https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/966590 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/DD/47/346077.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/966590 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:17:28 +0000 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:17:28 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457384/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44457384 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:39 +0000 2017-03-11T09:23:22+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457384/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/84/44457384.6b6b3ccc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0923) – Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF), a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega new in September 2012, was easing its way out of the exit (into Elizabeth Street) from the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station. It had worked an overnight run down from Scotland. The arrivals terminal is separate from the main coach station itself and is located along the back of the retail premises and offices of Mountbarrow House. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and exit to Elizabeth Street. The property was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’.</div> DSCF6260 Stagecoach Western SV62 BFF leaving the Victoria Coach Station arrivals terminal (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457384/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/84/44457384.6b6b3ccc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0923) – Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF), a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega new in September 2012, was easing its way out of the exit (into Elizabeth Street) from the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station. It had worked an overnight run down from Scotland. The arrivals terminal is separate from the main coach station itself and is located along the back of the retail premises and offices of Mountbarrow House. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and exit to Elizabeth Street. The property was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44456774/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44456774 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:40 +0000 2017-03-11T09:10:02+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44456774/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/74/44456774.f00d19cd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0910) – Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF), a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega new in September 2012, had worked an overnight run down from Scotland and was seen in the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station. Note the baggage trailer. The arrivals terminal is separate from the main coach station itself and is accessed from Eccleston Place (at right out of shot). They leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street (to the right of the camera). The property was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. There is a small workshop area to handle those unforeseen mechanical problems part of which can be seen on the left where a Caetano Levante was receiving attention. (Might be Edwards Coaches FJ11 GKY)</div> DSCF6246 Stagecoach Western SV62 BFF in (Sammy&#039;s) Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44456774/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/74/44456774.f00d19cd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0910) – Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF), a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega new in September 2012, had worked an overnight run down from Scotland and was seen in the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station. Note the baggage trailer. The arrivals terminal is separate from the main coach station itself and is accessed from Eccleston Place (at right out of shot). They leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street (to the right of the camera). The property was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. There is a small workshop area to handle those unforeseen mechanical problems part of which can be seen on the left where a Caetano Levante was receiving attention. (Might be Edwards Coaches FJ11 GKY)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455498/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455498 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:41 +0000 2017-03-11T12:49:34+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455498/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/98/44455498.8a7b6814.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1249) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is accessed from Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street which is on the left at the bottom of the garage in front of the coach that is parked side on. There is a small workshop area to the right behind that coach. The wall carries ‘Welcome to London’ in different languages.</div> DSCF6419 Victoria Coach Station, London (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455498/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/98/44455498.8a7b6814.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1249) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is accessed from Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street which is on the left at the bottom of the garage in front of the coach that is parked side on. There is a small workshop area to the right behind that coach. The wall carries ‘Welcome to London’ in different languages.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455538/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455538 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:28 +0000 2017-03-11T09:10:19+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455538/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/38/44455538.4482446d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0910) – The arrivals garage of Victoria Coach Station, London. This was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited and is still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street which is on the right of this photograph. Departures leave from the main coach station and passengers have to cross Elizabeth Street to reach it. The Caetano Levante coaches are National Express owned SH208 (BX16 CMK) (on which I had travelled from Stansted) and Go-South Coast 7819 (BW16 LCN) that had worked service 032 from Southampton etc. Megabus vehicles were Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF) and 50223(?).</div> DSCF6247 Victoria Coach Station, London (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455538/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/38/44455538.4482446d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0910) – The arrivals garage of Victoria Coach Station, London. This was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited and is still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street which is on the right of this photograph. Departures leave from the main coach station and passengers have to cross Elizabeth Street to reach it. The Caetano Levante coaches are National Express owned SH208 (BX16 CMK) (on which I had travelled from Stansted) and Go-South Coast 7819 (BW16 LCN) that had worked service 032 from Southampton etc. Megabus vehicles were Stagecoach Western 50250 (SV62 BFF) and 50223(?).</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455500/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455500 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:45 +0000 2017-03-11T12:48:20+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455500/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/00/44455500.baa78c85.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1248) – Selwyn Travel 253 (BX16 CKE), a Caetano Levante bodied Volvo B11RT new in May 2016, pulling in to the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London. Located in Eccleston Place, this was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street.</div> DSCF6417 Victoria Coach Station, London (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455500/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/00/44455500.baa78c85.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1248) – Selwyn Travel 253 (BX16 CKE), a Caetano Levante bodied Volvo B11RT new in May 2016, pulling in to the arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London. Located in Eccleston Place, this was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455502/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455502 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:48 +0000 2017-03-11T12:46:42+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455502/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/02/44455502.f15b0bef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1246) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is located in Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street which can be seen in the background. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street. Departures leave from the main coach station, which is also visible in the background, passengers then cross Elizabeth Street to reach it for onward connections.</div> DSCF6414 Victoria Coach Station, London (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455502/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/02/44455502.f15b0bef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1246) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is located in Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street which can be seen in the background. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street. Departures leave from the main coach station, which is also visible in the background, passengers then cross Elizabeth Street to reach it for onward connections.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455504/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455504 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:51 +0000 2017-03-11T12:44:10+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455504/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/04/44455504.914dc4c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1244) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is located in Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street. Departures leave from the main coach station and passengers have to cross Elizabeth Street to reach it.</div> DSCF6412 Victoria Coach Station, London (Sammy&#039;s) - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455504/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/04/44455504.914dc4c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1244) – The arrivals terminal of Victoria Coach Station, London is located in Eccleston Place and was once the operational garage of Samuelson New Transport Limited - still referred to as ‘Sammy’s’. The garage is parallel to Elizabeth Street. Coaches enter from Eccleston Place and leave by the exit to Elizabeth Street. Departures leave from the main coach station and passengers have to cross Elizabeth Street to reach it.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455506/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455506 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:53 +0000 2017-03-11T11:08:58+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455506/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/06/44455506.1e9f1965.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1108) – Victoria Coach Station, London opened on 10 March 1932. This view was taken from the Semley Place multi-storey car park looking north, the houses at top left are on Ebury Street. This area was open until the 1960s and covers bays 13 to 19. Coaches from these bays leave the coach station by the Ebury Street exit which is almost in front of the Megabus coach in the open lane.</div> DSCF6352 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455506/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/06/44455506.1e9f1965.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1108) – Victoria Coach Station, London opened on 10 March 1932. This view was taken from the Semley Place multi-storey car park looking north, the houses at top left are on Ebury Street. This area was open until the 1960s and covers bays 13 to 19. Coaches from these bays leave the coach station by the Ebury Street exit which is almost in front of the Megabus coach in the open lane.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455508/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455508 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:55 +0000 2017-03-11T09:26:56+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455508/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/08/44455508.d652ed15.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0926) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. Looking south from the coach exit to Ebury Street (on right). The backcloth behind the coaches is the rear aspect of Buckingham Palace Road. The clock tower was once part of the Imperial Airways (later BOAC) Air Terminal opened in 1939 and now occupied by the National Audit Office. The multi-storey car park is on the side of the coach station that borders Semley Place.</div> DSCF6265 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455508/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/08/44455508.d652ed15.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0926) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. Looking south from the coach exit to Ebury Street (on right). The backcloth behind the coaches is the rear aspect of Buckingham Palace Road. The clock tower was once part of the Imperial Airways (later BOAC) Air Terminal opened in 1939 and now occupied by the National Audit Office. The multi-storey car park is on the side of the coach station that borders Semley Place.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455510/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455510 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:57 +0000 2017-03-11T09:26:46+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455510/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/10/44455510.42bfd285.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0926) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. A selection of coaches loading in bays 13 upwards that face north (towards Ebury Street). This area was open until the 1960s. Far left are two continental bound services, Flixbus on bay 13 (700 to Paris?) and Kings Ferry 425 (BT16KNC) (Eurolines 140 to Amsterdam).<br /> <br /> A 1974 photo taken from roughly the same spot makes an interesting comparison with this photo:<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521286</a></div> Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 (DSCF6264) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455510/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/10/44455510.42bfd285.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0926) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. A selection of coaches loading in bays 13 upwards that face north (towards Ebury Street). This area was open until the 1960s. Far left are two continental bound services, Flixbus on bay 13 (700 to Paris?) and Kings Ferry 425 (BT16KNC) (Eurolines 140 to Amsterdam).<br /> <br /> A 1974 photo taken from roughly the same spot makes an interesting comparison with this photo:<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521286</a></div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44449082/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-11,doc-44449082 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 22:55:49 +0000 2017-03-11T11:09:40+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44449082/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/82/44449082.ac452916.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London. A selection of vehicles and photographs were on display that included those from the past that used the coach station that opened on 10 March 1932. As part of the official celebrations the windows alongside loading bay 1 were covered with full height vinyls of giant photographs and fleetname emblems of many coach operators.</div> DSCF6353 Victoria Coach Station 85th anniversary event - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44449082/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/82/44449082.ac452916.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London. A selection of vehicles and photographs were on display that included those from the past that used the coach station that opened on 10 March 1932. As part of the official celebrations the windows alongside loading bay 1 were covered with full height vinyls of giant photographs and fleetname emblems of many coach operators.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457386/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44457386 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:06:59 +0000 2017-03-11T10:15:29+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457386/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/86/44457386.2e62b611.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1015) – Victoria Coach Station, London opened on 10 March 1932. This view was taken from near the Semley Place entrance (to the left between the camera and the multi-storey car park) looking north, the houses beyond the dark canopy at top left are on Ebury Street. Elizabeth Street runs parallel to the criss-crossed gantry in front of the coach station building just visible top right.</div> DSCF6321 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44457386/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/86/44457386.2e62b611.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1015) – Victoria Coach Station, London opened on 10 March 1932. This view was taken from near the Semley Place entrance (to the left between the camera and the multi-storey car park) looking north, the houses beyond the dark canopy at top left are on Ebury Street. Elizabeth Street runs parallel to the criss-crossed gantry in front of the coach station building just visible top right.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455512/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455512 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:00 +0000 2017-03-11T09:18:58+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455512/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/12/44455512.f1aca752.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0918) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. One Plaxton Elite coach on bay 7 is outnumbered by Caetano Levantes. The rear of the iconic art-deco building covers the upper background. The Elizabeth Street aspect is prominent then the tower which stands on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Buckingham Palace Road. Part of the rear aspect of the latter is just visible top right.</div> DSCF6256 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455512/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/12/44455512.f1aca752.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0918) – Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. One Plaxton Elite coach on bay 7 is outnumbered by Caetano Levantes. The rear of the iconic art-deco building covers the upper background. The Elizabeth Street aspect is prominent then the tower which stands on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Buckingham Palace Road. Part of the rear aspect of the latter is just visible top right.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455514/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455514 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:02 +0000 2017-03-11T09:19:31+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455514/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/14/44455514.752c9de5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0919) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The vehicles parked in bays 1-4 (beyond the far yellow pillar) were taking part in an event to mark the anniversary. Operational vehicles were loading from bay 5 upwards, one Plaxton Elite on bay 7 outnumbered by Caetano Levantes. The rear of the iconic art-deco building covers the upper background. The rear of the Elizabeth Street aspect (left) and that of the Buckingham Palace Road aspect (right) separated by the tower.<br /> <br /> A 1974 photo taken from roughly the same spot makes an interesting comparison with this photo: <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521284" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521284</a></div> DSCF6258 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455514/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/14/44455514.752c9de5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0919) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The vehicles parked in bays 1-4 (beyond the far yellow pillar) were taking part in an event to mark the anniversary. Operational vehicles were loading from bay 5 upwards, one Plaxton Elite on bay 7 outnumbered by Caetano Levantes. The rear of the iconic art-deco building covers the upper background. The rear of the Elizabeth Street aspect (left) and that of the Buckingham Palace Road aspect (right) separated by the tower.<br /> <br /> A 1974 photo taken from roughly the same spot makes an interesting comparison with this photo: <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521284" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44521284</a></div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44461952/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-14,doc-44461952 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 07:34:12 +0000 2017-03-11T11:12:14+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44461952/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/52/44461952.8854b244.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1110) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The vehicles parked in bays 1-4 were taking part in an event to mark the anniversary. Operational vehicles were packed in everywhere else! Note the ramp to an underground car park. Now used for cars and vans for one of the adjacent buildings, it originally led into underground garage used for the overnight and weekend parking of around 25 coaches. It was built in the mid 1960s but as coach sizes increased it became impractical to use for that purpose. During the week it was a car park for BOAC staff that worked in the adjacent building.</div> DSCF6356 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44461952/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/52/44461952.8854b244.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (1110) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The vehicles parked in bays 1-4 were taking part in an event to mark the anniversary. Operational vehicles were packed in everywhere else! Note the ramp to an underground car park. Now used for cars and vans for one of the adjacent buildings, it originally led into underground garage used for the overnight and weekend parking of around 25 coaches. It was built in the mid 1960s but as coach sizes increased it became impractical to use for that purpose. During the week it was a car park for BOAC staff that worked in the adjacent building.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455518/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455518 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:07 +0000 2017-03-11T09:57:00+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455518/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/18/44455518.9e6d0916.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0957) – This was the 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The coach entrance was relocated from Buckingham Palace Road to Semley Place during the mid 1960s. National Express owned SH208 (BX16 CMK) (on which I had travelled from Stansted arriving at approx 0909) was entering the coach station probably to work the 1010 departure back to Stansted. A selection of preserved coaches was on display inside the coach station and preserved TMS 405X, an Alexander Y type bodied Leyland Leopard new to Alexander (Midland) in January 1982, was waiting to be directed into its assigned location. Note the yellow hatching on the roadway between the car and the coach. There is a ramp from there leading to what was an underground garage used for the overnight and weekend parking of around 25 coaches. It was built in the mid 1960s but as coach sizes increased it became impractical to use for that purpose. During the week it was a car park for BOAC staff that worked in the adjacent building above what is now the Hertz office.</div> DSCF6295 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455518/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/18/44455518.9e6d0916.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0957) – This was the 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The coach entrance was relocated from Buckingham Palace Road to Semley Place during the mid 1960s. National Express owned SH208 (BX16 CMK) (on which I had travelled from Stansted arriving at approx 0909) was entering the coach station probably to work the 1010 departure back to Stansted. A selection of preserved coaches was on display inside the coach station and preserved TMS 405X, an Alexander Y type bodied Leyland Leopard new to Alexander (Midland) in January 1982, was waiting to be directed into its assigned location. Note the yellow hatching on the roadway between the car and the coach. There is a ramp from there leading to what was an underground garage used for the overnight and weekend parking of around 25 coaches. It was built in the mid 1960s but as coach sizes increased it became impractical to use for that purpose. During the week it was a car park for BOAC staff that worked in the adjacent building above what is now the Hertz office.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455520/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455520 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:09 +0000 2017-03-11T09:59:29+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455520/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/20/44455520.5c07e515.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0959) – This was the 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The coach entrance was relocated from Buckingham Palace Road to Semley Place during the mid 1960s. Shearings Holidays Setra 511 (BU13 ZTC) was entering the coach station followed by National Express Caetano Levante SH183 (BK14 LFX).</div> DSCF6299 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455520/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/20/44455520.5c07e515.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0959) – This was the 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London which opened on 10 March 1932. The coach entrance was relocated from Buckingham Palace Road to Semley Place during the mid 1960s. Shearings Holidays Setra 511 (BU13 ZTC) was entering the coach station followed by National Express Caetano Levante SH183 (BK14 LFX).</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455522/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455522 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:11 +0000 2017-03-11T09:52:58+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455522/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/22/44455522.0d5fa590.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0952) – When Victoria Coach Station, London first opened on 10 March 1932 the coach entrance was alongside the curved art-deco building where the bus is seen in this photograph. The more modern squared building was constructed in the mid-1960s and the entrance relocated to Semley Place just round the corner from the Hertz reception (far left of photo). The New Routemaster bus was Abellio London operated LT708 (LTZ 1708) working service 211 from Hammersmith to Waterloo.</div> DSCF6288 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455522/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/22/44455522.0d5fa590.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0952) – When Victoria Coach Station, London first opened on 10 March 1932 the coach entrance was alongside the curved art-deco building where the bus is seen in this photograph. The more modern squared building was constructed in the mid-1960s and the entrance relocated to Semley Place just round the corner from the Hertz reception (far left of photo). The New Routemaster bus was Abellio London operated LT708 (LTZ 1708) working service 211 from Hammersmith to Waterloo.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455524/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455524 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:13 +0000 2017-03-11T09:11:21+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455524/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/44455524.3bc40025.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0911) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London. The coach station opened on 10 March 1932. This is the Elizabeth Street aspect of the art-deco building looking towards Buckingham Palace Road. One of the coach exits can be seen. The arrivals hall is out of shot behind shops to the left and passengers walking from one to the other do so via the crossing.</div> DSCF6248 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455524/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/24/44455524.3bc40025.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0911) – The 85th birthday weekend of Victoria Coach Station, London. The coach station opened on 10 March 1932. This is the Elizabeth Street aspect of the art-deco building looking towards Buckingham Palace Road. One of the coach exits can be seen. The arrivals hall is out of shot behind shops to the left and passengers walking from one to the other do so via the crossing.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455526/in/album/966590 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-13,doc-44455526 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:07:17 +0000 2017-03-11T09:42:16+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455526/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/26/44455526.cfc3a414.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0942) – The iconic art-deco building of Victoria Coach Station, London, opened on 10 March 1932, stands on the corner of Buckingham Palace Road (running across the photograph) and Elizabeth Street (straight ahead). The very topmost storey was added to the building during the 1960s. National Express added six Caetano Boa Vista bodied Scania K10UD6 double deck coaches to the fleet in September 2016 to operate the London-Luton Airport service A1. CD01 (BV66 WPJ) is named ‘Paul’.</div> DSCF6278 Victoria Coach Station, London - 11 Mar 2017 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/44455526/in/album/966590"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/26/44455526.cfc3a414.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 11 March 2017 (0942) – The iconic art-deco building of Victoria Coach Station, London, opened on 10 March 1932, stands on the corner of Buckingham Palace Road (running across the photograph) and Elizabeth Street (straight ahead). The very topmost storey was added to the building during the 1960s. National Express added six Caetano Boa Vista bodied Scania K10UD6 double deck coaches to the fleet in September 2016 to operate the London-Luton Airport service A1. CD01 (BV66 WPJ) is named ‘Paul’.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale)