Belconnen Interchange - Looking Back

[Buzz Killington]

With Belconnen Interchange due to close towards the end of next month, I'm hoping to put together a section of the site which will look back at the Interchange over the years.

I have a few ideas in mind of what we can put into the section - a timeline, photographs, hopefully some old articles etc.

How you can help
In order to produce this section, I'll need your help. Basically, if you have anything at all you would like to contribute to this project, whether its articles, links, photos or information, please send it via email to website@actbus.net

I will be creating a 'Belconnen Interchange' photo album in the Gallery, so any photos you send through will be uploaded into that. Hopefully we can get a varied collection of old and new, and individual takes on the interchange.

[Buzz Killington]

We're getting closer to this closure, people! Contributions are still welcomed.

The Belconnen Interchange Gallery Album can be found here: http://actbus.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=8543

[Carrie]

I have discovered some more photos of the Belconnen Interchange being built and early days in the albums at the club. I will be posting them onto my Fotopic site soon as well as the RATEC site. I'll send them when I have them done.

[Buzz Killington]

that'd be fantastic Carrie, thanks!

[Bus 400]

I did see quite a few old photos at the RATEC, they are also after a model of Belco Interchange.

[Carrie]

I have just downloaded 106 photos of the Belconnen Interchange being built.
http://carole.lawrence.fotopic.net/c1681392.html The photos are also available on the RATEC site. I still have a few more to scan and put on, but I ran out of time [and energy!] have a squiz at them. You can hardly recognise Belconnen. A real time capsule. :)

[Bus 400]

Some of them look like they were before Lake Ginninderra was built, a real great job you have done Carrie.

[Busnerd]

Wow, great photos!

Back in the concrete era itself!

[Irisbus Rider]

Those photos are incredible, wow, thank you for posting those!

[Bus 400]

I am unsure where to post this reply, but this appears the best spot.

I think that it is funny how they have only just started to use the lunch room in that weird tower thing just before the whole thing is being demolished. I also think that it is funny how not every driver knows about it. It also looks like a nice little set up inside the tower.

[Snorzac]

What??

[Irisbus Rider]

Lunch room? Tower? WTF?

If you're talking about the meal room in the staircase building in middle of the layover, it has been used by drivers for, oh, say, 31 years!

Yes, it is a nice set-up, especially to save a bit of cash if you need to make a few phone calls

[Bus 400]

My driver today has been with ACTION & was only told about it in the last year or so.

[Irisbus Rider]

There is a meal room at Woden and Belconnen and City West, places where you have a meal break.

[Bus 400]

I've known about City West for ages & saw inside it today as well.

[Irisbus Rider]

But you just found out about Belconnen meal room? Ok then.......

[Bus 400]

I knew the tower was there for ages & I only thought it was an emergency exit to the bus layover.

[Snorzac]

What tower!! There is no tower, it is a building!

[Bus 400]

That tall thing that kinda looks like those towers in females stories about princesses & castles

[Irisbus Rider]

Yes, because there's some daimsel in distress with golden locks that's trapped in the evil meal room at Belconnen Layover. Sounds like a great fairytale, can't wait to read the full version!

[Bus 400]

No, the cute female driver is trapped in the tower by the evil bus gunzel. It ends with a third party destroying the tower, but the bus gunzel doesn't get bus driver though.

[Irisbus Rider]

Sounds plausible.

Lucky I'm a 'Bus Enthusiast' then