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1960s bus services to Sydenham
« on: April 28, 2013, 11:10:44 AM »
Interesting article in Interchange * this month about old Belfast bus turning points mentions Sydenham.

  • Belfast Corporation buses apparently used the taxiways on the north side to reach the Shorts sheds with 'Harbour Airport' as the destination.
  • [The RN maintenance unit on the south side was serviced by the '99 Sydenham' service which bimbled into the yard and again turned on a taxiway.
Probably not something they would be permitted to do these days...

* Journal of Irish Transport Heritage http://ith.org.uk/

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Re: 1960s bus services to Sydenham
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 12:36:11 PM »
Up until the time of the bomb that took out G-ROOM  staff from the paint sheds would drive their. own cars along the taxi way  at what is now Victoria stands and down the road under the 04 threshold. Many a time they would drive round
 the barier and a 360 or Viscount would have to stop for them.