Menu
 
North East Buses The Canteen Off-topic bus chat Memories

Memories

Memories

 
  • 2 Vote(s) - 3.5 Average
 
MurdnunoC



3,975
09 Jul 2013, 9:55 pm #12
Yes, their garage used to be located at the bottom of Swalwell Bank, next door to Fewsters.

I think they also had some arrangement with Thirlwell Coaches located further on up Swalwell Bank. Sometimes, you used to see Thirlwell Coaches in Derwent's yard and sometimes they ran the school services.

There were two bus stations/drop off points at the National Garden Festival. There was the coach drop off at the CWS Flour Mill on St Omers Road (as you described), but there was also the commercial bus station located at the Teams where the X66 turns into before running along the bus-only section of route along the riverside. There was also Jetty located there as a ferry ran between the Quayside and the Festival.
MurdnunoC
09 Jul 2013, 9:55 pm #12

Yes, their garage used to be located at the bottom of Swalwell Bank, next door to Fewsters.

I think they also had some arrangement with Thirlwell Coaches located further on up Swalwell Bank. Sometimes, you used to see Thirlwell Coaches in Derwent's yard and sometimes they ran the school services.

There were two bus stations/drop off points at the National Garden Festival. There was the coach drop off at the CWS Flour Mill on St Omers Road (as you described), but there was also the commercial bus station located at the Teams where the X66 turns into before running along the bus-only section of route along the riverside. There was also Jetty located there as a ferry ran between the Quayside and the Festival.

 
  • 2 Vote(s) - 3.5 Average

Messages In This Thread
Memories - by Andreos1 - 02 Jul 2013, 6:21 pm
RE: Memories - by Adrian - 02 Jul 2013, 8:07 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 02 Jul 2013, 10:45 pm
RE: Memories - by Adrian - 03 Jul 2013, 8:10 am
RE: Memories - by Michael - 03 Jul 2013, 8:25 am
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 03 Jul 2013, 7:01 pm
RE: Memories - by cbma06 - 03 Jul 2013, 8:36 am
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 03 Jul 2013, 3:08 pm
RE: Memories - by Chris - 09 Jul 2013, 12:24 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 05 Feb 2016, 11:52 am
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 09 Jul 2013, 9:12 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 09 Jul 2013, 9:42 pm
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 09 Jul 2013, 9:55 pm
RE: Memories - by Chris - 10 Jul 2013, 12:05 pm
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 10 Jul 2013, 12:21 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 10 Jul 2013, 12:31 pm
RE: Memories - by Chris - 10 Jul 2013, 12:46 pm
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 10 Jul 2013, 1:15 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 18 Jan 2016, 1:02 pm
RE: Memories - by NK53 TKT - 18 Jan 2016, 6:47 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 21 Jun 2017, 11:55 am
RE: Memories - by James101 - 21 Jun 2017, 1:54 pm
RE: Memories - by Malarkey - 11 Nov 2018, 9:30 pm
RE: Memories - by Adrian - 18 Nov 2018, 4:21 pm
RE: Memories - by Malarkey - 18 Nov 2018, 4:41 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 03 Apr 2020, 4:35 pm
RE: Memories - by col87 - 19 Apr 2020, 8:58 pm
RE: Memories - by streetdeckfan - 19 Apr 2020, 10:14 pm
RE: Memories - by James101 - 19 Apr 2020, 10:22 pm
RE: Memories - by col87 - 20 Apr 2020, 3:14 pm
RE: Memories - by Ambassador - 20 Apr 2020, 3:42 pm
RE: Memories - by Charles41 - 20 Apr 2020, 5:18 pm
RE: Memories - by LVK 404L - 20 Apr 2020, 6:08 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 20 Apr 2020, 6:35 pm
RE: Memories - by LVK 404L - 20 Apr 2020, 6:46 pm
RE: Memories - by Charles41 - 20 Apr 2020, 6:54 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 15 Jul 2021, 7:56 am
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 24 Jan 2022, 2:14 pm
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 24 Jan 2022, 3:31 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 24 Jan 2022, 4:59 pm
RE: Memories - by MurdnunoC - 24 Jan 2022, 7:44 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 24 Jan 2022, 11:36 pm
RE: Memories - by L469 YVK - 24 Jan 2022, 10:02 pm
RE: Memories - by Andreos1 - 24 Jan 2022, 11:51 pm