New Riverside Transport Museum Glasgow

[Jimmy]

I took some pics yesterday during my visit
the first is of the paddle steamer Waverley at its winter berth across the Clyde beside the Science Centre


the next is of the outside of the new museum opened last year


next is the old Standard tram with Maryhill as its destination


these are not dinky toys but life size vehicles on shelfs high up the wall, quite controversial as no one can get near them to inspect them, there is numerous vehicles displayed like this


some pics of Kelvin Street within the museum

[Jimmy]

the underpass going from the museum to Yorkhill with excellent murals on the walls


and lastly we are sitting having a drink in the Three Judges at Partick Cross looking out their big window up along Byres Road (i will be addressing the Haggis hers on Burns Night)

[Jimmy]

Byres Road from Partick Cross

[Peter Crowe]

Jimmy, your making me homesick again. I could go a few pints of Deuchars IPA at the Three Judges on Partick Cross or the Park Bar on Argyle Street, followed by a wee visit to the Uni Cafe for a fish supper.

[Jimmy]

Jimmy, your making me homesick again. I could go a few pints of Deuchars IPA at the Three Judges on Partick Cross or the Park Bar on Argyle Street, followed by a wee visit to the Uni Cafe for a fish supper.

you obviously know the judges, famous for its ale and the Uni cafe for its fish tea, only problem those seats in the cafe seem to be getting smaller!

[Peter Crowe]

you obviously know the judges, famous for its ale and the Uni cafe for its fish tea, only problem those seats in the cafe seem to be getting smaller!

Being somewhat local while a mature student at Glasgow Uni (1996-2000 and 2002-2003), I introduced students from all over the world to the Park Bar, The Judges, The Aragon (on Byres Road), The Uisgbeatha (on Woodlands Road) to name a few. The FCO never recognised my sterling diplomatic work entertaining Britain's visitors, and I even managed to fit in a couple of degrees in the process.

Great photos of the new Transport Museum. Hope I can get to visit sometime in the not too distant future.

[cessna152towser]

Great pics Jimmy though I am unable to see the one of you sitting inside the Three Judges. The view from the window onto Byres Road brings back lots of happy memories of my days at Glasgow Uni. I've been set to visit the new Transport Museum twice but so far circumstances have conspired against me, perhaps I will get there while I am in Glasgow for the Model Rail show at the SECC in February.

[Peter Crowe]

Great pics Jimmy though I am unable to see the one of you sitting inside the Three Judges. The view from the window onto Byres Road brings back lots of happy memories of my days at Glasgow Uni. I've been set to visit the new Transport Museum twice but so far circumstances have conspired against me, perhaps I will get there while I am in Glasgow for the Model Rail show at the SECC in February.

Alex, I used to go to the model rail exhibition at the SECC and when I was a wee boy at the Maclellan galleries on Sauchiehall Street. Is Alan Boddell (my old Chemistry teacher at Hawick High School) still involved in Hawick's annual model train exhibition?

[Jimmy]

Great pics Jimmy though I am unable to see the one of you sitting inside the Three Judges. The view from the window onto Byres Road brings back lots of happy memories of my days at Glasgow Uni. I've been set to visit the new Transport Museum twice but so far circumstances have conspired against me, perhaps I will get there while I am in Glasgow for the Model Rail show at the SECC in February.

Alex, it certainly is worth a visit although some of the more traditional transport devotees feel that it has not the same atmosphere as the Kelvinhall or its previous site in the south of the city. One of the reasons is because the powers that be have not included one of the four remaining Coronation trams at the Riverside. Personnally I think this is a glaring omission.
I took the photo of Byres Road from inside the judges, its not a great photo.

[cessna152towser]

Is Alan Boddell (my old Chemistry teacher at Hawick High School) still involved in Hawick's annual model train exhibition?

Yes, Alan Bodell is still treasurer of the Hawick Model Railway Show which is held annually in August.