(02 Jun 2024, 12:04 pm)Andreos1 wrote Saw a photo of GAG3771 that they shared and it appeared to have been dormant for quite a while. 
Caked in dust across the interior and the entrance full of leaves. 
Guessing it had been stored outdoors for a while. 

A shame it was allowed to get in to that state and a shame it is off for scrap.

Most of the vehicles at THV were privately owned, and I presume on the basis that they paid a storage fee for their buses to be stored there. 3771 was one of them.

I'm not sure on it's detailed history, but it had been stored outside for some years. Presumably, at a point when the storage fee isn't being paid for and they need space for other vehicles?

There's always a similar pattern with preservation projects. Everyone wants something saved, but no one is willing to stick their hand in their pocket to save it.

Even if you haven't the expertise to restore it, just saving it from the scrapper and paying its storage fee is a start, and that's still rarely forthcoming.

I'd only been to THV twice, and I found them to be a great bunch of lads. Very welcoming, and I got to have a good look around on both occasions. It's a crying shame that we've lost all that hard work and a unique collection.

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