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Old Nottingham City Transport Single Decker

Old Market Square , Nottingham c1960s

King Edward Street, Nottingham 1976 Former site of Central Market after it moved into the Victoria Centre & was being used as temporary parking for the Nottingham City Transport buses Ph

South Notts Bedford OB, orignally owned by South Notts then sold to Bunny Hill Motors to be used as staff transport for the office workers of H J Baldwin & Co LTD

 

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Just a heads up for Catfan in case he would like a bus to play with. John Pye have a sale next week and it includes a couple of 1993 Leyland Olympia 77 seaters and a 1950 Dennis Lancet 39 seater. The Lancet would be ideal for you to take the Nottsalgia gang out on a mystery tour :biggrin:

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If you think Olympians were nippy God knows what other NCT buses were like!  On Trent we used to call 'em Limpalongs! I used to like driving them tho'

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2 hours ago, catfan said:

Were'nt Trent Volvo's Olypians ?

Where's Stephen Ford when you need  him ?

Trents Volvos were normal B10B's with Alexander bodies

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Mick, Trent had Leyland Olympians whilst they were still part of the National Bus Company. Once they were privatised via a MBO, Trent's next double deckers were Volvo Citybuses, with underfloor mid-engines. These were the same chassis that NCT had on their fleet numbers 301-346, and also the experimental pair 398/399. Northampton Transport also had a sizeable fleet of these and they were very well liked by the local drivers.

 

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3 minutes ago, roger peatman said:

That's a rare view of Sherwood depot - not a single car in sight on Mansfield road !!

Could have been 4am Roger while you had yer head down at TB !

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6 hours ago, IAN123. said:

kTV 537. Near the 3 Horseshoes in

I remember those trolley buses parked there with a chock (block of triangular shaped wood) under the front drivers side wheel to stop the bus rolling down the hill. Was the chock on a chain or piece of string? can't quite remember that small detail

 

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