LATEST NEWS
Site updated 20th January 2012)
What has been updated, Latest News, Events.
To view the group's photo site, then please click on the link below (Updated 3rd January2012 with King Alfred Running Day photos)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avtg/
West Yorkshire Road Car photo site (Updated 18th December 2011)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wyrcc/
we have 2x 26 mtr rolls of Holdsworth's 1950's style moquette in a nice wine colour for sale,
i am also in advanced talks with Holdsworth's regarding reproducing some blue heritage moquette and am looking to take orders.
pattern 1, 1940/50's Royal Blue coach / Bradford city transport pattern,
pattern 2, typical 1940 to early 1950's coach pattern.
pattern 3, 1950's no descript bus pattern
pattern 4, honeycomb pattern in buff with very small blue lines
if you would like more details or to view the designs please contact greglawson@blueyonder.co.uk or call 07887726686
Members of the group attended the King Alfred Running Day, which was held in Winchester on January 1st 2012
Photos of the King Alfred Running Day 2012 can be seen by clicking on the limk above.
Ex West Riding Leyland PS2 EHL335 moved under its own power for the first tme in over 40 years, after returning to the groups depot in Bradford for restoration to start. Regular updates will be posted, so please keep calling back.
The famous Nocturnal Heart of the Pennines rally was held at the Piece Hall on October 30th 2011. This year we had over 50 buses entered, with over 20 of them running the FREE service to the famous Sportsman Inn at Ploughcroft. Over 5500 visitors attended the event (Numbers from the Piece Hall) with most buses running with full loads.
Some photo's of the event can be viewed on the group's flickr site, by clicking on the link above.
This years Vintage Bus Running Day was held on Sunday 9th October, with the running buses at Bolton Abbey Railway Station an the static buses being displayed in the centre of Skipton.at Coach Street car park. A wide variety of vintage buses and coaches operated a network of services around Skipton and into the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. This year saw the launch at the event of 2 fresly restored buses, these being Greg Lawsons ex Leeds Daimler CVG, 574CNW and Harold Peers ex Crossville TD, CFM354. To see pictures of the event the please click on the groups flickr site.
Leeds Daimler 574CNW was moved back into the workshop late in 2010. Recent work has seen all the seat frames refitted, a new lino floor been fitted to the upper & lower deck floors along with floor treads, all the window surrounds have been re painted along with the lower saloon roof. the seats have now been re trimmed and they arrived back on May 4th, the vehicle has been finnished and she was found to be in good shape.
574 first passenger carrying outing was at our running day on 9th October 2011
Following the unexpected death of member Keith Leighton who owned Ex Bradford AEC Regent III HLW159 this has now been sold to group members Alex & Greg Lawson and David Hudson, for continuing preservation in Bradford City Transport livery.
YET ANOTHER VINTAGE BUS JOINS THE
AIRE VALLEY TRANSPORT COLLECTION
*** After 78 years in exile Ex Blythe and Berwick of Bradford (taken over by West Yorkshire Road Car) Leyland Lion PLSC3 of 1927 (KW1961) has returned to it''s home town, this is properly the oldest motor bus preserved in the area. This gem been acquired by members of the group.***
Work has been put on hold while we wait for replacement engine parts to arrive.
The Aire Valley Transport Group working with the local community
