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Why not spread some TV&GWOT joy this festive season? |
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Looking for Christmas Gift ideas? Well look no
further……. this is the special offer you’ve been
looking for to enrol a friend or relative as a TV&GWOT
Supporter through to Summer 2025 with a 25%
discount.
Recent copies of To and fro’ will be their
present to open and enjoy at Christmas and your gift
will keep on giving each quarter as well as offering
Supporter opportunities in between.
By the way, the offer isn’t just for others –
perhaps this is your opportunity to become a
Supporter too?!
Full details can be found
here.
The deadline for the bundle of goodies to meet last
posting dates is 17th December – so
hurry! |
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Just out from the (TV&GWOT) Works…. |
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From cover to cover TV&GWOT Supporters are being
indulged with another exclusive array of articles to
suit a range of interests. 40 years after the
closure of Bristol Commercial Vehicles, fascinating
insight is shared from the Works, inside and out.
To and fro’s covers mirror this. On the
front Olympian 1814, the final chassis to leave the
Works, is in action with TV&GWOT. On the back, the
H 137, one of the oldest remaining Bristol buses, is
giving free passenger rides in Kingsbridge for a TV&GWOT
vintage bus day.
Through the pages of To and fro’, follow the
road west from London by coach over the decades or
visit Tavistock to see the changes since the depot
closed 50 years ago.
TV&GWOT also pays tribute to the late Michael
Plunkett whose endeavours ensure the Thames Valley
Traction Co. heritage survives long into the future.
Click here to
find out more. |
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Kingsbridge in September |
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Even the rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of
locals, holidaymakers and enthusiasts who descended
on Kingsbridge bus station on Saturday 16th
September.
Buses and coaches ranged in age from 1 to 90 years
old ensuring there was something for every era of
interest giving free rides over a variety of coast
and country routes.
The souvenir programme ran to 52 pages with feature
articles on the centenary of Tally Ho! origins, the
changing shape of the bus station, and the impact of
the Brent branchline closure in 1963, 60 years ago.
A few copies remain if you would like to
find out more…….
particularly if you fancy venturing to the Quay in
Kingsbridge for a great day out with friends and
family on Saturday 21 September 2024. |
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Fawley Hill Vintage Extravaganza |
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TV&GWOT and friends created a bus & coach spectacle
at the National Transport Trust Vintage Transport
Festival over the long August Bank Holiday weekend……
to the delight of many, including this troupe of
Ukulele players….
Many Supporters were involved as we entertained
visitors with hats, ticket machines and local views
from the archive.
If you missed it, you can enjoy sights and sounds
from the event from our
Facebook post. |
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Royal Blue Run – West Country Delights 16-18 June |
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The
annual spectacle of Royal Blue and Associated
Motorways long distance coaches returned to the West
Country from 16 to 18 June 2023. Some 15 preserved
coaches (dating from 1947 to 2000) took part,
travelling over 450 miles of original Royal Blue
express service routes for bystanders and
enthusiasts to enjoy.
Highlights from the run, including photos & video,
and details of the coaches & routes, are
available here
for you to re-live the experience.
Further live coverage (including views from the cab)
is still available on
Facebook with supplementary updates on
Twitter (@HeritageBuses). |
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South Midland and the prototype RELH – a celebration |
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60 years after the prototype BRISTOL RELH / ECW
coach went into service with Thames Valley coaching
subsidiary South Midland of Oxford, TV&GWOT marked
the anniversary with a coach road run for Trust
Supporters. The route covered the central sections
of the two South Midland Oxford -London routes
operated by RELH 521ABL for much of the 1960s.
A new TV&GWOT publication puts this important
development in context. It charts the origins of
South Midland from 1921, the evolution of routes and
vehicles operating through the decades, and the role
of the prototype RELH transforming travel. The
story is continued through the Oxford Tube years to
Thames Transit to the late 1990s.
Find out more
about the vehicles which took part, the route and
Souvenir Booklet. |
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Penzance Vintage Bus Day success |
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With a record number of entries and free rides on
vehicles from older half cabs to VR double decks and
more modern special Darts, there was something for
everyone to enjoy in Penzance on Sunday 16 April.
Crowds flocked to the bus station and enjoyed a
variety of trips to destinations around the West
Cornwall Peninsula.
Souvenir programmes all but sold out but the few
remaining can be purchased
online
while stocks last. The feature article celebrates
120 years since Great Western Road Motors
inaugurated the Lizard service with illustrations of
bus and service developments across the decades.
The story is brought up to date with the ‘rail-link’
services of today. There’s also a spotlight on
former Truronian Dart ‘TT03’, newly restored which
made its debut back in original livery complete with
vinyls at the bus day. Find out more
here.
The programme cover design is based on the Cornwall
area timetable from 70 years ago – Coronation year
1953! |
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