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The 500 Group - for Teesside Bus Enthusiasts

Our preserved buses

The years activities 2007 - 2008

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Vehicles which took part in the 2008 event

Age Make Type Original Operator
1958 Dennis Loline JDC 599 Double Deck Middlesbrough Corporation Transport The 500 Group
1972 Daimler Fleetline JDL 544L Double Deck Teesside Municipal Transport The 500 Group
1980 Metrobus London Bus London Transport Daltons
1949 Bristol "L" saloon United
1942 Bristol "K" Double Deck United
1960 Routemaster Double Deck Northern General
1962 Routemaster Double Deck London Transpsort Shillibeer
1958 Commer/Beadle Coach Moss Tours
1976 Bristol RE Service Bus Hartlepool Transport
1974 Daimler Fleetline Chesterfield Transport
1962 Bristol Coach West Yorkshire
1980 Leyland Tiger Coach Skelton Coaches

Some scenes from this years event

Permission had been granted for us to make a special journey at the Teesside Vintage Bus Running Day.
One of the 500 Group buses was used on a journey from the Transporter, via the Newport Bridge and the Haverton Hill terminal and then crossed to the Middlesbrough terminal of the the Transporter Bridge via the Transporter car.

This year the bridge gondola made a special journey carrying only the bus and sixty passengers. This had not been done regularly since the 1970s and provided a unique site for people who attended.

(below) JDC544L, resplendent in its 1973 livery recreated this 1970's scene, here it is disembarking the Transporter car after crossing the Tees to Middlesbrough

Some further scenes from the 2008 event

The 2008 event, which was held on 27th April was very succesfull and attracted 1,500 rider journeys on the 62 services which were operated on the day.
The coach trip and "country bus service" in particular were well very popular.
(Below)The Aycliffe Groups Bristol L prepares to leave on the "Country Bus Tour"

A Chesterfield Fleetline on Teesside

The Chesterfield 123 Group brought their Fleetline up for the event, it was very popular with enthusiasts and the general public alike

A coach not previously visiting

The NEBPG brought their Bristol coach to the event
Previouly owned by the late Chris Moyes, it was in the livery of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company, as their fleet number CUG 27. It was a very nice vehicle indeed and is well restored

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The 500 Group - for Teesside Bus Enthusiasts |Our preserved buses |The years activities 2007 - 2008 |Annual Teesside Running Day |500 Group publications |A brief history of Middlesbrough Corporation No.99 |The Teesside Fleetlines |Teessides transport history |Newsletter extracts |Local bus news |Bus industry news |Picture Gallery - Introduction |Picture Gallery - Trams |Picture Gallery - T.R.T.B. |Picture Gallery - Middlesbrough |Picture Gallery - Stockton |Picture Gallery - Teesside Municipal Transport |Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit |Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit Ltd |Picture Gallery - Stagecoach |Gallery - Independant operators on Teesside |Stagecoach - North East, Fleet Lists |Photographs available by post |Archived pages - The years activities - 2002 2005 |Archived pages - Local news |What's coming up soon |Hartlepool Transport |Our News Letter |Join our Group |Links for The 500 Group |Message Board |Guestbook |Event Calendar |Mail Form