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Occasionally a thread wanders off the actual posted vehicle and reveals some fascinating comments. Here we have one such case the posting was a Manchester Corporation Daimler CVG6 until comments from Roger and Chris brought up the steering and braking characteristics of certain vehicles. The thread then laid dormant for three months until Diesel Dave…

The lifespan of a PSV vehicle

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A question to those better informed than I, arising out of Ian Wild’s photo of the Sheffield Leyland and David Oldfield’s comments on the lifespan of these vehicles. My recollection is that new vehicles came with a 7 year Certificate of Fitness; they were generally given further 5 year CoFs after overhaul, and so, since…

Payne’s of Harrogate

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In Leeds in the late 1950s, I vividly remember seeing half-cab Daimler coaches in a beautiful purple and off-white livery operated by what I think was Payne’s (Paine’s?) of Harrogate. Try as I might, I can’t find any photos of these. I would love to see them again – particularly in colour. Any ideas where…

A Whistling Guy

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On YouTube there is footage of a ride aboard Chester Guy Arab DFM 347H. The bus has a manual gearbox and Gardner engine and sounds delightful. However, what intrigues me is the high-pitched ‘whistle’ that rises and falls with the engine revs. It sounds somewhat similar to a turbocharger, but I know it’s not. There…

An Abbreviations Query

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It’s good to have all these definitions listed on the ‘Abbreviations’ page – but I see the Bristol SC is described as “underfloor engine”. I always though it was fitted with a front vertical engine, and that it was the replacement SU series (SUS, SUL) that had an underfloor engine (amidships). Also, the usual designation…

“Blue Bird Motors” or “Stretford Tours”

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