THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS MUSEUM - 2008 RUNNING DAY

SVBM Running Day - 18^th May 2008

Following on from the 2007 Running Day, the 2008 event was planned to be even bigger. The successful “Bus Station departures” format was retained for 2008 and expanded to include two additional routes. The service to Townhill (basically a short-working version of the Dunfermline Service) was included to provide another route which the older vehicles could be used on at a leisurely pace. The Kelty Service was included to give added variety to the journeys available.

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Shed 4 Bus Station (Charles Roberts)

Routes operated in 2008:-

Museum Internal Service (Journey time 15 min)

Operating from Display Hall every 10 minutes with stops at all of the open sheds.

WG9180 on internal service (Charles Roberts)

Dunfermline Service (Journey time 45 min)

Operating from Shed 4 Bus Station every 30 minutes via Bowershall, Townhill, Broomhead to Dunfermline Fire Station on the outward leg and by Pilmuir St and Wellwood on the return.

RCS 382 at Dunfermline (Grant Thomson)

Saline Service (Journey time 45 min)

Operating from Shed 4 Bus Station every 30 minutes via Redcraigs Toll and Steelend.

SO3740 & DRS122A (CWG283) leaving Saline (Roland Williams)

Gask Loop Service (Journey time 30 min)

Circular Service operating from Shed 4 Bus Station every 30 minutes via Gask and Redcraigs Toll.

CDR679 leaving on the Gask Circular Service (Charles Roberts)

Townhill Service **NEW THIS YEAR** (Journey time 30 min)

Operating from Shed 4 Bus Station every 30 minutes via Bowershall to Townhill terminus

KYV781X at Townhill (Gary Conn)

Kelty Service **NEW THIS YEAR** (Journey time 45 min)

Operating from Shed 4 Bus Station every 30 minutes via Gask, M90 J4 flyover, Kelty X to Black Road terminus, returning via Old North Road, Station Road, Kelty X, M90 J4 flyover and Gask

JSX595T leaving for Kelty (Charles Roberts)

DSD 936V at Kelty (Grant Thomson)

The 5 external services operating from Shed 4 Bus Station generated 64 offsite journeys meaning there was a bus departing on average every 6 minutes. Just enough to keep the Bus Station staff on their toes throughout the day! With a further 39 internal journeys visitors had plenty to choose from. The “Wee Bus” also provided internal journeys at various times during the day. 40 different vehicles were scheduled to be used during the event, around one third of which were covered by visiting vehicles.

DGS625 & BXA464B loading (Jim Crichton)

Another innovation tried this year was the “Familiarisation Saturday”. Morning and afternoon sessions were organised to give volunteers a chance to find out what was required of them and for platform staff to learn any of the routes they did not know. To complete the day, a social event was held on Saturday evening.

SO3740 boarding for route familiarisation run (Charles Roberts)

SO3740 on route familiarisation run (Charles Roberts)

With the Railway Group, Museum Shop, tractor display, stalls, model boat display and onsite catering complementing the main event, there was something for everyone to see.

Hunslet Diesel Locomotive (Grant Thomson)

Tractor Display (Charles Roberts)

Thanks to all who contributed to making the event a success. Mike Chapman

Below is a photo gallery of (where possible) buses on the stated journey

Journey	Vehicle	Type	Livery	To	Photo
1	BXA 464B	Bristol Lodekka FS6G	W Alexander (Fife)	Dunfermline	Entering Bus Station
2	BDJ 67	AEC Regent III 3RT	St Helens	Dunfermline	Approaching Bus Station
4	BXA 464B	Bristol Lodekka FS6G	W Alexander (Fife)	Saline	Ready for service
6	WG 9180	Leyland Titan TD7	W Alexander	Gask Loop	On return from Gask
7	ESF 801C	Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1	Edinburgh Corporation	Dunfermline	SVBM Open Weekend photo
8	OSC 711	Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2	W Alexander (Fife)	Kelty	Loading in bus station
10	ASC 665B	Leyland Titan PD3/6	Edinburgh Corporation		Crew discussion
11	SO 3740	Leyland Tiger TS2	W Alexander	Gask Loop	Previous day
12	LMS 168W	Leyland Fleetline FE30AGR	Alexander (Midland) MRF168	Dunfermline	Leaving bus station
13	BXA 464B	Bristol Lodekka FS6G	W Alexander (Fife)		On internal service
14	SCS 335M	Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R	Western SMT	Saline	SVBM Open Weekend photo
15	WG 9180	Leyland Titan TD7	W Alexander		On internal service
16	KSX 104X	Leyland National	WJC Buses	Gask Loop	Heading for bus station
18	CSG 773S	Volvo Ailsa B55-10	Scottish Omnibuses	Kelty	On return from Kelty
20	NMS 358	AEC	W Alexander (Northern)	Townhill	Glasgow Museum of Transport
21	A108 CFS	Leyland National NL116L11	Lothian Region Transport	Gask Loop	Heading out
22	TGM 214J	Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX	Eastern Scottish	Dunfermline	Leaving bus station
27	EGB 90T	Leyland National	WJC Buses	Dunfermline	Leaving bus station
28	SSX 602V	Seddon Pennine Mk VII	Scottish Omnibuses	Kelty	Leaving bus station
29	HDV 639E	Bristol MW6G	Bluebird	Saline	On return
30	DGS 625	Leyland Tiger PS1/1	McLennan, Spittalfield	Townhill	Leaving bus station
31	ORS 60R	Leyland Leopard	Bankfoot Buses	Gask Loop	Off duty
32	DSD 936V	Seddon Pennine Mk VII	Western Scottish	Dunfermline	Dunfermline Fire Station
33	TSO 16X	Olympian	Northern Scottish	Kelty	Leaving for Kelty
34	SCS 335M	Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R	Western SMT	Saline	Leaving bus station
36	DGS 625	Leyland Tiger PS1/1	McLennan, Spittalfield	Gask Loop	In bus station
37	SSX 602V	Seddon Pennine Mk VII	Scottish Omnibuses	Dunfermline	Heading out
38	B100 PKS	MCW Metrobus DR132/6	Kelvin Scottish	Kelty	Heading for Lathalmond
39	OFS 777	Leyland Titan PD2/20	Edinburgh Corporation	Saline	Previous day
40	EWS 812D	Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1	Edinburgh Corporation	Townhill	Previous day
41	BDJ 67	AEC Regent III 3RT	St Helens	Gask Loop	On return from Gask
44	HGM 335E	Bristol Lodekka FLF6G	Stagecoach	Saline	Heading for bus station
45	SO 3740	Leyland Tiger TS2	W Alexander	Townhill	Something wrong?
46	RCS 382	Leyland Titan PD3A/3	Western SMT	Gask Loop	Heading out
47	BDJ 67	AEC Regent III 3RT	St Helens	Dunfermline	Heading out
48	KSX 104X	Leyland National	WJC Buses	Kelty	Heading out
49	RAG 578	Daimler CVG6LX-30	A1 Buses	Saline	Leaving bus station
51	SO 3740	Leyland Tiger TS2	W Alexander		Tinkering - previous day
52	UCS 659	Albion Lowlander LR3	Western SMT	Dunfermline	Previous day
53	C177 VSF	Leyland Lion	Eastern Scottish	Kelty	Leaving bus station
54	BXA 464B	Bristol Lodekka FS6G	W Alexander (Fife)	Saline	Leaving bus station
57	HGM 335E	Bristol Lodekka FLF6G	Stagecoach	Dunfermline	Heading Out
59	OSC 711	Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2	W Alexander (Fife)	Saline	Lathalmond
63	RCS 382	Leyland Titan PD3A/3	Western SMT	Kelty	Leaving bus station
64	BDJ 67	AEC Regent III 3RT	St Helens	Dunfermline	Leaving on the last trip

Thanks to the owners of the following sites, to which we have linked to augment our photo gallery

http://www.bestbusaround.fotopic.net/ ; http://www.galleryvicki.fotopic.net/ ; http://www.grant-thomson-buses.fotopic.net/ ; http://martinruthe.fotopic.net/