Bus Preservation and Rallies: The Early Years to 1980

The preservation of our transport heritage is something that the British excel at. The Buses magazine Museum & Rally Guide 2020-21 lists forty museums in the United Kingdom plus one in the Republic of Ireland with collections of buses (and sometimes trams or trolleybuses) amongst their exhibits. The rally calendar section lists hundreds of events taking part every year.

This has all developed since the 1950s. Prior to this a few far-sighted companies such as The London General Omnibus Compan...