Norfolk Classic Bus & Coach Show and Roadrun from Thursford Steam Museum

Thursford Steam Museum was the location for a brand new Classic Bus & Coach Rally for the East of England. This was a superb location to display a varied selection of buses and coaches with excellent photographic opportunities.
A few of the later buses and coaches can be seen arriving and many of the buses can be seen on display in Thursford Car Park. There is a look inside the engine of MRL 865 and inside the shopping area of Thursford itself.
In the afternoon a sixteen mile roadrun took place along the A148 through Fakenham and the buses can be seen departing and arriving back at the Museum. Late in the day there was also a presentation ceremony for the best buses and coaches at the show. Most important of all was the weather stayed sunny and very much like Summer and hopefully the event
was a great success. Thanks to the organisers for their hard work in putting this event on and to all the bus owners for bringing their buses along.
Buses and coaches in attendance:-
N237 HWX--Avalon Coaches Volvo B10 (1996)
G47 FVW--Biss Brothers Ltd Mercedes Benz/Van Hool Alicron (1989)
MHU 49--Bristol Tramways 207 Bedford OB/Duple (1949)
G864 XDX--Chambers & Son Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL (1989)
RGV 609W--Dan's Coach Travel Bedford YMT/Duple Dominant (1981)
ENH 634--Eagles Volvo B10M/Van Hool T8 (1997)
HPW 133--Eastern Counties Bristol K5G (1949)
VPW 85S--Eastern Counties VR190 Bristol VR (1977)
WNO 556L--Eastern National Leyland National MK1 (1973)
WLO 685--Eastons Holidays Bedford SB/Duple Super Vega (1959)
WEX 685M--Great Yarmouth Transport AEC Swift/ECW (1973)
BAR 103X--Hedingham Leyland Leopard/Plaxton Bustler (1982)
YYB 188--Hutchings & Cornelius Dennis Lancet/UF (1957)
TIG 129S--Jubilee Coaches Bedford YNT/Plaxton Paramount (1981)
PEB 2R--Kenzies Bedford YMT/Plaxton Supreme (1977)
D30 BEW--Kenzies Volvo B10M/Van Hool (1987)
R364 LGH--London Country NV164 Volvo Olympian (1997)
JJD 401D--London Transport RM2401 AEC Routemaster (1966)
KHA 311---Midland Red BMMO C1 Duple (1949)
KHA 301---Midland Red BMMO C1 Duple (1948)
FAH 275Y--Peelings Coaches Volvo B10M-61 Plaxton Supreme (1982)
CVH 733Y-Peelings Coaches Ford R1114/Duple Dominant (1982)
HLP 10C--Premier Travel AEC Reliance 590/Harrington Grenadier (1965)
MRL 865--M Rowe, Liskeard Austin K4 (1950)
LDV 467F--Royal Blue 1467 Bristol RELH6G/ECW (1968)
SNT 925H--Sanders Coaches Bedford VAL70/Plaxton Panorama (1970)
G293 KWY--Sovereign Bus Leyland Lynx (1989)
L102 LRA--Trent Buses Volvo B10B/Northern Counties Paladin (1993) Not featured
GOG 205W--West Midlands PTE MCW Metrobus MK1 (1981)
VAV 160X--Whippet Coaches Volvo B10M/Plaxton Supreme V1 (1982)
Hope you have enjoyed the film. Please feel free to comment or leave a like.
I am expecting to be at the North Norfolk Railway next month for their vintage transport weekend so look out for coverage on this channel and also from London coverage of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Routemaster next month.

[@andrewholloway231]

Credit must go to everyone who keep these vehicles in top running condition.

[@UOO303T]

Wonderful 👏

[@belliars]

Thanks for taking the time to film these events and upload them

[@craigsibley8161]

Nice video 👍👍👍 Looked like a good day out...

[@MegaBreadvan]

Great looking event with a few rarities. Thanks for sharing. One of my cousins lived in the area.

[@GrahamSleath]

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.

[@MegaBreadvan]

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

[@GrahamSleath]

@@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.

[@MegaBreadvan]

@@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

[@GrahamSleath]

@@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.

[@tangerinedream7211]

Much better standard of build than the rubbish of today. Gradually many of our buses are at least partly Chinese construction, this is due to net Zero aims. Until the government/next mob on 4th July get their heads out of the sand and encourage more battery manufacture here this will be the case.