Museum recreates 'golden age' of coach station

A museum said it is recreating the "golden age" of a coach station, featuring buses and coaches from the 1950s and 1960s.

The Oxford Bus Museum, in Long Hanborough, will welcome the vintage vehicles alongside its own collection from that era for its A Grand Day Out event on Sunday, which will take place between 10:00 and 16:00 BST.

The museum said the event will reimagine the atmosphere of Gloucester Green Coach Station during its heyday, when most people travelled by bus and coach.

At the time, the station was a bustling passenger interchange for long-distance coaches, excursions and local buses.

Work is currently being carried out at the bus and coach station as part of a £150,000 improvement project.

Oxfordshire County Council previously said the aim of the project was to "improve and refresh the station for the benefit of all users".

According to the council, improvements will include new signage, real-time arrival and departure information, new noticeboards, anti-pigeon measures, decluttering, a commercial bin store, repainting, a deep clean of all areas, new larger planters in key areas and bespoke and accessible seating.

The council said some improvements have already been completed and the replacement seating units have been delivered and will be installed soon.

Scaffolding is also in place to facilitate the repair of the main shelter structure after it was struck by one of the coaches last year.