Multinational People Movers feat Decker Dave and the Jolly Green Giants

[Dave_Q]

When I grow up I wanna drive a big green bus too.

[Felly Magic]

Fuggin'ell Rapunzel this is coming back with a bang, yer mad bassa. Now that pez stn shot is calendar material

[Junkman]

You guys are completely normal.

 

Junklady sez the green lump in our front garden is plenty big enough.

[The Moog]

This is just what internet was designed for. Green for winning.

 

Please make sure you keep the doors closed because fanny magnet X 3

[Captain Furious]

Epic

[Timewaster]

From the pez (dez?) shot I thought it was an epic triple bendy bus contraption.

 

Now you have that thought, over to you.....

[hairnet]

madness

 

how much dizzle did they eat??

[cms206]

SCOTLAND

 

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[Asimo]

Does the destination board work? (Hint hint)

[omegod]

Kin'ell that's epic

[dollywobbler]

Amazing.

[Slartibartfast]

Brilliant.

[Matt]

That's phenomenal. Had I have known I would have witnessed this convoy at the nearest motorway bridge seeing as that last photo is my exit.

[chodweaver]

I can't LIKE that any where near as much as I want to, or that it deserves.

 

Well done to all of you. All my hats are being continuously doffed. Plus some more that I've stolen.

 

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[Six-cylinder]

What is the spec?

What is the history?

Who's are they?

What will they be used for? 

If there is a spare one can I have it!

[richbraith]

Summer Holiday made me want a double decker.

[Rod/b]

If all 3 of these will be at Shitefest 2018 i will fly back to the UK to attend.

[cms206]

Home! Huzzah!

 

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[Cavcraft]

You have nothing left in life to prove. You are win.

[eddyramrod]

Why would you go to Sheffield in the first place?

EFA.

 

Andy... words fail me.  I'm impressed.

[bigstraight6]

Superb stuff! What's the plan for them?

[barmatt]

Utterly epic!

 

I fuggin love this place.

[danthecapriman]

What can you say about this!? Brilliant, just brilliant.

 

So what are you doing with them?

[HillmanImp]

I'm not a big fan of green.

[cms206]

What is the spec?

What is the history?

Who's are they?

What will they be used for?

If there is a spare one can I have it!

All three are Alexander-bodied 12-metre Leyland Olympians, new 1984 (MIL 5574) and 1986 (BIG 3837, C45 HNF) to Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong as their 3BL59, 3BL152, 3BL159. They originally sat 121 but now seat 119 or 100 (C45 HNF).

 

Mechanically speaking only MIL 5574 retains it's original 10450cc turbocharged Gardner 6LXCT engine, mated to a 3-speed Voith automatic; BIG 3837 now has a Cummins L10 turbo mated to a 4-speed ZF auto, while C45 HNF now runs a 9600cc Volvo TD102 (running a DAF fuel pump) through a Voith 3-speed auto 'box.

 

We've just bought them for further service on schools at the ripe old ages of 33 and 31-years old. Andy and Dave were gainfully employed in fetching two of them home.

 

 

The fella at MASS still has about another fifty or so assorted deckers left...

 

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[320touring]

Which one is fastest mistah?

[wuvvum]

So are they all flat out at 43 or was one of them running out of gears and holding t'others up?  If memory serves, the similarly-sized but less-powerfully-engined Big Yellow Bus will manage a good 30mph more than that.  I once did Scotch Corner to Norwich at 37 after my Fiat Ducato's drive shaft shat itself - I can confirm it takes a looong time to get anywhere at that sort of speed.

[cms206]

MIL does 43 everywhere - it doesn't seem to acknowledge hills.

 

BIG does about 48ish.

 

C45 does 55+ but throws on the no charge light above 50mph.

 

They were cheap.

 

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[Mally]

What in the world do you plan to do with them? (Anyone made a drag racing double decker yet?)

 

Years ago someone had a London bus as a  Stock car transporter.

Cars in the bottom people up top.

Remember seeing it at Nelson.

[Inspector Morose]

Now, what's for sale in Glasgow so I can get back home.