A few pics from earlier in the day, prior to the Preston kilt meet.

In the morning I visited Stobart Group's Carlisle depot. This is the logistics company which owns the airport which I fly from and where I also volunteer at the aviation museum. During my visit I got to explore the driving cab of this brand new Volvo FH12. Do any xmarkers do kilted trucking?

I had lunch on the train from Carlisle to Preston and then in the afternoon I visited the British Commercial Vehicle Museum which is situated in part of the old Leyland bus and truck works in the town of Leyland which is just a five minute rail trip from Preston. Here I got photographed beside this braw 1956 coach, its a Leyland Tiger Cub with Burlingham Seagull coachwork which ran with Ribble Motors of Preston.

There was a World War I diorama which featured this 1917 Leyland R.A.F. lorry, built to War Ministry specification. The kilted figure adds a nice touch.

This was a custom built vehicle by Leyland Motors in 1982 as a Special Papal Transport, which became better known as the Popemobile and was used to transport Pope John Paul during his visit to England, Wales and Scotland in 1982. He travelled in this vehicle behind bullet proof glass.

Finally a shot taken aboard the Popemobile.