2011 Bus Tour weekend:   
29 April - 1 May 2011   

Friday 29 April 2011

Friday lunch and afternoon On the roof of Liverpool Cathedral. Photo: Chris Poole

Friday evening Evening gathering at the West Lancashire ‘O’ Gauge Group in Bootle. Photo: Charles Roberts

Saturday 30 April 2011

The 35^th LUPTS Bus Tour: Saturday 30^th April 2011

The Fflying Llansman

Links:

• View route here
• Read Rob McCaffery’s report on the Transport Illustrated blog
• View Paul Hollinghurst’s pictures on his website
• Download the itinerary

Bringing chaos to the Queensway Tunnel, our driver having been made to use the Chester Street entrance because of the vehicle height, even though the driver didn’t have a Fast Tag® to activate the barrier. Photo: Jonathan Cadwallader	Rhyl Miniature Railway 4-4-2 ‘Joan’ (Barnes, 1920) leaves Central Station with the first of three special journeys for the LUPTS party. Photo: Jonathan Cadwallader
‘Michael’ (Barnes, c1925) in the workshop being prepared for the Railway’s centenary celebrations. Photo: Charles Roberts	The stress of the day begins to tell on Tony as he tells people for the tenth time that they must be back in Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno for 13:00. Photo: Chris Poole
Great Orme Tramway car 4 descends with some of the LUPTS party aboard. Photo: Chris Poole	Cavalcade of vintage traction engines on Llandudno promenade as art of the town’s Victorian Extravaganza. Photo: Charles Roberts
Display of preserved buses in Llandudno town centre, including ex-Devon General National 2883 and ex-Crosville Bristol LWL SLB229. Photo: Charles Roberts	Preserved GWR 4-6-0 4965 ‘Rood Ashton Hall’ in Llandudno station. Along with 5043 ‘Earl of Mound Edgcumbe’, it was working a steam special which reached Llandudno about the same time as our tour bus. Photo: Charles Roberts
‘Dolbadarn’ pauses at Cei Llydan on the Llanberis Lake Railway before returning to Gilfach Ddu. Photo: Jonathan Cadwallader	Running alongside Llanberis Lake. Photo: Charles Roberts
The scenic journey between Llanberis and Betws-y-Coed had some hairy moments with oncoming traffic. Photo: Jonathan Cadwallader	The Conwy Valley Railway Museum, photographed from the footbridge which straddles track of three different gauges and three different forms of traction. Photo: Charles Roberts
Tony gets his back into it, helping push the museum’s 15in gauge tram out of its running shed. Photo: Jonathan Cadwallader	Back in Liverpool, dropping off in Pall Mall. Photo: Charles Roberts
At Llanberis, the obligatory group photograph. Photo: Chris Poole

Sunday 1 May 2011

After lunch at the Cock and Bottle in Tarleton, a visit was made to the West Lancashire Light Railway at Hesketh Bank. Photo: Charles Roberts

The end of an excellent LUPTS weekend. Thank you, Tony. You’ve got the job permanently. Photo: Charles Roberts

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