Burlingham PD2 1467 has received its first coats of external paint with the application of red primer. It's still a long way from the final finish but for the first time in many years it's beginning to look like a Ribble bus. The yellow window [...]
On Sunday, November 24th an event will be held at Samlesbury Hall to mark 65 years since the Bluebird K7 jet boat was built at the nearby works. This was the boat that Donald Campbell used to break the world water speed record; he died [...]
Preston bus station was opened on the 12th of October 1969 and its 50th birthday was celebrated by a series of events on Saturday, 19th October. Both loved and loathed the bus station and associated car park has been the subject of various plans over [...]
Veteran TD5 2057 has been off the road for most of 2019 as a result of excessive smoke and low power output. We've been extremely busy in our centenary year so there wasn't time to address its problems. The injectors were sent away for overhaul [...]
Lowbridge PD2 1349 continues to make progress. Most of its window pans were severely corroded so new ones are being made and should be available to fit in the next month or so. A significant number of the external panels on the nearside are now [...]
Work continues on our principal projects. Burlingham bodied PD2 1467 now has all windows fitted and work will shortly resume to 'plumb in' the engine and gearbox. All six wheel dishes have been shot blasted, primed and painted ready for the fitting of new tyres. [...]
RVPT has organised a number of events during 2019 to celebrate the centenary of Ribble Motor Services. The final event took place on Sunday, September 8 at the Museum of Liverpool which is situated at Mann Island close to the rejuvenated George's Dock. Four of [...]
Once again we fell lucky with the weather ay our Lytham Hall event. A warm overcast morning turned sunny later and provided ideal conditions for a day out with the buses. A mix of our own buses and many guests provided a frequent service to [...]
Reminder that our second big event of the year is close. On Bank Holiday Monday August 26th we will again hold our popular event based at Lytham Hall. Buses will be on display at the Hall and a free bus service will operate to St [...]
The RVPT team has been active in the depot despite also taking our buses out to events. Royal Tiger 377 made a step forward with the fitting of its nearside luggage rack. Before it could be installed cove panels and roof brackets had to be [...]