| LUPTS
bus tour reunion weekends 1992-2008 t |
Since the demise of the society in 1991, and fulfilling the wish of the LUPTS President at the last Annual General Meeting on 2 May 1991 that such events continue into the future, reunion weekends have taken place over the Mayday Bank Holiday Weekend ever since. From just being a Saturday bus tour, the gathering has grown to include events from Friday lunchtime until the Sunday afternoon. As far as can be remembered (the detail of some facts have been lost in an alcoholic haze over the years) the table below gives details of where we've been and what we've done.
| Full reports and photographic
records of the events since 2001 appear elsewhere on this site - select the link
from the table below. Other years will be added as time and resources permit. Paul Hollinghurst
has made his photographs taken on bus tour weekends available online - click here.
In addition to the annual event, a Big Reunion took place over the weekend of 5/6 October 2002 (pictured right) - click here for a report. A similar event is planned for the weekend of 4/5 October 2008 to celebrate LUPTS Golden Jubilee - click here for details. |
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Photo: Charles Roberts/Online Transport Archive (CCR22046) |
| Year | Friday afternoon | Friday evening | Bus
tour
Full details here |
Bus Tour organiser | Saturday evening | Sunday lunch |
Sunday afternoon |
Report and photographs |
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| 1992 | The Yorkshire Pudding | Jonathan Cadwallader | Railway, Tithebarn Street | |||||
| 1993 | The Cotswold Cavalier | Jonathan Cadwallader | Railway, Tithebarn Street | Woodside Hotel, Birkenhead | Shore Road Pumping Station, Birkenhead | |||
| 1994 | The Yorkshire Terrier | Charles Roberts | Railway, Tithebarn Street | Woodside Hotel, Birkenhead | Royden Park Miniature Railway | |||
| 1995 | The Lion and Beaver | Jonathan Cadwallader | Railway, Tithebarn Street | Woodside Hotel, Birkenhead | Birkenhead Tramway and Egerton Bridge | |||
| 1996 | A Lancashire and Lakeland Wanderer | Graham Unwin | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Woodside Hotel, Birkenhead | Historic warships, East Float, Wallasey | |||
| 1997 | The Dudley Discoverer | Rob Marsh | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Farmers Arms, Hilldale, Parbold | Steamport | |||
| 1998 | The Peak District Pathfinder | Charles Roberts | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Rufford Arms, Rufford (Transport from Liverpool to Rufford in ex Ribble Leyland PD3 TCK847) | West Lancashire Railway | |||
| 1999 | Liverpool Overhead Railway Tunnel, Dingle | The Worth Valley Voyager | Chris Poole | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Old Hall Farm, Ellesmere Port | Mouldsworth Motor Museum | ||
| 2000 | Queensway Tunnel | Dennis the Engine Hunter | Jonathan Cadwallader | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Tudor Rose, Neston | North Wales Coast/Llandudno Festival of Transport | Report | |
| 2001 | Liver Building | The Greater Mancunian | David Armstrong | Lion Tavern, Tithebarn Street | Cottage Loaf, Thurstaston | Royden Park Miniature Railway | Report and photographs | |
| 2002 | Liverpool Museum Reserve | The Industrial Yorkshireman | Graham Unwin | Vernon Arms, Dale Street | Martin Inn, Burscough | Windmill Farm Railway | Report and photographs | |
| 2003 | Williamson Tunnels | cumberland RE-visited | David Richards | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Old Station Hotel, Llandudno Junction | Llandudno Festival of Transport | Report and photographs | |
| 2004 | Merseyrail IECC, Sandhills | Midlander-2: a chip off the old block | Charles Roberts | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Briars Hall, Lathom | West Lancashire Railway | Report and photographs | |
| 2005 | tsmv Snowdrop at Birkenhead | O-gauge garden railway in South Wirral | The Knotts and Derby Rambler | Jonathan Cadwallader | Head of Steam, Lime Street | The Chimneys, Hooton Green | Hooton Park | Report and photographs |
| 2006 | Wirral Bus and Tram Museum | West Lancs O-gauge Group | For a Few Deltics More | Mark and Wendy Telfer | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Famer's Arms, Burscough | Ribble Steam Railway | Report and photographs |
| 2007 | Chester City Transport | Merseyside Model Railway Society, Birkenhead | The Elsecar Enterprise | Chris Poole | Pig and Whistle, Chapel Street | Bottle and Glass, Rainford | St Helens Bus Museum | Report and photographs |
| 2008 | Birkenhead North depot | The Olympian to the Battlefield | Rob Marsh | Ship and Mitre, Dale Street | Wiggin Tree, Parbold Hill | British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland | Report and photographs |
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Last updated: 02 May 2008
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