Durham Vintage Bus Gathering


Sunday 21st June - 10:00 AM
At Howlands Park and Ride site


Hello.

Just to let people know that on June the 21st at the Durham Howlands Park and Ride rally 4710 will be running on the "free" bus service. This is your one and only chance to sample the 310BHP Volvo THD100E power in FTN710W this year.

Craig Smith, Operations Engineer, NNRG. 

(21 May 2015, 5:50 pm)Craig Smith wrote Hello.

Just to let people know that on June the 21st at the Durham Howlands Park and Ride rally 4710 will be running on the "free" bus service. This is your one and only chance to sample the 310BHP Volvo THD100E power in FTN710W this year.

Craig Smith, Operations Engineer, NNRG.

I asked elsewhere following the Metrocentre rally, but do you have a detailed history of depot allocations and rough dates for the Nationals?
Spent many an hour on them and wanted to tie up my rough dates, with any official ones.

Cheers

We have very detailed history for both 4681 and 4710. At every event we go to we have A stand with the history of the National 2's on it. most people don't know its got 2 sides to it.
Have A look at our Facebook group. The group has the history of 4681 and 4710 on it.

(21 May 2015, 7:21 pm)Craig Smith wrote We have very detailed history for both 4681 and 4710. At every event we go to we have A stand with the history of the National 2's on it. most people don't know its got 2 sides to it.
Have A look at our Facebook group. The group has the history of 4681 and 4710 on it.

Cheers.

Do you have a link to the fb group?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/northern...tiongroup/

Link to the Facebook NNRG group.
You will have join the group.

Hello.

For anyone who is interested FTN 710W will be doing 3 possibly 4 runs on the shuttle service at the NEBPT Howlands Park and Ride event on June the 21st. The significance of this is that I have never aloud 4710 to take part in such events as I don't believe in giving "free" rides.

However with the renewed interest in 4710 and our Group the Northern National Restoration Group with the arrival of R855 PRG it was thought that we give something back to the enthusiast's. Wile A Leyland National 2 isn't to everyone's taste it will give the opportunity to sample A bus that was constructed 34 years ago and is now extinct in public service. A direct comparison is then possible with modern buses.  

Indeed the group was very happy with the response we got from the younger generation at The Metrocenter.

Anyone's thoughts are most welcome.  

Thanks. Craig Smith. NNRG Operations Engineer. 

It looks great. Many happy memories of 4710 at Philadelphia depot

I'll certainly be through Durham for a ride on 4710. I was gutted to have missed out on the run that was organised last year!

I've many fond memories Nationals operating in Tyne and Wear, and it's still one of my favourite single deck buses by a mile. It was good meeting you at the Metrocentre and having a good look at 4710. It's a fantastic restoration, and sounds superb for a bus of it's age.

Much like Aureolin, Nationals were a staple on routes running through my neck of the woods and an early memory of my childhood. If I'm available, I'd love to take a ride back in time on June 21st.

(07 Jun 2015, 8:50 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Much like Aureolin, Nationals were a staple on routes running through my neck of the woods and an early memory of my childhood. If I'm available, I'd love to take a ride back in time on June 21st.

Are you heading through? If so, I'll bring that B&H timetable book through for you.  

(07 Jun 2015, 8:52 pm)aureolin wrote Are you heading through? If so, I'll bring that B&H timetable book through for you.  

As it stands, yes - unless something crops up (which I don't think it will).

For anyone going I will be on the 09:14 21 out of Gateshead which will run onto the X21 at Durham.

I'll be going for a few hours but I'll be probably leaving around 2:00-2:30ish as, inevitably, something has cropped up.

I will probably get the 0937 7 from Newton Aycliffe then a shuttle there.

No idea where I will get on the 7 thanks to the stupid Aycliffe 10K being on. Annoyingly it is always on the same day as the Howlands Rally.

I might attend, if I have nothing to do

I am intending that 4710 will be one of the first buses to do the shuttle to Durham and back.

Quick message on this Arriva will be bringing along a few vehicles from Belmont not sure what yet however

4710 will be on the 11.00, 12.00 and 12.30 departures from Howlands on Sunday.

Hello.

Following up on some questions that people have been asking me.
FTN 710W is booked on the following departures from Howlands to Durham on Sunday.
11.00, 12.00 and 12.30.

Times except the first departure are subject to change by the NEBPT.

Thanks. Craig.

(18 Jun 2015, 10:02 am)Craig Smith wrote Hello.

Following up on some questions that people have been asking me.
FTN 710W is booked on the following departures from Howlands to Durham on Sunday.
11.00, 12.00 and 12.30.

Times except the first departure are subject to change by the NEBPT.

Thanks. Craig.

What about times TO Howlands.

(18 Jun 2015, 3:13 pm)danpick wrote What about times TO Howlands.

I'd suggest about 15 mins later

Anybody know if the PSV Circle will have a stall at the rally?

There's a few fleet histories I'm after.

Charles

Probably worth mentioning that Sunday is also the last day of the New Inn's cider festival, which is of course right next to the rally site...

(20 Jun 2015, 10:25 am)aureolin wrote Probably worth mentioning that Sunday is also the last day of the New Inn's cider festival, which is of course right next to the rally site...

Don't give anybody any ideas Aureolin

If anybody would like some extra details regarding tomorrows rally. The following link to NEBPT's page gives you the times of the shuttle buses, information on where Howlands is and some of the buses that will be at the event.

NEBPT Durham Bus Rally 2015

(20 Jun 2015, 4:26 pm)LeeCalder wrote If anybody would like some extra details regarding tomorrows rally. The following link to NEBPT's page gives you the times of the shuttle buses, information on where Howlands is and some of the buses that will be at the event.

NEBPT Durham Bus Rally 2015

A-Line are bringing their Excel down hopefully this time Annis won't be hanging out the doors.

(20 Jun 2015, 4:50 pm)danpick wrote A-Line are bringing their Excel down hopefully this time Annis won't be hanging out the doors.

Aye haha, he's class Annis!

At the moment me, Lee, Bazza and Davie should all be on the 09:14 21 feel free to join us and make it the NEB bus.

(20 Jun 2015, 7:20 pm)danpick wrote At the moment me, Lee, Bazza and Davie should all be on the 09:14 21 feel free to join us and make it the NEB bus.

or avoid it like the plague 

(20 Jun 2015, 4:50 pm)danpick wrote A-Line are bringing their Excel down hopefully this time Annis won't be hanging out the doors.

Got some power that Optare Excel.