Deepdene Boy
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Back in the seventies, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Roger Whittaker, although it wasn't cool for a young teenager to admit it. Now I appreciate his work even more. As well as his rich, mellow voice his gift as a lyricist to be able to paint pictures with his words is up there with the best. RIP.
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Rog, the blue and cream Daimler CVG6 in BK's photo is from Rotherham, rather than Sheffield
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Roger, whilst not wishing to decry your efforts, which are far better than anything I could manage, the destination layout is incorrect for an NCT Leyland Titan PD2/40. NCT never used "lazy blinds" and the Titans had T-shaped displays, with the destination mounted above the two numeral blinds. Red wheels would also add more athenticity.
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Why do vegetarians and vegans think they have a right to go into a resturant and expect to have a non-meat meal. I bet I wouldn't be able to have a steak if I went into a vegetarian/vegan resturant
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Notts and Deby Traction ran the trolleybuses. Both N & D and MGO were part of the Balfour Beaty group
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Its a cut above Alton Towers
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Police and Crime Commissioner. The post is a totally bureaucratic waste of time, just another job for the "boys/girls". Scrap it now and save some money.
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Colin Slater, the voice of Notts County has passed away at the age of 87. Along with Jimmy Sirrel and Jack Wheeler, Colin will be forever remembered by all of us who "worship" at Meadow Lane.
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I can't understand why vegans want their food to look like meat. If your vegan, fine, but don't pretend you're not by tarting your food up as something that its not. You wouldn't want us meat eaters disguisung a steak as a carrot.
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Lizzie M, the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce should be able to notarise any documents that you need.
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Trolleybuses were certainly exempt from road tax
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It was never taxed/licenced as 73RTO, so the registration was surrendered. Its first use on public roads was in 1964 so it did not need taxing until that date and it was thus eligible for the B suffix registration, ATO73B
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Fleetline 73 did not eneter service until 1964 as it was used to develop a new and improved heating system, hence its B suffix registration.
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LIzzie, it was where my Mam and Dad met in 1962, so without the Palais, in all probability, I wouldn't be here now.
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I've got a lot to be thankful for from the Palais. I wouldn't be here without it
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Why is it the so many Nottinghamians can't spell MAID MARIAN WAY correctly, its an A not an O!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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An absolute menace. Here in Northampton they are ridden by people with absolutely no road sense.
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Margie, all of the Arnold services were re-numbered into the 55- 59 series in March 1983
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Mess' post says that he used the 40 motorbus to get to his first job to Wilford in 1967. In that case it would most certainly have been a motobus as the last trolleybuses ran on the 40s and 47s on Saturday 9th October 1965 (coincidentally the day that my wife was born)
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Not forgetting the Manchester front as fitted to the Daimler CV/CS/CC series
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Replying to the Pianoman. It was called the St Helens front as St Helens Corporation first specified the scalloped front nearside wing on the so-called "new look front" to give better kerbside visibility when drawing up to stops.
Notty Ash is correct in his assertion that this was the last Albion/Leyland Lowlander built. IIRC I think that this bus was either badly damaged or destroyed in the same arson attack at Ruddington that destroyed NCT's AEC Renown 370 and Leyland Atlantean 523, along with South Notts' 117,the last Leyland Fleetline to be built.
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NCTs excellent maintenance standards have always made their buses popular buys on the second hand market.
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With regard to the picture of the East Midland Leyland Atlantean operating in Oxford, this would have been in 1973 when City of Oxford Motor Services were suffering from a severe vehicle shortage. They had to hire in a large number of vehicles including a number of NCT's Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetines from the 64-94RTO batch.
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Can't say that I am a fan of route branding, as no matter how hard an operator tries a wrongly branded bus will eventually end up on anincorrect route, causing needless confusion to the travelling public. Green and cream buses with red wheels, and properly set destination blinds, is how NCT should be.
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When are people going to realise that Reform UK are as Fascist as Moseley's Black Shirts from the 1930s. They need to be stopped at all costs.