Guest Hooli Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 If it's by Thorntons it'll have a chocolate gearbox. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 What am I looking at, on A1M today?It's a Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX400 bodywork. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 do the dennis tridents have different vents/louvres to the ovlov versions of similar- just something i wondered what with the amount nxwm have floating around here for eleventy years or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I can't remember seeing a bus on a low loader before does it happen often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 do the dennis tridents have different vents/louvres to the ovlov versions of similar- just something i wondered what with the amount nxwm have floating around here for eleventy years or soYes, different to accommodate the different setups. Volvos have the radiator and intercooler on the offside, Tridents have it on the nearside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I can't remember seeing a bus on a low loader before does it happen often? Depends on who the recovery firm are. A lot of modern motors can be easier to low-loader seeing as a lot of stuff is monocoque these days and suspended towing can cause structural issues especially when windows are missing. Length is also a consideration. First photo - 15m Volvo B12 on the back of a Karen Yuill loader with about 4m hanging off the trailer. Estimated rig length, 22m.Second photo - 14.1m Van Hool TDX27 being towed by MTS's DAF boom lifter. Estimated rig length 28m. Lifted by the tyres 'cos there's no structure to fork on to with the boom. I do have a video of a 14.7m Van Hool TDX29 on the back of a low loader in London being reversed down Elizabeth Bridge / Elizabeth Street and then turning in to Buckingham Palace Road. When I find it, I'll upload it. worldofceri and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Here it is. About 20 - 30 mins after this video was taken the truck / bus hit a low bridge and spent about 3 months in Belgium for repairs. I once had the pleasure* of dragging one of those mega Golds empty from London - Glasgow after it had broken and been repaired at West Ham. Naturally I did mischeif with the destination screen.Broken Down Megabus Gold.mp4 Pillock, Six-cylinder and CreepingJesus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Talking if recovery this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38918468 happened near me this week. Goodness knows how it happened, but thankfully none of the passengers were badly injured, even more so as I know some of the kids and their parents. Bus company are JD travel and apparently do lots of school contracts here. Was recovered by 911 & 911 have the police contract so I guess it's going for examination or the bus company would have used their own breakdown contractor. Apparently 911 are very very expensive. They recovered one of my cars on behalf of AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Here it is. About 20 - 30 mins after this video was taken the truck / bus hit a low bridge and spent about 3 months in Belgium for repairs. I once had the pleasure* of dragging one of those mega Golds empty from London - Glasgow after it had broken and been repaired at West Ham. Naturally I did mischeif with the destination screen. I am getting sound but not picture. I have seen a fair number of buses being towed, some lifted but it is low loader moves that I have not seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I have made it a YouTube... CreepingJesus and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I have made it a YouTube... Thanks, I have got that now how much does the bus weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 How the fuck did the driver scone that off a bridge? It's not actually that tall. Although if one hasn't ascertained how tall one's load is before setting off through a city, one is asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Thanks, I have got that now how much does the bus weigh? From memory, those are 21500KG unladen How the fuck did the driver scone that off a bridge? It's not actually that tall. Although if one hasn't ascertained how tall one's load is before setting off through a city, one is asking for trouble. The bus is 13'2" tall and I'd say another 3 feet for the front of the trailer. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Talking if recovery this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38918468 happened near me this week. Goodness knows how it happened, but thankfully none of the passengers were badly injured, even more so as I know some of the kids and their parents. Bus company are JD travel and apparently do lots of school contracts here. Was recovered by 911 & 911 have the police contract so I guess it's going for examination or the bus company would have used their own breakdown contractor. Apparently 911 are very very expensive. They recovered one of my cars on behalf of AA. How on earth did they manage that? Takes effort to get a bus to run away & even then the brakes can normally hold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I would guess the driver managed to get two wheels on the verge and gravity did the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 The article said the driver kept fiddling with the key as if he was trying to turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 From memory, those are 21500KG unladen The bus is 13'2" tall and I'd say another 3 feet for the front of the trailer.16'2"...looks about right. I always think these things should be measured properly with the correct device, but the maths is simple enough and probably accurate. So those aren't 4m? That's 13'1" iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The article said the driver kept fiddling with the key as if he was trying to turn it off.Makes me wonder if the engine had started to overrun on its own oil. Pure speculation of course, but if the turbo had failed and started allowing the engine to run on its own oil it'd be a bloody difficult thing to stop. The driver turning the ignition off might have been the first reaction to it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 A couple of older motors fading into nature: Ford R-series with Duple Dominant body. Bristol RELH with Plaxton Supreme body. And finally a Bedford Y-somethingorother with Plaxton Supreme body. CreepingJesus and catsinthewelder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 That is a big old arseload of shite. Epic. Dibs on the F...no, the...all three actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 That RELH is a late Panorama with a facelift Supreme front panel, I bet the body is well rotten, lots of wood and steel, Bristol lickers would spaff over that for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I did wonder. I've never been entirely certain on late Panorama/early Supreme bodies, given how many variations there are. I'll get some better pictures next time I'm there, the Ford is the one with restoration potential. I'd say the RELH and the Bedford are too far gone. There's a few Tigers with Paramount I bodies, an early B10M/Jonckheere P599, some Scania K112s and Volvo B10Ms with Paramount III bodies, a few B10M/Premiers and a few other bits on site too. There was apparently a Quest VM/Paramount there at one point too, but it may have gone - I certainly didn't see any evidence of it. CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Real shame to see the Vista Coachways Bristol looking like that. I know the previous owner and he always kept it very smart - like all of his vehicles, real and model, it's all hand-painted by him with no vinyls. Here's how it used to look: https://flic.kr/p/8wP51G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Saw this little beauty in Hastings last week. Dick Longbridge, Eddie Honda, mrcitroen and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 rml2345 and Asimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64A60 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hot LT Country Area action this weekend: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hot LT Country Area action this weekend: Fucking hell - has to be the weekend I'm working both days. IN CHESHAM. 'Kinell. 64A60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I use to live in Chesham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 April 22nd 2017 This year marks 50 years of operationg of Northern Ireland's principal bus operator, Ulsterbus. This was marked at the annual running day hosted by the Irish Transport Heritage at the Ulster Folk and Transport museum, Cultra. As has become tradition, delegates from The SVM as well as the greater Scotoshite were in attendance however seeing as it was Ulsterbus 50, Mr cms206 organised for one of his work's motors to attend seeing as it was new to Ulsterbus Goldliner duties. A modest selection of photos from myself is at my Flickr album : https://flic.kr/s/aHskYsEAKF : and I will post a couple of samples below... -Dave Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Ulsterbus 50 by David Fowler, on Flickr Vantman, RichL, catsinthewelder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 There can't be many Metroliners still working for a living but I stumbled across this one at Bicester Heritage doing duty as a racing car transporter SWB Motorsport C50 VJU by Adam Floyd, on Flickr SWB Motorsport C50 VJU by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Slappy, RoadworkUK, Inspector Morose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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