Many thanks to Stagecoach in Blackwood for the amazing job they have done in helping to repaint the bus museums Bustler. The vehicle is now safely back at the depot. Having been given a thorough check over by the maintenance team at the museum we are looking forward to taking it to a rally soon.
ctpg
Catch Us On Netflix!
We are very pleased to be able to tell you that one of the buses in the collection has been given a role in one of the most popular Netflix shows of 2020. It is very much an adult series but a very interesting and very very thought provoking.
Welding a VR
Work is continuing to help fix the rust in the chassis of our Alexander bodied Bristol VR. This is not a small task. Due to the shape of the chasis, water has collected and rusted parts of it. Below is a selection of some of the rusted parts of the chassis that are being replaced….
377 Restoration Report
One of the younger vehicles in the group is a Dennis Dart (Pointer bodied). These were very popular with operators and in fact are still in use today. This bus is currently under restoration with the CTPG. There are a number of mechanical / bodywork tasks being carried out on it in the museum. We…
Bustler Gets It’s Stripes
Paint has started to be applied to the groups Bustler. We cant wait to see it completed. A lot of work has been put into this from the engineering / voluntears at the museum and Stagecoach who are doing an amazing job with the repaint. We will post an update as the painting progresses.
Getting its stripes
Stagecoach in Blackwood are doing an amazing job helping us to do preserve a small bit of Welsh (Barry) bus history. The previous paint had been on the bus for years and had started to flake. There was rust coming in and some rust on some of the panels. Below is a photo of it…
Western Welsh 90th Anniversary Weekend Sees Large Number of Visitors
The local heritage bus group based in Barry was involved with an event in Cwmbran and Barry at the weekend to mark the 90th Anniversary of Western Welsh. Western Welsh was the main bus firm in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s and covered southern Wales from Pembrokeshire to Monmouthshire and as far north…
Celebrating 90 Years of Western Welsh
Over the last 2 days we have been celebrating the 90 year anniversary of the Western Welsh bus company through 2 celebrations. The first was a depot open day at the Stagecoach Cwmbran depot. This was very well organised and comprised of a line up of Western Welsh buses as well as more modern vehicles….
BUS & COACH Wales 2015
CTPG were on tender hooks the two days before Bus & Coach Wales 2015 as rain all day was forecast. On Friday, Cardiff 360, our yellow open top bus with our name all along its side and Rhondda 495 passed their MOT so all was set! The forecast improved, but it was touch and go….
