Trust Events
INDOOR EVENTS
The following are the
Indoor Events for the incoming months all of which will
be held in the McElhinney Suite, The Pavilion, NICSSSA,
Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast and
commence at 19.45.
Thursday 9th September 2010 –
“Extraordinary General Meeting”
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Irish Transport Trust will take
place on the above date. The sole purpose of this meeting
will be to elect a committee of three office bearers and
four members to manage the affairs of the Trust.
Assuming you’re a fully paid-up member you are also
able to stand for election to the Trust’s Committee
for the forthcoming year, subject to voting procedures.
Note that all nominations for office must be in writing,
stating the name of the proposer and seconder, and must
be received by the Chairman not less than seven days
prior to the Annual General Meeting. In the event of more
than one name being proposed and seconded for any office
a secret ballot of those present and voting at such
meeting shall be held. A simple majority shall decide. In
the event of no nominations being received those present
and voting at such meeting may elect the Committee. A
total of seven posts are up for election, Hon. Chairman,
Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and four other posts two
of whom will be Membership Secretary and Events
Organiser.
Members are reminded that only those whose membership
subscription is fully paid up at the date of the meetings
will be permitted to participate in the meetings and vote
on any proposals.
Should time permit, it is hoped to hold a members slide
show after the main business of the evening. All
contributions will be gratefully received.
…….…….DATES FOR YOUR
DIARY…….….DATES FOR YOUR
DIARY…….…….
Thursday 14 October 2010 - Subject to be
confirmed.
Thursday 11 November 2010 - Subject to be
confirmed.
Thursday 2 December 2010 - Subject to be
confirmed.
Thursday 13 January 2011 - Subject to be
confirmed.
Thursday 10 February 2011 - Subject to be
confirmed.
Thursday 10 March 2011 - Subject to be
confirmed.
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Saturday 21st August 2010 – ’Alexander
‘N’ types – The Final Curtain Call’
In all Citybus and Ulsterbus received 534
Alexander ‘N’ type bodies on the Leyland Tiger
chassis. At the time of writing only one remains in
traffic, 1335 (RXI 3335) based at Ballymena. With its PSV
date due in early September, 1335 will be withdrawn at
the end of this month thus bringing to an end another
important chapter in Northern Ireland’s transport
history.
With the kind co-operation of Ulsterbus, it is hoped to
roster 1335 on the 09.00 149 service from Ballymena to
Ballyclare where we will pick it up for the 09.50 return
journey to Ballymena giving members one last chance to
travel on an ‘N’ type in revenue earning
service.
Departure will be from Belfast (Europa Bus Centre) at
08.45 for the run to Ballyclare. Transport for the day
will be provided by Leyland Tiger/Alexander (Belfast)
1315 (PXI 1315) which will shadow 1335 from Ballyclare to
Ballymena where it will once again pick up the party.
1315 will then proceed to Ballycastle, the outstation
where latterly it spent the bulk of its working life.
Here we hope to sample a number of the routes on which it
would normally have been found before returning to
Belfast early evening. It is hoped that we may also have
the opportunity to visit the premises of a couple of
private operators during this tour.
Saturday 11th September 2010 – ’Autumn
Cavalcade’
Following the success of last years inaugural
event, it is proposed to once again have an informal
Autumn Cavalcade involving some of the Trust’s
preserved vehicles and for those preserved by other
individuals and groups.
Vehicles will assemble at Duncrue Street, Belfast
(adjacent to the Ulsterbus workshops/offices) between
09.30 and 10.00 before departing on a road run to
Portrush. A stop will be made at the Ecos Centre,
Ballymena (accessed from the M2 Ballymena bypass) between
11.00 and 11.45 before we continue on to Portrush,
arriving at around lunchtime. (We have been advised by
the Ecos Centre that they will not be open on Saturdays
in September so anyone wanting refreshments is advised to
bring something with them). Vehicles will then park up in
the coach park at the rear of Portrush Fire Station and
participants will have a chance to get some lunch/ice
cream, ride the dodgems/big dipper or whatever takes your
fancy.
Informality will be very much the order of the day with
vehicles owners free to choose their own route between
the various points and to cover the route at a speed
appropriate to the age of their vehicle. Vehicles will
not be running in convoy, everyone will be free to make
their own way between the assembly points.
Departure for home will be from around 16.00 (although
some individual vehicles may wish to stay on later.
Members are advised that it MAY be possible for them to
travel on vehicles not owned by the Trust itself. Please
remember to ask the owners permission if you wish to
travel on such vehicles and please treat the vehicles
with the care and respect they deserve. Please be aware
that some owners vehicle insurance cover may not permit
(or restrict) the carriage of passengers.
For those wanting transport down to the starting point at
Duncrue Street, a trust vehicle will depart from the
Europa Bus Centre at 09.30.
Sunday 10th October 2010 – ’Glasgow Bus Museum
Open Day’
We are once again looking at the possibility of
running a trip to the Glasgow Bus Museum open day, an
event which can be thoroughly recommended. Planning is
currently at an early stage and we are looking at a
number of possibilities as to how we could attend this
event. Pre booking for this event is essential and
enclosed with this mailing you will find a separate
booking form. Bookings (together with a deposit of
£15.00 per person) should be made no later than 10th
September 2010. This trip will only operate if we
can get sufficient numbers to make it viable so early
booking would be appreciated to assist in the planning
process. Should the trip fail to operate then all
deposits will be returned.
Saturday 16 April 2011 - Annual Bus & Coach
Rally
Please note that with the last Saturday in April falling
on a Bank Holiday weekend next year and with the previous
weekend being Easter, it will be necessary to hold our
Annual Bus & Coach Rally two weeks earlier than
usual.