Vintage Bus Running Event (The Gifford Transport Group GTG) [Live Event Video]

The Gifford Transport Group hosted a special event on the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday 11th September as they showcased a number of their restored vintage buses in the City Centre running on a small circuit route 17 between Fettes College and the Meadows giving visitors and locals an opportunity to view buses from the last. Some newly restored vehicles could also be seen at this special event making a special appearance.

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Videographer – A Taylor
Video Shot using Canon 60D

A massive thank you to th Gifford Transport Group for hosting this special event. It's worth mentioning too that a number of other friendly organisations took part in the event bringing along a vehicle or two from their groups. Among those included Scotbus Preservation Group from Cupar, Fife, Taybus Vintage Vehicle Society, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum from Lathalmond Dunfermline Fife.

Gifford Transport Group provide Vintage bus restoration. Manyvehicles await restoration which have been passed onto the group by previous owners where the group looks to restore them as fully as possible into their original condition then return them onto the road. The vehicles then will hopefully participate in shows around the UK. A number of buses await restoration right now such as the Leyland Leopard, MSF 122P formerly Lothian Region Transport and a Alexander bodied Leyland Atlantean JSC 867E.

A number of buses feature in this video which include the following:

Volvo Olympian M215 M215VSX
Volvo Olympian P260 PSX 1996 OLY-56 Alexander Royale H51/30D
Leyland Olympian E333 MSG 1988 ONCL10/2RZ Alexander RH-Type H51/30D
Leyland Titan PD3/6 Alexander E Type ASC690B 690
Leyland Tiger TRCT11/3RH Duple 340
Leyland Leopard Alexander T Type 230 Lothian Motorcoaches
Leyland Atlantean PDRA/1 300K WFS Alexander J Type H45/30D

Eastern Scottish Seddon Pennine S847A Alexander Y Type
Lowland Scottish Scottish ECW Bodied Bristol VR NDL 656R NDL 656R
Midland Scottish Leyland Leopard/Alexander Y Type
Glasgow PTE Ailsa AV1 GGG 300N
Central SMT BL346 HGM 346E Double Decker Bus