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'Potteries - Rally and Running Day' on Sunday 15th May.
| 'Potteries - Rally and Running Day' on Sunday 15th May 2005. 2006 News here | |||||
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As we were travelling on a bus to be entered into the rally, we had to be up early. Robert picked me up at 0610 and we set off for the Yorkshire Traction Garage at Barnsley. Whilst at the 'Tracky' garage we saw what a brilliant set up they have, including the engineering workshops and the massive National Express garage. One thing that caught my eye was the way they rebuild buses bought from other operations. An example was the Volvo Olympians from London. Completely refurbished including all new glass and new electronic destination signs.
We left 'Tracky' at around 0730 in a Volvo B6 - Alexander and headed for the 'Potteries', arriving at the 'Wedgwood Visitor Centre' where the rally was held, at around 0930. There was a hive of activity already, most of the stalls were laid out and over 30 buses of various description had arrived before we did. The weather was very kind to us, although the bright sunshine meant we had to wait until mid afternoon to photograph many of the exhibits. There were many preserved vehicles offering a choice of trips throughout the day. I settled for an old 'National' Which brought back memories of my time on the 'Inner Circle' route in Doncaster and an 'Atlantean' which took us down to Stoke railway station, where we had lunch and caught the same bus back an hour later. The event was very well organised and also well attended. We will definitely be going again in 2006. One point to mention here is the fact that 'Wedgwood' provided the rally organisers with the main car park for the event, which meant, no muddy shoes! Another plus was the fact that there was no admission charge. The organisers relied solely on donations. Click here for the official 'Potteries - Rally and Running Day' report. (Scroll down and click on 'Rally'.) These brief reports cannot possibly convey the atmosphere of the day. I'm sure everyone that attended had a marvellous day out. Below are a few thumbnails of the 'Potteries - Rally and Running Day'. A CD will be available shortly, crammed with as many of the exhibits as possible. The CD will have around 60 photo's of the event and will be priced so everyone can afford it. One or two exhibits were awkward to photograph because of the vast numbers of visitors. NEXT YEAR We will return to The Wedgwood Visitor Centre for the 2006 event, which
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