Victoria Coach station 75th anniversary 10/11th March

Dennis · 6th March 2007, 21:26

from http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/events.html

The weekend of 10-11 March 2007 is the 75th anniversary of the commencement of services into Victoria Coach Station by "London Coastal Coaches". The modern Victoria Coach Station Ltd. will be commemorating this milestone by inviting owners of appropriate classic coaches to participate in a special event over that weekend. The London Transport Museum has commissioned some 'specialist' merchandise for the occasion, and VCS hope to lay on some catering and other 'entertainment'. It will also be an opportunity to view the plans for the proposed new coach station to be constructed on the site over the next few years

Anyone know anything else about this?

**Max** · 13th March 2007, 21:46

Yaaay...the anniversary of a coach station...woo hoo...I can't contain my 'excitement'...

Not meaning to offend coach station fans, but I'd prefer it if we were talking about a railway station.

13th March 2007, 22:04

This is the Other Transport forum.

Jim · 15th March 2007, 20:45

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Originally Posted by Max

Yaaay...the anniversary of a coach station...woo hoo...I can't contain my 'excitement'...

Not meaning to offend coach station fans, but I'd prefer it if we were talking about a railway station.

Lol! Who needs coach neds, when you can have a coach STATION ned!

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eezypeazy · 16th March 2007, 20:00

Now now...there were some truly superb bus and coach stations, and some incredibly complex interchange arrangements possible in the "good old days...". I myself experienced Cheltenham, where, every day in the summer, coaches would arrive from around the UK at 1300... and depart at 1400... producing some amazing journey options (my own being Newcastle (Gallowgate Coach Station, 0700) to Boscastle (now famous for flood, arr 1900), via Durham (whose Bus Station is beng rebuilt at Beamish Museum), Birmingham (Digbeth?), Cheltenham, and Exeter (loads of early Atlanteans still in service).

eezypeazy

devon_metro · 25th March 2007, 09:15

Coach stations are about the most depressing thing on the planet!

Jim · 27th March 2007, 19:24

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Originally Posted by Liam

Coach stations are about the most depressing thing on the planet!

I thought Torre station was

Darandio · 28th March 2007, 18:14

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Originally Posted by eezypeazy

Now now...there were some truly superb bus and coach stations, and some incredibly complex interchange arrangements possible in the "good old days...". I myself experienced Cheltenham, where, every day in the summer, coaches would arrive from around the UK at 1300... and depart at 1400... producing some amazing journey options (my own being Newcastle (Gallowgate Coach Station, 0700) to Boscastle (now famous for flood, arr 1900), via Durham (whose Bus Station is beng rebuilt at Beamish Museum), Birmingham (Digbeth?), Cheltenham, and Exeter (loads of early Atlanteans still in service).

eezypeazy

Is there any more information about the Durham bus station being rebuilt at Beamish? Never even knew about it.

devon_metro · 5th April 2007, 07:45

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Originally Posted by Jim

I thought Torre station was

Fair enough

6th March 2007, 21:26	#1
Dennis Click to edit Established Member Join Date: 8 Aug 2005 Location: Trowbridge Posts: 2,601	Victoria Coach station 75th anniversary 10/11th March from http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/events.html The weekend of 10-11 March 2007 is the 75th anniversary of the commencement of services into Victoria Coach Station by "London Coastal Coaches". The modern Victoria Coach Station Ltd. will be commemorating this milestone by inviting owners of appropriate classic coaches to participate in a special event over that weekend. The London Transport Museum has commissioned some 'specialist' merchandise for the occasion, and VCS hope to lay on some catering and other 'entertainment'. It will also be an opportunity to view the plans for the proposed new coach station to be constructed on the site over the next few years Anyone know anything else about this?

16th March 2007, 20:00	#5
eezypeazy Member Join Date: 4 Jul 2005 Location: Prudhoe, Tyne Valley, Northumberland Posts: 621	Now now...there were some truly superb bus and coach stations, and some incredibly complex interchange arrangements possible in the "good old days...". I myself experienced Cheltenham, where, every day in the summer, coaches would arrive from around the UK at 1300... and depart at 1400... producing some amazing journey options (my own being Newcastle (Gallowgate Coach Station, 0700) to Boscastle (now famous for flood, arr 1900), via Durham (whose Bus Station is beng rebuilt at Beamish Museum), Birmingham (Digbeth?), Cheltenham, and Exeter (loads of early Atlanteans still in service). eezypeazy __________________

25th March 2007, 09:15	#6
devon_metro Established Member Join Date: 11 Oct 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,519	Coach stations are about the most depressing thing on the planet! __________________ South West Railways

13th March 2007, 21:46	#2
Max Admaxistrator Administrator Join Date: 8 Jun 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 4,334	Yaaay...the anniversary of a coach station...woo hoo...I can't contain my 'excitement'... Not meaning to offend coach station fans, but I'd prefer it if we were talking about a railway station.

13th March 2007, 22:04	#3
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