Eyersey1234 Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 On 25/06/2020 at 22:52, Zelandeth said: The oddest thing I ever found to drive was an Optare Solo. Having the front wheels right out front just feels wrong on anything that's not a Merc 809D Beaver...and makes the bus feel incredibly cumbersome for how small it actually is. I'm hardly an experienced bus driver though and a decent chunk of the 100 or so hours I'd guess has been in vintage stuff, so I always feel a bit like a fish out of water in new things! The Versa *looked* like it should be odd because of the really pointy nose and how the windscreen is narrower at the base than the top, but it didn't actually seem that strange once moving. Went well too, but bloody rattly. Expand We had 4 Solos that had transferred up from Whittles, a bus company we used to own in Kidderminster, and I agree they were odd things to drive.
Talbot Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 This seems like as good-a-place as any to put this... Did I read somewhere that the big yellow ex-megabus Autoshite funbus is no more? What happened there then?
Saabnut Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 On 26/06/2020 at 13:39, Talbot said: This seems like as good-a-place as any to put this... Did I read somewhere that the big yellow ex-megabus Autoshite funbus is no more? What happened there then? Expand Vandals with matches I am sorry to say willswitchengage, Talbot, stonedagain and 3 others 6
Saabnut Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 The last time I saw a trolley bus in service it was a double decker in Wolverhampton over 50 years ago. Today in Bergen I have seen a load of these bendy trolley busses. New since the last time I was here, about 12 years ago! Inspector Morose 1
busmansholiday Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 Still a popular mode of transport in Europe and the world with a few cities looking to reintroduce or expand their systems. Think that's a Neoplan one, although it looked like a Solaris initially. I was in Bradford in 1972 when then last UK system closed. Next time I travelled on a trolleybus was in Constanta in Romania in 1991 then in Burgas Bulgaria a couple of years ago. Twelve months after Bradford closed we had the 1973 fuel crisis and lots of people were looking over their shoulders and asking why the country had got shut of them (and trams).
catsinthewelder Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 On 26/06/2020 at 06:51, Eyersey1234 said: We had 4 Solos that had transferred up from Whittles, a bus company we used to own in Kidderminster, and I agree they were odd things to drive. Expand I knew those well, me and my bicycle were usually the only passenger on the 5pm Knighton to Ludlow service. It was a lot easier on them than when they were broken and I had to balance it on an old coach's entrance steps for 10 miles.
lisbon_road Posted July 1, 2020 Posted July 1, 2020 Just looking at some old Buses magazines. Came across an article about how Paxton sold coaches in Denmark, including some Paxton bodied Magrius Deutz coaches. Well I never.
willswitchengage Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 On 26/06/2020 at 13:39, Talbot said: This seems like as good-a-place as any to put this... Did I read somewhere that the big yellow ex-megabus Autoshite funbus is no more? What happened there then? Expand This one? Look closely here and you can see @cms206's face falling off. Anyone here trolleybi-curious should visit Plovdiv in Bulgaria. The buses are long gone but for some reason the wires were left up. CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 2
martc Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 On 02/07/2020 at 17:08, willswitchengage said: Anyone here trolleybi-curious should visit Plovdiv in Bulgaria. The buses are long gone but for some reason the wires were left up. Expand Or go to Salzburg where there is an extensive trolley bus network. Dick Cheeseburger 1
somewhatfoolish Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 One of those answers to a question no-one asked. hennabm, quicksilver, Split_Pin and 3 others 6
quicksilver Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 On 03/07/2020 at 19:42, somewhatfoolish said: One of those answers to a question no-one asked. Expand Oooh, a McLay Wayfarer body on a Leyland FG. Obscure low-volume truck-based buses of the sort that might be found in Scarfolk Council's community transport fleet fascinate me so this is right up my street. It's not too bad compared with some of the hideous shite churned out at the time. CreepingJesus and somewhatfoolish 2
Eyersey1234 Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 I was told yesterday there are about 50 coaches parked up at Caetano that National Express have had to pay for to stop Caetano going bust as all the operators have not taken delivery due to the shut down, apparently they are trying to get the operators to take delivery despite the fact that no-one has the work for them at the moment.
Yoss Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 This story popped up in my newsfeed earlier. Happened at Nailsea near Bristol. The story mentioned how the driver was shaken but unhurt. He should be bloody ashamed of himself at the very least. It's a 12' 6" Bridge and it looks like one, it's not even close. A nice 6 month old Enviro 400 City. But the best bit is this picture taken before the shoddy driver had a chance to switch it all off. CreepingJesus, willswitchengage, martc and 6 others 9
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 22, 2020 Posted July 22, 2020 On 29/06/2020 at 16:51, Saabnut said: Vandals with matches I am sorry to say Expand what? just mr flowers bus or others too
Eyersey1234 Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 20:03, Yoss said: This story popped up in my newsfeed earlier. Happened at Nailsea near Bristol. The story mentioned how the driver was shaken but unhurt. He should be bloody ashamed of himself at the very least. It's a 12' 6" Bridge and it looks like one, it's not even close. A nice 6 month old Enviro 400 City. But the best bit is this picture taken before the shoddy driver had a chance to switch it all off. Expand He obviously wasn't paying attention to his own blind ?
Saabnut Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 20:43, Noel Tidybeard said: what? just mr flowers bus or others too Expand Several buses were lost that night I believe CreepingJesus 1
sloth Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 anyone got pics of 1980s and 90s hull corp stuff, or hull operator applbys? they had a few ex notts atlanteans for a while. inc one that shed its engine cover at my school.... liking the eyms stuff posted. i remember catching the eyms vr's to castle hill as a kid.
quicksilver Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 15:24, sloth said: anyone got pics of 1980s and 90s hull corp stuff, or hull operator applbys? they had a few ex notts atlanteans for a while. inc one that shed its engine cover at my school.... liking the eyms stuff posted. i remember catching the eyms vr's to castle hill as a kid. Expand Applebys you say? Saw a few of them when on holiday in Scarborough in 1999 including the random collection of open-toppers they ran along the seafront. TOF 708S - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr 957 XYB - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr WJY 760 - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr ORJ 366W - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr KON 326P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr KMW 176P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr LightBulbFun, sloth and Yoss 2 1
Supernaut Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 25/06/2020 at 16:58, Eyersey1234 said: Expand Worst Bus still run these in Aberdeen. They sound like they're about to explode at any second. They make a hell of a racket whenever they go past, like a cooling fan (or a jet engine) going at full whack.
Eyersey1234 Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 4 of our new ADL Enviro400 MMCs arrived today, YX20 OEB/E-G to be East Yorkshire 923/6-8. Will get pictures when I am next in Hull. 922/4/5/9 are due to arrive next week.
Justin Case Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 Aldridge Transport Museum is shut until 11 August, but in the meantime here are some slides of vehicles not normally on show CreepingJesus 1
Zelandeth Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 15:59, Supernaut said: Worst Bus still run these in Aberdeen. They sound like they're about to explode at any second. They make a hell of a racket whenever they go past, like a cooling fan (or a jet engine) going at full whack. Expand There was a period of about three months in 2012 when they actually had the thermostats working properly on nearly all of the B10BLEs - the exception being 62220 which was still sucking innocent bystanders off the footpath as it passed by and belching truly epic clouds of black smoke because it had a huge boost leak. About a month later it was back to business as usual. The fact they have lasted anywhere near this long with the utterly shocking maintenance regime First have given them truly is testimony to how sturdy the B10BLE is as a bus. Even in the state they're in there they actually drive nicely so long as you blank out the horrendous clatter from the front suspension from your mind. The ones with the Wright bodies always seem to drive better than the Alexander ones, no idea why given it's the same chassis under it. 62139 (X618NSS) was the one I probably did the most miles in, presumably because it was only needed on the branded route during peak times. This later reappeared in a sort of pseudo heritage livery...Which they got into hot water for as it had the Aberdeen City crest on it, and they'd not checked with the Council first and people got annoyed - especially as ACC weren't on the best terms with First at that point...so advertising panels were abruptly slapped over the crests! ...Not before I snapped a photo of it in the wild though. Apparently quite a feat as it was only out like this apparently on a handful of runs before duct tape was applied prior to the ads. CreepingJesus, LightBulbFun, Snookey and 4 others 7
Supernaut Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 20:08, Zelandeth said: sucking innocent bystanders off the footpath as it passed by and belching truly epic clouds of black smoke because it had a huge boost leak. Expand That's an accurate description of the entire Worst Bus fleet these days. Properly horrendous.
sloth Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 15:33, quicksilver said: Applebys you say? Saw a few of them when on holiday in Scarborough in 1999 including the random collection of open-toppers they ran along the seafront. TOF 708S - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr 957 XYB - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr WJY 760 - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr ORJ 366W - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr KON 326P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr KMW 176P - Applebys by Adam Floyd, on Flickr Expand i rode to school on 957xyb, dont remember them having a nasho. they had an ex leeds or. manc x reg atlantean in 2000 tho still in orig colors. ill own one one day
ETCHY Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Not sure if this has been shown before but i found it interesting. I'd like a go in the simulator ! LightBulbFun, Yoss and CreepingJesus 3
wesacosa Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 15:24, sloth said: anyone got pics of 1980s and 90s hull corp stuff, or hull operator applbys? they had a few ex notts atlanteans for a while. inc one that shed its engine cover at my school.... liking the eyms stuff posted. i remember catching the eyms vr's to castle hill as a kid. Expand I have a small album with a few pictures of KHCT stuff kicking around somewhere but at the moment I can only find one (and you have to take my word for it that its KHCT ?)
cms206 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 For the first time since March 23rd, all of our school buses are back on the road tomorrow morning. Went round and did the oil and water on them all this morning, fuelled them all yesterday. They're as ready as they're going to be. I've got my 975k-mile Volvo B12B back for this school year, it's been scrubbed and disinfected. Wish us luck. Vantman, 320touring, CreepingJesus and 4 others 7
antony denman Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 here 2 buses that are in my town are looked after by group my mates in it,all go all over the country showing them doubler decker quite famous bus was used for years ferring workers to shipyard.they pay good money keep these on the road,last year at kirby stephens show real day out, Zelandeth and Vantman 2
cms206 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Two of the unlucky ones which sadly won't be rejoining us this year.
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