I believe that the Swansea bus museum has space available. Also St Helens bus museum has been advertising recently (not in Wales but closer to North Wales than Swansea is!).
--- On Wed, 30/5/12, T562 JJC the arriva beast ! <[email protected]> wrote: > From: T562 JJC the arriva beast ! <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: anyone would like to help out with preserveing ? > To: "Welsh Bus Photographs" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 30 May, 2012, 22:06 > Dose anyone know of anywhere in wales > where i could ask for permission > for storeing it ? had a good offer of kirkby where they have > a hall > but sadly theres no places left ive being told ! cheers . > > On May 23, 4:28 pm, "T562 JJC the arriva beast !" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > thanks for the reply carl , i do know a driver who > works for arriva > > and has driven some darts and when i last asked him he > said he would > > be intrested to help , i need a big anough private land > to run it a > > bit otherwise it will just get chassis rot , i will be > hopefully be > > seeing the said driver on saturday as he dose saturday > shifts so can > > have a good chat see what he says , regarding the > livery i am hopeing > > to keep it in cotswold stone as it was my fave livery > and now there > > getting painted so say in a few years there may be none > left in the > > standed livery ! :) > > > > On May 23, 3:40 pm, Carl Berry <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Having been involved for 5 years now my advice > would be dont!, however somebody told me the same 5 years > ago and it didnt stop me! > > > > > Storage is the biggest issue, under cover and dry > is best both to stop the weather and to stop any > ‘enlightened’ individuals taking an interest in it. If > it has to be outside try to protect it from frost/rain as > much as possible even if that makes it look untidy > (tarpaulins or masking tape for instance). > > > > > Find the parts that you need to get it into the > condition you want it in (seats/internal > fittings/destination blinds etc) as they’re likely to be > available now but won’t be in a few years time. > > > > > Again, get any spares you can now if they’re > available at scrap rates, they’ll soon become scarce. Even > better if it’s the very last of the type as the company > may well just want to get the parts out of the stores as > quickly as possible. If you can find somebody that’s > worked on the type, or the vehicle itself, then find what > the common faults are and stock up accordingly. > > > > > Without they’re offering to help pay for it, > don’t listen to anybody who tells you what livery or > condition to restore it to! > > > > > Good Luck. > > > > > --- On Wed, 23/5/12, T562 JJC the arriva beast ! > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > From: T562 JJC the arriva beast ! <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: anyone would like to help out with > preserveing ? > > > > To: "Welsh Bus Photographs" <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Wednesday, 23 May, 2012, 14:40 > > > > Hi there would anyone be intrested in > > > > helping me buy ARRIVA 2332 / > > > > T562 JJC , i hear its not long now till its > going to be > > > > withdrawn > > > > > > my plan is to buy it and store it on private > land till i > > > > sort > > > > something out for it > > > > > > would be intreasted on hearing you comments > as ive never > > > > done > > > > something like this before , but if i dont > get in now i > > > > never will get > > > > 2332 ! > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are > subscribed to the > > > > Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
