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[Six-cylinder]

Anybody know what this bus is and its year?

[Inspector Morose]

It’s a TD series Leland Titan with a Covrad replacement radiator to make it look more modern. Age? Possibly dates around the early thirties, definitely pre war.

[Eyersey1234]

EYMS had some of the ex Stagecoach P_EFL Olympians. They were nice to drive just hopeless in reverse.

[Guest Hooli]

The combo looks nice, I fancy something like that & it's easier to park than a bus.

[busmansholiday]

Anybody know what this bus is and its year?

Agree with FPB but pic is post 1935 given the Belisha Beacon in the background.

 

Any idea where it's taken ?.

[Six-cylinder]

Agree with FPB but pic is post 1935 given the Belisha Beacon in the background.

 

Any idea where it's taken ?.

 

Yes it is Buckingham, but the local historian who put it up does not know the year.

[busmansholiday]

Interwebie thing says postcard was first used in March 1951, which is roughly what I would have guessed at given that the reg of the car on the left has three letter and three numbers and the perspex screen on the motorcycle sidecar.

 

Bus, not sure, the livery looks a bit like Red Rover of Aylesbury, who were red and cream but records show in 1951 they had only four deckers, three Daimler's built in WWII and a prewar Dennis. It's definitely not a Daimler and I cannot find any pics of the Dennis (they bought another Dennis in late 1951 but it's not that one). It's therefore probably an Eastern National (subsequently renamed United Counties) one, be nice to know what it said on the blinds or the reg.

[Ghosty]

EYMS had some of the ex Stagecoach P_EFL Olympians. They were nice to drive just hopeless in reverse.

 

 

Thought the reg seemed familiar. P531EFL ended up at Finglands in Manchester for a bit (EYMS owned them before they were absorbed into First - I think the depot is now closed/ing), along with a couple of similar P___HMPs.

Often ended up on school services as they were amongst the oldest buses Finglands had. 

[quicksilver]

Yes it is Buckingham, but the local historian who put it up does not know the year.

 

That scene looks surprisingly similar today - all the buildings are still there but the road isn't just a flat expanse of tarmac anymore and sadly there are no Leyland Titans to be seen. It's definitely not a Red Rover bus as they never had any of that type, so I'd agree with busmansholiday. It's Eastern National if before 1952 or United Counties after that, and would have been green and cream. Pity we can't see the fleet name or reg as that would narrow it down considerably.

[LightBulbFun]

Yes it is Buckingham, but the local historian who put it up does not know the year.

 

 

does not look like theres any street lights in shot sadly as I would be able to somewhat date the scene from the type/model of streetlights

[Pieman]

And it still exists.

 

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It was transferred down south to allow fleet standardisation as the production batch was down here for the 50 route. Oh and one was to be set fire to not so long after.

 

Dundee is in the process of receiving some E400mmc in platinum spec with leather, usb charging and extra space to replace the more elderly members of the fleet.

 

I recognise that location - in Lichfield about ten minutes from my place.  Will look out for that bus.

 

Best thread on here btw, thanks to all who have contributed with some great photos.

[LightBulbFun]

Not sure if this should go in the Bus Shite thread or the Truck shite thread...

 

[busmansholiday]

It's a bus chassis doing lorry bits. Saying that, best use of a Leopard I've ever seen ( and I've driven lots).

[RoadworkUK]

Looks like it's Holden up to the pressure...

[somewhatfoolish]

Strictly for drivers of diminutive stature. Kei HGV.

[Ghosty]

What's the red car on the top?

[LightBulbFun]

What's the red car on the top?

 

heres the bit of text from the facebook post I "borrowed" the picture from  (the interesting thing for me is Detroit in a Leyland Leopard?!)

 

 

Leyland Leopard UFO Car Carrier

(UFO - Under Floor Operated) by John Baker..

Horizontally orientated 671N GM with an Allison Auto.

 

John Baker Moving New Toyota Lexen’s, Camry’s & Corolla’s c1989

 

John Baker link https://roadtransporthall.com/inductee/02-baker-john

[Ghosty]

Had to look that up.

 

Holden Commodore

[bramz7]

It's actually a Toyota Lexcen

[Ghosty]

It's actually a Toyota Lexcen

 

yes, a badge engineered Holden!

[STUNO]

Toyota's way of meeting Aus. local content compliance. Many Toyotas with Holden badges too ! No wonder GM Aus. went bust.

[MorrisItalSLX]

What a fantastic photo! I am going to have to do some research into that!

 

Also, the Toyota Lexcen is a product of the Button Car Plan. A scheme that saved the Australian car industry in the short term, but fucked it in the long term.

[cms206]

CIE and Bus Eireann both had Detroit-repowered Leopards with Allison 'boxes; they had DAF and Cummins powered examples too.

 

M/MC/MD/MG classes IIRC. The Detroit powered ones were allegedly good for 110mph, must have been fucking terrifying on drum brakes.

 

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[Felly Magic]

Boggo 680 Powerplus Leoipards were good for 90, stopping on the other hand....Tracky were a dab hand at fitting DAF lumps in Leopards, and did inhouse facelifts of stuff

[Eddie Honda]

Random bus Q. I take it that the socket on a Hanover Displays ERIC++ is just a serial thing?

[108]

CIE and Bus Eireann both had Detroit-repowered Leopards with Allison 'boxes; they had DAF and Cummins

 

M/MC/MD/MG classes IIRC. The Detroit powered ones were allegedly good for 110mph, must have been fucking terrifying on drum brakes.

 

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Agreed. They roared past our house. It was a big change from the half-cabs that they replaced just a few months earlier.

[Zelandeth]

Random bus Q. I take it that the socket on a Hanover Displays ERIC++ is just a serial thing?

 

Last one I used had a label saying RS232 over the socket, so I reckon so!

[Eddie Honda]

Cheers, I'm going to work out how to use Helen now...

[willswitchengage]

Christmas present for y'all... the future.

 

Took some snaps to bemused onlookers at the electric bus infrastructure recently installed in Harrogate bus station. I've no idea what the buses themselves are, only one was there with a Volvo badge and fisher price bodywork. What I didn't snap though is the generator humming away behind the bags and the doze or so electrical cabinets required to power these things. Not bad engineering though, a quick Google indicates that they might be charging at something like 30 kW. Or maybe not. Either way the pigeon nesting in one of them might get a bit of a surprise. Downside though is that Harrogate Bus are using these on their fairly pointless council routes that only ever carry three old people.

 

 

 

 

[busmansholiday]

Yes, opportunity charged is the word. Except that the idea isn't to have a fucking great diesel engine providing the ooommppphnn.

 

Early trials , Volvo 7900??.

 

The futures bright, the futures err, ???