This year is the 17th Year for our Transport Festival the biggest and now one of the best liked events in the U.K. with a thousand + Exhibitors and thousands of Transport enthusiasts from all over the U.K. and Ireland coming to partake and visit our sea front Showground at Bodafon Fields, Llandudno.

We attract a large range of exhibits including some 350 Commercials of Lorries, Military and Buses, 140 + Motorcycles, 130 Tractors, with Bicycles, Stationary Engines Miniature Steam and some 350 Vintage and Classic Cars per day, with over 100 Trade Stand and Autojumble stall in their midst. Exhibitors start arriving from Friday and settle in ready for the gates to open at 9-00am on Saturday morning.

Shuttle Bus Service

From Transport Festival to Extravaganza

Once again the Devon & Dorset Group will be running the Shuttle Bus Service with three vehicles assisted by Wythall, St Helens and Manchester Bus Museums with also privately owned Bus owners who are able to join in. One of the Buses coming up from Dorset is Robin Woodcocks Ex Midland Red 1968 BMMO S23 an example of the final type built by BMMO, hopefully this vehicle will be used on Service and the evening Road Runs, last year our Shuttle Bus Service moved 27,000 people to and fro from the Transport Festival to the Extravaganza.

Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tram Society

On the Showground is the Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tram Society restoration project, the Society will be raising funds with their ex Bournemouth open top Tram which is similar to the Trams that ran from Colwyn Bay to Llandudno through our Showground up until the late fifties. The Tram body is mounted on a road going trailer and certainly brings back memories of the days when they still ran between the two Towns.

Saturday Evening Conwy Road Run

Starting 6-00pm from the main gate [weather permitting] the run will take us to Conwy round the Town and return, open to all classes and will take approx one hour, if you do not have a vehicle to take part and you would like to go to Conwy, Buses will run from the Showground entrance from 5-30pm.

Sunday on the Showground

Llandudno Crosville Gathering

Once again the Crosville Gathering takes place on Sunday with privately owned Ex Crosville vehicles meeting up with some going out on Service.

With over 350 Classic and Vintage Cars attending with Car Clubs Kilkenny Motor Club, Carlow Vintage & Classic Club, the North East Vintage Car Club all from Ireland and Classic Commercial Vehicles from as far away as Scotland, a Military Display, American Trucks, Motorcycles, Welsh owned modern Trucks, Heavy haulage section and a Light Commercial and Classic Van section, a Horticultural display, Stationary Engines, Tractors. At 11-00am Traffic and weather permitting, some of the fine vehicles attending this year will leave the Showground to join the Traction Engines in the Street Parades which will leave at 12-00 midday from the Sea Front end of Vaughan Street.

Great Orme Road Run

6-00pm sees the start of the Sunday Evening Road run taking in the route of the Marine drive at the base of the Great Orme all classes are welcome apart from Double Decker Buses and again takes around 1hr weather permitting.

Steam Parade on Pier

At 6-00pm a parade of Miniature Steam Engines will leave the show ground on Sunday evening and travel along the promenade to the pier entrance then along the pier to the end staying for ½ an hour then returning to Bodafon Fields.

Parade Monday

Monday the gates open at 9-00am, Street Parade at 12 O’clock midday. The show closes at 5-00pm weather permitting.

Farm Park

Entry in to the Farm Park thanks to Mr Mark Roberts will again be free to Transport Festival visitors where you can wander around the Paddocks of rare farm breeds and see the extensive aviaries containing Owls and Tropical birds from around the world or take a stroll along the Farm Heritage trail or just sit and dine in the Restaurant.

Entrance to the Show Ground and Car Park

And 2011 Entry

Send a S.A.E to: – Llandudno Transport Festival, 48 Church Road, Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL28 4YS, Phone/fax 01492 545053 (Before 6-00pm) or get an idea of what we are all about from www.llantransfest.co.uk