Thornes celebrates its 70th

22/10/2019 WebSupport Buses, Coaches, Features, Industry Heritage

Thornes’ 1958 AEC Reliance with Duple C45F bodywork is a well-known member of the firm’s heritage fleet. PHILIP THORNES

Bedford, Leyland and Commer represented in this line-up. PHILIP THORNES

Making a splash is Thornes’s magnificent new to Maidstone and District 1953 B36F-bodied Beadle Leyland, which has been in the Thornes fleet for 59 years. PHILIP THORNES

A themed weekend of pure transport nostalgia was the essence of a 70th anniversary celebration for Selby-based operator Thornes Independent, reports Nick Larkin

The celebrations kicked off on Saturday 5 October with an excursion in 1959 AEC-engined Seddon/Harrington VHO200, which the firm has owned for 58 years, to Eden Camp Prisoner of War Museum at Malton. A refreshment break was taken en-route at The Sidings Hotel, a venue constructed from several British Railways Mark 1 railway carriages and situated alongside the East Coast Main Line just north of York. However the main event was held the following day at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington.
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