| Date | Speaker and Subject | Time and Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday
7 January 2006 | Evening Meeting | To be held at 17:30 in The Mid Hall,
Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street Glasgow
Members' 2005 slide show and competitions |
| Saturday
4 February 2006 | Afternoon tour to West Lothian |
Departing from Waterloo Place Edinburgh at
1200.
Visits are proposed to the Livingston depot of First Edinburgh, the Longstone depot of Lothian Buses and the premises of Horsburgh at Pumpherston and Prentice at West Calder. The tour will finish around 1615. |
| Saturday
4 February 2006 | Evening Meeting | The meeting will be held in
the library of the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace Edinburgh
commencing at 1800.
Branch member Mark Page will present a slide show with the subject of "Scottish independents prior to deregulation" |
| Saturday
4 March 2006 | Afternoon Tour - South and East Glasgow |
Departing from Cowcaddens Road on the north side of Buchanan Bus Station at
12.00 Visits are proposed to the premises of Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust at Bridgeton, the First Glasgow depots at Larkfield and Cumbernauld together with the Stagecoach Glasgow depot at Blochairn. There will also be a stop at Coatbridge Town Centre. The tour will finish around 16.15 |
| Saturday
4 March 2006 | Evening Meeting | Branch Chairman Gavin Booth will give a talk entitled "Learning from the
Past" which he originally presented to the North West and Yorkshire Branch
as the John Hugh Memorial Lecture.
The meeting will be held at Partick Burgh Hall, 3-9a Burgh Hall Street Glasgow (close to Partick Transport Interchange) commencing at 18.00. |
| Saturday
8 April 2006 | Central Scotland Tour | Departing from Falkirk Bus Station at 11.00 with visits proposed to the First Edinburgh depots at Bannockburn and Larbert and the premises of Mackies and M-Line at Alloa and also Billy Davies/Mitchells at Plean. There will be a stop of approximately one hour at Stirling Bus Station at lunchtime together with short stops at Alloa Town Centre and the Falkirk Wheel. The tour will finish around 16.30. |
| Saturday/Sunday
6-7 May 2006 | Weekend Tour to Inverness | Full details can be obtained from Branch Secretary Ian M Allan, telephone Dunfermline (01383) 724949 (Office), 721893 (Home) |
| Sunday
21 May 2006 | Running Day at Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Lathalmond | The Branch will have a sales/information stand at this event |
| Saturday
3 June 2006 - | Kintyre Tour | Departure from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow on the north side of Buchanan Bus Station at 09:00. Visits are proposed to the depots of West Coast Motors at Campbeltown and Ardrishaig. There will be a short stop at Inveraray on the outward journey, a stop of approximately one hour at lunchtime in Campbeltown and also a short stop at Lochgilphead on the return journey. Arrival in Glasgow will be at around 19:30. |
| Saturday
24 June 2006 | Vintage Vehicle Tour | Departuring from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 15:30 and travelling to Aberfoyle where there will be a stop of approximately forty-five minutes. The outward journey will be via Kilsyth and Stirling and the return journey via Balfron where there will be a visit to the First Edinburgh depot. Return to Glasgow will be at around 20:00 |
| Sunday
12 August 2006 | Carlisle and Cumbria Tour | Departing from Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow at 09:00 and calling at Abington Village, adjacent to the car park, at 10:00 for participants wishing to join there. Visits are proposed to the Stagecoach North West depots at Carlisle and Workington and also to the premises of Messenger Coaches at Aspatria. There will be a short stop at Moffat on the journey south, a stop of approximately one at lunchtime in Carlisle and a short stop at Keswick during the afternoon. Return to Abington should be at around 19:30 and to Glasgow around 20:30 |
| Sunday
10 September 2006 | Ayrshire Tour | Departure will be from Cowcaddens Road at 11:10. Visits are proposed to the premises of Marbill at Beith, Shuttlebuses at Kilwinning, Docherty at Irvine, Dodds at Ayr, Ayrways at Ayr and Keenans at Coalhall, also to the Stagecoach Western depots at Ayr and Kilmarnock. There will be a lunchtime stop of approximately thirty minutes at Irvine Town Centre. Return to Glasgow will be at around 18:30. |
| Sunday
1 October 2006 | Tayside Tour | Departing from Seagate Bus Station, Dundee at 12:00.
Visits are proposed to the Strathtay depots at Arbroath, Montrose and Forfar and the premises of Travel Dundee, Wisharts at Frockheim, JP Mini Coaches at Forfar and Meffans at Kirriemuir. There will be no lunch stop and the tour vehicle will return to Dundee around 17:30, when there will be a visit to the Strathtay depot there. |
| Saturday
4 November 2006 | Afternoon Tour of Edinburgh | Departing from Waterloo Place, Edinburgh at 12:00.
Gavin Booth, Branch Chairman is devising an historic tour of the city and will give a commentary. The last trams ran in Edinburgh in November 1956 and the emphasis will be on the tram system. It is proposed that the tour will finish with a visit to the Marine depot of Lothian Buses and the tour vehicle should return to Waterloo Place around 16:00. |
| Saturday
4 November 2006 | Evening Meeting | Quaker Meeting House 7 Victoria Terrace Edinburgh, commencing at 18:00
Branch member Campbell Sayers will give a presentation of digitised photographs dating originally from the early 1960s up to the present day, including some taken outwith the UK. |
| Saturday
2 December 2006 | Afternoon Branch AGM | Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street Glasgow
Annual General Meeting (Members only) commencing at 14:00 |
| Saturday
2 December 2006 | Evening Meeting | Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street Glasgow
Talk by Alex Shearer, Operations Director of First Glasgow, commencing at 18:00. Participants are invited to bring slides of First Glasgow vehicles for showing after Mr Shearer has completed his talk. |
Shaded events have already occurred. Further details will be published, when available. Members will receive details in the bi-monthly Branch Newsletter
Hi Viz Vests
Participants are again reminded that they should have these available for wearing on all tours. As before, a small supply of these vests will be available for use when required and they may be purchased at £4.00 each.