The owners of RML 2690, recently extensively converted into a Vegan Restaurant and situated in Ely Place on the site of the Old Trumans Brewery, just off Brick Lane in East London, have announced the bus restaurant is up for sale.
Having been so extensively converted, I have no idea whether it is practical to consider a backwards conversion into a roadworthy RML again, but if anyone is interested then have a look at the spec that currently is quoted for the bus below, and feel free to contact Sylvia Garcia the owner to discuss the possibilities.
Entry form for the Routemaster Association Rally at Old Warden Aerodrome, near Biggleswade, Beds, is illustrated with this News page. If you would like to bring a vintage vehicle or run a stall on the day, please click on the "Read More" text below, and then click the print icon at the top right of the page to print the image, and then fill in and post as detailed on the form.
Photo copyright Peter Rogers. RML 2278 pausing at Barnet High Street at the end of the recent 104 road-run, our first event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RML.
Latest free bus service update!
The Routemaster Association are pleased to announce an addition to the bus rally calendar for 2011
Photo copyright Michael Narduzzo. Routemasters of all sorts starting to gather at Finsbury Square ahead of the route 104 road-run on July 3rd. Our first event of 2011 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RML.
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LATEST NEWS! - 25th August 2011
Departure times of RM 848 from Biggleswade Station to Old Warden will be 10.25 / 11.25 / 12.25
Return times from Old Warden to Biggleswade Station in the afternoon will be 14.00 / 15.00 / 16.00
Journey time is approximately 10 - 12 minutes
As far as I can gather from the Station staff, trains from either direction are currently timed to arrive at Biggleswade round about 20 mins past the hour on Sunday 28th August.
If there are any queries about the bus service on the day, either see Dave Paskell at the event or ring me on 07984 902527.
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RALLY NEWS UPDATE! - 8th August 2011
Announcing a Free vintage bus service bus from Biggleswade Station to
Old Warden Airfield
Anyone travelling to Old Warden by public transport via Biggleswade Station, can avail themselves of a free bus service that will operate on the day. The first departure from Biggleswade Station will be at 10.25. The times of subsequent services and return journeys in the afernoon will be announced on this site closer to August 28th. The plan is to use RM 848 for this service.
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Sunday August 28th - The Routemaster Association will be holding a Rally at Old Warden aerodrome, Biggleswade, Beds, SG18 9EP. The Rally will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction into service of the RML. All vintage buses & coaches will be welcome, particularly ex-London Transport types, and an award will be given for the best turned out RML on the day.
Old Warden aerodrome is the home of the famous Shuttleworth collection of World War 1 fighter planes and replicas, and if the weather is kind, examples from the collection can usually be seen flying during the summer weekends.
Entry forms for vehicles and stallholders are downloadable from an adjacent entry in the News section of our website.
We can now say that there will be no charge for any bus coming along, and no charge for any passengers they are carrying.
People arriving by car will be charged £3 per car, regardless of the number of occupants. However this fee will be redeemable against entry to either the Shuttleworth Collection, the Swiss Garden attraction, or a main meal from the Airfield Restaurant / Cafe.
Assuming the weather remains reasonably dry in August a very large grassed area, adjacent to a walled garden, will be available for buses and stallholders. There will also be a large car parking area situated between the buses and the airfield runway fence, and this location, between buses and hopefully vintage flying activity, seems a pleasant place for anyone planning on a picnic!
Should adverse weather require us to use hard standing for the buses, this alternative has been arranged with the Airfield authorities, adjacent to the main aircraft hangars.
How to get there? The following link will take you the Shuttleworth Collection's website and map page Old Warden - How to find us Map
Basically road traffic will probably find the A1 from North or South the best route, with an exit onto the B658 as you approach Biggleswade. A roundabout about a mile down this road has an exit that departs from the B658, and this road leads to Old Warden Airfield, on your left after about another mile. The route from the A1 is suitably signposted to the Shuttleworth Collection.
