Category: Articles
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Western National Cornwall
My father worked for British Railways in Nottingham, so unlike most of my schoolfriends who had to be content with holidays on the Lincolnshire coast or maybe North Wales, we made the very best use of our free rail travel. A favourite destination was Cornwall, and since the railway came to an end at Penzance,…
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AEC Disasters
“All one can do now is salute the old firm and what it achieved. …..the men and women who together comprised AEC may not have always got it right but they produced many fine vehicles and many which made big advances in design. They will long be remembered.” Thus Alan Townsin closes his book “The…
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The Right Bus For ‘Green’ Land
“AS AN ENERGY-storage system for a bus, a tank of diesel takes some beating: it is compact, fits whatever shape is available, providing plenty of operating range. And, crucially, the up-front cost is modest… Finding an equally convenient means of storing electrical energy on a hybrid bus is not nearly so simple.” That’s David Wilcox…
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Lower Mosley Street Manchester – Part 3
To read Part 1 click here or Part 2 click here The South Side To the south of Great Bridgewater Street things were less precise. The central “island” shelter carried signs indicating stands 18-21, but as far as I can remember there were no destination signs. Generally speaking the area to the west of the…
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Lower Mosley Street Manchester – Part 2
Not read Part 1 Click here The modern era The declaration of war in September 1939 brought a temporary end to the expansion of services from Lower Mosley Street. Most services were suspended for the duration although the Bradford via Halifax service and the number 6 to Glossop continued to run at a reduced frequency…
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Lower Mosley Street Manchester – Part 1
North Western’s 237 (CDB 237), a 1949 Leyland PD2/1 with Leyland L53R bodywork, is seen awaiting departure for Macclesfield in the middle lane of the western roadway. Behind it is the main building of the bus station, and in the background the enormous train-shed of Central Station. The roof of the shelter for stands 10-17…
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Right on the Button
Now back in nineteen seventy, when I was ne’r but twentyI had call for swift employment, as was bestLeaving College prematurely, it was only proper surelyAs my love life had given birth to an extra quest With wife and baby on the way, food, clothes and rent to have to payResponsibilities quickly piled upon my…
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Non London Transport RTs
This is not so much an article but more for reference. A while ago the following question from Chris Hebbron appeared on the ‘Q&As’ page of this site. “Having seen the AEC Regent III RT of Birmingham Corporation on this site, it made me wonder about the circumstances of the supply of these. Also, how…