Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust - Events

A great pictorial tribute to Sundays event in the Lancaster Gaurdian. https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/31-colourful-pictures-of-morecambe-vintage-bus-day-take-you-on-a-journey-back-in-time-4636893?page=1

31 colourful pictures of Morecambe Vintage Bus Day take you on a journey back in time Blue skies greeted visitors to the Morecambe Vintage Bus Running Day and Display at the weekend.

Today’s visiting vehicle announcement for our annual, Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this Lovley Leyland Atlantean fitted with East Lancs body work new to Bolton Corporation in 1965.

Sneak peek at some of the buses coming to Morecambe for Vintage Bus Day The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Group are gearing up for their Morecambe Vintage Bus Running Day and Display this weekend.

Another one of our vehicles also making an appearance this Sunday at our annual, Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is our Leyland Royal Tiger new to Ribble in 1952.

📢Fylde 77 has been entered into the RVPT's Morecambe event on Sunday 19th May and the bus will be leaving Brinwell Rd depot at 09:00hrs.
Anyone wanting a ride is welcome to come along 👍 No charge💷
We'll likely be leaving Morecambe around 16:30hrs.

With less than a week to go the visiting vehicle annnoucements for our annual, Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 continue and today is the turn of a Morecambe native.

This stunning AEC Regent Three knew, to Morecambe and Heysham corporation in 1951 and fitted with a Weymann body.

Todays visiting vehicle announcement for annual ,Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this beautiful 1934 Leyland Lion originally a Leyland motors demonstrator and later Lytham Corporation which is the livery she currently wears.

Our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 will also feature, a number of our home fleet vehicles the first one featured is our Bristol RESL new to Ribble's Blackpool depot in 1971.

Today’s visiting vehicle annoucement for our annual, Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this lovely Leyland national 2 new to Fishwicks of Leyland in 1981.

Todays visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this Lovley Leyland PD2 new to barrow corporation in 1959 with the vehicle featuring Park Royal body work.

Today’s visting vehicle announcement for, our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is another double showcase.

First up is SHH 389X a ,Leyland national 2 new to Cumberland motor services new in 1982 and now preserved in Western Scottish livery.

The second National, is KHH 378W also new to Cumberland motor services in 1980 and preserved in CMS Cumberland livery.

Todays visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this Lovley, Bristol VR new to West Yorkshire in 1980 fitted with ECW bodywork.

Today’s visiting vehicle announcement, for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is certainly one for the RE fans.
The first vehicle is this Lovley Bristol RELH fitted with an ECW body new to West Yorkshire Road Car Company in 1968.

The second visting vehicle announcement is this Lovley RESL new to Southern Vectis in 1967 and fitted with an ECW body.

Todays visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is JTF 217F fitted,with East Lancs body work this Leyland PD2 was delivered new to Darwen Corporation in 1968.

Todays visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this Lovley AEC Regent 3 new ,to London transport new in 1954 with a Park Royal body.

The next visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024, is this Lovley Bristol VR with ECW body new in 1977.

The next visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is this wonderful Plaxton Supreme 3 bodied AEC Reliance new in 1976.

Next up for the visiting vehicle announcement for our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 is ,F805 FAO an Alexander Bodied Leyland Olympian new to Cumberland motor services in 1988.

With our annual Morecambe Vintage Bus Day 2024 right around the corner, let’s start with introducing some of the visting vehicles first up is this Lovley Blackpool Corporation Leyland PD 3A/1 new in 1967 .

We will also be supporting Our friends at the Town and District who are hosting there fantastic transport weekend.

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A little but of National Bus Company fun in the depot last week. In a possible scene from the early 80s.

A slightly delayed report on the Ribble Vehicle Preservations Trust's attendance at the Morecambe Vintage by The Sea. It truly was an outstanding event with a collection of buses from ourselves and the Barrow Transport Group and John Fishwick & Sons collection.
Both days were blessed with sunshine, smiles, and superb costumes. We managed to run a 30-minute service from Heysham Village & Towers to the Festival Market and onto Happy Mount Park and return. The service was greeted by hoards of happy passengers to the tune of just shy of 2500 passengers carried over the two days.

The town saw approx. 50,000 people at the event making it the busiest yet.

The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust would like to thank all of the passengers we had. Those who showed great interest in the work that goes on behind the scenes and those who had no idea that these buses are not operated by major bus operators but by volunteers and kept on the road by donations by the good public.
Without the generosity of you all, we would not be able to showcase these buses and attend events like Vintage by the Sea.

Please if you have any feedback please email us at [email protected] and use the subject as Vintage by the Sea 2023
Lastly, a big well done to the Deco Publique team for all the hard work.

See you all in 2024 for both our Morecambe Vintage Bus Day on the 19th May and again for Vintage in September 24

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Over the past weekend some of the team attended our friends at the Town and District Transport Trust at the Great harwood show-ground we thank them for once again hosting a brilliant show.

Photos courtesy of Stephen Martin

Another event later in the year we will be attending is the Yorkshire Dales vintage bus running hosted by our friends at the Aire valley transport group.

ANNOUNCEMENT*

It is unfortunate that we have to announce that this years Lytham Hall running day has been cancelled, after consultation with the hall it has been decided to cancel the event due to the halls grounds being waterlogged and with the weeks forecast not due to get any better We have had to make the unfortunate decision to cancel the event. We were looking forward to the event as much as you were but sadly the circumstances are out of our control we are sorry for any inconvenience that has been caused.

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Less than one week to go until our annual Lytham Hall running day on Sunday 6th August.

We look forward to seeing you there
Photo credit Stephen Martin

Plenty of preparation underway ready for our annual Lytham Hall running day on Sunday the 6th of August

Later this year the RVPT will be attending our freinds at the Town & District Transport Trust Ltd. Transport Weekend at the Great Harwood show ground

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1995 back to base after a day hard day at work at morecambe