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The following buses passed through Springburn in the seventies:
no 18 springburn to shawfield and 18a springburn to burnside .sorry if the destination of these buses are the wrong way round but but one went to one and the other went to the other .if you understood that could you kindly drop a note to me {jmac49thank you }
No 45 Colston to Carnwadric
No 37 Springburn to Castlemilk
No 53 Springburn to Sheildhall
No 52 Springburn to Penilee
No 4 Balornock to Drumoyne
No 35 Balornock to North Carntyne
No 8 Milton to Balornock.
No 28 Milton to Renfield Street
Nos 16 & 16A Barmulloch & Balornock East to Knightswood
Bluebird buses also operated through Springburn Road but you could hop on one at the stop just along from the Eureka but then couldn't get off until you were at the start of Bishopbriggs a couple of stops past old Colston School.
(Photo credit, Gavin Booth, from the book, 'Scottish Municipal Operators'.)
This occurred the year after I left Glasgow,1963,
otherwise I might well have been on this bus.
(Source : "Front Page Scotland"published by
Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail (1986) Ltd)
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| STURMEY | LATE NIGHT BUSES | 11 | Nov 5 2008, 8:23 AM EST by Harrymc | ||
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Can anyone remember the late night buses that used to leave from George Square in the early hours of the morning? I remember going to the dancing at the Barrowland and walking from the Gallowgate up to the Square to catch the bus home. I think the buses ran every hour on the half hour and the fare was one-and-nine pence. A lot of money way back in 1965. I used to catch the bus that took me to Balornock. I think it went along George Street, Duke Street, up on to Alexandra Parade. I can't remember the route after that. Am I right in thinking that it went through Barmulloch? My memory is playing tricks on me. I do remember that the bus went along Wallacewell Road and I got off at the bottom of Northgate Road. I had to walk up the road as I lived at the very top near to the NO. 8 bus terminus. My how times have changed. I didn't think anything of walking up that road on my own in the very early hours of the morning. Nowadays, I wouldn't even think of letting any of my kids walk home (even on a busy street) in the early hours of the morning. Life was so much simpler then, but I beg the question - were we really any safer? or do we just remember the good bits and forget about the nasty things that happened? MARGARET STURMEY.
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| Archie'nRettie | Buses (page: 1 2) | 22 | Oct 30 2008, 8:04 PM EDT by dolina | ||
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In the 50,s i remember a No 8 bus that came from the Milton i think, aloong Saracen St, Kepochhill Rd, Springburn Rd, Petershill Road then all the way upto Stobhill hospital and Sprigburn Park.
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| Archie'nRettie | 45 Bus | 12 | Aug 19 2008, 7:34 PM EDT by sheilamcc | ||
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I was going to play my first works golf match at Pollock Golf Club. Jumped on the 45 at McNees at placed my little tartan golf bag with assorted clubs under the stair ( as you did in the 50's) and went upto the top deck. As the bus swung round the bend approaching Petershill road I heard an almighty clatter. Fearing for my precious clubs I rushed down the stair and threw myself off the bus, ran back and picked up a length of COPPER PIPE. Fortunatetly the bus had stopped at the next stop and I was able to chase it and just managed to jump on to be greeted by a wee plumber saying " I widnae have bothered son, I've still gote another bit".
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