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1 hour ago, Beekay said:

Surely sandboxes aren't  fitted to the latest trams? So how do they climb market street on a rainy day?

They are. You can see sand on the rails at a number of stops.

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On 8/7/2019 at 8:02 PM, Deepdene Boy said:

Beekay, Totongirl is correct, Bulwell depot were allocated Fleetlines 79-94, once the trolleybuses finished along with Atlanteans, from 420 - 444.

I thought so. My Nana lived at 3 Vere Street Bulwell, now the bus staion, and we often went to visit on a 43/44. I can remember being on a trolleybus swinging round Bulwell Market, he went really fast!

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On 8/7/2019 at 5:58 PM, Beekay said:

Hello Toton girl, I think the ones on the 43/44 route would be a little bit more modern than this one I'm parked in bulwell market, outside the old Olympia, (Woolworths). On the way up to Camberley rd. If, as your profile states, your To ton, do you know Toton lane Stapleford ? Just the other side of Bardills island, over the A52. My sister in law lives there. Just saying, is all. 

Hi Beekay, I live off Stapleford Lane in Toton, often walk upto Toton Lane for the tram to Beeston. Small world isn't it?

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3 hours ago, Beekay said:

Bit late I realise, but this is one I used to drive, out of Bilborough.

I remember these on the 43s after the trollies finished.

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Thank you, I was a bit young at the time so the memories have faded...............!

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On 5/28/2019 at 8:45 PM, catfan said:

One of the reasons for dropping rear dest blinds on OMO buses was concerns the driver having to leave the cab to change the destination, leaving the takings in the cab unsecured. Also time consuming, this was in the early days before the Autofare system was introduced.

The only large circular mirrors inside the bus was to allow the driver to check the centre exit doors for safety reasons.

Drivers were not permitted to reverse any bus unsupervised, which was problematic converting some routes to OMO.

Yes that is a good point, I was forgetting that originally the OMO was done with the old ticket machines and a cash tray! Of course many vehicles remained on the same route all day so the number only needed setting once. I lived on Hucknall Road as a child and I'm told it was complaints from folk using our services from Trinity Square that prompted NCT to install a side number box on the "L" registered Daimlers. Most people would approach the bus from behind at Trinity Square and got fed up having to walk around the front to see where it was going!

The two large mirrors were used on the "G" and "H" registered Atlanteans, don't know about the lowbridge ( "J" registered for Cliftons) ones though.

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Thanks everyone, I've found it on the map.