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Yardley Wood Bus Garage 70th Birthday

Hi All.
Went to the opening of the Depot, we had to wait for our MP Steve McCabe to cut the ribbon.
Sorry for the poor pics lens got wet waiting! and poor lighting inside, I could have a poor lit pic but in focus or brighter pic but with moving people out of focus .
Pete
 
bilsat said:
Hi All.
Went to the opening of the Depot, we had to wait for our MP Steve McCabe to cut the ribbon.
Sorry for the poor pics lens got wet waiting! and poor lighting inside, I could have a poor lit pic but in focus or brighter pic but with moving people out of focus .
Pete
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This herbert called it a bus station
 
nice pics Dave, the photo of the scania engine with me standing to the right, of it it the black Liverpool cap on,i was there with my son and the grandchildren, well organized,nice morning out they loved it.
 
i did see you Dave milling about,i was also outside just to the left of the door when the geezer cut the tape.
i did read that people were going to be there but same as same as did,nt know faces,
well worth the trip from Redditch cheers Dave.
 
Dereklcg That could be me behind the Engine, with the camera bag strap showing on my coat, taking a pic of the Entertainment Dave
 
Thank you all very much for posting great photos of the Birthday Bash, which I hope you enjoyed. I wish I had known you would be there as I was there wearing a blue BCT dustjacket, about the only employee other than Elvis and the band not wearing a HiVis (it would have spoilt the image). Having pored over the pics I found me on the one below when I was chatting over to the right. I did meet up with John70 though.
Regards the wanderings of 3225 during the week, it was decided that passengers would not be carried after all in case any were involved in falling on the stairs or from the platform. The large notices along the sides would have to have been removed to run in service as they were only tied on and so displaying the purpose of 3225 running would have been lost.
Mike
 
I only managed to pop in for ten minutes just before the end, but it looked a good show - well done TWM (or is it NE-WM now? it's still BCT to me, and I'm delighted the name has been restored over the garage doors) for allowing it to happen, and to all who organised and took part.
HOV 685, the oldest double decker there (just behind the single decker in the photo above) ran all its working life at Yardley Wood garage, and today was the first time it returned after it left to be restored - 40 years ago!
Here, for the record, is that day 40 years and seven weeks ago.
 
motorman-mike thanks I was first up the steps after asking, pity you did not spot me, had the cap on and a full set :)
Dave
 
Dave,
Thank for the close up. They are already planning another bash for 2018 - will look out for you then - I hope!
Mike
 
Dave M said:
Dereklcg That could be me behind the Engine, with the camera bag strap showing on my coat, taking a pic of the Entertainment Dave
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:) hi Dave is that you,fraternizing there?
pity we did,nt get to meet.
i had a very interesting chat with the depot manager,
younger than i would have expected to run,the place,
seamed to know his onions though,see you at the next one.
regards Derek.
 
Dave M said:
John70 I might be there look out for a cap with HMS Victorious on it

Dave
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Sorry I missed you Dave, thanks for the photo,s, pleased I made the trip from Burnham, met quite a few old faces from the past there, John 70
 
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