manchester museum of transport

[hairnet]

was thinking about going to that citroen thing but they promised omgkaosweather so ummed and ahhed

 

check forecast last night just as zzzz and it said no rain till least two o clock

 

so i went to cheetham hill instead

 

it should say bus museum as it behind the main bus garage in north manchester

 

 

this is gonna be good

 

 

theyre all a bit squeezed in

 

 

andy campbell started on these

 

 

i remember when it was 8p to get to school

 

 

memories

 

 

cant believe these are almost antique now

 

 

[hairnet]

 

could they not spell diesel

 

 

remember going to school on these

 

 

25 years ago

 

 

built by italians orignally - contract is now bombardier

 

 

did a tour of local area but didnt go this time

 

 

 

in the shop

 

[hairnet]

 

robinsons still make beer in junkmans neck of the woods

 

 

never seen one this old - only the lighter blue mid 70 to mid 80s ones

 

 

i can haz horn

 

 

apparently not the body lot - although they did make it - bus co from dundee

 

 

most of the buses are roadworthy

 

 

never seen a rear entry bus with twin wheels

 

fin.

[rml2345]

Three axle motor buses were a short lived fad in the 1930s but trolleybus versions were quite popular.

That looks like an interesting day out too.

[Ghosty]

I'll vouch for it being a good place to go, there's a good selection of bus shite.

 

Grandmother used to work in the canteen at the still functioning First garage next door.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

cant believe these are almost antique now

INSTRUCTIONS

Loiter with cheapskates in lobby waiting for machine clock to tick over to 9:30

Wear off fingerprints trying to make touch buttons register destination

Hear tram pulling into station

Display illegible, hope input was correct

Coin rejected

Coin rejected

Scrape coin on side of machine as if that would help

Somehow it does

Ticket is issued

It is a small blank piece of paper