Inspector Morose Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 Yeah, been going through the prints again. How about an open top Bristol RE? LightBulbFun, Cookiesouwest, Remspoor and 2 others 5
Inspector Morose Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 Not rare enough for you? Well, how about this? THE Ailsa Volvo B55-20, otherwise known as RTO1R the only lowheight Ailsa built. CreepingJesus, busmansholiday and LightBulbFun 3
Inspector Morose Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 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, busmansholiday, rml2345 and 3 others 6
Eyersey1234 Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 17:47, Inspector Morose said: Yeah, been going through the prints again. How about an open top Bristol RE? Expand Hadn't realised we an open top RE, I knew Southern Vectis had one
Inspector Morose Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 18:15, Eyersey1234 said: Hadn't realised we an open top RE, I knew Southern Vectis had one Expand Built for Scarborough and passed to East Yorkshire when they took over the United services there. Eyersey1234 1
Inspector Morose Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On the quest for obscure omnibuses, I bring you the 2002 Toyota Flappo hybrid concept. martc, rml2345, willswitchengage and 1 other 2 2
chaseracer Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 Happy 60th, you windswept old craphole! 😁 Eyersey1234, Remspoor, CreepingJesus and 1 other 4
CreepingJesus Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 Rare and obscure buses ye say, aye? Mais oui... gm, busmansholiday, Remspoor and 1 other 4
chaseracer Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 16:05, busmansholiday said: Think that's when all those were purchased by The London Bus Co and repatriated from Canada a few years ago. Expand The destination board on the lead bus shows a sense of humour... 😁 808 Estate, LightBulbFun and Remspoor 3
busmansholiday Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On 01/07/2022 at 06:41, chaseracer said: The destination board on the lead bus shows a sense of humour... 😁 Expand 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. chaseracer and LightBulbFun 1 1
busmansholiday Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 17:51, 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. Expand If you want your boat floating, then this version really was unique (pic from web, CBA to find mine). rml2345 and Inspector Morose 2
cms206 Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 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. Yoss, AnnoyingPentium, Eyersey1234 and 3 others 6
Eyersey1234 Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On 01/07/2022 at 22:28, 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. Expand Looks a chodtastic coach there.
martc Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 IFA H6B, what a lovely looking thing. Dyslexic Viking, Crackers, 808 Estate and 4 others 7
Leyland Worldmaster Posted July 3, 2022 Posted July 3, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 17:51, 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. Expand Looks like a Foden NC to me... 🤓
rml2345 Posted July 3, 2022 Posted July 3, 2022 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.
busmansholiday Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 14:34, 808 Estate said: Expand @Yoss
Leyland Worldmaster Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 Posh bus spotted earlier: Eyersey1234 and Remspoor 2
LightBulbFun Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 14:34, 808 Estate said: Expand 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 1
Yoss Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 14:34, 808 Estate said: Expand On 04/07/2022 at 19:39, busmansholiday said: @Yoss Expand 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. warch 1
Yoss Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 20:42, 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! Expand 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. LightBulbFun 1
Yoss Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 20:28, Leyland Worldmaster said: Posh bus spotted earlier: Expand 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. LightBulbFun and Remspoor 2
High Jetter Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 20:51, 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. Expand NSR looks flat tho?
Yoss Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 04/07/2022 at 21:57, High Jetter said: NSR looks flat tho? Expand 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.
martc Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 1933 apparently. Yoss, J W Pepper, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4
Yoss Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 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. LightBulbFun 1
Crackers Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 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. Dyslexic Viking, rml2345 and Vantman 3
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