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[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. 

[martc]

5 hours ago, Yoss said:

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. 

Millbrook still do it -

https://www.millbrook.co.uk/services/vehicle-and-component/dynamics-and-performance/vehicle-tilt-testing/

[Inspector Morose]

21 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

There used to be a pic doing the rounds of a Birmingham standard on full tilt; they had heavy bodies coupled with soft suspension so used to get quite the lean on.

Speaking of Older buses with soft suspension:

[Yoss]

1 hour ago, Inspector Morose said:

There used to be a pic doing the rounds of a Birmingham standard on full tilt; they had heavy bodies coupled with soft suspension so used to get quite the lean on.

Speaking of Older buses with soft suspension:

I like the self levelling destination blind. I assume it tilts the other way on a right hand bend. 

[Eyersey1234]

16 hours ago, Yoss said:

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. 

I'd imagine it will be on some kind of lease or finance, outright purchases in the bus industry are rare these days

[LightBulbFun]

5 hours ago, Crackers said:

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. 

interesting! I wonder whats with the London Transport indicator ears on it? are those a Factory thing or fitted in preservation?

I still really want to know what the history of those are in general

I always thought they where an LT exclusive, but I have seen them on Old London Fire trucks as well

RM1 and RM2 uniquely have cream ones to match the cant-rail  

[Inspector Morose]

Mind if I splaff some bus pics on here?

I went to Busfest at Gaydon last Saturday, they were celebrating 50 years of National Express (the brand) and a bit about the Leyland National. Yours truly got invited to be part of a discussion about said integral alongside some of the folk who actually created the thing.

Anyway, in no particular order:

 

[LightBulbFun]

13 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said:

Mind if I splaff some bus pics on here?

 

by all means please do!

Routemasters and London buses might be what I talk about, but thats because thats what I know and are my main focus

but I very much find your pictures and write-ups highly fascinating! but I just simply dont have much to say, (aside from probably stupid questions that would get annoying fast!) because I just dont know much outside of RM's and RTs etc

[Inspector Morose]

23 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

by all means please do!

Routemasters and London buses might be what I talk about, but thats because thats what I know and are my main focus

but I very much find your pictures and write-ups highly fascinating! but I just simply dont have much to say, (aside from probably stupid questions that would get annoying fast!) because I just dont know much outside of RM's and RTs etc

Ask away, that's what we're all here for.

[LightBulbFun]

23 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said:

Ask away, that's what we're all here for.

alright!

first one that imdiently comes to mind since its still relatively fresh in there,, is I am curious if you have anything more on the CVT Leyland National you mentioned in passing recently? I think this one from your lineup of photos  

a while back when doing some Invacar research, I discovered that Leyland prototyped a CVT Lorry, which apparently worked very well, and that Lorry in itself is something I have wondered about for a long time, given Lorries have lots of gears to keep them in their power band, a CVT sort of makes perfect sense in theory at least!

so I am curious what fell over in practice, and its very interesting to hear they tried it in a National too! and id love to know more!