We're sorry to have to announce cancellation of our planned display and running day at Morecambe in May this year. Although it is still over three months away much of the detailed planning has to be in place by now and with so much uncertainty [...]
A diversion back to 1996 to look at a couple of our buses as they were then. At that time we were at our base in Inskip which was the first undercover accommodation the group had enjoyed. This allowed us to do our first thorough [...]
As previously mentioned we can only operate at a much reduced level in the current lockdown. However, some work is continuing including on 1467 our Burlingham PD2. Most recently the offside front wing has been trial fitted although it will not be permanently fixed in [...]
Like many we had hoped the new year would bring some relief from Covid-19 but unfortunately the situation has deteriorated. Work at our depot has had to be reduced to a minimal level so work on our restorations is delayed and other crucial repairs and [...]
With our area still subject to restrictions due to Covid only limited work has been possible recently. Despite that we have made progress with PD2 / Burlingham 1467 which has had a number of minor dents on the roof treated. It has also had a [...]
Another near lockdown in Lancashire has restricted our activities recently but we've managed to make some progress. Royal Tiger 377 now has its rear windows fitted which means the external glazing is complete. Glass has also been fitted to the doors but these are not [...]
We're sorry to have to announce the cancellation of our cavalcade plan for Saturday, October 3rd. This was planned as a one off event in a year when our other events were cancelled. However, the recent decision to impose severe curbs on activity in Lancashire [...]
Plenty going on at our depot over the past couple of months despite the lack of events to attend. Royal Tiger saloon 377 continues to make good progress with much of the interior now complete. The cab area is still being worked on and there [...]
In addition to 1467 work has continues on Royal Tiger 377 and lowbridge PD2 1349. 377's back end had to be totally rebuilt and the final stage of the work has been completed with the fitting of the emergency door handle. Most windows are now [...]
More progress with our Burlingham bodied PD2 1467. We now have an auto electrician completing all the wiring in the cab and one of our volunteers who is a bus engineer has had the engine running in situ for the first time. The fuel pipe [...]