/13
VTH942T was the only VR present and was a static exhibit.

Weymouth running day, Sunday 16/06/13
JJT437N and GEL686V operated some publicly available free services at this event.
LEU263P was a static exhibit at this event.

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Sunday 7th July 2013
An event here on this date saw OEH604M present. We're unsure if it worked any publicly available workings.

Llangollen Railway/ North West Museum of Road Transport event, Sunday 7th July 2013
HTU155N, BMA521W and VVV952W were present. We're unsure if these worked any publicly available workings.

North Weald Rally, Sunday 7th July 2013
CPU979G was present.

Riverlink, Totnes
Wednesday 3rd July 2013
1 - UWV614S
100 - 14.30 Totnes-Paignton
100 - 15.00 Paignton-Totnes
100 - 15.50 Totnes-Torquay
An Olympian was on the other all-day duty.
Wednesday 10th July 2013
1 - UWV614S
100 - 14.30 Totnes-Paignton
100 - 15.00 Paignton-Totnes
100 - 15.50 Totnes-Torquay
3 - WTU467W
100 - 15.30 Totnes-Paignton
This company's timetables altered slightly on 1st July to incorporate some workings from Churston, their vehicles now being based there which has seen UWV604S, previously thought to have been stripped for spares, having emerged in to the open in an intact state. A photo of this bus can be found on Flickr.

Shoreline Suncruisers, Scarborough
HPK507N remains in service here, reported in use on Thursday 11th July 2013.

Merseyside Transport Trust open day, Burscough, Sunday 14th July 2013
LRN60J and HTU155N, the latter now in a short lived green and orange Crosville livery, were on display.

Peterborough rally, Saturday 13th July 2013
BKE861T of Judd's
302 - Sacrewell Farm-Wansford, free service
JJT437N and WKH526X were static exhibits.

Eastbourne rally, Sunday 14th July 2013
HKE690L worked a trip at 1100 to Beachy Head (route 197), back via Birling and East Dean.
RVB977S worked two trips at 1030 and 1230 to Beachy Head and back (route 97).
CPU979G was also present.

Newbury, Bus & Coach Preservation event, Sunday 14th July 2013
CJH141V and GEL686V operated trips in the showground where the event was held.
SFJ106R was a static exhibit.

Trent Barton and East Midlands bus gathering, Sunday 14th July 2013
Held at the Nottingham Transport Centre, LRA801P was present.


UWV614S at Totnes, 3rd July 2013.
photo copyright of Shaun C.


VTH942T was the only VR at Barry Island Transport Festival on 9th June 2013.
photo copyright of Dave Roberts


VTH942T leaving Barry Festival, 09/06/13.
photo copyright of Dave Roberts


During 1994 at least, when the Channel Tunnel opened, Eurotunnel operated a bus tour from its Folkestone terminal. OUD482T was picture here in that year.
photo copyright of Chris Finch

Thanks for help with news in this update to; Sidcup Ginge, Tom Metrobus, Neil Jones, Dave Roberts.