Mumbles Community Radio interview by Clive Saddington with John Adams, PR and webmaster for Swansea Bus Museum

[00:00:01] Personal Details: John Adams(JA), Swansea Bus Museum [info not given until 8m 16s], interviewed by Clive Suddington(CS), Radio Mumbles. [00:00:23] Transport: Swansea Bus Museum. [00:00:58] Transport: South Wales Transport (SWT) Regent 5 double decker buses of '60s. [00:01:07] Transport: Late '50s SWT unpainted (silver) buses, experiment, cost: failed, salt in air. [00:02:03] Transport: Genesis of Bus Museum. [00:02:27] Transport: Discovery of old buses in munitions tunnel at Pembrey. [00:03:25] Transport: Bus preservation group, business park; physical difficulties of work. [00:03:50] Transport: Bigger building, display & work space, buses secure inside. [00:04:59] Transport: Bus Museum opens end of 2010. [00:05:50] Transport: Knowledge of volunteer helpers about buses. [00:06:28] Transport: Differing liveries. [00:06:54] Transport: British Electric Traction - red (owned SWT), & Tilling - green (United Welsh). [00:07:16] Transport: National Bus Co, early '70s; retained red/green geographical distinctions. [00:07:34] Music: Brian Protheroe, I Feel Like a Pinball (1970), cut. [00:09:06] Transport: JA interest, research. [00:09:34] Transport: Vehicles at museum, other than buses. [00:10:00] Transport: Bus Museum open 10am Sundays, off Fabian Way, behind MacDonalds, £5 entry adults, £3 concessions, children under 16 free, with adult. [00:10:57] Transport: Pontardulais Classic Auto Club. [00:11:16] Transport: Coach trips, on vintage N & C coaches. [00:11:58] Transport: Spare parts problems: eBay solutions, cannibalisation, bespoke manufacture. [00:13:09] Transport: Mumbles buses (77, 92, 93; 14 to Pennard). [00:14:30] Transport: Regent 5s ran until '80s; kept in service for Pennard, due to tight corner at Murton. [00:15:25] Transport: Liveries; types of red, SWT, logos. [00:16:16] Transport: Green SWT liveries, post privatisation, '90s; Masons ICI paints. [00:17:26] Transport: Museum running costs high: 15/50 buses in running order, some group owned, some private, rented; weddings, trips. [00:18:54] Transport: Pre-1997 car licensed drivers can drive buses 30+ years old, up to eight passengers. [00:19:23] Transport: Manual steering, no synchromesh on old buses. [00:20:28] Transport: Open days, running days; museum website www.swanseabusmuseum.com. [00:21:45] Transport: Volunteers: go on Sundays (museum also open Weds pm, & Sats; Sun 10am-4pm)