Bus Rally and Railcar Weekend 2024
Bus Rally and Railcar Weekend – Saturday 18th May and Sunday 19th May 2024
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.
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Saturday 18th May vehicle list is available by clicking HERE
Sunday 19th May vehicle list 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. Sunday will have 36 vehicles attending.
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In Quorn station yard, you will find transport sales stands inside and outside the marquee, a large bus display area and bus stops for our frequent free bus trips
Programmes for the event will be available to purchase for £4 on the day, with bus and rail timetables, at all GCR station booking offices and in the station yard. Please support the event by buying a programme.
For details of train fares and times, please see GCR website: https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Transport to and from the event
Travel by GCR steam or diesel trains from any of GCR station
Travel by heritage bus
– from Loughborough Midland (EMR) station to the event at Quorn & Woodhouse Station at 0945, 1005, 1025 and then frequently throughout the day. Last bus back from Quorn at 1700
– from Loughborough Town Centre (Premier Inn) to the event at Quorn & Woodhouse Station at 0935, 1005, and then frequently throughout the day. Last bus back from Quorn at 1700
– details of a single trip from Leicester London Road (Tram Depot) and Leicester City Centre will appear here when confirmed.
For those coming by train to Loughborough Midland (EMR) station, use free heritage buses as above
For those coming by car, parking is available in the field adjacent to Quorn & Woodhouse Station (£5 per car). 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
Alternative parking at Loughborough Midland station: www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/trains-stations/at-the-station/car-parking or at Beehive Lane Car Park in Loughborough, opposite Premier Inn, and catch heritage buses as above.
For those coming by bus, Centrebus service 154 runs on Saturday (no Sunday service): Leicester – Anstey – Woodhouse – Loughborough and stops on Chaveney Road, just round the corner from Quorn & Woodhouse station driveway. Details at https://www.centrebus.info/bus-services/leicester-city/154/
Saturday 18th May 2024. A free LTHT bus will depart Stoneygate Tram depot at 08.55am and will also pick up at Gravel Street (bus stop BD) near St Margaret’s bus station 09.15am
Return service from GCR Quorn & Woodhouse station event will depart 4.40pm dropping off at Gravel Street, Leicester (bus stop BD) and then to Stoneygate Tram depot.
Sunday 19th May 2024. The free bus will depart Stoneygate Tram depot at 08.55am and will also pick up at Gravel Street, Leicester (bus stop BD) near St Margaret’s bus station 09.15am
Return service from GCR Quorn & Woodhouse station event, will depart 4.40pm dropping off at Gravel Street (bus stop BD) and then to Stoneygate Tram depot.