| Galloways are no more? 15:51 - Aug 13 with 3649 views | SitfcB |
Think the club have sacked off Galloways as the travel provider after I think around 25/30 years of them being used?
No Galloways spotted at Birmingham or at Bromley last night, all Simonds coaches.
Think they did have a lot of issues last season especially breakdowns now and then and probably got fed up with them, an ageing fleet. |  |
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| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 15:58 - Aug 13 with 3513 views | Bloots |
....greeting a driver of one of the new coaches like a long lost member of her family at Birmingham.
Maybe it's just a rebrand with the same drivers. |  |
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| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 15:59 - Aug 13 with 3475 views | LRB84UK |
| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 15:58 - Aug 13 by Bloots |
....greeting a driver of one of the new coaches like a long lost member of her family at Birmingham.
Maybe it's just a rebrand with the same drivers. |
Definitely different drivers. |  | | |
| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 16:01 - Aug 13 with 3444 views | chantryblueboy |
| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 15:58 - Aug 13 by Bloots |
....greeting a driver of one of the new coaches like a long lost member of her family at Birmingham.
Maybe it's just a rebrand with the same drivers. |
It looked like poor Helen was having a palaver getting them into the ground last night | | | |
| Maybe she's just.... on 16:02 - Aug 13 with 3403 views | Bloots |
| I saw the chief Galloways woman.... on 15:59 - Aug 13 by LRB84UK |
Definitely different drivers. |
....a coach driver "groupie" then.
Wouldn't surprise me. | |
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| Galloways are no more? on 16:24 - Aug 13 with 3136 views | Reuser_is_God |
Can we get rid of the supporters that use them too? |  |
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| Galloways are no more? on 16:27 - Aug 13 with 3073 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:24 - Aug 13 by Reuser_is_God |
Can we get rid of the supporters that use them too? |
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| Galloways are no more? on 16:29 - Aug 13 with 3046 views | OldFart71 |
Just a fact for the coach company nerds. Galloways took over from Braybrooke's of Mendlesham. The garage of Braybrookes was situated next to the Kings Head public house and Mr Braybrook would often use his new buses to ferry kids to school.
He liked cars also and the first I remember was an MG Magnet often used by the police at that time. He then progressed to a grey E-type Jaguar, followed by a maroon coloured one and then a red one, followed by an E-type 4 plus 4 before finally a red E-type.
I believe he was a Hurricane or Spitfire pilot during WW2 and had photos in the little office that was to the side and back of his house.
I don't know if it contributed to his demise but he was a chain smoker and you would sometimes see him light his next cigarette from the one he was finishing. | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:42 - Aug 13 with 2920 views | ITFC_Forever |
Galloways came in towards the end of the 1989-90 season, taking over from the yellow and green Eastern National coaches. |  |
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| Galloways are no more? on 16:53 - Aug 13 with 2787 views | runaround |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:42 - Aug 13 by ITFC_Forever |
Galloways came in towards the end of the 1989-90 season, taking over from the yellow and green Eastern National coaches. |
I remember that change and I seem to recall the prices went down too. I have used the coaches many times over the years and they are convenient especially if you live in Ipswich.
Using them for PNE as looked into trains and it’s a quarter of the price to use the coach although I suspect it will get us there ridiculously early so hopefully there will be an away fans friendly pub near Deepdale. I last went there in 2002/3 season so can’t remember the pub options |  | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:58 - Aug 13 with 2730 views | Mullet |
There was also a season recently where Galloways lost the contract possibly whilst in league one. |  |
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| Galloways are no more? on 17:07 - Aug 13 with 2656 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:58 - Aug 13 by Mullet |
There was also a season recently where Galloways lost the contract possibly whilst in league one. |
Lost to Ipswich Buses, who in the end weren't geared up to meet our requirements so far as I recall. | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 17:10 - Aug 13 with 2619 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:53 - Aug 13 by runaround |
I remember that change and I seem to recall the prices went down too. I have used the coaches many times over the years and they are convenient especially if you live in Ipswich.
Using them for PNE as looked into trains and it’s a quarter of the price to use the coach although I suspect it will get us there ridiculously early so hopefully there will be an away fans friendly pub near Deepdale. I last went there in 2002/3 season so can’t remember the pub options |
So far as I am aware, there are no away-frienfly pubs within a mile of Deepdale. Happy to be corrected, but advice is generally to drink in town. The desperate might be able to get a drink at the nearby Pizza Hut "1 salad starter & 35 pints of fizzy beer, please"... | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 05:25 - Aug 14 with 1834 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:53 - Aug 13 by runaround |
I remember that change and I seem to recall the prices went down too. I have used the coaches many times over the years and they are convenient especially if you live in Ipswich.
Using them for PNE as looked into trains and it’s a quarter of the price to use the coach although I suspect it will get us there ridiculously early so hopefully there will be an away fans friendly pub near Deepdale. I last went there in 2002/3 season so can’t remember the pub options |
Yes, the prices went down, supporters thought EN were too expensive, so Galloways came in with better prices and kept the contract for the last 35 years, barring a brief spell in L1 when Ipswich Buses had the contract and lost it within a few months. | |
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| Galloways are no more? on 07:42 - Aug 14 with 1502 views | Bluemike31 |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:53 - Aug 13 by runaround |
I remember that change and I seem to recall the prices went down too. I have used the coaches many times over the years and they are convenient especially if you live in Ipswich.
Using them for PNE as looked into trains and it’s a quarter of the price to use the coach although I suspect it will get us there ridiculously early so hopefully there will be an away fans friendly pub near Deepdale. I last went there in 2002/3 season so can’t remember the pub options |
Last time I went to Deepdale the pub we used was a little bit away from the ground, the Galloway drivers alluded to in the thread very kindly dropped us there and drove us on afterwards. | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 09:09 - Aug 14 with 1217 views | LRB84UK |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:58 - Aug 13 by Mullet |
There was also a season recently where Galloways lost the contract possibly whilst in league one. |
I think they lasted 3 games! Problem was, none of the drivers had driven a coach outside of suffolk before! | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 20:07 - Aug 14 with 720 views | SitfcB |
| Galloways are no more? on 17:10 - Aug 13 by Freddies_Ears |
So far as I am aware, there are no away-frienfly pubs within a mile of Deepdale. Happy to be corrected, but advice is generally to drink in town. The desperate might be able to get a drink at the nearby Pizza Hut "1 salad starter & 35 pints of fizzy beer, please"... |
We went here last time, £1 cash entry, potato pies sold at the bar, proper old school vibe. Loads of Town fans in attendance, they had to stop letting more in at around 13:00!!
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| Galloways are no more? on 20:48 - Aug 14 with 569 views | Stenvict |
Surely Simonds won't have taken over? They do the travel for the Scum usually. | |
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| Galloways are no more? on 21:27 - Aug 14 with 461 views | King_ding_a_lin_g |
| Galloways are no more? on 20:48 - Aug 14 by Stenvict |
Surely Simonds won't have taken over? They do the travel for the Scum usually. |
Think Sanders do Norwich? |  | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 21:33 - Aug 14 with 430 views | PhilTWTD |
| Galloways are no more? on 20:07 - Aug 14 by SitfcB |
We went here last time, £1 cash entry, potato pies sold at the bar, proper old school vibe. Loads of Town fans in attendance, they had to stop letting more in at around 13:00!!
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"Four pints of communion wine, please landlord!" |  | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 21:36 - Aug 14 with 409 views | witchdoctor |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:53 - Aug 13 by runaround |
I remember that change and I seem to recall the prices went down too. I have used the coaches many times over the years and they are convenient especially if you live in Ipswich.
Using them for PNE as looked into trains and it’s a quarter of the price to use the coach although I suspect it will get us there ridiculously early so hopefully there will be an away fans friendly pub near Deepdale. I last went there in 2002/3 season so can’t remember the pub options |
social club really close by…friendly bunch in there….
edit.:the one mentioned above [Post edited 14 Aug 21:38]
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| Galloways are no more? on 00:21 - Aug 15 with 193 views | Stenvict |
| Galloways are no more? on 21:27 - Aug 14 by King_ding_a_lin_g |
Think Sanders do Norwich? |
Sorry, I meant Simonds supply the coaches for the Norwich home games. I've always wanted them to do the Ipswich games as my Great Grandfather started the company, but it went down the other side of my family, who were Norwich fans. | |
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| Galloways are no more? on 00:45 - Aug 15 with 155 views | King_ding_a_lin_g |
| Galloways are no more? on 00:21 - Aug 15 by Stenvict |
Sorry, I meant Simonds supply the coaches for the Norwich home games. I've always wanted them to do the Ipswich games as my Great Grandfather started the company, but it went down the other side of my family, who were Norwich fans. |
Well it was all Simonds at Brum, no idea about Bromley, will see what turns up at Preston. | | | |
| Galloways are no more? on 04:04 - Aug 15 with 66 views | Benters |
| Galloways are no more? on 16:29 - Aug 13 by OldFart71 |
Just a fact for the coach company nerds. Galloways took over from Braybrooke's of Mendlesham. The garage of Braybrookes was situated next to the Kings Head public house and Mr Braybrook would often use his new buses to ferry kids to school.
He liked cars also and the first I remember was an MG Magnet often used by the police at that time. He then progressed to a grey E-type Jaguar, followed by a maroon coloured one and then a red one, followed by an E-type 4 plus 4 before finally a red E-type.
I believe he was a Hurricane or Spitfire pilot during WW2 and had photos in the little office that was to the side and back of his house.
I don't know if it contributed to his demise but he was a chain smoker and you would sometimes see him light his next cigarette from the one he was finishing. |
Legend. |  |
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