Our FREE bus services will be mainly based on West Riding routes from the 1950s and 1960s. The following routes will run between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm:

10: Wakefield (Northgate) - Belle Isle - Kettlethorpe - Newmillerdam Country Park
20: Ossett - Wakefield - Heath Common
52: Wakefield (Northgate) - Heath Common
67: Wakefield (Northgate) - Belle Isle - Newmillerdam Country Park
68: Heath Common - Normanton
81: Healey (Brewer's Pride) - Ossett - Wakefield - Heath Common
85: Heath Common - Crofton - Nostell Priory - Ackworth - Pontefract.

(Some 20 & 81 journeys are extended between Ossett and Dewsbury)

It will be possible to interchange between buses at Wakefield (Northgate), Ossett, Newmillerdam Country Park and, of course, Heath Common.

Above:  Todmorden 9 (NWW 89E - new in 1967), Crosville DVL435 (RMA 435V - new in 1980) and Halifax 35 (PJX 35 - new in 1962)
Below:   Greater Manchester 8763 (A763 NNA - new in1984), Huddersfield 472 (HVH 472D - new in 1966) and MTL 6592 (N592 CKA - new in 1995)

GETTING THERE:

By car:  Heath Common is just off the A655 near its end, where it meets the A638, just a couple of miles from junction 31 of the M62. If you are using satnav, you should enter the postcode WF1 5SL.

By train:  We will be running three buses per hour from Wakefield Westgate Station to Heath Common, and four buses per hour from Wakefield Kirkgate Station to Heath Common, see below.  However, major rail disruption is likely due to "planned track maintenance work" on the day. More information about this, and rail replacement bus services, can be found by clicking HERE.

By bus: Wakefield Bus Station is a three-minute walk from Northgate, from where we are running four buses per hour to Heath Common. Many Arriva buses serve Wakefield. Full details can be found on www.wymetro.com

By preserved bus:  Below are details of some journeys that we are operating to get you to the event. Remember - all our services are FREE! (There will be journeys home at the end; full details of all our services will be in the programme - well worth ordering in advance).
  Ackworth (Brown Cow) at 0955, 1110 then hourly.
  Crofton (Cock & Crown Inn) at 1012, 1127 then hourly.
  Dewsbury Bus Station (stand 1) at 0900, 0915, 0945, 1045 and 1145. (At other times Arriva services 126/127 will connect at Ossett).
  Horbury (Highfield Road) at 0938 then at regular intervals all day.
  Normanton (Market Place) at 1000 then hourly.
  Nostell Priory (bus stop opposite on A638) at 1005, 1120 then hourly.
  Ossett (Prospect Road, opposite bus station) at 0915, 0930 then at regular intervals all day.
  Pontefract Bus Station (stand B) at 0945, 1100 then hourly.
  Ravensthorpe (Dewsbury Bus Museum) at 0850, 0905, 0935 and 1035.
  Wakefield, Kirkgate Station at 0944, 1004 then four buses per hour all day.
  Wakefield, Northgate (Talbot & Falcon) at 0940, 1000 then four buses per hour all day.
  Wakefield, Westgate Station (bus stop under the bridge) at 0927, 0952 then three buses per hour all day.

From Sheffield and Barnsley:  Leo's Bus Tours are running an excursion, charging a return fare of only £5.00 per seat. Times are as follows:
  Meadowhall Interchange: 0900
  Barnsley Rail Station: 0925
  Wakefield (Northgate): 1000
  Heath Common: 1010
To reserve your seat, please send an e-mail to: leobustours@live.co.uk  If you're coming on this trip, why not order your programme in advance so you can plan your day? Details of how to do this are higher up this page.