Canvey Island Bus Rally October 2014

coolcat · 12th October 2014, 20:06

Had a great day out learning about all the different buses and coaches that were on show.

Many thanks for Leopard680 'Stu' for inviting me along and making it a great day out

2Diesels · 12th October 2014, 20:09

I bet there were a few unusual characters there (besides you two I mean) bus rallies do attract a certain "type"

coolcat · 12th October 2014, 20:37

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Originally Posted by 2Diesels

I bet there were a few unusual characters there (besides you two I mean) bus rallies do attract a certain "type"

Couldn't possibly comment Colin....

alanjay · 12th October 2014, 21:39

Would have gone but I come from the home of Dennis buses but there was no indication if one of their buses would be there.
So went to the meet at The Star, Leatherhead, instead, after all at least I was guaranteed to se one of Yeti's MGs.

windrush · 13th October 2014, 06:01

Nice pictures Jeff but not a single Dennis and the firm is now well over 100 years old

coolcat · 13th October 2014, 08:03

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Originally Posted by windrush

Nice pictures Jeff but not a single Dennis and the firm is now well over 100 years old

I could only photograph what was there Derek

I have no idea why there weren't any, Stu maybe able to shed some light on it

windrush · 13th October 2014, 08:12

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Originally Posted by coolcat

I could only photograph what was there Derek

I have no idea why there weren't any, Stu maybe able to shed some light on it

I was at Dennis last open day and I just amazed where all these buses came from our local bus company ran all Dennis so I suspect most of the collectors come from this area

coolcat · 13th October 2014, 08:36

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Originally Posted by windrush

I was at Dennis last open day and I just amazed where all these buses came from our local bus company ran all Dennis so I suspect most of the collectors come from this area

Some of the busses had come a fair distance so maybe the Rally was only for certain marques

I'm only guessing as I don't know one Bus from another....although Stu imparted a lot of information so I do know a lot more now than I did before

windrush · 13th October 2014, 08:40

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Originally Posted by coolcat

Some of the busses had come a fair distance so maybe the Rally was only for certain marques

I'm only guessing as I don't know one Bus from another....although Stu imparted a lot of information so I do know a lot more now than I did before

At one time Jeff most ot the buses to Hong Kong where Dennis and I do believe that they still export them there

coolcat · 13th October 2014, 18:48

Hi Derek,

Had a chat with Stu and he explained the lack of Dennis busses

"No local operators ran Dennis vehicles; indeed; Dennis almost gave up bus production in the 'eighties! The big players were Leyland, AEC, Guy, Bristol* and Daimler the first three were in the same organisation from 1962! Daimler joined BL in 1968 I think. *Bristol available to state owned operators only... The new dawn for Dennis came in the late 'eighties with the Dart midibus. Here is a picture of a Dennis as a form of compensation; this was from Alton earlier this year!"

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coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,164 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Hi Derek, Had a chat with Stu and he explained the lack of Dennis busses "No local operators ran Dennis vehicles; indeed; Dennis almost gave up bus production in the 'eighties! The big players were Leyland, AEC, Guy, Bristol* and Daimler the first three were in the same organisation from 1962! Daimler joined BL in 1968 I think. Bristol available to state owned operators only... The new dawn for Dennis came in the late 'eighties with the Dart midibus. Here is a picture of a Dennis as a form of compensation; this was from Alton earlier this year!" __________________ Jeff. Last edited by coolcat; 13th October 2014 at 18:51..*

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alanjay Passed Away Rover 75 Connie Tourer Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 2,582 Thanks: 682 Thanked 979 Times in 612 Posts	Would have gone but I come from the home of Dennis buses but there was no indication if one of their buses would be there. So went to the meet at The Star, Leatherhead, instead, after all at least I was guaranteed to se one of Yeti's MGs.