Bridgeton Bus Garage

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.

Bridgeton Bus Garage was built for Glasgow Corporation Transport and opened in 1965. It�s a good example of industrial architecture from that era. The garage operated buses till 1976 (only 11 years).

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.

The garage is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. It�contains 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.

During Doors Open Day, guided tours give visitors a �behind the scenes� 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�include the Trust�s �Back on the Road� 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�".��

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