Buses in Nottingham

[Cliff Ton 10,470]

14 minutes ago, Deepdene Boy said:

Ian, I can date the picture quite accurately. The Clifton services were numbered into separate series wef 14th June 1980. 41, 46,47,48 via Clifton Bridge, 61A, 67 & 68 via Trent Bridge. 

 

Well I was almost right !!   Just got the numbers the wrong way round. I was driving my own car by then so didn't use buses so much.

[denshaw 2,872]

I drove buses on the Clifton route 1979-1980 that's when they had conductors.

[AfferGorritt 868]

Anybody remember a MGO conductor called Roland who used to sing Gilbert & Sullivan on the bus? He used to lag himself with newspaper under his uniform in winter, and once got to Eastwood and changed the destination number he had been showing all the way from Nottingham, much to the consternation of his passengers!

[The Pianoman 1,535]

The picture of the MGO National above is not at Langley Mill. I think Underwood had closed long before NBC had appeared Stand corrected if proved wrong) The red National at the side of it is a Trent one. I feel that the picture is most likely Alfreton depot.

[Deepdene Boy 642]

1 hour ago, The Pianoman said:

The picture of the MGO National above is not at Langley Mill. I think Underwood had closed long before NBC had appeared Stand corrected if proved wrong) The red National at the side of it is a Trent one. I feel that the picture is most likely Alfreton depot.

I might be wrong, but I think that the photo of Midland General Leyland National 416 is a little misleading. This particular bus in now in preservation in this livery, and the red one alongside looks to be more like a preserved Midland Red example. Midland Red applied local identity branding (eg Chaserider for services around Cannock chase) on white vinyls above the windows. I cannot recall Trent ever doing this. Therefore, I believe that this picture was taken at a bus rally rather than outside Alfreton depot, but I cannot say where the rally would have been.

[The Pianoman 1,535]

You may well be right. Late on Trent did paint their Nationals red with a broad cream stripe along the side of the roof above the windows but the stripe was painted to fit the panel ends. The one in the picture doesn't as they are cut of square at the ends. I don't remember ever having seen a national in MGO livery at all - but that doesn't mean there wasn't any.

[Deepdene Boy 642]

Pianoman you may be right about the preserved Trent liveried National. In which case if there was a rally/open day at Alfreton depot, then that could well be the location.

 

[Deepdene Boy 642]

Could have been a bus rally in Newark. I certainly don't think that these two were in normal service when the photo was taken.

[notty ash 371]

The MG Leyland National photo is on this site https://showbus.com/gallery/wm/mgoc5.htm tagged as In t

 

The early days of the National Bus Company companies whose livery was blue based applied a blue and white scheme in corporate style. Hence Midland General's Leyland National 415 (XRB415L), seen at the Trent Centenary, is preserved in the scheme. It was not long though, with blue liveries in the minority, NBC HQ eliminated the blue option. With Midland General then under the wing of poppy red Trent, the blue gave way to red.

[The Pianoman 1,535]

Thanks.

[plantfit 7,602]

There is some Nottingham buses,Trent,Barton,Gash,Corporation at about 6 minutes

 

 

Rog

[Cliff Ton 10,470]

Even if you aren't bothered about buses, it's full of fascinating street scenes showing life in the 1950s.

 

And a mistake in the commentary in the Nottingham section....at 6:15 it's described as "non-stop action at Mansfield bus station" which is actually Mount Street.

[notty ash 371]

Notts & Derby and Nottingham trolleybuses briefly on this one

 

 

[Oztalgian 3,298]

On ‎08‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 3:19 AM, plantfit said:

There is some Nottingham buses,Trent,Barton,Gash,Corporation at about 6 minutes

Some great shots there Plantfit.

At about 6 minutes the narrator talks about a Barton bus at Mansfield bus station?

I can never remember Barton running buses to Mansfield and at that time Mansfield did not have a central bus station and buses to various parts of the area had different termini. Buses to Sutton and Huthwaite stopped on Queens Street near the Co-oP and the Queens Head and buses to Newark, Bilsthorpe , Blidworth, Bingham, and the B8 MGO left from near the Midland Hotel at Mansfield railway station.

I did not recognise any or the street views as Mansfield either.

[plantfit 7,602]

Correct Oz, as CT points out it was Mount street not Mansfield

 

Rog

[Deepdene Boy 642]

17 hours ago, IAN123. said:

...is this Clifton?

It most certainly is. It is Green Lane/Langstrath Drive, terminus of the 67, for many years. This was my local stop for nine years between September '68 and October'77

[alan s 156]

In case you bus fans didn’t know...

 

http://northpointproductions.co.uk/ruddington/event/april-road-transport-event/?instance_id=4757

[Cliff Ton 10,470]

Coming off Cavendish Road (in the background) and onto Coningswath (in the foreground).

[roger peatman 337]

Happy days - no speed humps on Cavo' !!

[PeverilPeril 3,284]

One for Catfan - did you know Eric Biddulph? Retired NTC driver 1985. If so I have a book you may be interested in. You may be interested in it anyway.

[catfan 14,793]

If it's the same Eric then yes !

[PeverilPeril 3,284]

34 minutes ago, catfan said:

If it's the same Eric then yes !

Eric Biddulph lived on Birrell Rd. 'Young Eric' was Eric's son and my cycling mate. 

There used to be a Transport Dept Band and Eric played the Saxophone and his mate Mr Rice played the clarinet. Eric was on the Bulwell run mainly and there are references to several bus routes. Ian will be interested in this book too. I will bring it to the next meeting.

 

[Deepdene Boy 642]

Six Leyland Atlantean PDR1/3s with Northern Counties bodywork. 395 - 400 (VAU395 - 400J). 395 spent some time as an overall advert for Big Chef, an eatery on Wilford Road.

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Had a good one yesterday, the lady and a lot of other people were waiting in Arnold for a well late bus.

 

When it finally arrived a passenger getting off said "Don't get on at the driver he is having a really bad day". Turns out he left Nottingham in a new electric bus which ran out of charge he arrived in Arnold in a diesel. Nearly as bad as the trams.......

[Willow wilson 894]

Round about 1960-ish on a Saturday we would get on one of these in town, after we'd been to the Gaumont and had lunch in Woolies cafe and waiting for the coffee bar crowd to gather in the evening, and ride out to Daybrook/Valley road. It cost 2d. We'd sit on the bus at the terminus then ride back, another 2d. We'd do the same on the trolley routes as well. It was a sightseeing education.

A relative of mine did it often and regularly for a couple of years on every route in town and was on first name terms with the conductors and inspectors. Which is just as well really, the said relative was only 11 or 12 at the time.

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to ride on a bus and stare. (Apologies to Eng. Lit. Fans)