We have recently received a few vehicles from Newport Bus, decisions on their futures will be made once they have been checked over by our mechanical team. Bodily they are in good order and complete. Thank you Newport!
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SWANSEA BUS MUSEUM RUNNING DAY
On Sunday 29th October the final event at the Swansea Bus Museum’s current location was held with good weather making it warmer than it has been on several occasions over the years we have attended this show. This year we took along three CTPG vehicles plus the stall. Cardiff 360, Pontypridd 8 and R&W C.350…
MERTHYR TYDFIL FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT
Rhondda 91 gained its first MOT with the CTPG in time for the 10th September following a full rebuild and service, and is seen here at Porth its original home depot.
August Road Run
August’s road run saw Caerphilly 32 travel around the Vale ending up at the Red Lion in Bonvilston for some refreshment, with the evenings drawing in a nice twilight show was possible with the bus ready to depart.
CARDIFF 360 GOES RETRO
Cardiff 360 has been returned to a livery it carried in the mid 1980’s to a style carried on the trams, both 343, 359 and 360 were treated to this retro livery originally. 360 will be running in Cardiff on the weekends for the summer season and has been fitted with a traditional vault but…
Members Trip to Cardiff Bus Sloper Road Depot
On Sunday 2nd July members visited Cardiff Bus at their Sloper Road depot, we travelled in 434 which was based there in the early 1980’s. Approximately 26 members made the trip on a warm summer Sunday, we were shown around by Gareth Stevens who also gave a short presentation in the Board room and…
25th Anniversary Evening
The evening of Wednesday 21st June saw about 35 members celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a trip in our longest owned running bus, Cardiff 512 an AEC Swift was the second bus saved by the fledgling CTPG back in the early 1990’s from a scrap yard near Oxford. Following many tribulations 512 returned to the…
Barry Rally Review
The event attracted record numbers of classic and performance cars and other vehicles to the seaside town. Around 450 visiting vehicles turned up from an Aston Martin DB 6 to a double decker from Birmingham. After a week of some rather wet weather a dull start developed into sunshine at the seaside rally site. The…
A week Until The Barry Rally
With a week until the Barry rally we are putting in the finishing touches, there is new lettering on 856 which looks amazing: There are lots of other things going on in the background as well. Thank you to all the volunteers for the hard work they put into helping the group. Hopefully this rally…
