| Reg | Photo | Year | Make | Exhibitor | History |
| MV 8996 |  | 1931 | Bedford WLB Duple C20F | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | Originally a demonstrator for the coachbuilder, Duple, this vehicle passed to Howard of West Byfleet, and later to Teesdale of Lincoln for preservation. Purchased by Gerald Cox of Durham and eventually to the late Chris Moyes of Durham. Now in the care of NEBPT. |
| GHN 189 |  | 1942 | Bristol K5G ECW L27/26R | Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society | 1942 Bristol K5G with 1949 Eastern Coachworks lowbridge 53-seat open rear platform double-decker.
Jun 42 - In service with United Automobile Services Limited, Darlington (BDO29)
May 51 - Fleet number changed to BGL29
1954 - Rebodied with 1949 ECW L27/26R (3162) (ex Leyland PD2 - LLL21 - HN 9019)
Jan 59 - Out of service with United Automobile Services Limited, Darlington (BGL29)
Mar 59 - In service with Silcox Motor Coach Company Limited, Pembroke Dock (32)
Nov 69 - Out of service with Silcox Motor Coach Company Limited, Pembroke Dock (32)
Jan 70 - M Banks, P Battersby & G Holt, Hull
<1977 - P Battersby, Teeside
Jul 81 - Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Group, Newton Aycliffe
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| HKL 826 |  | 1946 | AEC Regal I, Beadle OB35F | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | An unusual open-top conversion of a Beadle bodied AEC Regal bus, new to Maidstone & District and restored in their livery, Acquired by the late Christopher Moyes from Guide Friday, now in the care of NEBPT. |
| HHN 202 |  | 1947 | Bristol L5G with Eastern Coachworks single-deck bus body. | David Slater | The bus was new to United in the summer of 1947, with fleet number BLO 202. It was allocated to subsidiary company Bell's Services of Westerhope, Newcastle carrying the standard red and cream livery. Next, in 1951, it was returned to the main United fleet as BG 216. In 1959, the bus was transferred from United to subsidiary company Durham District Services, with whom it ran in green and cream livery, numbered DB 216. It was sold for preservation in 1968.
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| KTJ 502 |  | 1947 | Leyland Tiger PS1 Burlingham B35F | Chris Lediard | Ex Haslingden Corporation No. 2, restored locally and regularly displayed at events. |
| ENT 778 |  | 1948 | Leyland Tiger PS1 with Burlingham single-deck coach body. | Chris Lediard | This half-cab coach served most of its working life in East Anglia. Restored from 1973 by Premier Travel (Watford). It is currently licensed and available as a PCV. |
| UUA 212 |  | 1955 | Leyland Titan PD2/11, Roe H33/25R | Dave Briggs | New to Leeds City Transport as No. 212. Was in use as a driver trainer and had some modifications for this use. Has now been returned to original condition. |
| UFJ 292 |  | 1957 | Guy Arab IV Massey H30/26R | Karl Shaw | New to Exeter Corporation as No. 52, later operated for Shaw Brothers in Bishop Auckland area in 1971, and later passed onto United Atomobile Services in 1975, and with the current owner since September 1992. preserved in memory of John Shaw |
| JDC 599 |  | 1959 | Dennis Loline (Gardner 6LW engine) with Northern Counties double-deck H36/31RD body | 500 Group | The first of nine Dennis Lolines purchased by Middlesbrough Corporation to allow a normal seating layout in a double-decker low enough to pass under the Middlesbrough Station (Albert) bridge. It was the only one of the nine to have an open rear platform and was exhibited at the 1958 Earl’s Court Commercial Motor Show.
Withdrawn from service in 1970, she was acquired by a Scottish independent operator, initially running on hire to, and later sold to the Bellshill Bingorama Ltd. operation.
Saved from a scrapyard at the last minute by Ron Maybray in 1977, she was moved to Derby and stored in his garden pending restoration!
In 1991 she was purchased by the 500 Group for a nominal fee on condition that she was restored to as new condition. She was restored in time for her fortieth birthday in 1998. The bus has now spent far longer with the 500 Group than it did in commercial use! She has attended many rallies and other events over the years but is mainly used for ceremonial duties these days. |
| TUH 7 |  | 1960 | Albion Nimbus NS3N with Harrington DP30F body. | Alan Dixon | New to Western Welsh |
| 204 UXJ |  | 1961 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal 64-seat double-deck bodywork. | Paul Ogilvie | The bus was put into service by London Transport as RM1058, an example of the original production short-length vehicles. After privatisation it was inherited by Go Ahead's London Central and worked from New Cross garage. It was retired into preservation in 2005 after service 36 was converted to driver-only operation. Restoration continues on the vehicle, including seats re-trimmed in original Scott tartan. Original registration 58 CLT. |
| 8124 WX |  | 1961 | Bristol MW6G with ECW C39F bodywork. | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | This vehicle was new to West Yorks RCC as fleet no. CUG 27. It was withdrawn from service in September 1973, and passed through a number of private owners until acquired by the late Chris Moyes in 1996. Thoroughly overhauled by Go-Ahead and extensively rallied, this vehicle later passed to NEBPT ownership. |
| AHN 451B |  | 1964 | Daimler CCG5 with Roe 61-seat highbridge double-deck body with open rear platform. | Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society | New to Darlington Corporation Transport and in service from 1964 until 1980. Purchased by ADBPS in 1980. It is unusual with its combination of Daimler chassis and Guy Arab driveline with Gardner 5LW engine and constant mesh gearbox.
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| LCU 112 |  | 1964 | Daimler CCG6 with Roe double-deck body. | 140 Group | The bus appeared in the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show. It is a hybrid of Daimler chassis and Guy driveline with Gardner engine. It has appeared in a Tesco advert.
The vehicle was new to South Shields Corporation as No 140. On withdrawal, it was retained by Busways and later Stagecoach, and has been maintained by the 140 Group for 32 years. It has been in preservation longer than it was in service. The only double decker remaining in South Shields. |
| PCN 762 |  | 1964 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H41/31F | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | This bus was one of 50 AEC-Park Royal front entrance Routemasters that were new to NGT, fitted with Leyland 0.600 engines. Originally registered RCN 699.It passed to Stevenson's of Uttoxeter, then to Stagecoach for use on Magicbus routes in Glasgow, reregistered as EDS 508B, and by then powered by an AEC engine. Re-purchased by Northern, passing to the late Chris Moyes OBE and given registration mark PCN 762. Now in the care of NEBPT.
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| WBR 248 |  | 1964 | Atkinson Alpha with Gardner 6HLW engine and Marshall 48-seat single-deck body. | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | No. 48 in the Sunderland Corporation fleet was one of a batch of three Atkinson chassis, which were to be the last Atkinson passenger chassis to enter service in this country in 1964. Atkinson was better known for its lorry chassis and the company were approached by Sunderland to build these vehicles after unsatisfactory performance from the Corporation's AEC Reliances.
The vehicles had Gardner 6HLW engines mounted horizontally underfloor. The bodies were by Marshall to the contemporary B.E.T. specification, similar to other local vehicles at the time. The twin-door bodies were specified to operate on the Pay-As-You-Enter system.
The steps into the saloon were very high, compared to the low-floor buses of today. Seating capacity was only 45 due to the dual door layout. |
| CUV 186C |  | 1965 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H36/24R | Mike Mann | New in 1965, operated from numerous London garages, selected for commemorative Shilibeer livery in 1979,(one of only 12), red again by January 1980. Continued in service until 1999 with MTL on route 189. Used by Tuxedo nightclub on Tyneside, bought in 2002 for preservation and totally restored to Shilibeer livery by 2007. |
| JJD 551D |  | 1966 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H40/32R | Steve Griffin | This Routemaster entered service as London Transport RML2551 in 1966, initially on route 6, and after refurbishment on route 12. Refurbishment was of both interior and of the driveline, when a Cummins engine replaced the AEC original. The current owner intends to preserve it with its route 12 branding. |
| ECU 201E |  | 1967 | Bristol RESL6L with Eastern Coachworks body | Phil Logie | This bus was the first Leyland-engined Bristol RE to be delivered to a non-Tilling operator. It was sold by Busways in 1977 for service with a succession of further operators before reacquisition in 1988. It has been preserved since 1998. |
| SMK 686F |  | 1967 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H40/32R | Ted Jones | New to London Transport as RML 2686, one of the last batch of RML's in service and latterly run by Arriva until the demise of RM operation in London. The bus was refurbished some years ago and was fitted with a Cummins engine, bought by Cooper of Annitsford, Northumberland, and acquired from them by present owner in 2005 after driving it up from London. On going restoration to its 1968 looks. |
| VHN 527G |  | 1968 | Daimler Fleetline SRG6LW-33 Roe B43D | Mr & Mrs D. A. Yates | First operated by Darlington Transport in 1968. One of their first batch of Fleetline Saloons as part of a conversion to one person operation. Purchased in 1983 by the present owners for preservation. |
| JDC 544L |  | 1972 | Daimler Fleetline CRL6 with Northern Counties H43/27D body | 500 Group | This last-surviving Teesside 'standard' only 13'5" high, was acquired for preservation in 1989. It has covered over 1,200,000 miles! |
| 321 YHN |  | 1973 | Bedford YRQ with Plaxton Panorama coach body. | Peter Elliott | The coach was new to National Travel South East as VYH 500M. Then it worked for James Meffan of Kirriemuir from 1985, before becoming a motor home in 1997. Bought from a scrapyard in 1999, it has been totally refurbished by the current owner. Restored in United Tyne-Tees livery. |
| JFT 228N |  | 1974 | Leyland Atlantean PARK ROYAL H43/28D later O43/34F | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | Originally new to Gateshead as RCN 111N, later Northern General 3285, this vehicle was sold to York Pullman, Durham Travel & Dunn Line, before being acquired by NEBPT in 2005. It had lost its original registration and then carried reg. no KKH 372N. Unable to regain the original number, a Tynemouth plate was allocated by DVLC, The complete restoration of body and interior was carried out by Arthur Pearsall and Alan Shepherd in a 12 month period. |
| GSX 121N |  | 1975 | Bedford YRT with Alexander Y-type body. | Iain Docherty | New in 1975 to Edinburgh Corporation Transport as a 49 seat coach. Converted after a year to a 53 seat bus. Sold on after only 7 years in service. Purchased in 2002 for preservation and restored to Lothian Region Transport's madder and white bus livery. |
| RGF 231P |  | 1976 | Bristol LHS6L with Plaxton C33F bodywork | Michael Burke | The vehicle was new to Epsom Coaches in 1976 then to G E Sykes of Appleton Roebuck near York. It was acquired by the current owner in 2003. |
| RCU 838S |  | 1977 | Daimler Fleetline FE30AGR with Alexander 83-seat double-deck body. | North East Bus Preservation Trust Ltd | This was one of the last Tyne and Wear PTE standards, built to dual-door configuration and later converted. |
| JKH 194V |  | 1979 | Leyland Leopard/Plaxton Supreme C53F | Tony Hull | Plaxton Supreme IV bodywork, ex National Express (East Yorkshire). It then went to Cherry Coaches of Hull, before returning to East Yorkshire Motor Services, it spent some it's later years with Lee's of Durham, Classic of Annfield Plain, and Scarlet Band Coaches all in the Durham area, before being preserved by the present owner Mr Tony Hull. |
| EJR 111W |  | 1980 | Leyland Atlantean AN68C/2R with Alexander double-deck body. | Treble One Group (M Mackenzie) | New to Tyne and Wear PTE in 1981; it passed to Busways in 1986. It worked first at City Busways from Byker then most of its time at Slatyford on Fastline services. It had brief spells on Magicbus and at Sunderland and ended up at Stagecoach Transit from where it was bought by the Treble-one Group in 2004.
It is restored in Newcastle Busways livery. |
| FTN 710W |  | 1981 | Leyland National 2 B49F. Repowered with Volvo THD100E engine and Voith 851.2 3 speed gearbox | Northern National Restoration Group (Craig Smith) | New to Philadelphia Depot of NBC Northern in June 1981.
FTN 710W is one of only 5 National 2/2's to stay in the Wear District all her PSV life and spent most of her life there running the 194/294. After her withdrawal from Deptford in 2002 she was used as a driver trainer at Gateshead Depot until 2006.
In 2006 4710 was donated to the NEBPT by Go Ahead CEO Christopher Moyes. After restoration 4710 was rolled out at the Metrocentre event in 2008.
After that years season 4710 was mothballed until her sale in 2013 to the Northern National Restoration Group.
She made her first NNRG outing at the 2013 Metrocenter event and has been on the road ever since apart from during the COVID pandemic. |
| CKB 166X |  | 1982 | Leyland National Mark 2 | Stephen Foster | New to Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive in 1982 and its metamorphosis into MTL and Arriva. It was sold and stored from about 2000, thence worked with Gilmoss Training. Yesterbus acquired this vehicle in to the fleet in 2006 and she retains her original 680 engine. |
| JFT 413X |  | 1982 | Scania BR112DH Alexander H47/31F | Kieth Buckley & Vince Minto | New to Tyne & Wear Transport in 1982 as fleet no. 413. Only two of these vehicles were purchased, and only this vehicle survives. It has been recently refurbished at Gardiners of Spennymoor. |
| NIB 4891 | | 1985 | Leyland Tiger 57 seater Plaxton body | Kingsley's Coaches Ltd (Dave Kingsley) | ex B55 DKW ex Torr, Nottingham 8/04. |
| N751 CYA |  | 1995 | Volvo - Van Hool 72 seater | Kingsley's Coaches Ltd (Dave Kingsley) | ex LSU 939 but new as N751 CYA ex Shaw Hadwin, Carnforth 5/07. New to Trathens.
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| NK57 GWX | | 2007 | Enviro 400 | Arriva Northumbria, (Andrew Scott) | Arriva fleet no. 7505, allocated to services 308/42/43. |
| NK08 CGF |  | 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Citaro | Go North East, Gateshead Depot. | This vehicle carries CityLink 58 livery and is based at Gateshead depot. Fleet no. 5287 will probably attend this event. Driven by Barry Grice |
