By now it was five o'clock and the five buses for Glasgow were lined up for departure.
Not often that I get to cross the Firth of Forth by the Kincardine Bridge on the top deck of a bus. The chimney of Longannet Power Station can be seen on left while on the distance right is Grangemouth Oil Refinery. A few small fishing boats are anchored off the Kincardine shore.
At Stenhousemuir, we take the M876 motorway towards Glasgow, while in the background a modern coach diverges onto the M9 towards Stirling and Perth.
Back in Glasgow and time for the buses to go back in the garage for the night.
Tucked away out of public view in the Glasgow garage is this 1947 Albion from Sydney Australia. The chassis and running gear were built at Albion Works in Scotstoun, Glasgow and on arrival in Australia this bodywork in uniquely Australian style was assembled onto it in Sydney. The bus has now returned home to Scotland, bringing with it the Australian body which was grafted onto it. Once the engine gets put back together, this should turn a few heads when it takes to the streets of Glasgow.
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