If you would like more information about our events, please contact our Events Officer: events@devongeneral.org.uk
If you would like more information about our events, please contact our Events Officer: events@devongeneral.org.uk
We hope you are keeping Sunday 31st August 2025 clear to come to our ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day at Exmouth! We will be running free bus services from Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton, Littleham Village, Woodbury and Lympstone, and weather permitting, an open-top Town Tour. The event is based at Imperial Road, close to Exmouth railway station and town centre bus stops, and runs from 1000 to 1600.
Amongst the Devon General buses you can travel on will be this unique 1937/53 Saunders Roe-bodied AEC ‘Light Six’ Rebuild, ETT 995.
Posted 17th July 2025
30 members, family and friends enjoyed the Society’s 2025 summer outing on Sunday 15th June, touring old Devon General routes around Dartmoor. Transport for the day was the Devon General Omnibus Trust’s preserved 1957 AEC Reliance VDV 798, which during its career spent some time based at Moretonhampstead depot.
A souvenir programme was produced for the participants. You can download it here:
The tour started in Exeter at Sowton Park & Ride, and after further pick-ups in the city centre and St David’s Station, headed out to Moretonhampstead on the old 19 route. After a short break at Moretonhampstead to view the former Devon General depot in Court Street – most recently a motor museum, but now up for sale – SR798 followed the 16 route to Chagford, where a break was taken in the Square.
The tour continued via the 16 route to Okehampton until turning off and heading up to the railway station where a late lunch was taken. The station is the terminus of the line to Exeter that reopened for regular passenger services in November 2021. Members were able to view the Southern Railway-themed buildings and visit the Bulleid Buffet.
For the final leg of the tour SR798 followed the old Service 6 route back to Exeter.
Thanks to Martin White for the images.
Posted 18th June 2025
AEC Regent V 503 RUO at Thorverton during Devon General Remembered 2024. Thanks to Chris Drew for the photo.
We are returning to Exmouth for our 2025 ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day, on Sunday 31st August.
Based at Imperial Road in Exmouth, our event will feature preserved Devon General buses running free services around the town and to local destinations such as Budleigh Salterton. Weather permitting, there will also be an open-top bus tour. The Devon General Society sales stand will be present, selling bus books, magazines, photos and memorabilia, and our Membership stand will enable you to find out more about the DGS and to join us if you wish.
A souvenir programme will be available in advance and on the day, giving details of the timetables and the buses operating them – look out for further information about this. Vehicle entries are by invitation only and owners will be contacted soon.
A free feeder bus will run to the event from Exeter. Exmouth is easy to reach by public transport, with the main town centre bus stops and the railway station just a short walk from Imperial Road. There is also car parking nearby and plenty of cafes and shops. Public toilets are located next to the railway station.
Please keep Sunday 31st August 2025 free. We look forward to seeing you for a day beside the sea at Exmouth!
Posted 17th March 2025
Nine Devon General buses and one Grey Cars coaches brought nostalgic travel to Tiverton on Sunday 1st September, at our ‘Devon General Remembered’ running day.
The following vehicles took part:
The buses and the coach provided free trips from the bus station on Tiverton town services, and out to Bampton, Thorverton and Tiverton Parkway, with an open topper running a local tour. In all, some 1,855 passenger journeys were made on the services. We would like to thank all the bus owners who brought their vehicles along, our enthusiastic team of volunteers that made it all happen, and our sponsors.
Here are some images from the day, provided by Chris Drew, Paul Jenkins and Stephen Wren:
Posted 5th September 2024
From time to time we arrange events that all bus enthusiasts and members of the public can join in with. Often these involve a rally of preserved buses and coaches, some of which then give free rides on routes around the local area. We welcome the involvement of our members in delivering these events. You can volunteer to be a conductor on the buses, sell programmes, marshal vehicles, assist at the Control tent and so forth. It's fun and a great way to meet other Society members.