Lincolnshire Road Car Scunthorpe Bus Station
I've been meaning to post this for a while, especially as this Bus Station is now demolished of course.
For some years previous, on Christmas Day only, all the Scunthorpe allocation were parked-up in this curious way, and I had always promised myself to record it one day, and the 25th December 1988 was the first time the chance presented itself. (Possibly, I just happened to need to nip out and get some batteries for one of the newly acquired kid's presents). It was taken from the roof of the (also now demolished) nearby multi-storey car-park, and affords quite a nice view of the interior of VR 1986 if nothing else.
The blocking of all the exits was only possible on this day of course, as it was the only day that there wasn't a National Express service passing through.
From the flat-front VR in the foreground it goes: VR 1986(NCS 435G); LN 2819(LTL 389P); LN 2830(RVL 143R); LN 2818(LTL 388P); Unidentified Series 3 VR.
The two vehicles at the top of the shot, behind the wash garage, are VR 1702(NNN 148P), and LN 2807(GTL 350N).
In the middle: VR 1921(MVL 131P); PSU3 1440(SJA 363J) - the latter of which had been converted to a towing vehicle by East Midland in April 1988, and was to remain in limbo at Scunthorpe until at least March 1989 - ultimately going to Newark as a breakdown vehicle in November 1989; LN 2831(SVL 838R), which was being stripped for spares; PSU3/Duple 1446(XFE 24S).
Finally, the only other bus visible is VR 1924(RFE 65R), which is parked 'nose-in' to the undercover stands.
I never did find out why they were parked in this way.
Lincolnshire Road Car Scunthorpe Bus Station
I've been meaning to post this for a while, especially as this Bus Station is now demolished of course.
For some years previous, on Christmas Day only, all the Scunthorpe allocation were parked-up in this curious way, and I had always promised myself to record it one day, and the 25th December 1988 was the first time the chance presented itself. (Possibly, I just happened to need to nip out and get some batteries for one of the newly acquired kid's presents). It was taken from the roof of the (also now demolished) nearby multi-storey car-park, and affords quite a nice view of the interior of VR 1986 if nothing else.
The blocking of all the exits was only possible on this day of course, as it was the only day that there wasn't a National Express service passing through.
From the flat-front VR in the foreground it goes: VR 1986(NCS 435G); LN 2819(LTL 389P); LN 2830(RVL 143R); LN 2818(LTL 388P); Unidentified Series 3 VR.
The two vehicles at the top of the shot, behind the wash garage, are VR 1702(NNN 148P), and LN 2807(GTL 350N).
In the middle: VR 1921(MVL 131P); PSU3 1440(SJA 363J) - the latter of which had been converted to a towing vehicle by East Midland in April 1988, and was to remain in limbo at Scunthorpe until at least March 1989 - ultimately going to Newark as a breakdown vehicle in November 1989; LN 2831(SVL 838R), which was being stripped for spares; PSU3/Duple 1446(XFE 24S).
Finally, the only other bus visible is VR 1924(RFE 65R), which is parked 'nose-in' to the undercover stands.
I never did find out why they were parked in this way.