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[Inspector Morose]

Yeah, been going through the prints again. How about an open top Bristol RE?

[Inspector Morose]

Not rare enough for you? Well, how about this?

 

THE Ailsa Volvo B55-20, otherwise known as RTO1R the only lowheight Ailsa built.

[Inspector Morose]

Still not obscure enough? Jeesh, there's just no pleasing you, is there? 
Okay, try this:

 

If that doesn't float your boat then I'm done.

Goodnight.

[Eyersey1234]

27 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said:

Yeah, been going through the prints again. How about an open top Bristol RE?

Hadn't realised we an open top RE, I knew Southern Vectis had one

[Inspector Morose]

36 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Hadn't realised we an open top RE, I knew Southern Vectis had one

Built for Scarborough and passed to East Yorkshire when they took over the United services there.

[Inspector Morose]

On the quest for obscure omnibuses, I bring you the 2002 Toyota Flappo hybrid concept.

[chaseracer]

Happy 60th, you windswept old craphole! 😁

[CreepingJesus]

Rare and obscure buses ye say, aye? Mais oui...

 

 

[chaseracer]

On 29/06/2022 at 17:05, busmansholiday said:

Think that's when all those were purchased by The London Bus Co and repatriated from Canada a few years ago.

 The  destination board on the lead bus shows a sense of humour... 😁

[busmansholiday]

16 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

 The  destination board on the lead bus shows a sense of humour... 😁

That's not humour, that's the route they took from Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, Canada, where they were back to London. I didn't notice it originally.

[busmansholiday]

On 6/29/2022 at 6:51 PM, Inspector Morose said:

Still not obscure enough? Jeesh, there's just no pleasing you, is there? 
Okay, try this:

 

If that doesn't float your boat then I'm done.

Goodnight.

If you want your boat floating, then this version really was unique (pic from web, CBA to find mine).

 

[cms206]

Day out today on a "mystery tour" - basically a pissup for the old boys at one of the local bowling clubs.

Largs, Balloch, Arrochar, Cairndow, Coylet & Dunoon, then back to Largs via the ferry to Gourock.

[High Jetter]

Y not?

[Eyersey1234]

27 minutes ago, cms206 said:

Day out today on a "mystery tour" - basically a pissup for the old boys at one of the local bowling clubs.

Largs  Balloch, Arrochar, Cairndow, Coylet & Dunoon, then back to Largs via the ferry to Gourock.

Looks a chodtastic coach there. 

[martc]

IFA H6B, what a lovely looking thing.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 6/29/2022 at 6:51 PM, Inspector Morose said:

Still not obscure enough? Jeesh, there's just no pleasing you, is there? 
Okay, try this:

 

If that doesn't float your boat then I'm done.

Goodnight.

Looks like a Foden NC to me... 🤓

[rml2345]

That is a Foden NC, the one supplied to the NBC that First wanted an exorbitant amount of money for, then scrapped for a pittance. 

[808 Estate]

[busmansholiday]

5 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

@Yoss

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Posh bus spotted earlier:

[LightBulbFun]

6 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

just had to look into that one, apparently it had some knackered leaf springs adding to the roll!

http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?tag=aec-regent-v&paged=5

impressive photograph nonetheless!

[Yoss]

6 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

 

1 hour ago, busmansholiday said:

@Yoss

Southampton Regent V, 353. That picture is at the bottom of The Broadway in Winchester so no doubt one of the many Winchester running days that used to happen every New Years Day. So it could be any time from the mid 80s to about 2015. Actually the earliest running days were really just ex King Alfred buses so probably not that long ago but it got bigger and bigger until Fokab (friends of King Alfred buses, the organisers) decided it was getting too big and pulled the plug. 

[Yoss]

5 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

just had to look into that one, apparently it had some knackered leaf springs adding to the roll!

http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?tag=aec-regent-v&paged=5

impressive photograph nonetheless!

And yes the roll is impressive but I think they were all like that. When the Routemasters came to Southampton, Southampton CityBus reinstated one of their Regents, 401, to go with them and I have some pictures of it at the same angle. Not even going fast, practically walking pace in some cases but it still rolled like crazy. 

[Yoss]

23 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Posh bus spotted earlier:

Routemaster moquette on a modern bus? But then I scrolled down and see it's a Southern Transit bus. The guy who runs it is an RM enthusiast. He has a few in the fleet for private hire work though they have been known to appear on his stage route 3 from Horsham to Shoreham usually on August Bank Holidays. He overhauled the brakes on my RM when I had it. 

He must be doing alright if he's running Enviro City 400s. I mean I assume it's leased but even so, glad to see he's doing well. 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

And yes the roll is impressive but I think they were all like that. When the Routemasters came to Southampton, Southampton CityBus reinstated one of their Regents, 401, to go with them and I have some pictures of it at the same angle. Not even going fast, practically walking pace in some cases but it still rolled like crazy. 

NSR looks flat tho?

[Yoss]

11 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

NSR looks flat tho?

Does a bit, though it's not a very high res picture so I can't really tell. Being at Winchester running day it would probably be a full load (and looks it as far I can tell) so that wouldn't help. 

[High Jetter]

Must be a flat, they could lean, though evenly.

[martc]

1933 apparently.

[Yoss]

Is that a thing they still do on modern buses or do they just assume it'll be OK? I have a picture of my old bus on the tilt test at Aldenham at an open day in 1984.

Interesting to see the bus body is about ten degrees further over than the chassis. 

[Crackers]

This lovely old bit of kit was out running at the Watercress Line on Sunday, courtesy of the MDOG. 

A quick look online suggests this one is a sole survivor.