The Worthing Seafront Bus Gathering
and Running Day

Sunday 27 July 2008

The 2008 Worthing Seafront Bus Gathering will, as usual, be held on Worthing Seafront on Sunday 27 July. This year, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry into service of the first Southdown Motor Services Leyland Titan PD3s - a type known by most as The Queen Mary.

There were eventually 285 such buses built for Southdown and they remained in service well into the National Bus Company era and some even longer - one is still owned by Stagecoach South as part of its heritage fleet.

ENTERING THE 2008 EVENT

VEHICLE ENTRIES

If you would like to take part by bringing a bus or coach to the rally, and even running it on one of our free services,
PLEASE READ THE CONDITIONS OF VEHICLE ENTRY, then click here to download the vehicle entry form. Print it out and complete it, then send it to the address shown.

TRADE AND SOCIETY STANDS

If you wish to bring your Society/Club sales and publicity stand, or if you are a trader selling transport products (books/models etc) then please contact
Mike Oborne
16 Raglan Ave
Durrington
Worthing
West Sussex
BN13 2AW

enclosing a S.A.E.

Of course, the astute amongst you will want to download the form so it can be found here.

If you have any queries before you commit yourselves, please e-mail us.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN FOR PREVIOUS YEARS' RALLIES SHOULD UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE USED. Please use e-mail - you will receive a prompt reply.
If this is not possible please write, but please enclose a S.A.E.

HOW TO GET THERE

BY TRAIN: Travel to West Worthing - on the West Coastway line (Southern Trains) The rally site is about 10 minutes walk from the station via Grand Avenue or via Tarring Road and Heene Road.

BY BUS: the rally site is not served directly by service bus on Sundays although Worthing itself has Sunday services on several Stagecoach routes.

1 : Worthing - Findon - Storrington - Pulborough - Petworth and Midhurst (with connection to Petersfield on service 91).
6A : Worthing - Worthing Station - West Worthing - Thomas A'Becket - Durrington.
7 : Worthing - Broadwater - Sompting - Lancing.
The Pulse: Lancing - Sompting - Worthing - Goring - Durrington.
23 : Horsham - Ashington - Findon - Worthing. (Operated by Compass Bus)
700 : Brighton - Hove - Shoreham-by-Sea - Lancing - Worthing - Littlehampton - Yapton - Bognor Regis - Chichester - Havant - Portsmouth - Southsea

BY CAR: Worthing is on the main East - West A27 and from the north, the A24. At Offington Corner (by the cemetery) turn south until you reach Tarring Gates/West Worthing Station. Cross the line and turn right*, then second left into Grand Avenue which meets the seafront at the western end of the rally site. There is plenty of car parking in local roads within easy walking distance.

*Alternatively you can turn left into Tarring Road then right after the pedestrian crossing into Heene Road. BUSES ENTERED IN THE RALLY MUST USE THIS ROUTE (OR THE SEAFRONT FROM THE PIER DIRECTION) IN ORDER TO ENTER THE RALLY SITE AT ITS EASTERN ENTRY BARRIER.

LOCATION MAP (STREETMAP.COM).

LOCAL MAP (STREETMAP.COM).

THE 2007 WORTHING RALLY

Click for pictures of the 2007 event

the pictures.

Thanks to all those who supported the rally - back in Worthing this year - traders, societies, bus drivers, bus conductors, bus owners, bus companies, helpers - you know who you are - and the hundreds of enthusiasts and public in general who came along.

Particular thanks to Graham Hawkins of Village Coaches, Findon with his VRs, Southern Transit and the chaps from the East Anglian Transport Museum Society at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft for the 5X.

Previous Years - there are no 2004 pictures - sorry.

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