Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society

The North East of England has a rich and varied industrial heritage. Public transport is part of that heritage and has affected everyday life in this northern region.

Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society are committed to preserving part of this heritage. The preservation of selected local vintage buses is an opportunity to bring the public at large the transport of yesteryear; an opportunity to ride, touch, smell, and see that which has now left the modern day scene.

The public’s interest in, and support of, the society is very much appreciated. Without your help, opportunities to preserve these vintage buses would be gone forever, leaving the North-East further down the list in preservation. Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society are involved in the restoration, storage, and rallying of vintage vehicles. To find out more about the society, and our current restoration project, please visit the Society page.

The Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society (registered charity no 1158142) was established in 1980 and became a registered charity in September 1982. The Society is fully registered resource as a small museum, and is a member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (North East), which acts as the regional coordinator of the work of both public and private collections. In addition, the society is also a member of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

As an educational trust, the Society’s constitution provides for a range of activities - from the restoration of its vehicles to teaching skills to members, attendance at public functions, vehicle rallies and gatherings, and sale of die-cast models. All these activities help to maintain an interesting and rewarding recreational facility designed to put into use all the abilities of the Society’s active membership