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Vintage Bus Day Archive Warminster ... there must have been some 50 buses dating back as far as 1947 running the old routes between Warminster and Bath, Warminster and Salibbury, Warminster and Frome, and the villages in between, Here, pictured at Horningsham, just behind the Longleat Estate, is the Exeter Corporation Daimler CVD6 bus of 1948. We had a lovely ride on her up from Crockerton and back ... what more can I say?
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Today was Vintage bus day in Warminster ... there must have been some 50 buses dating back as far as 1947 running the old routes between Warminster and Bath, Warminster and Salibbury, Warminster and Frome, and the villages in between, Here, pictured at Horningsham, just behind the Longleat Estate, is the Exeter Corporation Daimler CVD6 bus of 1948. We had a lovely ride on her up from Crockerton and back ... what more can I say?
Oh - I should add that everyone else was having a great time too. Our thanks to all the folks who organised the day - back this year by popular demand. Sadly, this is likely to be the last such day due to escalating insurance costs and health and safety concerns; it was a real pleasure to have the opportunity.