Plymouth Hoe Bus Rally

The 29th annual bus rally in Plymouth on the Hoe seen a turnout of many vehcles from not very far away to some quite a few miles.  Next year the Western National Preservation Group plan on doing a two day event for their 30th annual bus rally.

Below: Ex Plymouth Citybus 1992 Dennis Dart K105 SFJ. Fleet numbered 105. The batch of darts fleet numbered (101 - 105)(107 - 110) were taken off front line work in 2008 when the Enviro 200's fleet numbered 136 - 146 arrived to Milehouse from the builders Alexander Dennis and were painted ready for service by the Milehouse Depot teams in the Paint Shops, Maintenance etc.

K105 SFJ passed into preservation on the Hoe Rally in 2010.

 

 Above: First southwest brought 3 vehicles to the Hoe rally this year, one of the exhibits being the Mercedes Citaro Bendy Bus used in and around the Eden Project, Cornwall. these are for the Park and Ride services provided for the Eden Project, not Park for Truro PR1/PR1A

Below: Left to Right Leyland Adlantean TTT 162X its Plymouth City Transport/ Plymouth Citybus fleet number was 162. Next is Volvo B10M 175 B175 VDV, Next to that in Yellow is an Ex Student Link double decker which since leaving Plymouth Citybus had its roof cut off and is now a tree lopper. on the right is a Vovlo D10M 178 H178 GTT, 178 has Dual Purpouse seating making it comfy for passengers going in and around the city and also long distance hauls.

To get involved with the Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group visit the website
www.plymouthcitytransport.co.uk

To become a member, you can print a membership form from

http://www.plymouthcitytransport.co.uk/#/membership/4544606913

Membership is only a small cost and is shown on the form.