Vintage Transport

Graham’s of Paisley was a highly regarded independent local bus company in Scotland. It ceased operations in 1990 and is sorely missed. They went that little bit extra for their passengers.

This small museum has some vintage cars on display, but sadly it is too small to display a collection of vintage buses. Hence the reason it is in this category.

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.

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.

When the trundling of the tramcar makes way for the almost inaudible swoosh of the trolleybus, pedestrians had to be extra vigilant when crossing a busy road.