THE SCOTTISH VINTAGE BUS MUSEUM - VICTORIA COACH STATION 75th ANNIVERSARY

MSF 750P and several hardy travelers took a nostalgic trip to London, via the traditional night-time A74/A66/A1 route. Although new heaters had been fitted I found it quite cold on the way down. We had to waste about an hour at breakfast time to allow for arriving at Victoria around 09:30. We then had a good run into Victoria where we arrived first.


01 Pick-up in Dunfermline


02  Comfort stop at Southwaite Services


03 Southwaite Services


03A Brough (Donald Booth)


04 St Neots


05 St Neots


06 Eaton Socon - panic over!


06A Biggleswade


07 Breakfast at South Mimms Services


08 Arrived safely at Victoria


09 With 766 MDV


10 With 766 MDV


11 766 MDV


12 FHW 154D on Buckingham Palace Road 

My wife and I stayed in Central London on the Saturday night whereas most others stayed near where the bus was to be parked. We got the dreaded phone call on Saturday evening to say that there was a problem with the power steering motor, and could we be at Victoria by 10 the next day.

On the Sunday we learned that there was also an electrical fault and that they were awaiting a jump start but that turned out to be a faulty master switch that a bit of jiggling fixed. We headed for Victoria anyway, to soak up the atmosphere and take some photos.

 


13 JG 9938 & HDV 624E


14 LTA 729


15 JG 9938 & WSL 115


16 275 KTA


17 ABO 145B & JG 9938


18 FHW 154D & OWC 182D


19 LTA 729


 20 WSL 115


21 573 UVX


22 WUF 488


23 573 UVX & 5789 AH


24 ABO 145B & MOR 581


25 KAD 359V


26 ABO 145B


27 PUF 165H


28 MOR 581


29 390 DKK


30 ANJ 306T


31 MOR 581


32 KAD 359V


33 SDD 146R


34 JG9938


35 XUF141


36 LTA 729 & 390 DKK

A trip to Ensignbus resulted in the power steering motor being replaced before arrival back at VCS around 3pm.

We then posed on Stance 20, the traditional stance for Scotland-bound departures.


37 MSF 750P


38 Zander Souter piping us on to Stance 20


39 The snappers await


40 On Stance 20 For The Last Time

Then it was time for home - but we didn't expect the traffic to be quite so bad

 


41 Sunday Afternoon 4:30 In Park Lane


42 Driver Gary keeping an eye on traffic


43 Corley Services 


44 Southwaite Services


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