Leicester Transport Heritage Trust is a charity which aims to research, preserve and archive the history of transport across Leicester. We have a growing collection of local historic vehicles and a valuable archive of transport-related material documenting the evolution of Leicester’s unique transport story.
Alongside our preservation and archiving work, we hold regular Zoom and face to face meetings with guest presenters who offer a wide ranging insight into bygone transport. Our quarterly ‘Leicester Wheels‘ journal for members is eagerly anticipated too, when it hits the doormat!
LTHT rallies and open days showcase our historic vehicles to the public, allowing a nostalgic glimpse into the buses and coaches that once ruled the roads of Leicestershire.
Your donations are much appreciated and go towards restoring and preserving Leicester’s heritage vehicles for future generations.
Donate directly as a one off via PayPal.
Also, help the Trust with Easyfundraising. Easyfundraising is the UK’s biggest charity fundraising site; it’s simple to use and it’s totally free to you – just use it while you shop online and the retailer donates to the Trust. Over 7,000 brands have partnered to donate part of what is spent to a good cause at no extra cost.
Our Annual Bus Rally and Railcar Weekend
This year, our event will run over two days, Saturday 18th May to Sunday 19th May, with the main bus rally taking place on the Saturday.
Join us at the Great Central Railway’s Quorn & Woodhouse station yard from 10:00-16:30 on both days for a great family day out!
Travel back in time with a variety of heritage and modern buses and coaches running free trips from the site on a variety of routes.
The Great Central Railway will also be running an intensive passenger service, using steam locomotives and diesel railcars, including Derby Lightweight “Iris”, Class 101 Metro-Cammell and the newly acquired more modern Class 153, not normally in passenger service.
Full details of the event are available in our events pages by clicking HERE
Entry to the event at Quorn & Woodhouse station yard is free. For those coming by car, parking is expected to be available in the field adjacent to Quorn & Woodhouse station (£5 per car), weather permitting. Please check on this website immediately before the event. Limited disabled parking for blue badge holders in the station yard: please book spaces by e-mailing quornandwoodhouse@gcrailway.co.uk
A full list of vehicle entries for Saturday 18th May is available by clicking HERE
Vehicle entry forms for Sunday 19th May can be downloaded HERE. Note that we are no longer taking entries for Saturday 18th May, as the site will be full to capacity with over 50 vehicles in attendance.
Events
Bus Rally and Railcar Weekend 2024
Quorn and Woodhouse Station
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Volunteering
Whether you want to come along to our monthly meetings at Braunstone Civic Centre with a cuppa, take part in our monthly virtual Zoom meetings or would like to be more involved, we’ve got something for everyone!
At our rallies, why not try conducting or being the face of the organisation at one of our stalls? If you’re more interested in our archives, you can delve into the Trust’s vast collection of Leicester transport history by helping us to catalogue and uncover the unknown facts that shaped our transport history.
We have plenty of opportunities to get hands on with our fleet of historic vehicles, too. Our volunteer team take pride in restoring and maintaining our fleet in historically accurate condition, just as you might remember it.
Become a member today and then contact us via the website for further details.
