Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust

We're delighted to launch our new 2021 Calendar, featuring high quality, and some never previously, published images of Glasgow buses through the years taken by our former Chaiman, Iain MacGregor. A clear grid calendar for noting any special events and wire binding makes this quality calendar a must have. When opened the calendar is A3 in size. Price includes 2nd class UK Postage.

We're delighted to confirm that we've received another batch of our special souvenir 'bus fronts' mugs celebrating the last 125 years of public transport in Glasgow. But be quick to snap up yours. When they're gone, they're gone! Price includes 2nd class UK postage and packing in a special postage box.

Combo offer - 125 Years of Public Transport in Glasgow. GVVT’s latest book. With the same superb print quality as our LA60 book, there are 160 pages, including over 100 pages of previously unpublished photographs, a full history and timeline of public transport in Glasgow and an updated fleetlist of the current First Glasgow fleet. If you didn’t manage to pick up Glasgow Atlanteans - 60 Years of the LA, you can buy BOTH books for £20 plus postage, a saving of £2! Don’t forget, ALL proceeds from the sale of the books go to support the continuing work of the GVVT. The 'Glasgow Atlanteans' book was published to mark 60 years since the first 'LA' went into service in Glasgow. The book has been curated by Phil Halewood and contains mostly never before published photographs going back to their earliest days in service. To complement the pictures, Hamish Mathieson has compiled a full history of LA garage allocations.

‘Over the Sea to Skye’, is published by the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust. This new book tells the story of Britain’s longest stage carriage bus route, now operated by Citylink as service 916, a six hour marathon journey from Glasgow to Uig on the Isle of Skye. Cleverly conceived and expertly written by Donald Booth, he recounts the history of the service and some of his experiences driving many of the vehicles illustrated along the route. Donald’s interest in the Uig service stems from family connections with Skye. In ‘Over the sea to Skye’ he takes the reader along the route which passes through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery on its 225 mile journey. He explains in detail how it has grown from a one day a week operation operated by small independents in the 1950s and 1960s, through the Scottish Bus Group years and up to the 7 days a week operation with multiple daily journeys, operated by Scottish Citylink from the 80s to the present. Today the service is a crucial part of Highland life, rapidly responding to changes in the development of ferry services, anticipating and fulfilling the growing demands of mass tourism, and satisfying increasing movement by islanders. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 photographs, maps and illustrations detailing places of interest along the way, Donald suggests readers travel the route. “You’ll enjoy the journey”, he says. You’ll enjoy his tribute to the journey too. ‘Over the sea to Skye’ is 148 pages; an A4 softback book in full colour and only £22.95 including postage and packaging. All proceeds from the sale go to supporting the work of the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, with which the author is involved.