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Wales on Wheels, Saturday 14 May, Waterfront Museum …

The event is a joint effort by the Roads & Road Transport History Association (www.rrtha.org.uk), National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Museum, and Swansea Bus Museum. Participation and entry is free.

Swansea Bus Museum – ride a double-decker from the Museum to Mumbles!
Ryland Classics
Classic Vehicle Enthusiasts Group
Yeoman Living History
Swansea Motorcycle Club
Skewen and Pontarddulais Classic Car Clubs
Swansea Historic Vehicle Register
Swansea Fire Service
Pink Cadillac
Wheelrights
Bikeability
Swansea Vintage Engine Club
Wallace and Gromit van and motorcycle with sidecar
Mametz Woods Classic Car Run 2016
Sinclair C5 with pedals for kids
Gilbern Club
Bryngold Books
Oxfam transport book sale

See the photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/96706702@N06/. In the afternoon there will be a screening of The Titfield Thunderbolt in the Ocean Room.

 

Wales on Wheels 2016, 14 May …

The fourth Wales on Wheels is confirmed for Saturday 14 May 2016. As before it will be held in and around the National Waterfront Museum and Dylan Thomas Square in Swansea Marina. There will be a dinner at the Marriott on the evening of Friday 13 May.

Click WoW 2016 Flier for full details.

Click Wales on Wheels 2016 dinner menu  for dinner details. Bookings and menu choices are required by 4 May. The speaker is Philip Kirk, former Managing Director of the Oxford Bus Company and now Archivist of the Kithead Trust.

See previous WoW at Wales on Wheels

The event is a joint effort by the Roads & Road Transport History Association, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Museum, and Swansea Bus Museum. Participation and entry is free.

Swansea Bus Museum – ride a double-decker from the Museum to Mumbles!
Ryland Classics
Swansea Museum truck and bus
Barry Bus Museum
Classic Vehicle Enthusiasts Group
Yeoman Living History – http://www.yeomangreatwar.com
Swansea Motorcycle Club
Skewen and Pontarddulais Classic Car Clubs
Swansea Historic Vehicle Register
Welsh Area Fire Engine Restoration Society
Swansea Fire Service
Pink Cadillac
University of Wales Trinity St David’s School of Applied Design (modern racing cars)
Wheelrights
Bikeability
Tools for Self Reliance
Wallace and Gromit van and motorcycle with sidecar
Mametz Woods Classic Car Run 2016
Sinclair C5 with pedals for kids
Penydarren Steam Locomotive accompanied by Mr Trevithick himself – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZCfXIZGFhc
Gilbern Club
Swansea Railway Modellers Group
Bryngold Books
Oxfam transport book sale
Oxford Diecast

Wales on Wheels, Saturday 16 May …

Wales on Wheels 2015 is on Saturday 16 May in and around the National Waterfront Museum and Dylan Thomas Square in Swansea Marina. Bring the family for a free sunny day out and a lot of fun. https://www.flickr.com/photos/96706702@N06/.

Participants confirmed so far are:

Swansea Bus Museum.
Swansea Museum Collections Centre.
Classic Vehicle Enthusiasts Group.
Yeoman Living History – http://www.yeomangreatwar.com .
Swansea Motorcycle Club.
Skewen and Pontarddulais Classic Car Clubs.
Swansea Historic Vehicle Register.
Swansea Fire Service.
Pink Cadillac.
Tools for Self Reliance.
Wallace and Gromit van and motorcycle with sidecar.
Mametz Woods Classic Car Run 2016.
Sinclair C5 with pedals for kids.
Penydarren Steam Locomotive accompanied by Mr Trevithick himself – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZCfXIZGFhc.
Gilbern Club.
Mouse Shell Mileage Marathon record holding car (see it on Top Gear – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aD4V0SeKmc).
Roads & Road Transport History Association.
Historical Association Swansea Branch.

Plus the usual unexpected visitors!

Wales on Wheels is a joint effort by the Roads & Road Transport History Association, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Museum, and Swansea Bus Museum. Participation and entry is free.
www.rrtha.org.uk/events