(26 Aug 2025, 2:20 pm)Washingtonian wrote I have to say this year's Seaburn Rally was the most disappointing rally I've ever seen.. There seems to be less and less buses every year. It's supposed to be a historic vehicle rally but there were way too many post millennium vehicles - a lot that the non enthusiast would think could still be used in service today as they still look modern.  

There were absolutely no Leyland Nationals, only one Olympian and one Bristol VRT and considerably fewer Atlanteans. There were barely any other older single decks and about one coach and I'm sorry that is very poor. 

The highlight of the day was having a ride on the open top Atlantean which I really enjoyed but apart from that I was massively disappointed to be honest. I understand this could be down to the ridiculous costs of living these days and I understand that vehicles like ex NGT 4710 are undergoing an overhaul etc, so I'm not trying to be unreasonable but I was really disappointed. I

 was hoping to catch a ride on 3501 but once again it was not used on the Heritage Tour and hasn't been for a few years and it seems the same vehicles are used every year. I haven't seen the likes of ex NGT 3406, 3469, 3636 for a few years to name a few. I  also haven't seen the Northumbria livered Delta for a while, and there was the absence of 3656, 3661, 3741 and 4708 and the ex Busways Scania etc. I was also disappointed with the selection of cars on display although there were some new additions that I hadn't seen previously, so it wasn't all bad.

I normally book holidays to attend the rally each year as I used to go with my Dad and have kept going since after he passed away but if it continues to decline I see very little point of going in the future.

I disagree that this rally wasnt the worse one seaburn is one of the better rallies in the north east and this one was the better one of the trust events this year after metrocentre where people ruined it for others which could of been a reason for owners not turning up. And the bus types you mentioned they could have been not road worthy! I don’t had a couple from out of the region turn up! And the “modern” buses some of them can be counted as vintage now such as the tridents that turned up and the solars and renown’s which are over 20 years old there was a good selection of historic cars on show too I felt the event was a success lot of people turned and enjoyed themselves! I had over 55 people on  the 3 shuttles on I conducted on with our open top bus everyone I talked to enjoyed the event!