Bus Stations (Depots)

[Mulletino]

Re: Bus Stations (Depots)

We used to catch the bus home from Southend from the depot at the top of the High Street when it was still there, is now a cinema.

The passenger part was along one side, where you'd wait for the bus, it was covered so always a relief when it was raining, it smelled of buses and metal. The buses entered either end and left either end as both opened out on a main road.

[80sChav]

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Preston is a classic (though I have only had the honour of visiting twice in 40 years). Even then both visits was 25 years -part but what a marvel the place is with it'd Art Deco inside too. I am so so glad it got saved from the the demoltion Team - it is a piece of pure English Heritage and beauty (almost)!!!

80sChav

[Richard1978]

Re: Bus Stations (Depots)

Stockport Bus Station hasn't changed too much from when I was young.

[Twocky61]

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Preston Bus Station as it is today

[Twocky61]

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Preston Bus Station in Lancashire was in the seventies was the largest bus station in Europe plus as you see a multi-story is above. One side was for Ribble Buses (now swallowed by Stagecoach) & the other side was for Preston Corporation Buses. Also at Preston Bus Station had probably the most vending machines in any bus station. There were obviously tea/coffee vending machines but there were also vending machines dispensing milk in those triangle cartons, hot dogs & pies, chips (then deep fat fried; now microwaved) etc.

Pure heaven for a vending machine geek like me lol

[amethyst]

What do we remember about old bus depots

Lots of Double Decker buses with the drivers and conductors

The manual turning of routes and bus numbers

Smell of diesel

Passenger queues waiting to board the buses