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    1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

    My that was technical for kids. Some things must have gone right over their heads. It must have been filmed before 1983 because they did not use seat belts in the front of the Transit during filming.

    Thanks for posting a little gem.

    My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes I wondered about the seat belts too! 😎 

    Bus Shite

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    On 7/4/2023 at 1:32 PM, andyberg said:

    Don't know if any of these have been stuck on here, these are my daily drive at work. 14metres long and 3 metres wide. Too wide for public roads. Proper barges, crap steering lock and gutless engines. Mind you we are not allowed over 15 mph on the ramp. Can be a bit* tricky to move between the planes when it's busy.

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    https://www.cobus-industries.com/produkte/cobus-3000/

    Thankyou very much for sharing. Wondered what these were like to drive! Interesting FWD layout too! 😎 

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    1 hour ago, rml2345 said:

    Duplicates could produce anything as long as it would keep up, particularly as Eastern Scottish were always one bus short of a fleet. When they got their Seddons all muddled up some of the Y-Type buses with coach gearing would turn up on duplicates or summer Blackpools whilst the Plaxton bodied coaches trundled about on locals. Also, at least one Leyland Lion decker made it to Victoria...

    Eastern Scottish Leyland Lion DP in Victoria Coach Station

     

    Fuck! Thats a rare beast! A DAB built Leyland Lion ! 😎 Thankyou very much for posting this picture! 😎 

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    14 hours ago, martc said:

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    Victoria Coach Station 1982 and the same spot in 2023 ....

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    The absence of a white stripe above the windscreen appears to suggest it is the lowest version of the ECW body. 

    That's what I read somewhere, anyway... 

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    12 hours ago, martc said:

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    Alton Estate, Wandsworth. I guess the designers only had access to straight rulers (and a two pence peice for the wheels). What is it? And why?

    Ralph Featherstone Bennett had some considerable involvement with the 'Londoner' and his 'Mancunian' design was a success, so as London Transport needed a modem fleet, I can understand why they approached him:

    https://mancunian1001.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/ralph-bennett-his-life-in-the-company-of-buses/

    As can be seen from the article above, his designs made a real difference to British bus design. 

    Incidentally, a derivative of the 'Mancunian' was exported to New York in the 'seventies... 

    An Atlantean in New York

    Personally, I don't get the opprobrium the DMS family recieved. LT needed modernising and ancient relics such as the RT and RM were not really going to cut it in a modern city. 

    I have driven RT, RTW and RM types and although they're fun, it is obvious that accessibility is challenging and so is the driving- although there is obviously a lot more traffic on the road these days. 😎 

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