Ayr Bus Station
Taken in 1988 this image depicts a fairly standard allocation of vehicles that would have been operating from Western’s Ayr, Cumnock and Kilmarnock depots into, and out of, Western’s Sandgate bus station in Ayr.
A new Seddon T type livery
Having adorned a black, white and three toned grey stripe livery since January 1981, Western decided to upgrade its entire Seddon T type fleet starting in January 1988.
Caledonian Bus Company & Western SMT items
Hi everyone. We’ve recently had an email from Graham Robson regarding some historic Caledonian Bus Company items. I’m looking for anyone interested in Caledonian Bus Company,I have inherited a load of items from the company, it varies from rule books, unused ticket rolls to letters to and from local businesses. There is also Western SMT
Stranraer’s solitary DMS
The Western Scottish depot at Stranraer was well renowned for it’s double decker allocation in the 80’s and 90’s, mainly for schools work to Stranraer Academy and between the Machars and the Douglas Ewart High School in Newton Stewart, the latter operating out of the Stranraer’s outstation at Whithorn.
Y Type Dual Purpose Seating
As well as local and national bus services Western SMT / Western Scottish also operated a hugely successful Private Hire and Extended Tour programme. Coaches or Seddon T Type’s were the preferred vehicle choice for this type of work but Western also fitted the following Alexander Y Type bodied vehicles with “Dual Purpose” coach style seating to ensure enough “back up” vehicles were always in plentiful supply.
SCS329M and RAG394M help needed
Hi everyone. The requests are coming in thick and fast at the moment. This one is from Ian Longhorn. Can anyone help? I have negatives of SCS329M and RAG394M which after service with Northern Scottish migrated to South Wales. The shots I have of them are taken in Cardiff but I am struggling to find
Bristol VRT photographs required
Hi everyone. We’ve received the following appeal from David Toy. David was engineering director with Western Scottish for many years and your help would be very much appreciated. David’s forthcoming Classic Bus article should be absolutely superb and provide many answers as to why the SBG chose to swap their newer Bristol VRT buses for
Western Guy Arab decker help
Hi folks. We’ve received the following appeal from John B: Sanny Sloan who lived in Rankinston ‘The Miners MP’ died on the 16th November 1945. On the day of his funeral three Western buses were hired to take the many mourners from Rankinston to the cemetery at Coylton. I remember that three double deckers arrived
Leyland Leopard CAG447C
Hi folks. We’ve received the following appeal from Graham Hand: HiHad no idea this site existed. Excellent work all round! Delighted to see so many Leopards preserved. I have a colour slide of the above-registered vehicle (long-window body) from August 1973, if it would be of any interest? It was allocated to Rothesay at the
Parts for an Albion Lowlander
Hi folks. We’ve received the following appeal: ” Hello Western Scottish Team, I am looking for replacement parts for my 1963 Albion Lowlander. I urgently need all the diaphragm brake cylinders. can you help me do you have a parts list too? Thanks and best regardsManfred” If anyone can help please contact us here, and
Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No68: March – April 1991
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No67: January – February 1991
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No66: November – December 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No65: September – October 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No64: July – August 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No63: May – June 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No62: March – April 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No61: January – February 1990
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No60: November – December 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No59: September – October 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No58: July – August 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No57: May – June 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No56: March – April 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No55: January – February 1989
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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Western Enthusiasts Club Newsletter No54: November – December 1988
Following feedback from several members we’ve decided to reproduce the original Western Enthusiasts Club newsletters dated between January 1985 (when Western SMT became Western Scottish) and July 1994 (when Western Scottish was purchased by the Stagecoach group).
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