After a two-year break, the great summer Barry Festival of Transport returns next Sunday, 12th June.
The free classic car and heritage bus fun day is organised by the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, who are based at the Bus Depot on Broad Street.
Before the enforced break due to the pandemic, the annual event attracted thousands to Barry Island, including visitors from around the world. In 2019, a star visitor was a Budapest City bus from Hungary, never before seen in Wales.
Mike Taylor, the heritage bus group chairman said: “We are looking forward to our annual classic car and bus show and we will be operating free trips on a selection of our heritage buses. As 2022 marks 120 years of Cardiff Municipal Transport, we are making a special effort to show off some recently preserved former Cardiff vehicles, whilst our ever-popular free open top buses will be running, weather permitting.
“Bookings for the show are building and we are expecting maybe 300 cars of interest and various heritage and very modern buses.
“The restoration centre on Broad Street, known as The Bus Depot, will be open to the public and visitors can also see how the restoration of two electric trolleybuses from 1949 and 1955 is progressing. Cardiff withdrew all their trolleybuses 52 years ago. Funds and donations raised during the event will be used for restoration projects.”
The festival will be centred on Barry Island and the Broad Street Bus depot on Sunday, 12th June, 10.00am to 4.30pm. The organisers are all volunteers. For booking information, contact
🌟 This article first appeared in the printed edition of the Glamorgan Star 02.06.22
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