dollywobbler Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Blimey. Why the sudden heritage interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 They're wanting reliable buses they can fix.... The Old Bloke Next Door, LightBulbFun, Norbert and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 One of them, I was instrumental in the original saving. I feel vindicated. The Old Bloke Next Door, Norbert and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Part and parcel of the new corporate image. https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/newsmedia/news-across-the-group/2018/national-express-west-midlands-is-hosting-a-running-day-with-a-difference/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I have chosen to start the school year off with a small one. How do you work a clutch again? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Inspector Morose, Lacquer Peel, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Has anybody on here carelessly mislaid a Jolly Green Giant because I can tell you where in Oxfordshire it is! jumpingjehovahs, willswitchengage, catsinthewelder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Has anybody on here carelessly mislaid a Jolly Green Giant because I can tell you where in Oxfordshire it is! That's one of the three belonging to Walters that I had the pleasure of travelling on last year. I think they've moved within Oxford to JD Travel now thanks to contract changes. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 It was parked in a lay-by on the A420 between Oxford and Swindon this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Is the green one ex Megabus / Stagecoach Kenya? They had the extra window vents I seem to remember. Great fun as the Manchester student bus. I guess the NI reg is a personalised plate? Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Is the green one ex Megabus / Stagecoach Kenya? They had the extra window vents I seem to remember. Great fun as the Manchester student bus. I guess the NI reg is a personalised plate?Nope, it's an ex Hong Kong Leyland Olympian like cms206's Jolly Green Giants, imported by Brightbus of Sheffield. The Stagecoach Kenya buses were Hong Kong-style Dennis Dragons with Duple Metsec bodies assembled from CKD kits by AVA in Mombasa. Those full-depth opening windows were pretty standard on buses without air con in hot countries. The NI reg is a personal plate - the same operator also has TIL 6572 and TIL 6573. willswitchengage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Has anybody on here carelessly mislaid a Jolly Green Giant because I can tell you where in Oxfordshire it is!What the heck are those tail lights off? I know I recognise them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 What the heck are those tail lights off? I know I recognise them... Leyland Titan/Lynx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 What the heck are those tail lights off? I know I recognise them...Fairly standard Lucas items? They appeared on several Leyland buses during the 1980s including the Royal Tiger Doyen and Lynx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 There was some of them in Doncaster, used for school buses. Not sure if same ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 There was some of them in Doncaster, used for school buses. Not sure if same ones I used to see them on the M18, so they probably belonged to Brightbus in Sheff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The current Walsall Bus Station is much worse than its two predecessors, Bradford place has always been a pain to access and exit. 9951 is currently on sorn, maybe an enthusiasts group is trying to secure storage and preservation. D951 NDA✓ SORN Incorrect tax status?✗ No MOTExpired:23 February 2018Incorrect MOT status?WarningIf you've just bought this vehicle the tax or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification)doesn't come with it. You'll need to tax it before driving it.Vehicle detailsVehicle make:MCWDate of first registration:November 1986Year of manufacture:1986Cylinder capacity (cc):10450 ccCO₂Emissions:Not availableFuel type:DIESELEuro Status:Not availableExport marker:NoVehicle status:SORN in placeVehicle colour:WHITEVehicle type approval:Not availableWheelplan:2-AXLE-RIGID BODYRevenue weight:15937kgTax rates: i believe this is being kept for spares for the heritage fleet- it also looks like the oldest NXWM Trident may get preserved The Old Bloke Next Door 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 That's good news, I remember type training on them at Walsall about 1980, BOC 1V iirc. Also the last running day. jon.k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 And this:A98A0A83-5E78-4855-87ED-335255CFEC3D.jpegRestoration under way. Vantman, Bag'O'Spanners, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Four bus crashes in Scotland this past week, three fatalities... January 8th - two car occupants killed, Torphichen.https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/two-dead-horror-crash-between-13831127 Also January 8th - school bus at Turriff, no serious injuries.https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/1650636/stagecoach-suspend-driver-after-north-east-crash/ January 11th - no fatalities, empty school bus, Coatbridge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-46838305 Also January 11th - driver killed, Munlochy.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-46843878 As a manager at a bus company who drives on an almost daily basis, it really does bring it home how dangerous a job it can be. The school bus crash in Coatbridge irks me for reasons more related to Councils idiotic rules than bus safety but I'm glad it wasn't four fatal accidents out of four. Still a shit week in the industry up here. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Tomorrow is 30 years since the end of Routemasters in Southampton and the start of my involvement in Routemaster ownership. My bus was the last RM in service in Southampton so we went and did a route 17 rerun this afternoon in the company of Regent 361. Here's some random pictures. catsinthewelder, busmansholiday, Vantman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 At the Weston terminus we were accosted by two youths on scooters. They turned out to be extremely benign and genuinely interested in the buses and how they worked.One of them said his grandad used to build them. Questioned further we think he meant Aldenham works as he said he lived near Watford and had showed him photos of the buses being lifted on big cranes. Restored my faith in the youth of today. Bonus LDV action Wyndham Court. Southamptons Brutalist masterpiece. And the grey depressing building in background here is a Sainsbury's built on the site of Portswood bus garage where both our buses lived. There had been a transport depot here since a tram shed opened in 1879 until First Group sold it in about 2010. For their sins First are now strugglung in Southampton. Blue Star (Go Ahead), formerly Solent Blue Line, and ironically the reason CityBus bought the Routemasters in the first place, are definitely now the major operator in Southampton. Karma. LightBulbFun, busmansholiday, Cleon-Fonte and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Those green buses are ex MASS Transport of Anston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Very cool! the kids remind me of myself when I was that age running after various Routemasters, glad to see the interest is still going also love the fact autoshite has its very own Pogweaselpink Routemaster if you dont mind me saying so Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Yeah, if Dollywobbler thinks polishing the Favorit was bad, how do you think I feel about this. The sides don't look so bad as it parks between other buses but the front and roof are shot. I polish the bonnet, grille and wing occasionally as they are kind've the focal point and interesting shapes. But the sides? Never. LightBulbFun and dollywobbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It's a long time since I was in Southampton photoing buses, it doesn't appear to have changed a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 All my years on the road and I cannot recall ever seeing anything like this-- The Old Bloke Next Door, willswitchengage, Inspector Morose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 A one & half story mobile bungalow, that's fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 As I recall the Grampian Transport Museum have a kinda one-and-a-half deck Mercedes where the back half is significantly taller than the front...that one there is an interesting beast though... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Looked initially and thought what a load of horse bo11ocks, but then thought, there's only one company who could have built such a pile of shite. Mann Egerton... Looks like this eh ? 1954 on a rear engined (probably two stoke,) Foden willswitchengage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Bloody hell Andy, no doubt we will see knee jerk reactions by local authorities, typical stable door/horse bolted action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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