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[Supernaut]

On 6/25/2020 at 5:58 PM, Eyersey1234 said:

 

 

Worst Bus still run these in Aberdeen. They sound like they're about to explode at any second. They make a hell of a racket whenever they go past, like a cooling fan (or a jet engine) going at full whack.

[Eyersey1234]

4 of our new ADL Enviro400 MMCs arrived today, YX20 OEB/E-G to be East Yorkshire 923/6-8. Will get pictures when I am next in Hull. 922/4/5/9 are due to arrive next week. 

[Justin Case]

 

Aldridge Transport Museum is shut until 11 August, but in the meantime here are some slides of vehicles not normally on show

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Worst Bus still run these in Aberdeen. They sound like they're about to explode at any second. They make a hell of a racket whenever they go past, like a cooling fan (or a jet engine) going at full whack.

There was a period of about three months in 2012 when they actually had the thermostats working properly on nearly all of the B10BLEs - the exception being 62220 which was still sucking innocent bystanders off the footpath as it passed by and belching truly epic clouds of black smoke because it had a huge boost leak.

About a month later it was back to business as usual.

The fact they have lasted anywhere near this long with the utterly shocking maintenance regime First have given them truly is testimony to how sturdy the B10BLE is as a bus.  Even in the state they're in there they actually drive nicely so long as you blank out the horrendous clatter from the front suspension from your mind.  The ones with the Wright bodies always seem to drive better than the Alexander ones, no idea why given it's the same chassis under it. 

62139 (X618NSS) was the one I probably did the most miles in, presumably because it was only needed on the branded route during peak times.

This later reappeared in a sort of pseudo heritage livery...Which they got into hot water for as it had the Aberdeen City crest on it, and they'd not checked with the Council first and people got annoyed - especially as ACC weren't on the best terms with First at that point...so advertising panels were abruptly slapped over the crests!

...Not before I snapped a photo of it in the wild though.  Apparently quite a feat as it was only out like this apparently on a handful of runs before duct tape was applied prior to the ads.

 

 

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

 sucking innocent bystanders off the footpath as it passed by and belching truly epic clouds of black smoke because it had a huge boost leak.

That's an accurate description of the entire Worst Bus fleet these days. Properly horrendous.

[sloth]

8 hours ago, quicksilver said:

Applebys you say? Saw a few of them when on holiday in Scarborough in 1999 including the random collection of open-toppers they ran along the seafront.

TOF 708S - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

957 XYB - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

WJY 760 - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

ORJ 366W - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

KON 326P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

KMW 176P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

i rode to school on 957xyb, dont remember them having a nasho. they had an ex leeds or. manc x reg atlantean in 2000 tho still in orig colors. ill own one one day

[ETCHY]

Not sure if this has been shown before but i found it interesting.

I'd like a go in the simulator !

 

[wesacosa]

On 7/23/2020 at 4:24 PM, sloth said:

anyone got pics of 1980s and 90s hull corp stuff, or hull operator applbys? they had a few ex notts atlanteans for a while. inc one that shed its engine cover at my school....

liking the eyms stuff posted. i remember catching the eyms vr's to castle hill as a kid.

I have a small album with a few pictures of KHCT stuff kicking around somewhere but at the moment I can only find one  (and you have to take my word for it that its KHCT ?)

[cms206]

For the first time since March 23rd, all of our school buses are back on the road tomorrow morning.

Went round and did the oil and water on them all this morning, fuelled them all yesterday. They're as ready as they're going to be.

I've got my 975k-mile Volvo B12B back for this school year, it's been scrubbed and disinfected.

 

Wish us luck.

[antony denman]

here 2 buses that are in my town are looked after by group my mates in it,all go all over the country showing them doubler decker quite famous bus was used for years ferring workers to shipyard.they pay good money keep these on the road,last year at kirby stephens show real day out,

[cms206]

Two of the unlucky ones which sadly won't be rejoining us this year.

[somewhatfoolish]

Sad Y tho.

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, cms206 said:

For the first time since March 23rd, all of our school buses are back on the road tomorrow morning.

Went round and did the oil and water on them all this morning, fuelled them all yesterday. They're as ready as they're going to be.

I've got my 975k-mile Volvo B12B back for this school year, it's been scrubbed and disinfected.

 

Wish us luck.

Small world...P865GND.  If memory serves, Volvo B10M-55, Alaxender PS and ex-Stagecoach Bluebird.

Spent a good few hours on it on the 307 when I commuted into Aberdeen by bus - which means no later than 2006.  Makes me happy to know she's still on the go!

[cms206]

First day of school. They grow up so fast.

This is my 11th August return to schools.

[auntiemaryscanary]

54 minutes ago, cms206 said:

First day of school. They grow up so fast.

This is my 11th August return to schools.

Hope it all goes well. 

[wesacosa]

[Eyersey1234]

14 hours ago, cms206 said:

For the first time since March 23rd, all of our school buses are back on the road tomorrow morning.

Went round and did the oil and water on them all this morning, fuelled them all yesterday. They're as ready as they're going to be.

I've got my 975k-mile Volvo B12B back for this school year, it's been scrubbed and disinfected.

 

Wish us luck.

Chodspeed with it. 

[Eyersey1234]

A couple more EY ones I got recently, the bottom one is broken down after the fucker started overheating big time

[Eyersey1234]

And here's another one. Fleet number 706, named Dave Wallace after an Elloughton driver who died in 2005 around the time the bus was new. 

[cms206]

Two weeks in and so far, so not dead.

Had a Q-type yesterday whilst mine was off for a four weekly but I neglected to take a photo so here's my Panther B12B after my usual Wednesday afternoon run.

[Eyersey1234]

Two of our new ADLs, both are for the x46 Hull to York run. All 8 have bike racks on board, the first in the fleet, also no mirrors they have cameras instead. 

[busmansholiday]

There was a good reason for the five point turn in our local high street. The road ahead was blocked by a serious rta.

[gopnick]

On 1/4/2016 at 10:22 PM, Inspector Morose said:

That last photo is of the first production Daimler Fleetline. New to Blue Bus and passed to Derby Corporation in1976, the same year it, along with many other fascinating buses were lost (Cummins V6 engined Fleetline anyone?)

I worked as a driver for Tailby and George aka Blue Bus Services back in the late 1960's. Prototype Fleetline 7000HP  had a Cummins V6 engine which spent more time in the workshop than on the road as did the Daimler Roadliner with the same engine. 324 pictured above was the fastest of the Fleetlines and was a pleasure to drive; it spent its life on the Derby Etwall Burton run whereas 7000HP was left on the more leisurley Derby Repton Burton route. I was only there for a couple of years and remember being deeply upset when I heard about the fire at Willington depot. Lovely company to work for and lovely passengers on the 2 stage carriage routes. Sadly I have no photographs to submit.

[2cvspecial]

On 2/10/2019 at 8:36 PM, Eyersey1234 said:

Nice to see TYD 911W still exists. Other ex Safeway of South Petherton vehicles that I know still exist are MYB 33, a Bedford OB, ASV 900 (ex ETP 184) a Dennis Lancet and TYC 250G, an AEC Reliance new to H&C of South Petherton.

HUM is now in use again i think

[Eyersey1234]

1 hour ago, 2cvspecial said:

HUM is now in use again i think

K835 HUM is showing as SORN but might have been taxed in the last day or two

[2cvspecial]

pre covid 19 (SARS COV2 ) CORONAVIRUS CRISES

[Inspector Morose]

So now the West Midlands hums and whines to the sound of electric buses once again after a gap of 50 years. This time there are no wires in the air and the electricity is safely* stored on-board.
There are running on one route (the No. 6 ) in Birmingham and there are now some in Coventry on a route somewhere, apparently.

[Inspector Morose]

While trying to avoid this human malware, I have been going through my print collection. Low and behold this fine specimen I photographed around 1991 or so when a band of us were scurrying around trying to photograph the last surviving "Jumbo" Fleetlines of WMPTE.
This one was with the Wickford Majorettes as their transport to events in the locale. It went on to be preserved and is now owned by some drummer, apparently.

[Noel Tidybeard]

18 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said:

So now the West Midlands hums and whines to the sound of electric buses once again after a gap of 50 years. This time there are no wires in the air and the electricity is safely* stored on-board.
There are running on one route (the No. 6 ) in Birmingham and there are now some in Coventry on a route somewhere, apparently.

*anorak mode activated*

the electrickery bus in Cov is route 9

E007 on the no6 route is named "Moneypenny" to show nxwm have a sense of humour!

*anorak mode deactivated*

[martc]

I had to look-up the electric bus - it's a BYD ADL Enviro400EV. The batteries and motive power are Chinese, the body and interior fittings are British. This picture on the ADL website is intriguing. It's obviously in a London livery, but it was registered with an East Yorkshire number (YX) and the background looks very much like Scarborough, which begs the question - are they made at Plaxton's works?