Supernaut Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 preferably a single decker. I'm certain there are some low bridges between Barrhead and Aberdeenshire. Just make sure you get a good run-up so you can get it all in one go. beko1987, puddlethumper, Ghosty and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Sadly, it will not fit down my drive. Oh, wait......... Thank feck I do not have a licence for one of these....I do. FPB7 DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE (again) somewhatfoolish, DeeJay, dome and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Will you lot stop it, you are not helping! Seriously, whilst I would love a bus, it would have to be a half cab and preferably a single decker.Shitebag. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Just discovered and read through this thread SO AWESOME! (That Pez shot is something ill tell yah) Tri-axle double deckers have always held a bit of a fascination to me as a bus enthusiast, as we (in London anyhow) never got them in revenue service, (id love to get a Trident ALX500 and paint it in London stagecoach colours and fit it with a London Blind box, blinded for the Local 26/48/55 bus routes ) so it was really cool to read a nice juicy thread about them its a shame they are being withdrawn from service, also cool to see someone here runs their own? bus company the lightbulb enthusiast part of me is wondering, what Tubes do the interior light fixtures take? im guessing from what iv seen from other buses from this time that they take 2ft 20W T12s, which leads to my next question how has sourcing T12 tubes been for these? since T8 tubes will struggle to strike up on inverter gear (also would love to see what tubes are fitted incase any are of a rare brand/vintage ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Bloody hell that is tidy. That's got to be the cleanest engine bay I've ever seen in a bus that's not just left the factory... Bloody bargain at two grand for someone who's got a job lined up for it The sad thing is that so many working vehicles at this end of the market get run into the ground, when this looks to have been well looked after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Fuck I want this for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Although I think I would end up living in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Fuck I want this for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Although I think I would end up living in it.It's cheaper than an equivalent sized house. It'a also considerably uglier but you can't have it all. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Wow something worse on fuel than my Jaaaaaaaaaaaag... Looks ideal for Bolloxbox Mk2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Will you lot stop it, you are not helping! Seriously, whilst I would love a bus, it would have to be a half cab and preferably a single decker. It's better on fuel than the Cobra & easier to get beer in for Le Mans. cms206, somewhatfoolish and Saabnut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Brilliant, love this. Could put this on Spain runs, like the old Impact days. Get a good few folk on. davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Are there buses that can carry 130? Do you stack them like cord wood? Lothian are taking delivery of 42 of brand new, first of their type, Enviro 400XLB bodied Volvo B8LTs. 100 seated, 31 standing. Expected to hit the road earlier 2019. M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Lothian are taking delivery of 42 of brand new, first of their type, Enviro 400XLB bodied Volvo B8LTs. 100 seated, 31 standing. Expected to hit the road earlier 2019.If memory serves, max capacity including standees on the Volvo B7LA bendies in Aberdeen was 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 This thread just got me looking at the old sun coach brands. Travel Europe, Redcrest, Travelguide, Impact and a few others. Used to love seeing them on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 This thread just got me looking at the old sun coach brands. Travel Europe, Redcrest, Travelguide, Impact and a few others. Used to love seeing them on the road."Autoshite Coach Trip"; coming to Dave soon! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Bloody hell that is tidy. That's got to be the cleanest engine bay I've ever seen in a bus that's not just left the factory... Bloody bargain at two grand for someone who's got a job lined up for it The sad thing is that so many working vehicles at this end of the market get run into the ground, when this looks to have been well looked after. Sounds like its structural condition is due to being obsessively maintained in Hong Kong, so it owes its survival to its early career and reasonably sympathetic new owners in Britain. Anyone who ends up buying it (not me) might want to consider putting it back in its original Hong Kong livery, complete with Chinese adverts and destination blinds. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Sounds like its structural condition is due to being obsessively maintained in Hong Kong, so it owes its survival to its early career and reasonably sympathetic new owners in Britain. Anyone who ends up buying it (not me) might want to consider putting it back in its original Hong Kong livery, complete with Chinese adverts and destination blinds.Great idea, Drive it though Dundee and get all the old dears asking "You the 17 to Whitfield son?" Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Great idea, Drive it though Dundee and get all the old dears asking "You the 17 to Whitfield son?" Like this: dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I'm looking at the pot of money I've put aside for my tax return, and I really should not be. This looks a lot more fun than taxes! catsinthewelder, jumpingjehovahs, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Now on ebay... I've had the scrapman in, reserve is set at £1250.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-C-Leyland-Olympian-100-seater-MOT-September-2019/202534693420 LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I Hope someone here buys it and then we could do an autoshite shoot out between the Jolly green giant and Big yellow, like which one can ferry the most 1300 Triumph engines to Captain 70s somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 If memory serves, max capacity including standees on the Volvo B7LA bendies in Aberdeen was 120.jaysis if they all feart at the same time..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 big yellow guest app in ebay ad 611 merc oof got any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 big yellow guest app in ebay ad 611 merc oof got any pics?I can get some. It's not ours and it is fucking rotten. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Love the statement that it is "too small". What the hell are you replacing it with?? cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 So when is Saabnut collecting it, or is it being delivered? If nothing else, just think what you could make from AirBnB letting it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 jaysis if they all feart at the same time.....................My biggest worry was "what happens if the driver has to stop in a hurry?" Especially given the brakes on the bloody things were almost entirely binary. With 120 (officially...) on board, you're packed in like sardines along the whole aisle. You'd end up with half the passengers mashed into strawberry jam against the front bulkhead in an emergency stop...astonishingly I never heard of a serious incident involving them that couldn't have happened with any bus. Shame about the brakes as they didn't actually drive badly aside from that (reliability nonwithstanding). The brake pedal however drove me spare. Press on the brake, nothing. Press harder, nothing. Stand on the bloody thing, nothing. Press 0.000001% harder, bounce forehead off windscreen. Remove a fraction of that pressure and the thing would take off again as the gearbox drag was extremely aggressive. Driving the thing around the damn depot without serious kangarooing was a real challenge. One of the very few vehicles I've just never been able to get the measure of because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Love the statement that it is "too small". What the hell are you replacing it with??The contract started at 70 kids. Then 90. We bought these three thinking we could do a bit of private hire with a Volvo-powered 100 seater and use the Gardner-powered 119-seater as the spare bus. 90 became 100. 100 became 119. 119 is now 128; the local authority work on the basis that the average number of kids travelling is around 110... 100 is too small. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 So when is Saabnut collecting it, or is it being delivered? If nothing else, just think what you could make from AirBnB letting it outSure I could be convinced to deliver it to him. ...convincing would of course take all of about 0.247 nanoseconds. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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