tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post1268439768045565980..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Another Christmas Book - The Reviewfatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89285238013247375132022-01-04T09:43:36.902+00:002022-01-04T09:43:36.902+00:00Presumably FBB had today's blog pre written an...Presumably FBB had today's blog pre written and scheduled to upload so couldn't change anything. No 15 is indeed Wakefield, built by West Riding at their own expense of £60000 and opened by the Traffic Commissioner for the Yoprkshire Traffic Area Major F S Eastwood on 30 September 1952. The picture is possibly from the official opening day as the bus station was in use by then. The roadways look very clean with the beginning of oil staining by the stands and the photographer could only have got in that position by climbing on the roof of the shelters. The official looking party in the image possibly has Major Eastwood in it (comparing to an official ribbon cutting image) and alongside him George Margrave the General Manager.The absence of the civil dignitaries who wore their chains of office for the opening suggests this might be a "Technical Inspection" by the authorities before or after the ribbon cutting.<br />If this image is incorrectly captioned in the actual book I wonder how many more howlers there are?<br />Ken (ex West Riding)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-51609642738658953172022-01-04T08:31:13.580+00:002022-01-04T08:31:13.580+00:00The new Broadmarsh bus station is close to opening...The new Broadmarsh bus station is close to opening, the completed exterior can be seen in this recent newspaper article<br />https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/10-year-agreement-over-running-6206931Shieldsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197794322283545552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-85829595796331095972022-01-04T08:17:07.329+00:002022-01-04T08:17:07.329+00:00Broadmarsh Mk.3 doesn't look like that anymore...Broadmarsh Mk.3 doesn't look like that anymore, externally it is finished (indeed the car park on site has been opened) and we are just awaiting internal fit out to be completed before buses can return.dwarfer1979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-21565002275584078332022-01-04T08:12:36.560+00:002022-01-04T08:12:36.560+00:00Er ... Have I lost the plot here? I thought we'...Er ... Have I lost the plot here? I thought we'd established yesterday that No.15 wasn't Bolton but Wakefield?<br /><br />In other news, "When will my bus station come?" - over 6 years and still waiting:https://tinyurl.com/yckj275sAndrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com