Just come across this.. fascinating reading. I am for many reasons, some I wont go into on hear am well placed to see this from all sides. The staff at GNE and ANE do a fantastic job of making themselves available to take a bus on there day off and not get payed to do it. Its vitally important to the company's that they put on a show to the public and let people get close up to the buses wile they are in a safe environment.

As for the Preservationists that put there own money into there restoration projects. They are just normal people but nearly all of them that I know have spent a fortune on restoring there buses. We dont need to come to there events, we could easily (and often do) meet up at weekend with all our buses away from the public. BUT.. That's selfish. The NNRG have the attitude that busses are about people so we make them available whenever we can. perhaps the restorationist's deserves some respect but I have never got anything else from young or the older.

As for newer buses. I remember someone who should know better slating me for saving 4855. Preservation moves on with the times. Its inevitable.. The buses from the 80 and 90 and now 00 are in preservation. Its all transport history that needs saving for the future.