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We have not completely stopped as a result of COVID. Following a set of guidelines we have been able to achieve the following: OTG Update OTG has been away at Reliance Bus Works for mechanical attention initially for a head gasket repair but which turned into a full engine rebuild due to problems found with…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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….

The South Wales valleys were treated to the sights and sounds of old coaching days as the Royal Blue Run travelled from Treherbert to Cheltenham crossing the Valleys via old routes. Photos below were taken in Ystrad Mynach.

Work continues apace to have WW1518 back at its original depot in time for WW90 in September, as can be seen a lot of progress has been made recently.

The Barry Festival of Transport attracted several hundred interesting vehicles to Barry Island on Sunday. Around 180 classic cars and around 240 performance and rally club cars came to the seaside resort. These were supplemented by a lot more visiting heritage and new buses than in previous years. Mike Taylor, the organising chairman of the…