willswitchengage Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: Why are these transmissions so noisy? I remember travelling on this when I lived in Leeds. Deafening. Not too different from when I spent four hours on one of these in India. This isn't my video but I did choose to sit at the front. Legroom or eardrums? I think I chose poorly. Leyland Worldmaster and bogeyhead 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, willswitchengage said: I remember travelling on this when I lived in Leeds. Deafening. Not too different from when I spent four hours on one of these in India. This isn't my video but I did choose to sit at the front. Legroom or eardrums? I think I chose poorly. Wow ! Bloody noisy! I must say after a few rounds on the Bromley Heritage Running Days driving an RT, I do appreciate the quiet and smooth journey home. The move to rear engine most certainly improved the Driver's lot! Not the passenger's lot from that Scania Video! 😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 14 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: I've driven a few B7TL based buses. My favourites were Plaxton President variants with Independent Front Suspension. These felt solid and reliable. Often used on Rail Replacement. The (what I'll call Mk2) B7TL with a beam front axle isn't as nice to drive. I only drove Wrightbus Geminis though. I echo your comments re: quality. The Gemini 2 B9TL felt a little less solid. Also the Gearbox was set to Economy so was quite sluggish. I've driven a couple of comparitively rare Gemini 3 B5TL buses too. Quite nippy for a Double Decker with a 5.1L Engine. Not reliable though. One needed a new Engine within months of arrival. Also, the bodywork feels extremely flimsy. Everything feel as though its as lightweight as possible; even the window glass is noticeably thinner. The Upper Deck Windows are like letterboxes and the whole thing reminds me of the first MCW Bodied Leyland Atlanteans, actually... Interesting you mention the poor quality of MCV Bodies. I've some stories, but I need to get something to eat now... I'll try and find some more bus shite pictures too... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 I agree about the Presidents, the ones we bought new were good solid buses. The ex London ones that were bought in 2011-2 less so, they had a hard life before we bought them and were fucking fucked m8. We also have some MCV saloons with B7 and B8 chassis, the windows in those especially the B8s flex that much it makes you think they will fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 5 hours ago, willswitchengage said: Wasn't that the Titan? Yes, plenty of great innovation. Were those London-specific buses were they used elsewhere in the country? London, Reading (12), West Midlands (5), Manchester (12) bought them new. Lots of people operated them second hand. Got to drive an ex Manchester Gardner engined one on an enthusiasts tour. Couldn't believe how little fuel it used. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: the windows in those especially the B8s flex that much it makes you think they will fall out. I remember traveling on some Ikarus service buses in Romania back in 1991. The windows were already being held in with wooden wedges and they were only a couple of years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Here's some Czech Trolleybus Shite. I got some funny looks grabbing this photo. It was my first Trolleybus experience. Went like fuck! Crackers, busmansholiday, rml2345 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 One last bit of bus shite before I get cracking with a listening session... A rather special Leyland National Instruction Manual... Bag'O'Spanners and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 More bus shyte from the archives as promised... Old photos taken on an ancient telephone... The Omnidekka was numerically the first of it's type in London and possibly in the UK. These prototypes had a long dashboard and they were a bit of an ergonomic nightmare. The production versions had a normal short dashboard; the driving position was closer to the front. The Enviro 200 shots show an extremely rare MAN 14.220* and an ex Arriva Southern Counties Common or Garden Enviro 200 Dart** on fuel consumption trials. The reason for choosing MAN and Scania was that they did not need Adblue. Cheaper, innit. Time proved this to be an unwise decision. The MAN was joined that year by some MCV bodied examples. They didn't make ten years in service. Lively- when they were not in the workshop... Thats it for now... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 LightBulbFun, RoadworkUK, busmansholiday and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 12:24 PM, Leyland Worldmaster said: Reminds me of this.... Other shop names on the front of buses are available (but not in Newcastle where you could only 'Shop at Binns'). Leyland Worldmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 A Volvo B10M/East Lancs open top from the Paris sightseeing fleet. In Blackburn, 2006. Leyland Worldmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 A photo session in and around Blackpool, 2006. bogeyhead, Leyland Worldmaster, busmansholiday and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Buses of Edinburgh, 2016. Leyland Worldmaster, LightBulbFun, bogeyhead and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 hours ago, martc said: Reminds me of this.... Other shop names on the front of buses are available (but not in Newcastle where you could only 'Shop at Binns'). Ha! My free bit of advertising was due to me not being able to change the destination display! Had big boards in the window, so no problems on Rail Replacement! Classic Northern General buses with Shop at Binns. It seemed all were treated with the same adverts! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Inspector Morose said: A photo session in and around Blackpool, 2006. I've driven the sister vehicle to that Leyland Olympian. UWW13X. Memories ! I'll try and find pictures, but it won't be tonight! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Right, some more B&W pics from the early 70's and lets leave Sheffield and go back to the seaside, only Blackpool this time (obviously given the above). Apologies about crap quality, CBA to spend hours improving them. Metro Cammell bodied Titans were the general order of the day there, but there's plenty of chod to spot. NSU Prinz; Taxi home in a Ford Corsair, breath in, Marshall bodied AEC Swifts were a surprise order for a former all Leyland operator, (in the days when spottie yooffs were allowed to wander around depots with just a "don't fall down the pits and let us know when you've finished" bit of H&S advice), the tram engineers had these, and the "Illuminations Department" this. I've also posted some tram shite on the last page of here: See you soon. LightBulbFun, Leyland Worldmaster and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 6:21 PM, Inspector Morose said: Buses of Edinburgh, 2016. RIG 6496 has turned up with one of my local operators. Langston & Tasker are a very rural independent who mainly do schools and rarely venture more than 20 miles from the depot. It's strange to see them running low-floor stuff as they used to have a yard full of elderly Fords and Bedfords not so long ago. It looks odd without the Wrightbus W grille. Six-cylinder, Leyland Worldmaster and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Genuine Leyland Tie from Leyland itself! Eyersey1234, MorrisItalSLX, crad and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: Genuine Leyland Tie from Leyland itself! More evidence of the dapper bus driver. Leyland Worldmaster and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) On 2/21/2021 at 8:45 PM, quicksilver said: RIG 6496 has turned up with one of my local operators. Langston & Tasker are a very rural independent who mainly do schools and rarely venture more than 20 miles from the depot. It's strange to see them running low-floor stuff as they used to have a yard full of elderly Fords and Bedfords not so long ago. It looks odd without the Wrightbus W grille. I think these started off on the Arriva Guided Bus way thingy near Dartford. *Edit*Here is one of them... 👍 Edited February 26, 2021 by Leyland Worldmaster Shite screenshot added... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 More Bus Shite. From 30 Years of Metrobus. Various Depots... Ahhh... Memories. Happy days! Oh, and an interior shot from a Catford Garage bus. I forgot to grab the exterior picture. Oh well. Next time... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 willswitchengage, LightBulbFun and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: More Bus Shite. From 30 Years of Metrobus. Various Depots... Ahhh... Memories. Happy days! Oh, and an interior shot from a Catford Garage bus. I forgot to grab the exterior picture. Oh well. Next time... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 One can clearly see the sister vehicle of UWW15X which was posted earlier... 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 A couple from yesterday, EY 680 and 714. The Presidents will not be getting the new livery as they are scheduled for replacement next. They were meant to have gone last year but because Covid struck it has been put back. 714 was numerically the first bus delivered after I started in 2007 and was also the last to be painted in burgundy and cream. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 396. Numerically the first bus bought after the Go Ahead takeover LightBulbFun and Leyland Worldmaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Today's offering. EY 752. The B7 and B9 Geminis are good solid buses, though the brakes on the 55 and 06 reg batches (702-13) are awful. Some are better than others but 702/3/10 in particular are terrible, the bus either doesn't slow enough or stands on its nose Leyland Worldmaster and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ETCHY Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 12:54 PM, Leyland Worldmaster said: Pictures from my pilgrimage to Leyland a few years ago... And a Copenhagen ELC Nordic Volvo. In Copenhagen. 😎👍 Wow John Fishwick and sons, a cool independent now sadly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Vicar Lane Bus Station Leeds, opened 1937. rml2345, Eyersey1234, Zelandeth and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Leningrad, 1970. The red and blue coaches (and possibly the shy one peeping around the middle coach) with the triangular motif on the front are LAZ-695M's produced by the Lviv Bus Factory, Lviv, Ukraine. The middle one is a Zil-158 which was the main bus model for city bus fleets of the Soviet Union in the 1960s and early 1970s. More than 62,350 were built. LightBulbFun, Leyland Worldmaster, Yoss and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 7:57 PM, martc said: Vicar Lane Bus Station Leeds, opened 1937. I was wondering which B&W pics from the early 70's to post next, but this shot of West Yorkshire Road Car Company's Vicar Lane Bus Station has decided it for me. The shot above is taken from where the ADO16 is parked below, behind the Imp and Anglia. This is a 1953 Bristol LS with ECW body that was withdrawn in November 1970, which obviously dates when I took this to early 1970 or late 1969. A visit in 1972 saw these new RE's in service, parked where the right hand Plaxton Leopard is in the pic Martc posted. In the same parking position, but on the earlier visit, the two previous designs of ECW bodied REs. If I had held the camera better, LD, LS and RE A couple of VR pictures, a new VR46 and post renumbering 1911. This ended up being converted to open top and being used on London sightseeing tours by Cityrama. An FS6B (Bristol's own engine), I think this ended up in Canada. Finally, when I started taking bus pictures, cameras didn't automatically wind on the film or cock the shutter for you, so when you forgot, you ended up with shots like this. DSdriver, Vantman, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 09/02/2021 at 14:14, busmansholiday said: i think the headlight wiper is a little overkill though! 🤣 DSdriver, busmansholiday, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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