_2134 Bridgeton Bus Garage "<p>The last purpose-built Glasgow Corporation bus garage. Home to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, it contains vintage buses, commercial vehicles and transport-related artefacts.<\/p><p><span>Bridgeton Bus Garage was built for Glasgow Corporation Transport and opened in 1965. It\ufffds a good example of industrial architecture from that era. The garage operated buses till 1976 (only 11 years). <\/span><\/p><p><span>It was later used as a local authority internal transport depot before being leased by Glasgow City Council to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust in 2003. <\/span><\/p><p><span>The garage is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. It\ufffdcontains vehicles ranging from hulks rescued from scrap yards to fully restored and active examples. The vehicles we have revive memories of years gone by with a wide variety of makes, models and liveries long since disappeared from our streets. <\/span><\/p><p><span>During Doors Open Day, guided tours give visitors a \ufffdbehind the scenes\ufffd look at the building and its facilities. The tours also explain what it was like when it was a working bus garage. The restoration activities currently in progress\ufffdinclude the Trust\ufffds \ufffdBack on the Road\ufffd project which gives those in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction problems skills and work experience to prepare them for future employment. We have a variety of smaller transport-related artefacts from our archives on display such as destination boxes from trams and old uniforms. Finally, and not to be forgotten, there is our "Clippie's Caf\ufffd".\ufffd\ufffd<\/span><\/p><p>\ufffd<\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>http:\/\/www.gvvt.org<\/span><\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgetonGarage\/<\/span><\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/gvvtglasgow<\/span><\/p>" Organization "<p>The last purpose-built Glasgow Corporation bus garage. Home to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, it contains vintage buses, commercial vehicles and transport-related artefacts.<\/p><p><span>Bridgeton Bus Garage was built for Glasgow Corporation Transport and opened in 1965. It\ufffds a good example of industrial architecture from that era. The garage operated buses till 1976 (only 11 years). <\/span><\/p><p><span>It was later used as a local authority internal transport depot before being leased by Glasgow City Council to the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust in 2003. <\/span><\/p><p><span>The garage is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. It\ufffdcontains vehicles ranging from hulks rescued from scrap yards to fully restored and active examples. The vehicles we have revive memories of years gone by with a wide variety of makes, models and liveries long since disappeared from our streets. <\/span><\/p><p><span>During Doors Open Day, guided tours give visitors a \ufffdbehind the scenes\ufffd look at the building and its facilities. The tours also explain what it was like when it was a working bus garage. The restoration activities currently in progress\ufffdinclude the Trust\ufffds \ufffdBack on the Road\ufffd project which gives those in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction problems skills and work experience to prepare them for future employment. We have a variety of smaller transport-related artefacts from our archives on display such as destination boxes from trams and old uniforms. Finally, and not to be forgotten, there is our "Clippie's Caf\ufffd".\ufffd\ufffd<\/span><\/p><p>\ufffd<\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>http:\/\/www.gvvt.org<\/span><\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgetonGarage\/<\/span><\/p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/gvvtglasgow<\/span><\/p>" 55.84952 -4.21875