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

[@wilflewis7384]

Brilliant as always - with wonderful comprehensive list of vehicles - well done

[@GrahamSleath]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@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.