Cornwall Bus Preservation Society

Having a couple of spare hours this afternoon and needing to get out of the house, I finished off the replacement of 1147's top deck double seats. We've just got the 3 single seats and the front bench to do and it'll be complete!

As we drift closer towards winter 2011, you must make a note for 2012 to remind yourself and fellow enthusiasts that - 'I must not miss the Penzance and Kingsbridge Running Days next year as they are getting better and better!' Well, I am slightly biased as I am lucky enough to be involved with both events but I really do think these two running days are a bit special and offer so much for us enthusiasts. Read more

At one stage we thought we were going to miss this event because the RE is poorly,  but thanks to 'friend' Steve loaning us his Marshall bodied 1972 'Royal Blue' Bristol LHBristol Commercial Vehicles Light Horizontal engined coach, five of us made the trip and a very good day was enjoyed by all.  Read more

I'm pleased to report that LeylandLeyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses in 1988 and the name finally disappeared in 1993 OlympianLeyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. 34754(A754 VAF) passed her MOT last week without so much as 'an advisory' from the test station. She will now be in service at the Running Day on Sunday 17 April 2011 with approximately 21 other vehicles. Tell your friends, bring your cameras and if you have any influence at all, arrange for fine weather please!

Work started on Sunday in preparation for the running day with the OlympianLeyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. being prepared for MOT and the Vario being bought in for some maintenance. Read more

Just a week after the WHOTTThe West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust rally was held in Exeter, it was time for the big bus event at Duxford in Cambridgeshire on Sunday 26 September 2010. Our chairman and I had decided to attend the event following an invitation from 'friend' Colin that we could break the journey by staying at his home in Maidenhead on Saturday night and the Sunday night after the event. Read more

On Saturday 18 September 2010 the sun was shining, the town was busy and nearly every other person was clutching a camera because it was the 3rd Kingsbridge 7' 6" Vintage Bus Running Day when buses dating from the 1930's to the late 1990's were back in the town to operate the services and routes they used to work. To organise and put on such an event on this scale is down to 'friend' Colin Billington and Terry Partridge who between them seem to have all the contacts with all the necessary vehicles. Read more

On Sunday 15 August 2010, I was one of a group of 14 enthusiasts who set off from Camborne bus station at 06.30 hours to make the 360 miles round trip to Brislington in Bristol for the annual rally held by the Bristol Vintage Bus Group. Our mode of transport was a 1969 Bristol RELH 'Royal Blue' coach 1460 (OTA 632G) owned by the West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust (WHOTTThe West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust). She is based in west Cornwall and looked after by 'friend' Mel Williams with a little help from myself and a few other 'friends' from WHOTT.  Read more

On Sunday I attended the Brislington Bus Rally at Bristol together with members of my family, fellow members of the CBPSCornwall Bus Preservation Society - formed by a group of bus and coach enthusiasts who are involved in maintaining, restoring and preserving a number of buses which saw operational service in Cornwall that have been bought, donated or even loaned to members of the group and friends and what a wonderful day we had.  Treated to wonderful weather a spectacular display of vehicles and some beautiful trips on many of the preserved vehicles.  To round the day of I and my wife was treated to a run from the Rally site to Exeter in a fantastic Bristol H (1933 Chassis) beautifully and lovingly restored to mint condition by Colin, even down to the white painted rear corners and front mud guards for Wartime operations around the county.&nb Read more

Two vehicles have spent the weekend at St.Buryan Rally, 716 and 1003 driven by Bob, Mel and Lee.

716 was used to provide a free service from the village to the rally site on Saturday and Sunday. Read more