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Back 'on it'!

Broadly speaking it's been 22 months since GCT 113 last turned a wheel. During this time a global pandemic has been raging and life...

The Persistence of 113

Trawling through my transport notes of yesteryear, I was minded that another 113 in the GCT fleet that defied all odds of longevity and...

Gathering Dust

Well it's been over a year since GCT 113 turned a wheel as such, when she returned from attending the September 2019 Delaine Heritage...

Into The Unknown

I think we can all agree that attending a bus rally in the current climate of social distancing is irresponsible. This, and the fact that...

Liveries - Old & 'New'

Periodically I enjoy searching the registration of GCT 113 online to see if anything other than the more obvious images present...

Foraging the Fens

I took GCT 113 to her first rally of the year today. The annual Fenland BusFest is the first large running day local to me and it was to...

MOT Time

I'm always a little anxious around March as this is the month when GCT 113's MOT is due. Previously she's passed all her MOTs with flying...

A Year Ago

It was a year ago this week that I first collected GCT 113 from a paint shop in Immingham. This would be the second occasion that I’d...

GCT 113's First Year

As 2018 is drawing to a close, I thought it would be prudent to write a blog entry looking back at GCT 113's first year in private...

Lovable Lincoln

The end-of-season Transport Festival, organised by the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society (LVVS) and based at the Lincolnshire Road...

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