dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Not yet, but Volvo is repaired and on the way north again. Thought Volvos were reliable... Six-cylinder and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Looks like an Autoshite line but two are intruders! davidfowler2000, catsinthewelder, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 If we surround it it will give up and fix itself! dollywobbler, davidfowler2000, Heidel_Kakao and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Not yet, but Volvo is repaired and on the way north again. Thought Volvos were reliable... Happier times: catsinthewelder, davidfowler2000, Six-cylinder and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I really must buy some trousers that actually fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Tebay achieved. Full report after dinner. catsinthewelder, Asimo, Conrad D. Conelrad and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 This was GR9. holbeck, davidfowler2000, willswitchengage and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 So I left the pub about 8 last night. By 8:30 the alternator light was on. Just as I was going along the M5. So a hasty pull over in to Frankley services was made and a quick phonecall to FPB7. I knew he wasn't far away. I did some poking about but it wasn't until he arrived with a meter we deduced the brushes were gone on the alternator.A quick trip up the road to Oldbury and a night at the Premier Inn seemed like the order of business.In the morning I did a google and some phoning about. GSF car parts said they could have an alternator in stock for 12. Mr FPB7 appeared at 10 so we could take the old alternator off and go for breakfast in Europe's 3rd largest Tesco. Apparently. After brekkie we did a shop browse. I noticed then bought a bluetooth speaker - radio code is in the house. Battery disconnected etc. Off to GSF we did a tour of the 87 bus route, visited the Oldbury Saver Centre (Sainsburys) because grim and swung past Fuzz Towsend's garage. Just because.Picked up the alt at GSF no bother. Long bolt in the tensioner snapped so we had to find a garage to extract the remaining threads then to Lister's to spend 44p on a new bolt. Back to the car park, fitted and it worked. Happiness. Get the bluetooth speaker working, fuel at the end of the road then on the M5 for 1345. M6 north closed at Preston so Tebay achieved approx 1730. Only 21:30hrs since leaving Alvechurch and I've made it to almost Cumbria. Eta home... 2045 danthecapriman, Conrad D. Conelrad, Heidel_Kakao and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 This was a top day out. The sun was out for much of the day and some shiny and many not-so-shiny things were seen. I may post some pics in a bit. Commiserations to all that got caught in stoopid M6 closure shenanigans and the associated northbound delays on their journeys home, breakdowns notwithstanding! Good to meet everyone, and indeed, a big thanks to all those that organised it. davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The 30mph stretch of the M5 was bad enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 It's not a proper autoshite day out without at least 1 ftp for someone! At least your ftp has now improved the car... davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Eta 2045 for home was spot on. Home now. Over 24hrs after setting off from dinner. dollywobbler, Inspector Morose and Sloth in a bowl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Commuter love. The 80s want their lighting back. Train driver in cab of train shocker. New Southern livery. Research. No brakes. Ooh, missus! A big bogie. Someone did. Cock. The train arriving at platform, erm, there isn't one is the 1992 to along time ago... Etc etc etc. danthecapriman, Conrad D. Conelrad, Squire_Dawson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Train driver in cab of train shocker. Train driver in very familiar cab shocker. I drive 314s and 318s. This was a 316 (at one point) and it actually felt half way between a 314 and 318 holbeck, Six-cylinder and Inspector Morose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Oh and don't forget the Volvo's tape deck decided to stop working yesterday between the train museum and Wythall. It still plays music but faster than usual and it just unspools the tape in to the internals of the machine so I suspect a belt has snapped that drives one of the pinions that turns the reel inside the casette. And it doesn't reverse any more either. Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 That was a fantastic day out, big thanks to everyone for making it happen. I looked through my photographs of the Electric Railway Museum and I've accidentally made it look like I was wandering around a 28 Days Later style apocolypse-scape. Buses: Like all good museums, there was a knackered old car round the back. Old graphic design heaven. Stop messing with that. Then, befitting of a day full of Volvos, I got to drive Ghosty's 740 back to Manchester. Which was great, as I've never driven a Volvo before. Squire_Dawson, Inspector Morose, davidfowler2000 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I got told off for messing with that blind! chodweaver and davidfowler2000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Pics Wiv da gloss paint or da vinyl silk.. And now for the matt finish... Reassuringly more rotten than my camper... Work in progress... Beau meets the Night Bus Most wanted! Mind the step... Distressed Disconcerting... but... ultimately... instructive Last words Bucketeer, Justin Case, Conrad D. Conelrad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I forgot this highlight*. "Form an orderly queue please, ladies..." chodweaver, Six-cylinder, davidfowler2000 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Train driver in very familiar cab shocker. I drive 314s and 318s. This was a 316 (at one point) and it actually felt half way between a 314 and 318 Familiar to me also, I started my career on 317's EDIT: I see you took your key along Dave! davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 EDIT: I see you took your key along Dave!The cab was open and there was already a key in. Incidentally I did take my driving, carriage and No1 keys incase the cab wasn't open. holbeck, chaseracer and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I enjoyed this tremendously. It was great to meet so many from the AS community and of course throughout the day there were lots of nice old cars, trains, buses, milk floats (OK I didn't see as many as some) and even a few canals and nice buildings to admire along the way. Here are some of my memories of the day - this is Part 1 - at the ERM itself A random Volvo 240 in the wrong car park Another random Volvo 760 in the correct car park A man, a plan and a Lexus-san A very large Jaffa cake... A fine selection of interesting traction 1935 Spondon electric locomotive No. 1 (battery-powered) that operates as a tram 1950 0-4-0 Ruston diesel electric shunter Class 414 (2HAP) No. 4311 with my friend Albert acting as the Guard (not sure why they locked him in it, though) The 2HAP waiting to be propelled over the crossing There was a bit of a beer festival going on as well... Part 2 to follow... Six-cylinder, chaseracer, davidfowler2000 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Part 2... A fantastic array of Birmingham City Transport buses awaited our arrival This is one of the two milkfloats I did find - I missed the other 30+! This is one view from the top... and this is the other... There were trains! There were canals too. This is the River Cole Aqueduct on the Stratford Canal, as observed from the front seat of a 1950 Bristol L5G in Crosville livery. We toured around on these lovely buses and saw some great old buildings, including the former Church of St Mary, built in 1862 and closed in 1986. There was another random Volvo 740 in the car park there, this time a white one from around 1987. We passed the old Maypole Textile Works several times! The old BCT Yardley Wood Bus Depot is still in use The shiniest bus of the day was this 1950 Guy Arab in Birmingham City Transport livery: Its moquette featured representations of the 1950s Birmingham factory skyline reflected in the local canals and the rows of trees that lined the streets, back in the day After all of that, a good dinner, good company and good conversation were enjoyed before everyone disappeared off to their various destinations. Having people depart for England, Wales and Scotland was interesting, even if the latter took a while to achieve. Hope it is fixed now! Thanks for a great day. Asimo, Six-cylinder, Sloth in a bowl and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Cracking pics Mrs6C. I've had to nick the one of 'Love at first Lexus.' Thanks! Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Not yet, but Volvo is repaired and on the way north again. Thought Volvos were reliable... They are so reliable they wear out things that don't normally wear out. Namely in my case the fuel pump relay the other week and the alternator brushes this time round. dollywobbler and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 One of the many, many things I like about Maister Flower is his unceasing ability to identify the silver lining in every cloud... chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 breakdoons are not so bad when 1 superhero brummies do a rescue 2 what is wrang is id'd and easily (ish) fixt oh and the pic of them all waiting at the bus stop must be a calendar pic shirley? claire ps youre worse than all of them put together Mrs6C and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 tooSavvy, Ghosty and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Glad they've had a reprieve for now, DW was thinking 'pantograph wiper' as he saw the Lexus, looks like a good time was had barring that naughty behaviour from part of the SVM's finest* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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