The village of Imber nestled in the Salisbury Plains was taken over by the military in 1943 to assist with the war efforts, yet in 1945, was not handed back, and has remained with the Army ever since. Parts of the military range are opened up to the general public for a few days each year, usually around late August and mid December.
In 2009, a group of bus industry professionals achieve a long standing ambition to run a bus service from Warminster to this lost village of Imber. It has proved so popular that ImberBus has now become an annual event, with most journeys continuing beyond to places rarely seen by public transport users.
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| RMC1510 was the first bus out to Imber Village. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Abellio LT700 and RML2735. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RATP LT1000 and the 23A "bus stop". © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1400 at New Zealand Farm Camp © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1400 & RM1451 at the Imber Park & Ride site. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1941. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RMC1485 & RML2735 © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1941 crosses the Berril Valley Bridge. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RML2735 also crosses the bridge followed by 2 special guests. © Tommy Cooling |
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| First discover, 69502. © Tommy Cooling |
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| TfL VP20. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RML2344 & Lothian RM(X)242 © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM613. © Tommy Cooling |
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| MD60 was another special guest. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1400 & RM597 at Gore Cross. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1400 & RM597 at Gore Cross Interchange bus station. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM597 & Metroline ST812 in Chitterne. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM597 outside Chitterne Church. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM597, RM1005 & RM1941. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Side-on front profiles. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1005 in Tilshead. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1941 in Tilshead. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Buses departing Gore Cross. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Abellio LT700. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Abellio LT700. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Arriva LT1, RML2344 & RM613 at Gore Cross bus station. © Tommy Cooling |
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| First duo reunited, RMC1510 & RML2735 at New Zealand Farm Camp. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RMC1510 & RML2735. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM9 and LT700. © Tommy Cooling |
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| LT700. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1005. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Stagecoach LT264. © Tommy Cooling |
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| LT700. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Four heading back towards Imber & Warminster. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM9, LT700 and LTNM Battle Bus in Imber. © Tommy Cooling |
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| MD60 crossing the bridge. © Tommy Cooling |
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| RM1978, RM1654 & RM1005 at Gore Cross. © Tommy Cooling |
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| MD60, RM597 & RM1941 at Gore Cross. © Tommy Cooling |
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| "Taking down" the Gore Cross bus station until 2019. © Tommy Cooling |
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| The convoy heading back towards Imber. © Tommy Cooling |
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| The convoy climbing Sack Hill. © Tommy Cooling |
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| MD60 on Sack Hill © Tommy Cooling |
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| LT1000 going home. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Buses waiting at Imber. © Tommy Cooling |
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| The 2018 "line-up" drive past getting organised. © Tommy Cooling |
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| Snaking through the Plains. © Tommy Cooling |
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| You wait one year then fifteen turn up at once! © Tommy Cooling |
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| RMC1510, RM597 & RM1400 at Warminster station at the end of the day. All over until 2019! © Tommy Cooling |
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