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Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully it will be back next year. Yes there were some rarities including the Bedford Duple OB which deservedly won the best preserved single decker prize.

@@GrahamSleath I noticed the two BMMO C1's? Loved the little Duple Dominant Ford coach. Great sounds and tables in it too!

@@MegaBreadvan I think the C1's had travelled some distance so didn't take part in the road run. The Ford coach might be at the North Norfolk Railway in 2 weeks so I might get a trip on it. The tables were just outside the museum shop/entrance. Not many people seemed to be visiting as there seemed to be nothing going on apart from 2 half hour organ concerts unlike our last visit 2 years ago which is featured in one of my earlier films. Not very many buses though as it was Gala Day.

@@GrahamSleath Still it looked like a nice event, even if it did look a bit devoid of people. I suppose since the pandemic it is a challenge for organisers now. For years, every year, I'd go to a local event here called La Locomotion en Fête. Not just buses, but cars, trucks, vans, military etc - gathered at an airfield. Since COVID it has gone to the wall. So sad. The Ford made me think of my school bus to Bosworth College back in the 80's. Pam's Coaches of Enderby, ex Shearings Ford R1114/Plaxton DBA81T. The driver was only a little chap but very wirey having to do all those double de-clutches to change gear! LOL

@@MegaBreadvan Yes I thought there weren't that many people but it was an event aimed at enthusiasts and was the inaugural one so hopefully it will return next year. I don't think it is just COVID but the fact that there are less people around from the original generation of preservationists and unless there are more younger people involved then some of these buses won't be on the road. Nice that the Ford brought some nice memories for you. My school days were in Leicester often on a Leyland Atlantean or Metropolitan on the 16 service to Braunstone Frith unless I caught a Midland Red D9 or later many other different types on the 48 service to Wigston.

That is 3003 AH Eastern Counties LC556 new in 1959.

Thanks. My father Peter Hulin owned it with its other reg number from 1986 until 1993, as well as 608JPU.

Thanks Craig. Glad you enjoyed it. Another superb day.

Thanks John it was another superb event and a real credit to the organisers and volunteers. Plenty of buses to see and trips. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make Sunday when the weather looked even sunnier.

@@GrahamSleath Hopefully I'll make it next year. Depends where it falls. This year I stayed on, on my own for 7 more days, staying with a friend Braunstone. I could've gone to the Delaine Event, but decided that it would be a pain to get to via train etc and wouldn't have much time. I last went there in the early 90's.

@@MegaBreadvan I did the Delaine event last year but not this year as it was so cold. They have not yet released the date for Quorn next year but they are planning another event on Saturday 27th July to celebrate a 100 years of Municipal Motorbuses in Leicester so I hope I can get to that once further details have been released.

@@GrahamSleath Reminds me of the 50 years of motorbuses book that was released in 1974. I have 2 copies, as my original bought from the Rutland Street offices was so worn and damaged through reading it so much. LOL. Would be good if a publication is done for 100 years. If I came over in July I'd have to consider the train fare and loss of work (I teach English part time and Saturday is my best day). We going away for 3 weeks in August too. Will look forward to seeing a video if you do one. 😊

Looks like you had a good time up there. I've not been for a few years now as it's harder for me to get there since I moved.

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Hi Sarah. Thank you for your lovely comments. Glad you enjoyed the video and it brought some nice memories back for you. The double-decker is CBC 921 an AEC Renown new to Leicester City as fleet number 329 in 1939 and it is a tri-axle bus. It is now preserved at the Abbey Pumping Museum in Leicester and does occasionally attend rallies. It operated in Leicester for over 19 years before being sold for preservation in 1958 to the Vintage Passenger Vehicle Society. Spent some time also at the East Anglian Transport Museum and had a number of narrow escapes from the scrap man before returning to Leicester in 1973. The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust produced an 80th anniversary booklet which you can get from their website and has the full story. Hope this helps.

Mmmm - D.H. Evans restaurant......I too remember it well!

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it as it was a brilliant day.

@michaelkeen5010 Hopefully will meet up at a future event. The French school holidays were last month, so we were over in the UK too early for it. At least I got to take some photos of the electric buses in Leicester while there.

@@MegaBreadvan yes I hope so too. There was a good selection of buses at this event this year, as always.

@@michaelkeen5010 Yes looked excellent plus a those I saw last September. Would love to get another ride on JHA227L... 😊

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it as it was a superb day.

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it there was plenty of variety.

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

They were not able to use Hertford Bus Station as the area is currently under redevelopment so they held it at Hertford East Station which seemed to work out well.

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Yes that's fine with me. Thank you for asking and good luck with the project.

Certainly not this church.....I'd say this is reserved the exclusively for this family, couldn't let the public in! Don't know about other times?