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Held annually in October, this is a popular islandwide event.

There will be no Beer and Buses event in 2020 and it will return in 2021.

2019 RYDABUS

Rydabus

Rydabus 2020 has been cancelled and will return in May 2021.

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Museum Vehicles

Members’ Vehicles

1976 Leyland National 880 (MDL 880R)

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880 entered service at Shanklin depot in August 1976 and was sold in March 1987. It then passed through various hands, including s...ervice with...
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2002 Dennis Dart – 300 – HW52 EPX

by | 7 October, 2018 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer MPD, HW52EPX, was the first low floor vehicle purchased by Southern Vectis for their Isle of Wight operations,...
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1984 Ford Transit – 259 – B259 MDL

by | 7 July, 2017 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...)   New to Southern Vectis this Caryle bodied 16 seater...
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1981 Mercedes 508D Mini Coach NDL 600W

by | 6 July, 2017 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to Gange's Coaches of Cowes this Robin Hood converted 21...
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Civility c.1880 Stage Coach

by | 19 March, 2017 | Vehicles, News, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to the collection for 2017  is an 1880s Stage Coach which...
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1993 Leyland Olympian – 743 (4643) – K743 ODL

by | 28 October, 2016 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to Southern Vectis is 1993 this 76 seat double deck...
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Bristol K – 721 (EDL 657)

by | 2 February, 2016 | Our Buses & Coaches, News | 0 Comments

  Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to Southern Vectis in September 1947,  with an ECW...
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Dennis Dart / Duple (817) – G526VYE

by | 30 January, 2016 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Chassis: Dennis Dart 8.5 SBL Body: Duple B31F   One of a batch of 27 supplied new in April 1990 to London United, and sold to Southern Vectis...
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Dennis Ace – 405 (DL9015)

by | 26 December, 2014 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' Vehicle  -  owned by D.Priddle (click title to read more...) The narrow roads of the Isle of Wight required small vehicles and the 1934...
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Bristol RELL – 863 (TDL563K)

by | 22 December, 2014 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) 863 (TDL563K) was one of a batch of nine single-deck buses,...
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Volvo B10B – 5625 (K125BUD)

by | 22 December, 2014 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (Click title to read more...) Fleet number 5625 (K125BUD), now known as The Shanklin Steamer,...
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Bristol FLF6G – 611 (CDL 479C)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to Southern Vectis in August 1965, CDL479C (allocated fleet...
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Bristol K5G – 908 (YWG 109)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) Similar to Southern Vectis, Hants & Dorset, also part of the...
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Bristol RESH – 301 (KDL 885F)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) Only 11 vehicles of this marque of Bristol RE were built and all...
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Bristol MW6G – 806 (FDL 927D)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) The Bristol MW (Medium-Weight) was built in considerable numbers...
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Bristol LD6G – 563 (SDL 268)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' vehicle  -  owned by R. Newman (click title to read more...) Many bus operating areas were beset with low railway bridges that prevented...
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Bristol VRT – 628 (SDL 638J)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' Vehicle  -  owned by R.Newman, L. Roberts & M.Birkin (Click title to read more...) Bristol Commercial Vehicles produced its rear...
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Bristol VRT – 673 (UDL 673S)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) Although most of its career was spent in Dorset this vehicle, as...
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Bedford SB – ODL 400

by | 13 February, 2013 | Vehicles, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) tle to read more.. There were many operators on the island who...
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Bedford SB – 9 (ADL 459B)

by | 12 February, 2013 | Our Buses & Coaches, Vehicles | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) Paul’s Tours was one of the long established Ryde coaching...
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Dennis Ace – 405 (DL9015)

by | 26 December, 2014 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' Vehicle  -  owned by D.Priddle (click title to read more...) The narrow roads of the Isle of Wight required small vehicles and the 1934...
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Bristol LD6G – 563 (SDL 268)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' vehicle  -  owned by R. Newman (click title to read more...) Many bus operating areas were beset with low railway bridges that prevented...
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Bristol VRT – 628 (SDL 638J)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Members' Vehicles | 0 Comments

Members' Vehicle  -  owned by R.Newman, L. Roberts & M.Birkin (Click title to read more...) Bristol Commercial Vehicles produced its rear...
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Vehicles on Loan

Our Service Vehicles

Bristol K5G – 703 (DDL 50)

by | 15 February, 2013 | Vehicles on Loan | 0 Comments

Vehicle on Loan  -  owned by D. Priddle (click title to read more...) 703 (DDL 50) was the second highbridge vehicle of the 1939 order and the...
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Bedford OB – 216 (FDL 676)

by | 14 February, 2013 | Vehicles on Loan | 0 Comments

Vehicle on Loan  -  owned by P. Tucker (click title to read more...) Coaching on the Island for tourists who had returned after World war II, was...
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Bristol LD6G – 559 (PDL 519) Tadpoles

by | 17 January, 2013 | Vehicles on Loan | 0 Comments

Vehicle on Loan  -  owned by Top Deck Travel (click title to read more...) PDL 519, a remarkable vehicle in every sense, was originally one of a...
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AEC Matador Tow Truck – 004 (GXX 785)

by | 15 February, 2013 | Our Service Vehicles | 0 Comments

owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) GXX 785 originated with the Ministry of Supply and was of the...
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Latest News

Historic bus returns to the Isle of Wight

by | 1 November, 2020 | News | 0 Comments

A former Southern Vectis bus returned to the island on Friday 30th October. The 1953 Bristol double decker has joined the IW Bus and Coach Museum’s collection, having been donated by enthusiast Derek Priddle. It was towed from its former home in Surrey by Stag Lane...
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Museum Re Opens

by | 27 July, 2020 | News | 0 Comments

The Museum will re open on Sunday 9th August and then on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am until 4pm. For visitors here are a few details of what we are doing and asking visitors to do to stay safe: COVID AWARE ARRANGEMENTS Please make your way to...
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Rydabus 2020 Cancelled

by | 2 June, 2020 | News | 0 Comments

The Trustees of the IW Bus and Coach Museum have announced that the second of their major events in 2020 has had to be cancelled due to the restrictions caused by Covid-19. This year’s Rydabus weekend had been completely revamped, tying in with various attractions and...
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2020 Beer, Buses & Walks Weekend Postponed until 2021

by | 20 March, 2019 | News, Events, Museum Events, Running Days | 0 Comments

Press release - Thursday 23rd April 2020 It is with great regret but after very careful consideration of all the facts, we have decided to postpone the IW Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend until 2021.Cancellation of this year’s event was an extremely difficult...
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Return of Leyland National 880

by | 24 February, 2019 | News | 0 Comments

Earlier this afternoon saw the return to the Island of ex Southern Vectis Leyland National 880 (MDL880R) after acquisition into the museum's collection from Dave Wright, Stoke-on-Trent. Significant in being the only surviving long (11.3m) example of the type delivered...
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Rydabus 3

by | 13 December, 2018 | Running Days, Events, News | 0 Comments

The 2019 Rydabus event takes place over the weekend of Saturday May 18th (1100 start) and Sunday May 19th (1000 start). Click here to go to the event page
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Ex-Southern Vectis Leyland National 880 (MDL880R) has been re-acquired by the Museum

by | 9 December, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce that ex Southern Vectis Leyland National 880 (MDL880R) has been re-acquired by the Museum, the purchase being concluded in late November. The bus is in fully restored condition and fills a current gap in our collection. 880 entered service...
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MUSEUM OPENING DATES

by | 15 October, 2017 | News | 0 Comments

The Museum is now closed for the Winter. We re open on Sunday 7th April 2019. Click here for 2019 Opening and events calendar       .        
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Events 2019

by | 14 October, 2017 | News, Events, Museum Events, Running Days | 0 Comments

For 2019 we intend to run our two major events: Rydabus 3 will take place over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2019. Click here for full details of the event   The 2019 Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend will take place on Saturday 12th and Sunday...
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Civility c.1880 Stage Coach

by | 19 March, 2017 | Vehicles, News, Our Buses & Coaches | 0 Comments

Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to the collection for 2017  is an 1880s Stage Coach which operated on the Isle of Wight. The ‘four-in-hand’ horse-drawn coach, was built in the 1880s by the Richard Bird Cheverton...
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Bristol K – 721 (EDL 657)

by | 2 February, 2016 | Our Buses & Coaches, News | 0 Comments

  Owned by  -  The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum (click title to read more...) New to Southern Vectis in September 1947,  with an ECW 'lowbridge'  body featuring rows of long bench seats and a sunken gangway on the top deck. Restoration is almost complete with...
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Museum Shop

by | 12 April, 2015 | Bus Museum Shop, News | 0 Comments

To try and maximise profit in the  museum shop and to avoid tying up funds in lots of stock, we welcome donations of suitable transport related items that we can sell. We also sell items for members. If you want to sell through the museum shop, we will only ask for a...
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The Enterprise

by | 20 January, 2015 | Featured, News | 0 Comments

'The Enterprise' is the magazine of the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum and is available, in full colour PDF format, or if you should choose a black and white hard copy to all of our members. In this esteemed journal, you will find all the latest news, views and...
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The Bus Depot – Ryde – Vectis Blue fleet

by | 16 January, 2015 | News | 0 Comments

POLITE REQUEST AND YOUR SAFETY At the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum, Ryde, you cannot fail to notice the Southern Vectis 'Vectis Blue' school buses and coaches  parked at the rear of the yard. Southern Vectis, to whom the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum...
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Membership of the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum

by | 10 January, 2015 | Featured, News | 0 Comments

Considering becoming, or renewing as a member of the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum and supporting our cause further? To make it easier than ever for you to be a member of our organisation, here are a couple of options that are available to you, so you can do...
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