When I was a boy in the 1950s, blue was my favourite colour and I loved blue buses, especially this type. I longed to have a ride on one and I hoped that one day it would happen. But it never did. We weren’t allowed to board the blue buses where I lived.
This tough-looking tow truck was on show at the recent Scottish Vintage Bus Museum’s Open Day. It looks like its Gardner 6LX engine could tow anything - but can it?
And what did it look like before?
This lovely former Guernsey Railway coach was recently on display at Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust’s Bridgeton Bus Garage in Glasgow.
When I walked into the Transport Museum in Greater Manchester, I came across this handsome bus, all on its own, with permission to board the bus (very rarely does that happen) and enjoy the simple but functional design of this lovely Leyland.
This small museum has some vintage cars on display, but sadly it is too small to display a larger collection of vintage buses.
I enjoyed my visit to the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester in March 2025. There was a fabulous collection of vintage buses and all the staff were very friendly.
Even as a boy growing up in the 1950s in Glasgow, I never understood the public’s fascination for the rickity old tramcars that used to trundle along our cobblestoned streets. I preferred the much more flexible diesel-powered buses that could go anywhere.
I was fortunate to have photographed this bus at the Bridgeton bus garage in Glasgow in November 2024 before it set off on its travels around the country.
London buses are familiar throughout the world, but in recent years changes were made to comply with various environmental and safety laws, so now the buses that you see on the London streets are more efficient, cost-effective and safer. They just lack the charisma of the old RT amd RM London buses.
The Riverside Museum Glasgow is a fantastic place to take the family for a day out. It’s so easy to get to: just take the subway to Govan, cross Govan Road and across the new Govan-Partick footbridge.
