littlebro 234 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Sometime in the early eighties the Corporation green changed from the traditional solid colour to a darker green with gold lining. I remember talking with an acquaintance from Stapleford who worked for City Transport, he told me that they were trying to go 'upmarket' by copying the Harrods colours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 What are they aiming for now with the ridiculous array of colours. Primark ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 No, Toys R Us - sorry, I can't do a back to front R. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry's 'based in Carlton' was green, the nearest shade to the original came from the corpo bus depot. IIRC 17/21 Lancers also had a TA unit there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think the council still use green but it is a horrible light shade. They must get all that paint really cheap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 #29 Nope afraid not the 17/21 Lancers were a regular regiment who supplied permanent staff instructors to the Sherwood Rangers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Lord knows why the City Council abandoned the traditional Lincoln Green in favour of the particularly billeous shade they now use for everything from library signs to the dustbin lorries. I guess the corporate marketing professionals got their way after foisting the ridiculous "wonky N" on us. The same goes for NCT. OK, it's no longer a city department, but the traditional green and cream (in all its variations of hue and proportions over the years) was a much stronger brand identity than the colour-coded mishmash which now adorns the fleet. One shouted "Nottingham" the other could be anywhere. I suppose we can be thankful that the City still paints the lamp posts a traditional shade of green but there was a huge hoo-haa back in the 70s when they decided to switch to black for some long-forgotten reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 It's not only us, what about the logo for Derby City Council. It looks like a snail going downhill on a sledge. Anyone know what the hell it is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 #15 Yes, Katyjay, but before they painted ours green it was brown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Really! I don't remember that, must have been a twinkle in me dad's eye. [or at least, a nipper] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 A No.40 trolley bus in corporation black & white for Smiffy 49: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Here comes the bus nerd (well, one of them) ! It is one of 7 Karrier trolleybuses with BTH traction equipment, allocated by the Ministry of War Transport in 1945. (GTV659 - 665). The bodies were built by Charles Roe of Leeds, to the wartime Utility specification. Many of them had wooded slatted seats throughout their whole lives. Some remained in service until the early 1960s. 4-wheelers were retained on the 40/47 until the last year or so of trolleybus operation, as I understand the newer and longer 6-wheelers made heavy weather both of the tight turning circle at Kildare Road, and the left turn from Parliament Street into George Street. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Last post above reminds me of the days when we had been to see my Grandmother up on Minver Cresc. and coming down Bells Lane to wait for a posh blue bus to come home. I was always amused to watch the 6 wheeled trolley buses struggling to get round the tiny island at Cinderhill (Cinder Hill if yer prefer). I don't mean the island that is there now of course. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,183 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I was coming out of work (QMC) yesterday & there was an old Bartons bus on the ring road, it was a half cab with a front sliding door. I was driving so couldn't have a very good butchers at it, but I got a bit excited. My two female passengers who I give a lift to Bulwell thought I'd gone mad.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 #38 The Pianoman. The old Bells Lane mini island. The turn to go back to Nottingham really was tight, sometimes causing the poles to disengage from the wires and flail around. The conductor would then retrieve a very long pole from what looked like the exhaust pipe (it wasn't, of course) and hook them back on. A pole at the side of the island had a pull-down handle that changed the wires' points so that the Midland General trolleybuses could continue on to the Kimberley direction. The Midland General trolleys and buses were luxury compared with NCT transport, having cloth-covered seats, heaters and closed doors. Nice meeting you at the get-together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yes it was a good laugh when the poles came off. I saw that happen more than once. I don't remember MGO Trolleys - Ahm norrasowd as you I have known people who drove MGO trolleys though, and Notts & Derbys Trams for that matter. Nice meeting you too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 372 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 #38 The Pianoman. The old Bells Lane mini island. The turn to go back to Nottingham really was tight, sometimes causing the poles to disengage from the wires and flail around. The conductor would then retrieve a very long pole from what looked like the exhaust pipe (it wasn't, of course) and hook them back on. A pole at the side of the island had a pull-down handle that changed the wires' points so that the Midland General trolleybuses could continue on to the Kimberley direction. The Midland General trolleys and buses were luxury compared with NCT transport, having cloth-covered seats, heaters and closed doors. Nice meeting you at the get-together. Just curious about the closed doors - the photos I remember seeing all had open platforms at the rear. Do you have photos of the ones with doors please, as i would be very interested to see them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 No, the Ripley trolleys all had open platforms - as indeed did the buses that initially replaced them. It was only about 1956 when the Bristol Lodekkas came that they had platform doors (the first ones were heavy manually-operated foldng ones - a conductor's nightmare I am told!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 I well remember rear entry Lodekkas but can't remember whether they were open platforms or not for sure although I am tempted to say they had doors. I wouldn't have started riding on them until late 1959. The strangest ones I remember were those where the walkway upstairs was a 'trench' down one side of the bus with the seats 4 abreast accessible from it resulting in the downstairs passengers that were sat under it had to "mind your head when leaving seat". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,505 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 The strangest ones I remember were those where the walkway upstairs was a 'trench' down one side of the bus with the seats 4 abreast accessible from it resulting in the downstairs passengers that were sat under it had to "mind your head when leaving seat". Low bridge buses. They've been mentioned in a thread a while ago. I remember them from the Clifton buses which went along Wilford Lane and had to pass under the railway bridge at Wilford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 #44. I did not start using the MGO buses (never went on their trolleys) until the late 1950s - on my way the Gate Inn in Awsworth to play darts. Actually, I cannot remember the doors, but the interiors were always nice and warm from the heater, suggesting that the heat couldn't escape. The trolley buses were sold to Sheffield Corporation, who, I believe, were the last council to have them. Another internal bus sign, not seen nowadays was No Spitting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 # The trolley buses were sold to Sheffield Corporation, who, I believe, were the last council to have them. It was Bradford Corporation who they were sold to (and they were, as you say, the last operators of trolleybuses - finishing in 1972): http://midlandgeneralomnibus.weebly.com/notts--derby-trolleybuses.html By the way - it was Notts & Derby who operated trolleybuses not Midland General. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Thasks for the link. Not seen that one before Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,247 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 #46 NO SPITTING,NO SWEARING. they would be wasting their time today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,524 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 The buses nowadays should have signs saying 'No swearing', 'No talking on mobile phones', 'No drinks nor fast foods'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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