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"Toastrack" vintage bus: 100 years of engineering in 1 ride!


Age suitable for:
  • 5 - 7 years-old
  • 7 - 11 years-old
  • 11 - 14 years-old
  • 14 - 16 years-old
  • 16 - 18 years-old
  • 18+ years-old


Accessibility alert:
  • Loud sounds
  • Intense smell
  • Limited access to wheelchair users
  • Other
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Join us on a unique tour around Highfield and Boldrewood Campuses in the University's own 96-year-old bus! Sit back, relax, and enjoy a first-hand experience of being driven in a bus that's as old as sliced bread, lovingly nicknamed "Toastrack".

The bus, a Dennis G charabanc, is one of only four that were ever built, and the only one in the world that's currently on the road! Toastrack measures 20' (6m) by 8' (2.5m), seats 16 people, and is convertible, so you'll be able to join us come sunshine or rain.

While you wait, you'll have a chance to chat with volunteers about their work on Toastrack, learn about the bus's inner workings through interactive activities, and read about the history of the bus and all the exciting places it has travelled to, including as far as Venice! There will also be souvenirs you can take home with you.

Toastrack has been driven and maintained by University of Southampton students and alumni since 1958. Today, Toastrack forms part of a student society, with members across multiple disciplines working on the bus during their free time, all towards one goal: keeping the bus on the road for future generations to enjoy!


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