GVVT is a charity supporting the preservation of commercial vehicles in Glasgow. We are open to the public on selected dates during the year, please see our events page for more details.
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Operating as usual
An interesting article on the history of Glasgow Corporation's own power station. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/pinkston-power-station-story-16292513
Pinkston Power Station was built exclusively to provide electricity for the city's transport
Last chance to grab one of our official GVVT 2021 calendars, less than a dozen left in stock and when they're gone, they're gone! www.GVVT.org/shop/
Checking in at Bridgeton Bus Garage on 8th January to see that all was well!
A wonderful image from our friends at the Glasgow Motorway Archive. There's plenty more on their website.
Trial run of Glasgow Corporation double decker buses in the east tunnel (March 1964).
On behalf of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, the Chairman wishes everyone a Happy New Year and looks forward to the year ahead.
As 2020 draws to a close we thought we'd share some pictures taken by Frank Murphy Photography of our Centre Circle Day spectator event back in October. The one day this year where we've had the buses and crews out and about!
Many thanks for allowing us to share, Frank!
Every so often a great old picture of Glasgow appears on social media. This is one such picture. A nice festive scene on Renfield Street in Glasgow in the 1960's. But looking closer at the bus reveals its none other than Glasgow Corporation AEC Regent A350, one of the vehicles preserved today at Bridgeton Bus Garage!
A bit of Christmas sparkle, looking up Renfield Street, Glasgow 1963.
Did Santa forget to bring you a nice calendar for Christmas? Worry not, our official 2021 calendar is available for delivery at GVVT.org/shop/ #Glasgow #vintage #bus #buses #transport
Happy Boxing Day from GVVT!
How's this for a gem? Some brief cine film rushes of busy Glasgow streets in the 1960's. So much to see. Lots of buses! Corporation LAs, Big Ls and a Wee L. Also some Central SMT buses. And a rather tidy AEC Reliance coach too.
Click on the picture to go to the film on YouTube.
If you are looking for more videos check out our GVVT YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0K-31bf6TE
Busy Glasgow in the 1960s, HD from 35mm from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit http://...
Merry Christmas to everyone from the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust!
Wishing everyone associated with the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here's a rare treat. Enjoy a ride on Glasgow Atlantean LA927. It's one of our best preservations and doesn't go out very often!
Go to our GVVT YouTube channel to see more videos and check out our playlists!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkX1mmptu6k
We recommend ordering by Friday 18th to ensure delivery before Christmas. Thank you to everyone who has supported us by purchasing from our online shop. GVVT.org/shop/
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Another chance for GVVT members to pick up models at great prices this Sunday 20th December from 12pm until 2pm at Bridgeton Bus Garage.
We’ll also have GVVT books for a last-minute Christmas present. We also have a limited number of Keith McGillivray’s new book, “Heritage”, a lavishly illustrated story of the growing number of restored Edinburgh/Lothian buses.
We have a range of books, clothing, mugs and our 2021 Calendar available for Christmas delivery from our online shop gvvt.org/shop/
LA1204 and AV1 moving off the lights on Oswald Street at the recent Centre Circle Day on 24th October 2020.
A check on the garage today to see that all was well.
Our friends at the Glasgow Motorway Archive have produced a new calendar for 2021, and it looks great! Don't forget we also have our own GVVT calendar which you can purchase from our online shop GVVT.org/shop/
Containing 12 stunning images of Glasgow and a few surprises! Space for notes on each page and informative image captions. Free Kingston Bridge 50th anniversary booklet included. Double A4, spiral bound. 26pp High quality 350gsm silk cover and 250gsm silk pages.
Looking for that unusual present or just a treat for yourself? Head along to GVVT.org/shop/ and see our 2021 calendar, mugs, books, magazines, clothing and more!
In line with the Scottish Government's announcement yesterday on further COVID-19 control measures for Glasgow, the trustees have taken the decision to close Bridgeton Bus Garage to everyone from 5pm this coming Friday (20th November). These measures are expected to remain in place for a minimum of three weeks. The precise date when the Scottish Government will ease these restrictions is to be confirmed. Therefore, we will advise of the garage re-opening date in due course.
Stay safe!
Steven Booth
Chairman
For and on behalf of the Trustees of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
A bus that doesn't get photographed much at GVVT, as she's looking a little sorry for herself, is former Walter Alexander &Sons AC102, originally JWG682 but currently YTS723A. AEC Reliance MU3RV with Alexander 41 sear d/p bodywork, a classic Scottish bus of the 1950s. Also making a rare daylight appearance as part of a shuffle around, is Alexander's Midland Leyland Leopard NMS576M. It is typical of large numbers of 53 seat service bus Leopards taken by SBG fleets, this one a survivor of the brutal SBG spec of manual gearbox (half crash, half synchro), and no power steering, which was taken long after most fleets south of the border moved to sèmi-auto and power steering. Photos by Donald Booth
Our online shop is open 24 hours a day at www.gvvt.org/shop/ with our range of books, official GVVT calendar and clothing.
Well, what a great day for running vintage buses around Glasgow city centre! Big thanks to all of the people who made this possible (including whoever was able to change the weather from what had been forecast all week). You might have seen up to 16 buses from Bridgeton Bus Garage today, along with two very welcome visitors from Gifford and Lathalmond.
Thanks too to all of you who have been commenting on and sharing pictures across our social media feeds. Remember to tag, like and share whenever you can. Also don’t forget that you can donate to our online appeal directly through Facebook or by visiting our website www.gvvt.org
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Bridgeton Bus Garage
if you enjoyed seeing our buses today please consider making a donation to our appeal, https://rb.gy/pc2rz7
if you enjoyed seeing our buses today please consider making a donation to our appeal, https://rb.gy/pc2rz7
We’re getting ready to hit the street later today. It might be wet just now but it is forecast to dry up soon! Here’s the big Daimler coming to life!
On Saturday 24th October, GVVT will be holding our first ever Centre Circle Running Day. You'll be able to see a fantastic selection of vintage buses from Bridgeton Bus Garage as they tour around the city centre between 11am and 4pm. Unfortunately, we are unable to carry passengers but we hope you'll enjoy the sights and take plenty of pictures (which we hope you'll share on our social media streams). Why Centre Circle? Back in July 1976, GGPTE (Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive) came up with the idea of running a frequent and cheap circular service around the city centre and numbered it 77/88. You can see the original route in this post. Unfortunately, the services weren't particularly well-used and the 77 was withdrawn in February 1979, with the 88 finally succumbing in May 1979. Due to pedestrianisation and the extensive one-way system in today's Glasgow city centre, we are unable to follow the original route. However, the Centre Circle Day route is a pretty good interpretation! Thanks to Bob Downham for the photograph of LA853 in Parliamentary Road and to Alan Millar for the picture of LA764 in North Hanover Street. All photographs are strictly copyright and must not be used without the permission of the photographers.
Here's the map for our Centre Circle day next Saturday (24th October). Look forward to seeing you out on the street.
Over the next week we'll share with you some of the buses taking part!
Good evening from Bridgeton Bus Garage,
Planning is in full swing for our Centre Circle Day coming up on Saturday 24th October between 11am and 4pm. Come and see a range of the fleet of vehicles from the garage out on the city centre streets.
We're delighted to be able to show you a map of the route. Pick you vantage point and watch the old buses pass by or get some great photographs.
Best wishes,
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Members, check your email inboxes. The Autumn 2020 issue of Fare Stage has now been emailed. Remember, if it doesn't appear in your main inbox, check your junk email folder. Those members who have requested the paper copy of Fare Stage WILL be receiving their paper copy through the post very shortly. It's currently at the printers and will be sent out very soon.
We're delighted to confirm that we will be holding an event on 24th October 2020 between 11am and 4pm where we will be getting many buses out on the road to run on a circular route around Glasgow city centre. This will be a spectator event where you can come and see the buses in motion and out on the street. A great opportunity for photographers! Unfortunately, we are not able to allow passengers on the vehicles due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. But nonetheless, it will be a great chance to add some colour to the streets and to see the vehicles running.
More details on the route will be published very soon along with information on vehicles taking part. Also check our website and social media for further updates.
Best wishes,
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
PS - why Centre Circle? GGPTE used to run the Centre Circle service in the 1970's. It ran clockwise and anti-clockwise and was numbered 77 and 88. While it is not possible to run the Centre Circle today due to different priorities on the city centre streets, the event will run on a circular route round the city centre in the spirit of the original.
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Good evening from Bridgeton Bus Garage, Hope you're all enjoying your weekend. We've been busy at the garage making plans and beginning the process of turning them into action. We'll be making some announcements this coming week about the Open Weekend in October and providing more information about the fantastic new book 'Over the Sea to Skye'. We also have some exciting digital content coming out in September in relation to the Doors Open Days Festival. More on all that soon. In the meantime, here's a wee taster. A clip from a recent 'fly through' of the garage thanks to GVVT member Stuart Macrae. Enjoy! Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
A thank you message from the Chairman
Looking back at our Open Sunday from October 2014
Happy Easter from the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust! Here's Guy and Brian leaving the garage with the Wee L last year on their way to a publicity event on Argyle Street. Hopefully we'll have the Wee L out and about later this year. Fingers crossed! Stay safe!
Here's the view from the Broad Street end of the main shed on 10 April.
Walkround of the garage first thing this morning. All quiet!
Good morning from Bridgeton Bus Garage, Like everyone, we're adapting to life in the current circumstances. A handful of us have been checking on the garage each day to see that all the vehicles are safe and sound. The Chairman now makes it his statutory "one period of exercise per day" to bike down to the garage and see what's what! Here's a video from a visit at the weekend walking round the main shed. Hopefully this eases an withdrawal symptoms folk might be experiencing. Hope everyone is well and looking after themselves and others. Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
All quiet after closing time today. Looking forward to the second day of our Open Weekend tomorrow. Hope to see lots of you there!
So yesterday we shared a video of quiet Bridgeton Bus Garage. Here's a super video of the garage a bit busier with an Open Weekend in action! Many thanks to Garry Cornes for it. Not long now until the next one! 12th and 13th October! Hope to see you there!
Here's a quiet and peaceful Bridgeton Bus Garage. Hopefully it will be very different on 12th and 13th October when we welcome our visitors to our Open Weekend! It will be a lot busier! We really hope you can make it along. Please tell your family, friends and workmates! And LIKE and SHARE our posts!
Good morning from Bridgeton Bus Garage, Yesterday we got underway at the garage with preparations for the Open Weekend taking place on 12th and 13th October. This involved moving some buses about. Something we moved, that we hardly ever move, was our 1938 AEC Regent tow wagon which belonged to Glasgow Corporation Transport. It's registration is BUS 181. Honestly, that's its real registration! Here is BUS 181 in motion! Please tell your family, friends and workmates about us and our events. LIKE and SHARE our posts! Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Good evening from Bridgeton Bus Garage, The sun is shining and people are gathering for the start of Maggie’s Centres Culture Crawl at the garage. Getting read for the off at 6.30pm! Of course, there are some buses running in support! Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Maggie's Glasgow Maggie's Lanarkshire
Good morning from Bridgeton Bus Garage, We are getting ready to welcome visitors to the garage. Thanks to Ewan Gray and Mark Allan, we have an updated LED destination display in the exhibition hall. Here it is in action giving you a quick run down! Hope to see you at the garage later today. Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Good evening from Bridgeton Bus Garage, All set for tomorrow's Open Sunday. Garage tidy, buses checked and Clippies Cafe full of cakes! We really look forward to welcoming you! Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Good afternoon, We've taken up position in Argyle Street in Glasgow this afternoon to spread the word about the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and tell the public about our events this year. Our Wee L is parked up. We also have some musical accompaniment to our visit today. Big Chief "Pan-pipe" is playing nearby, including some Abba classics! Only in Glasgow! If you're in the area, please pop by to say hello! Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Good morning from Bridgeton Bus Garage, We’re off to the Vintage Bus Fayre at Buchanan Bus Station today which is being organised by Glasgow Subway and SPT. Here’s the first departure from Bridgeton heading to the event. Best wishes, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
And the third departure this morning to Buchanan Bus Station!
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