2012 – Issue 2 of 4
proposed HS2 Midlands link to the north which may take priority. Although any future change of government could throw it all back into the melting pot. After the break we were given an update on the proposed integrated transport hub for Cardiff. The present plans are to demolish Marland House and the NCP car park to the east of the present bus station and provide an area for a new bus station with covered pedestrian access from the central railway station. This project would be mainly financed by the sale for development of the present bus station and the area around St David’s House and Thomson House to the north of Wood Street. Here again, although it is hoped that this can be achieved in 3 or 4 years, the financial and political situation will inevitably have an effect on the outcome. ----------------------------------------- 14
THE SWANSEA MUSEUM AEC RUNNING DAY 26 th February 2012 The CTPG were invited to send two of their AEC Regent V’s to the above event, the Rhondda and Pontypridd versions KNY495D and UTG313G. Swansea was reached using the route A48 as far as Pyle then the M4 and finally the A483 to Swansea. The weather for the event was perfect and the museum even on our arrival at 10.30 was bursting with enthusiasts. Three routes were selected by the organisers to convey the visitors around Swansea and the Gower, 00 to Swansea Bus Station, 14 to Pennard and 77 to the Mumbles & Bracelet Bay and were well patronised throughout. KNY 495D leaving Bracelet Bay on the Gower. (T.Thomas); The routes were covered mainly by S.W.T. Regents supplemented by London Transport Routemasters, an ex-Barton of Nottingham full front Regent as well as our two Regents. A warning notice for passengers was that a fine of £2 would be levied on anybody caught defacing the interior of the bus (a sign of the times). The museum was a haven of vintage buses, coaches and commercial vehicles many awaiting restoration as well as the usual traders stalls. It is a few years since the group last visited the museum and progress on restoration has been rapid. The most noticeable progress has been in repainting of some of the museum vehicles. I thought the quality of the workmanship was astounding. A selection of the vehicles which have been repainted include 3 Regents, a Bristol VRT and the sole ex London Transport Routemaster breakdown recovery bus RM66, now in the guise of a single decker. Vehicles also of note in the museum were the sole survivor Regent V single decker of S.W.T. 282DWN, one of a batch of 8 with bodywork by Chas Roe of Leeds used under a 9 foot bridge on a Llanelly service. Another interesting vehicle is a former Swan Motor Co. of Swansea Daimler double decker with a Bruce of Cardiff body on an East Lancs. Frame, new in April 1950 and subsequently owned by United Welsh. The day finally ended at 17.30 when group members made the return trip to Barry which was rather prolonged because of an electrical fault on the Rhondda bus and a fuel supply problem on the Pontypridd bus, but thankfully the expertise of some of the members enabled the buses to return to the Barry Depot by 20.30 hours. (Paul Gilbertson) 15
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proposed HS2 Midlands link to the north which may take priority. Although any future<br />
change <strong>of</strong> government could throw it all back into the melting pot.<br />
After the break we were given an update on the proposed integrated transport hub for<br />
Cardiff. The present plans are to demolish Marland House and the NCP car park to the<br />
east <strong>of</strong> the present bus station and provide an area for a new bus station with covered<br />
pedestrian access from the central railway station. This project would be mainly financed<br />
by the sale for development <strong>of</strong> the present bus station and the area around St David’s<br />
House and Thomson House to the north <strong>of</strong> Wood Street.<br />
Here again, although it is hoped that this can be achieved in 3 or 4 years, the financial and<br />
political situation will inevitably have an effect on the outcome.<br />
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