Heritage Bus & Rail Weekend

Heritage Bus & Rail Weekend

With up to 50 heritage and modern buses!

Step back in time and enjoy a fantastic celebration of transport history at our Heritage Bus & Rail Weekend, held in partnership with the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust.

Taking place at Quorn & Woodhouse Station, this popular annual event brings together up to 50 heritage and modern buses each day, from beautifully restored 1930s classics to more modern vehicles. The station yard will transform into a vibrant display area where visitors can get up close to the buses and learn more about their history.

With plenty to see and do, the event offers a great day out for transport enthusiasts, families, and anyone looking for something a little different.

What To Expect

Heritage Bus Displays

Explore a large display area in the Quorn station yard featuring up to 50 buses each day, showcasing vehicles from different eras of transport history.

Free Bus Rides

Hop aboard one of the heritage buses and enjoy frequent free bus trips running throughout the day.

Steam & Diesel Train Travel

We’ll be running an intensive passenger timetable, featuring both steam and diesel locomotives as well as diesel railcars.

Mountsorrel Branch Line

Passenger services will also run along our Mountsorrel branch line, giving visitors the opportunity to explore even more of the railway.

Trade & Transport Stands

Browse a variety of transport sales stands located inside and outside the marquee, offering memorabilia, models, books and more.

Combine Bus and Train Travel

Visitors can combine free bus rides with train travel during the event. If you choose to travel by bus to one of our stations, you can return by train (or vice versa) using convenient “short hop” train tickets, available to purchase from station booking offices.

Additional Information

Tickets

Site Entry:

  • Adults: £8 (includes a free programme)
  • Children: FREE

Car Parking:

  • £5 per car

Please note that rail travel tickets must be purchased separately.

Transport to and from the event

  • Travel by GCR steam or diesel trains from any of GCR station
  • Travel by heritage bus –
    • from Loughborough Midland (EMR) station to the event at Quorn & Woodhouse Station with frequent buses throughout the day from around 0945**
    • from Loughborough Town Centre (Premier Inn) to the event at Quorn & Woodhouse Station with frequent buses throughout the day from around 0945**
    • a single heritage bus departure from Leicester London Road (Tram Depot) and Leicester City Centre**
  • For those coming by bus, Centrebus service 154 runs on Saturday and Sunday: Leicester – Anstey – Woodhouse – Loughborough and stops on Chaveney Road, just round the corner from Quorn & Woodhouse station driveway. Details at https://www.centrebus.info/bus-services/leicester-city/154/
  • For those coming by train to Loughborough Midland (EMR) station, use free heritage buses as above

**precise times will be displayed here by early April

Parking

  • For those coming by car, parking is expected to be available in the field adjacent to Quorn & Woodhouse station (£5 per car), weather permitting
  • Parking will also be available in the former factory site adjacent Loughborough Central station (at £5 per car)
  • Alternative parking at Loughborough Midland station: www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/trains-stations/at-the-station/car-parking or at Beehive Lane Car Park in Loughborough, opposite Premier Inn, and catch heritage buses as above
  • For those with limited mobility, there will be no blue badge parking at Quorn & Woodhouse station for this event. Please use parking at Rothley station and travel to the event by train: all out trains have some accessible accommodation. Or park in the factory car park as above (blue badge holders free)

Bus List

A list of bus entries for the weekend will appear here in early April.

If you wish to bring your bus to the event, please e-mail info@ltht.org.uk 

Stations Information

When purchasing a runabout ticket, you will have access to travel on all our standard passenger trains throughout the day, allowing you to hop on and off to explore all our historic stations.

Heritage Bus & Rail Weekend

GCR Reviews

Loughborough Central

Quorn & Woodhouse

Rothley Station

Leicester North