Spitfire grounded but the No. 6 for Trafalgar Square arrives early!

Visitors to the GWR's successful Diesel Gala over the weekend were disappointed on Saturday evening when the advertised Spitfire flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight failed to materialise. As those who were at Toddington will be only too well aware, as the afternoon progressed the weather deteriorated, the wind got up and eventually there was a message from BBMF Flight Control to say that the aircraft was grounded. But during the day, a number 6 Routemaster bus for Trafalgar Square (if the destination was to be believed) rolled into the yard - many miles off course but the first of the dozens of vehicles to arrive for the following day's Bus Rally.

On Sunday morning, the day dawned grey and damp - but that didn't dampen the spirits of the 40 buses of all shapes and sizes that descended on Toddington station yard. The day soon perked up and there was a good crowd with queues at the station booking office for rides on the intensive diesel train service while the trips to Broadway on a variety of classic buses was a real hit. There's little doubt that this will become a regular in the calendar.  More news and photographs will, doubtless, follow!