I popped by this afternoon and would agree that it was a bit underwhelming. I don’t think that this was due to the vehicles on display as there was a great selection of preserved and modern buses, but a lack of organisation.

My main gripe was that there was no easy way of finding out what was going out on the shuttles at any given point. The guy with what was seemingly the only copy of the roster was clutching it tightly on his clipboard. Surely a copy of the roster could be posted on the free bus stop? It would save joining the queue without any clue as to whether you will actually want to ride on what rolls up. The lack of organisation summed up by the guy with clipboard quibbling with the guys on 574 who came out to do a run when it wasn’t their slot. Overhearing the conversation, he seemed genuinely annoyed and would rather have a queue of people standing around waiting than send a bus load of happy people out on a bus that wasn’t scheduled even though the owners of the bus were willing to provide added interest to the event.

Even with the lack of organisation, I managed to ride 574 and the Strathtay Leopard, both of awhich were great rides on totally contrasting preserved buses. Sadly, the lack of any indication of what was going out on the shuttles meant that I missed out on a ride on 6000, as it was full by the time I joined the queue. Hopefully an opportunity may arise at an event with better communication in due course.

That said, even with the lack of information, I managed two good rides and it was a decent enough way to spend a couple of hours.