The event will move from the preferred September date to to external factors
Organisers say that following the great reception it received in 2024, they are pleased to announce that Showbus 2025 will be held on Sunday 13 July 2025 at its new home of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, near Aylesbury.
The choice of date is not the result of the poll undertaken aft
er last year’s display, which was notably in favour of keeping the traditional late September date. As the organisers explained, no sooner had they sent out the poll, than Network Rail announced a plan to reopen the line from Aylesbury, through Quainton North, to Bicester with the intention of running trains from Marylebone through to the new Universal Studios theme park near Bedford. As part of that plan, on 1 August this year the road through to the A41 will be closed to all traffic. That means all traffic to the event would have to come through Quainton village, which organisers believe would be unfair to local residents.
“We have plans to partially use Waddesdon Manor with a free shuttle service between the two venues. Work is also being done to the display area to improve hard standing and drainage,” the organisers said. “Other plans will make the railway centre itself more available for bus parking on the day.”
A special celebration for this year will commemorate the centenary of the first covered-top double-decker bus, with a parade to the Railway Centre from Aylesbury’s Chiltern View Garden Centre, as in 2024. Entries are now open for the event, and entry forms can be found online.
