jon.k Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Spotted on the m4 yesterday. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 A pic for Zelandreth and cms206: H622 ACK at Winkleigh, 12/10/18. I was there on a brief visit as I delivered this: Zelandeth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I find the idea of a Solo in Winkleigh a bit of a shock. May I ask who it belongs to and what it is there for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 It’s there for resale - the owner deals in buses as well as the preservation side of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 open day at the glasgow vintage vehicle trust today http://www.gvvt.org/events/83-gvvt/events/327-open-weekend-2018 with vintage buses running around town to and from the depot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Bit of retro livery goodness down at Weston today. rml2345, Yoss and davidfowler2000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 ^^^^. I think first have decided on that as a sort of local livery. Certainly better than the normal shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 First seem to be having a thing for heritage liveries, I've seen Lowestoft Corpy, Great Yarmouth Corpy, and 3 are in Eastern Counties de reg livery, and the Ipswich bus is named after a local driver and enthusiast who sadly passed. They've just done a B7RLE in York in Rider York livery, to go with a WYRCC Gemini & Yorkshire Rider Gemini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 It was nice to see this Volvo B7 out on a Sunday. At 18 years old, time must be running out. First in Somerset use a predominately green livery now and the whole fleet (that isnt going to be withdrawn soon) is slowly being repainted. The Wrights Gemini above was in Firsts predecessor, Badgerline's livery. Also out today was this Pointer/Dennis Dart that looked fresh out of the paint shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 im really quite nostalgic about the Trident/ALX400s stagecoach ran in London on the 26/48/55 routes as those where/are the 3 local bus routes and I pretty much grew up on those buses (and Routemasters on Route 73 and 38, despite being only 4 or 5 when they where withdrawn I was fucking distraught at the fact crying into my mums shirt at the time, I must of been a very weird child LOL) and they are IMHO one of the few low floor buses that dont look totally naff. (prolly also because Stagecoach London always took pretty good care of their buses) and I have to say it makes me feel "mighty old" to see the Tridents on ians bus stop http://www.countrybus.org/TA_Stagecoach/TA_1.htm as I always pictured ians bus stop as a website for older buses (Iv been following ians bus stop since 2004ish) I hope that someone preserves the Tridents, and certainly if I win the lotto or something, id be adding one to my non existent collection, along with a Routemaster and invacar of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 EYMS have a bus painted with three of their liveries... Yoss and Inspector Morose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 open day at the glasgow vintage vehicle trust todayhttp://www.gvvt.org/events/83-gvvt/events/327-open-weekend-2018with vintage buses running around town to and from the depotI parked up at the Riverside museum and climbed aboard which took me to the depot on the other side of town, all of these beauties were in service ferrying visitors around town Plenty to see in the depot more to come... cobblers, Inspector Morose and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yoss, Inspector Morose and Vantman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Vantman, catsinthewelder and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 was anyone else there ? Inspector Morose, catsinthewelder, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Not seeing a lot of bus shite there! Plenty of shiny restored ones though. Much in the way of scruffy projects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Blimey Rider 5727 still going down south. That thing must be beyond shagged by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Not seeing a lot of bus shite there! Plenty of shiny restored ones though. Much in the way of scruffy projects?There were some but closed off from the public, in the background behind the reo speedwagon and the Atkinson truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 First seem to be having a thing for heritage liveries, They do in general. 3-4 years ago First had a few of their Wright decker bodies running round Manchester in all the old '60s local corporation liveries, they went as far as painting the wheels to match, and unit numbers etc in period typefaces, they looked great. Sadly for some reason they never did a SELNEC livery, and they're all gone now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Very fond childhood memories of the City line Leyland Nationals of the Bristol Omnibus Company. Very distinctive and claggy as feck! When they got the Leyland Lynx in 1988 it's was like you'd jumped out of a time machine way into the future! smooth and quiet (comparitively). City Dart Ford Transits were always an experience. Interior squeaks and rattles were unbelievable. Always feel like they was going to shake themselves apart. Optare StarRider was another decent ride. Used to live in Somerset and would travel on this very bus! willswitchengage and Inspector Morose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Are they Granada headlamps? mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Are they Granada headlamps?And tail lights too on the coach version of the StarRider and CityPacer; the standard bus versions made do with Merc or VW commercial tail lights. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It's not the gearbox that howls believe it or not. I've a mate who served his time at Turners who spent his time converting manual Mercs to auto and rebuilding Allison AT545s. None of then howl on the bench. Seconded. One or two of the manual 709s I drove at Kilmarnock had that distinctive howl. Fuck, don’t tell me that. If it had been a National, I’d have been on my way up there by now. It's an Olympian. It is* a double deck National. Get it bought! It was nice to see this Volvo B7 out on a Sunday. At 18 years old, time must be running out. I am becoming increasingly aware that First Glasgow still have an awful lot of 51 plate B7Ls cutting about and some are looking pretty tidy too. 17 year old, mad spec Mk1 B7. What's not to like? which took me to the depot on the other side of town, all of these beauties were in service ferrying visitors around town IMG_5603.JPG Mr Gray gave me a shot of that Tayside Ailsa on one of the late afternoon runs up to the bus station. A good razz was had. NorthernMonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I spotted this a couple of weeks back. Citroen Xantia headlights! Fiat Brava tail lights! No idea what it is, mind. Apart from scabby. jumpingjehovahs and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwd Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Very fond childhood memories of the City line Leyland Nationals of the Bristol Omnibus Company. Very distinctive and claggy as feck! When they got the Leyland Lynx in 1988 it's was like you'd jumped out of a time machine way into the future! smooth and quiet (comparitively). City Dart Ford Transits were always an experience. Interior squeaks and rattles were unbelievable. Always feel like they was going to shake themselves apart. Optare StarRider was another decent ride. Used to live in Somerset and would travel on this very bus!Didn't you take a photo of the City Dart I had at the yard ? That came from St Pauls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 No idea what it is, mind. Apart from Scooby. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 What on earth is that?! Not Xantia lights, the indicators are separate on those, and they never had projector units like that as standard... Thought they might be from a Fiat Stilo originally but a quick web search has revealed that I was wrong...looks to be a classic case of a coachbuilder having got a good deal on a manufacturer's back catalogue of parts bin items though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 What on earth is that?! Not Xantia lights, the indicators are separate on those, and they never had projector units like that as standard... Thought they might be from a Fiat Stilo originally but a quick web search has revealed that I was wrong...looks to be a classic case of a coachbuilder having got a good deal on a manufacturer's back catalogue of parts bin items though...Vauxhall Calibra? It's an Indcar-bodied Iveco EuroCargo under all that. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It’s an Indcar (over)bodied Iveco. Someone I knew had one and I had a spin in it one day. It drove as well as it looks. cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Whilst I was at the London Transport Museum I booted some kids off the bus and pretended to drive it. Not sure if they realised but they'd left the little computer thing hooked up and although there were no instructions I managed to get it reading out all the announcements like CCTV in Operation. Most enjoyable. gm, willswitchengage, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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