The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust was formed in 2002 and focuses on the preservation of historic passenger carrying and commercial vehicles. It's collection of Glasgow's transport history is found in the former Bridgeton Bus Garage on Fordneuk Street - it was built for Glasgow Corporation Transport opening in 1965.
The garage is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. From tomorrow it will include a new archive and museum.
There are around 130 buses, coaches, commercial vehicles and fire vehicles in the collection. Vehicles are usually owned by individuals or small groups and range from hulks rescued from scrapyards and awaiting restoration to fully restored and active examples. Vehicles from the collection participate in events within the city and beyond, often allowing the public the opportunity to travel on them.
The Trust’s popular Super Sundays return from tomorrow, with a different theme each month - see here for more details. The open days will now include an opportunity to visit their museum and archive to delve further into the history of transport in Glasgow and in Scotland.
I phoned trustee Ed Bonner to find out more about what’s been happening in the garage.
5. Bridgeton Bus Garage
"It's more than just, what could you say, a group of old fogeys with old vehicles stuck in the shed at the back of an industrial estate. It's anything but that. We take what we do to the public. A person who was very much due credit in the development of this museum display is Nicola McHenry. Nicola is a museum's consultant who has really helped to drive things on. So much of what you see there in that display, Nicola has been very much the motivator. | Contributed
6. Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
The Trust works closely the Riverside Museum on promoting joint events and the Bridgeton garage is open to the public on days that can be found on their events page. | Contributed
7. Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Bridgeton Garage opens for pre-booked guided tours taking around one hour. They offer a Family tour which is more suitable for younger visitors with less in depth information from tour guides and more hands-on features and photo opportunities on the tour. Photo: John Devlin
8. Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Some more of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust 's vehicles. Photo: John Devlin