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What Does RT Stand For
Quick question, what does RT stand for on one type of London Transport bus. Roger 31/05/14 – 14:12 I think is was for ‘Regent Type’ Roger Broughton 02/06/14 – 07:12 There has long been conjecture about the ‘meaning’ of the letters RT. The sometimes offered idea that it stands for Regent Three fails to hold…
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Arthur Rowe & Sons, Cudworth
On the 18th of October 1947 a coach belonging to Rowe of Cudworth was descending Dunford Road in Holmfirth when its prop-shaft broke. The driver attempted to stop the vehicle but the brakes failed to respond and the vehicle careered out of control until crashing into the side of a warehouse, part of which collapsed…
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Albion Demonstrator
In the early 60’s I briefly worked for a Coach/Bus Sales Company. I was given an Demo Albion (rear engined) service bus with Strachan body and tasked with trying to sell it to operators in, and around, the Welsh Valleys – with little success I might add! Any clues or info would be appreciated from…
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Modern Engines Compared to Engines of the 50s and 60s
How do today’s modern engines in Volvo/Scania/Dennis buses compare in relation to their size, with the range of engines available in my driving days in the 50s and 60s, in particular Bristol AVW/BVW, Gardner 5LW/6LW,and Leyland 0600/0680. I know today’s engines are more efficient and powerful, but the actual difference in size would be interesting…
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Vulcan Coach
Any help with this one would be appreciated, all I have is registration, JRW 442. A note shows ‘Penny’s with a ? Mark (Vulcan)’ another elderly coach to Carneys to transport shipyard workers from Sunderland to Middlesbrough daily in mid 1960’s (1964). I ask has anyone a photo of a Vulcan coach. As my knowledge…
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Jensen Double Decker Buses
My two uncles Alan and Richard Jensen produced a double decker and to date I have been unable to discover a photograph of any of these. I wonder if anyone can help me. One registration number I have is GDL 264, but I don’t know where to start searching. I also have a number of…
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MAP Project – 1981
Mention of this project comes up from time to time, but I can’t say that I’ve ever seen anything about it in detail.Firstly, what did MAP stand for?Secondly, it was obviously an efficiency exercise, but could someone expand on how it came about and how they went about it? Was it government or industry driven?On…
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X92 Nottingham – Liverpool Express Service
In the 1970s there was an express service, Saturdays only, X92, Nottingham to Liverpool via Derby, Leek, Macclesfield and Warrington, it was jointly operated by Trent, North Western and LUT. There were two departures each way, 0815 and 1515 from Nottingham, 0730 and 1400 from Liverpool. I’m fairly sure that LUT never reached Nottingham and…
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Special Bus Profiles
Knowing about the double deckers specific designed to negotiate the Beverley Bar, I was wondering if there are any other buses specially designed for particular routes because of architectural features John Lomas 28/03/15 – 09:50 Ball rolling…Somewhere on this site are some ultra low height single deck buses for a low railway bridge. I’ve tried…
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Urban District Council (UDC) Bus Operators
I was wondering, the other day, which UDC’s operated buses and came up with this list.I’m not aware of any Rural District Councils (RDC’s) operating any, but you never know!Geographically, they are interesting, with five in the South Wales Valleys, North Wales’ Llandudno was a latecomer and one solitary English one. Bedwas & MachenCaerphillyGalligaerLlandudnoMerthyr TydfilPontypriddWest…