Manchester Transport Museum provided 116JTD, a Lancashire United Guy Arab / Northern Counties. Seen at the Heritage Centre. Needless to say it never went out on service !

A regular at these events is former PMT lowbridge Leyland Atlantean / Weymann 766EVT – seen at Wells Green from a vehicle passing in the opposite direction.

former Barton Northern Counties bodied lowbridge AEC Regent 851FNN at Nantwich bus station. We piled out the pub pretty hastily when this arrived !

Devon General open topLeyland Atlantean / Metro Cammell having arrived at Nantwich bus station, with the hardy souls suffering from hypothermia descending from the top deck !

The oldest bus on display was AHF850 a 1950 Wallasey Corporation Leyland PD2 / Metro Cammell, seen at the Heritage Centre.

BIG4127 is a MCW Metrobus that started out with Yorkshire Traction as D703NWG. It is still used by Stanways on school services. Seen in Market Street, Crewe.

Another view of Stanway former Yorkshire Traction Metrobus BIG4127, this time arriving at the Heritage Centre at the end of the day

Arriva kindly rostered their oldest vehicle, former Crosville Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU, on the Crewe – Macclesfield service, and extended the journeys to the Heritage Centre, where it is seen arriving around 1130 am.

Arriva’s former Crosville Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU arriving at Crewe bus station after its second trip to Macclesfield.

Former Hants & Dorset Bristol FLF / ECW DEL893C seen parked up at Crewe bus station at the start of the day.

Former Hants & Dorset Bristol FLF / ECW DEL893C at Nantwich bus station

These events are not complete without a fake Berresfords vehicle ! Former St Helens AEC Swift / Marshall is seen turning from Edleston Road into Nantwich Road in Crewe. [To be fair, Berredfords did have some of this batch, just not this one ]

EDJ244J the former St Helens AEC Swift that has been painted in Berresfords livery, parked up in Crewe bus station. Some people were more interested in photographing something else !

Former Barrow in Furness Corporation Leyland Atlantean / Northern Counties LEO734Y seen in Oak Street car park at the end of the day.

The interior of Barton 851FNN show the lowbridge seating layout upstairs.

Former PMT NEH466 is a regular at these events. It is a Northern Counties lowbridge bodied Leyland OPD2, which started life as a single decker. Seen parking up at Crewe bus station

Former PMT Bristol VRT / ECW NEH731W arriving at the Heritage Centre late in the day.

NSG869 is the prototype Albion Nimbus with Scottish Omnibuses body, restored as a Berresfords of Cheddleton vehicle (which it was in the 1970s).

PMT Bristol VRT / ECW OEH604M leaving Nantwich bus station. I had to interrupt my pint to get this photo !

A view of the hardy souls braving the elements on the open-top journey from Crewe to Nantwich as it passes the former Police College.

Crosville corner ! Bristol VRT / ECW RMA435V and Bristol RELL / ECW YFM280L parked up at Crewe bus station.

TVT127G is a PMT Leyland Leopard PSU4 / Marshall that often appears at these rallies. Seen proceeding up Edleston Road in Crewe.

Rally organiser Mark Plant brings PMT Leyland Leopard PSU4 / Marshall TVT127G into Crewe bus station

Sister PMT vehicle TVT128G ( Leyland Leopard PSU4 / Marshall) was also at the rally, but didn’t go out on the road. Seen leaving the Heritage Centre at the end of the day.

VWA34Y is a Leyland National Mk2 that was new to East Midland, but I’m not sure whose livery it has been preserved in. Seen arriving at the Heritage Centre early in the day.

WKJ787 is a Beadle – Commer integral that provided the link from Birmingham and did a couple of trips during the day, which I never managed to catch up with. Seen arriving at the Heritage Centre late in the day.

Is there really any need to say that WLT467 is an AEC / Park Royal Routemaster that was new to London Transport ?! Route 159 was the last Routemaster route of all, but this vehicle was sold before the end. Seen at Crewe bus station.

The token modern bus at the rally was Wardle Transport’s Optare Versa WT58BUS, seen leaving the Heritage Centre at the end of the day.

YRC191 is a Trent Leyland Tiger Cub / Alexander. Seen leaving the Heritage Centre at the end of the day. This is another vehicle which didn’t venture out on the road.