Road Run

Our August Road Run was in Richard Johnson’s Royal Blue Bristol MW ECW coach EDV505D this replaced the previously advertised, Bedford OBs which would have been provided by Dr.Mike Walker who unfortunately has suffered a recent illness and was unable to attend, (get well soon Mike, from all the group).

This month’s road-run was subject to, two vehicle changes, finally the Western Welsh Tiger Cub FUH370D was the preferred choice.

Our first Road-Run of 2013 was in our newly restored former Western Welsh, Plaxton bodied Leyland Leopard 177 (OUH177G).

Many of you will be aware from the latest edition of our quarterly journal “Bustler” that our June road-run did not go to plan as our former Newport Transport Atlantean EDW68D experienced a transmission fault not long after setting out from Barry. 

Another month, another trip and another one of our own buses – this time we were taking our newly restored 1965 Caerphilly U.D.C. Massey PD3, (32) GNY432C for its first group trip.

About 25 members turned up at Barry on what had been a decent day, but which had rapidly turned into a wet evening for a journey on ex RVDC 16, a Leopard with a spacious and airy 51 seat, East Lancs body.

Our first evening road run of the year was a well patronised trip into the Vale of Glam and a call at one of our favourite watering holes the Red Lion. Number 8 performed well on this trip after a number of teething problems on our two previous outing with this bus. I’m told all…

“Being unable to use a bus from Mike Walkers collection, this time we travelled on Western Welsh 1370 from our depot collection.