EAST Lancashire bus enthusiasts can indulge their passion across the county border with a chance to see vintage vehicles this weekend.

Keighley Bus Museum Trust is holding its first open day of the year on Sunday, April 7.

Two historic Leyland buses from Ribble Motor Services will feature at the Old Dalton Lane Depot, adjacent to Keighley railway station.

One is a 1939 half cab Leyland Titan TD5 double-decker owned by KBMT member Doctor Harold Peers.

The other, a 21-year-old Leyland Olympian bus which has been both at the Ribble Lancaster depot and Stagecoach Ribble fleet in 1989, was sold to Burnley and Pendle Travel in April 2001 where it was used as a school bus in Burnley.

Blazefield Holdings Ltd, which owns Burnley and Pendle Travel, has decided to keep this bus as a 'heritage vehicle.'

It is being stored at KBMT until space can be found at the workshops of Keighley and District Travel, also owned by Blazefield. It will then be repainted.

Vehicles on Sunday can be viewed at two depots -- at Denholme House Farm and Old Dalton Lane. There will be more than 50 buses in what is described as the largest collection of heritage buses in Yorkshire. Both depots will be open from 11.30am to 4.45pm.

Combined admission to them is £2 adults; £1 children & seniors.

A free heritage bus service will run between the two depots every 45 minutes from 11.30am to 4.45pm, with stops in Keighley town centre at Hanover Street (Access Bus Stop) and at Ingrow (West) Railway Station Gates. For details call KBMT on 01282 413179.