A PARADE has taken taken place to mark 100 years since motorbuses were introduced to the city by Glasgow Corporation Transport (GCT).
The very first service ran from Greendyke Street to Maryhill on Monday, December 8, 1924.
Introduced as a feeder service to the huge city tramway network, more than 46,000 passengers were carried in the first week.
Glasgow was late to introduce motorbuses compared to other cities because it was so heavily invested in trams.
A parade took place today (August 3) to mark a century of the buses led by 1928 Leyland Titan 111, the oldest surviving former GCT bus.
Other vehicles followed in date order, up to a present day First Glasgow bus.
Starting at 11am on Greendyke Street, the vehicles travelled to Glasgow Cross, George Street, St Vincent Street, and Kelvingrove before arriving at the Riverside Museum around 11.45am.
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