Based at Heath Common, near Wakefield, this is our second annual rally, and promises to be bigger and better than last year's! This is not just for bus enthusiasts - it is an ideal day out for all the family. Heath Common is a beautiful countryside venue with a real ale pub - The King's Arms. Our free services will run to Wakefield City Centre, Ossett, Pontefract, Normanton, Newmillerdam Country Park and The National Trust's Nostell Priory.
A comprehensive timetable showing vehicle allocations and details of each bus will be published in our 24-page full-colour souvenir programme, available from bus crews or our Control Centre outside The King's Arms for just £4. However, to get the most out of your day, it would be wise to order your copy in advance and plan your journeys beforehand. Your copy will be posted out to you a week before the event.
You can order your programme by sending a cheque or postal order (payable to "West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust") for £4.40 (includes postage) to WRBG, 79 Mountain Rd, Dewsbury, WF12 0BS. Alternatively, you can order on-line with any major debit or credit card by clicking this button:
WEST RIDING BUS GROUP
HEATH COMMON RALLY & RUNNING DAY Sunday 27th May 2012
Only
days to go!
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10.00am until 5.00 pm! Over a dozen preserved buses on FREE services! Vintage vehicle rally and memorabilia stalls! A great family day out!
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23rd April 2012
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DEWSBURY BUS MUSEUM
Autumn Open Day
Sunday 18 November
2012
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Free services from Dewsbury Bus Station
Free trips to Charlotte's Ice Cream Parlour
Memorabilia stalls
Full details click
HERE
The West Riding Bus Group was founded in 2011 by three members of Dewsbury Bus Museum, to simplify the legal processes of organising Running Day events in the West Riding Area.
WEST RIDING BUS GROUP - Chairman: Paul Salmon, Treasurer: Graham Dowson, Secretary: Tony Salmon (no relation!)
Dewsbury Bus Museum's Leyland Tiger, EHL 344, (pictured at last year's event) will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, along with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, having also entered service 60 years ago in 1952.
This bus will be running in service at the event, along with over a dozen others, from the West Riding area and other places.
If you own a suitable bus and would like to take part, please click either of these buttons to download an application form. There is a charge of just £3 for a static exhibit, but if your bus runs in service there is no charge. In fact we hope to send donations for every bus that runs in service.
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Our FREE bus services will be mainly based on West Riding routes from the 1950s and 1960s. The following routes will run between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm:
10: Wakefield (Northgate) - Belle Isle - Kettlethorpe - Newmillerdam Country Park (lake and boathouse pictured below)
20: Heath Common - Wakefield (Northgate) - Horbury - Ossett
52: Wakefield (Northgate) - Heath Common
67: Wakefield (Northgate) - Belle Isle - Newmillerdam Country Park
68: Heath Common - Normanton
81: Heath Common - Wakefield (Northgate) - Roundwood - Ossett - Healey (Brewer's Pride public house)
85: Heath Common - Crofton - Nostell Priory - Ackworth - Pontefract.
There will be some "feeder" journeys at the start
and end of the event from Dewsbury and
Ravensthorpe.
It will be possible to interchange between buses at
Wakefield (Northgate), Ossett, Newmillerdam
Country Park and, of course, Heath Common.
GETTING THERE: (More detailed information appears on www.dewsburybusmuseum.co.uk)
By car: Heath Common is just off the A655 near its end, where it meets the A638, just a couple of miles from junction 31 of the M62. If you are using satnav, you should enter the postcode WF1 5SL.
By bus: Wakefield Bus Station is a three-minute walk from Northgate, from where we are running four buses per hour to Heath Common. Many Arriva buses serve Wakefield. Full details can be found on www.wymetro.com
By train: We will be running three buses per hour from Wakefield Westgate Station to Heath Common.
Trade stands welcome!
Trade stands (transport-related only) are very welcome. To download an application form, please click either of these buttons:
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