GVVT West End Festival 30th June 2019

[@tormid100]

Super stuff. Takes me back.

[@mollsmyre]

Thank You. It's nice to take a little trip back to the good old days.

[@craigsibley8161]

Excellent video 👍👍👍

[@mollsmyre]

Thank You.

[@Fountainwell49man]

That’s the trouble with First Bus. They are a large impersonal company (3 cheers for historic livery buses) who number their buses such as 37655. When Glasgow buses belonged to Glasgow, numbers like LA1255 meant something to some people. If only I had a cordless drill back in the 80’s when all the scrapped busses lay at Ibrox and I couldn’t get the white ID plates off for the rivets.

[@keef71]

Love the wee Midland Viking and the Ailsa. Wouldve been nice to see an RM in 'magicbus' colours from the no.20 Castlemilk rollercoaster! They made these buses work on the day, sending them up Montrose Street! Great stuff, thanks for posting.

[@mollsmyre]

Yes it would have been nice. Glad you liked it.

[@alanwindypics]

Great video, and I know I say it every time, but I really do have to visit this place one day soon! Glad you had a great day there.

[@mollsmyre]

Thank you. This was my first time at The West End Festival. Great event.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Wonderful vehicles a few with crash boxes on them we enjoyed seeing them on the route

[@mollsmyre]

Yes you knew when you had done a shift with a crash gear box. Great to see them in action.

[@Clavinovaman]

15:15: The unmistakable sound of a brilliant Mk1 Volvo Aisla.

[@mollsmyre]

I must admit its a Brilliant sound.

[@guyclunie3502]

Bring back the Auld busses

[@GrahamSleath]

Fantastic, really enjoyed this. Hope one day I can make it up there to one of these events.

[@mollsmyre]

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you get there I'm sure you would enjoy it.

[@AndreiTupolev]

The Ailsa's noisy isn't it. I imagine drivers would need earplugs for a shift on those.

[@mollsmyre]

I used to drive them myself. It can be quite noisy sitting right next to the engine. Cant say it annoyed me, suppose you just get used to it.

[@richardschofield3826]

Wmpte Alisas had whistling turbo's

[@mollsmyre]

@@richardschofield3826 Yes the Tayside Ailsa's had that wonderful whistling sound too.

[@richardschofield3826]

@@mollsmyre thanks again wonderful memories

[@AndreiTupolev]

The glorious days when no one tied themselves up in knots worrying about "emissions". I wonder whether no one ever though of installing opening roof vents in those despots like in steam loco sheds

[@mollsmyre]

Nothing like the smell of Diesel fumes in the morning. :-)

[@joeplatt4922]

What make is the Aussie bus I know it's not a leyland / guy or AEC regent

[@mollsmyre]

Its a 1940s Albion Venturer double decker from Sydney.

[@joeplatt4922]

Coachwork not to good

[@richardschofield3826]

Where were the First Glasgow vehicles which were painted in retro liveries?!!

[@mollsmyre]

This was the West End Festival event The First Glasgow retro liveries will be at the 125 years celebrations next weekend

[@richardschofield3826]

@@mollsmyre thank you

[@richardschofield3826]

Will you film the 125 year event I was puzzled because the event was joint with First Glasgow, a nice video though thanks again and take care

[@mollsmyre]

Yes, I plan to be there for the 125 event. Hard work for all concerned I think 2 events a week apart. Great for us though.

[@Johnny_Klebitz01]

worse thing ever was letting the orange strathclyde buses go and letting a stupid company like first bus take over, The Orange Buses should be brought back permanently back in days going on these buses was enjoyable, only look at the shambles of the buses and what have you this day and age a complete disgrace :)

[@lizdoyle7158]

The old buses🎩 better for your health💚 'yeah at leastin the summer months the double deckers should be given chance to 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 Run in service again from april till end of august would be a great tourist attraction n make the General public a bit happier 😄😊😄😊😄😊 Yeah lets go back to the future ⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚