Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Brakes were absolutely shocking on this batch 501-522, why on earth NCT sent them to Sherwood Depot, to cope with the hills up and down Mansfield Road I shall never know. They would have been more suited running the flatter routes to Clifton. It is rumoured that they were going to be put into Trent Bridge when it re-opened in 1973, but somebody very close to me, who had a brake related accident in 516 at the junction of Derby Road and Middleton Boulevard, put a stop to that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Strange Ian I decided to have a google and the first page of this thread came up and yes it was the rattler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 I see that NCT have named one of the recent gas buses, (fleet number 426) Albert Ball VC. Well done NCT, Albert is a true hero that all Nottinghamians should be proud of. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Exactly DB. We don't do nearly enough to promote our great and the good ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/10/2018 at 8:44 PM, Deepdene Boy said: I see that NCT have named one of the recent gas buses, (fleet number 426) Albert Ball VC. Well done NCT, Albert is a true hero that all Nottinghamians should be proud of. NCT are a bit slow with this, the bus is 11 months old !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Looks like a "National" petrol station in the background ? - always liked their colours and logo/sign. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Shepherds Race service station, bottom of the Wells Road corner of Ransom Road Roger ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 The service 40 Wilford Road trolley bus destination blinds made it to easy plus I lived down there as a teenager ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 10 hours ago, IAN123. said: There were a few National stations in the mid...to late sixties, Ransom Rd.and the largest one i recall was Bluecoat St. For a while the one near The Savoy Cinema...but that changed every few years.Burmah and Chevron. Strange..when i first looked at the first photo..i thought it was Nottm Rd. Ian there was one in Clifton on Southchurch Drive, just down from the parade of shops, almost opposite the swimming pool. It became a JET station around 73/74 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I remember the one near Burton Joyce crossroads - I think it's a housing estate now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 IT is, recognise the flats on the left. Drove that route for ten years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 My first proper boyfriend’s Auntie May lived in those flats. I think about him every time I go past there!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Yes, a touch of Art Deco ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Bus will be about 1954/5 registered. Photo is later than that. It'll be winter at about 11.25! 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 12 hours ago, The Pianoman said: Bus will be about 1954/5 registered. Photo is later than that. It'll be winter at about 11.25! Before September 1968 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Yes. Looking again, it was before July/August '66. Trolleybus wires are still up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Lewis & Grundy Ironmongers on Victoria Street with an ornamental blacksmith hammering an anvil clock ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 891 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 In the Picture above. Spare a thought for the linemen who occasionally worked at the top of that telephone distribution pole just beyond Peach Tree roof (I guess that's Forman st/Trinity Square corner) and the other big telephone poles found in the city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnsc 131 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Trams and Trolleys in a oner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Bedford VAL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 20 hours ago, IAN123. said: just about everything squeezed into a photo i love.Midland General..nice Zephyr..park Drive Tipped were for softies! Thought the TK Bedford was Springfield Hosiery. The Barton is lovely. Malcolm knows the full title of that model..totally forgotton. The NCT bus is of interest as it is one of the ex WBUDC AEC Regents, fleetnumber possibly 281 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 2 hours ago, IAN123. said: Malcolm..thanks for that...last time you gave details about it...great bus- did you ever have the luck to drive one? No, never drove one. they were obsolete before I had a licence. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I was given, as a gift this Christmas, a Leeds city transport Crossley DD2 model. It looks very similar to buses I recall going from Trent Bridge to Hyson Gree. Is it the same type of bus or something different? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 On my holidays in the 60's and 70's at Portsmouth and Sunny Southsea the only buses I remember seeing of Portsmouth City Council were Leyland PD2's. Even the two open top ones that ran the sea front service were Leylands. They were pre-war reg RV **** one of which is preserved. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 6:19 AM, IAN123. said: Bay 2 was for where? In earlier days platform 2 was for Barton buses and after they moved some services to Mount Street Trent used to use it, almost exclusively except for the Mansfield District Traction Bus to Southwell. Most of the buses I caught from Huntingdon Street used platform 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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