Oztalgian 3,296 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 5:45 AM, Deepdene Boy said: Loved the transmission whine on the AEC Regents and Renowns On 7/22/2018 at 5:47 AM, IAN123. said: Yep...i still can hear that in my head Deepdene...weird! Here you go Ian and Deepdene. Sorry, sound only http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Old-Bus-Photos/videos/mp3s/Nottingham_AEC_Regent_V_229.mp3 AEC Regent V (Nottingham City Transport) Recorded in 1970 Nottingham City Transport AEC Regent V (Park Royal) No. 229 (UTV 229) is heard starting out from Old Market Square on one of the Arnold group of routes; the driver stalls it at the top of King Street but restarts and the bus is heard climbing Mansfield Road, dropping into third near the top of the hill. David Page 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Having a conflab about buses on here...i learn summat new !A UDC...never knew they went up St.Peters Gate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 I was chatting to a 79 year old lady a few months ago on a coach trip & she told me her dad was a driver on there & her mum was his conductress ! A very common arrangement years ago on the buses. I bumped into a mate on Sunday in Bulwell Tesco who's parents were a driver conductress team on NCT who I knew well in my time there ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Oz, I'll have that as one of my Desert Island Discs. Ian those three AEC Swifts NAL543-545F only lasted with West Bridgford for a matter of months before the September 1968 takeover by NCT. Indeed they were the last buses knew to WBUDC. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 F5 to Wollaton ! Very often missed the last one home. Still, there was always the last 63. Other than that, it was shanks's. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Used to catch a Barton bus to Coalville circa 1964,,from i think Mount street........rushing one morning across Maid Marian way......bumped into a lady.........Judi Dench.....who was'nt best pleased......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Oh dear Ben ! She's never cracked a smile since ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 I was 19 and could have fallen in love with her........but she was proper Narked''......missed out dint she...........lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 That might have made her chuckle then ! A touch of Bestwood charm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Fenella Fielding enjoyed my Bestwood charm.......(proper name dropper aint i) when i took her up the lift in Coop house.......she told me ''i think you are wonderful'' in that lovely sexy voice,,............... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Sorry to disappoint you Ben, but 'she' was a bloke in real life. LOL 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, FLY2 said: Sorry to disappoint you Ben, but 'she' was a bloke in real life. LOL Yer wot! According to wiki and other sources she was born Fenella Marion Feldman and is now 90 years old She is not related to Marty Feldman. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 I was only joking Ben. . Thank goodness she wasn't related to Marty ! Screaming ! I do regularly ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Fenella Fielding was a member of the Playhouse Rep. when I was in the Playhouse club (mentioned previously). She notably played Ranyevskaya in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard - as well as other, more characteristically Fielding-style roles in other productions. I remember that she couldn't see very well - which could have contributed a lot to her "smouldering" persona. She most certainly isn't a bloke! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 What struck me about her apart from that Voice was how tiny she was,,......always regretted not having a cup of coffee with her and talking a bit more,,she seemed quite approachable ,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Ian, Wallace Driving School's AEC Regent III is ex City of Oxford Motor Services. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 It was a browny maroon and dark red I believe. The maroon wasn't as muddy as it looks in the picture. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 E319 BVO..fairly unspectacular Volvo..but the setting is sentimental to my time on Leybourne...most of all this has gone.Boarded the 17 here as a kid for trips to Bulwell Common.This must be December...Peppers have Decs up..as does the jewellers. Anyone recall ouside that Salon..the Jason King picture up on the wall?..seemed forever...as if waiting for sideburns to come back! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Great pic, love the moped rider, cork helmet and gauntlets. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Mick, used to use Strensham services regularly when taking my daughter back and forth to Hartpury College. The "proper" Cornish pasties, sold in a kiosk just outside of the main entrance (Southbound) are "to die for". Some of the best food I have ever encountered at a motorway service station. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Barton Bedford SB..in Derbyshire? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Modern mini buses were often referred to as bread vans. This one looks more like an ice-cream van. Too small for an SB probably a J2 or an OLAZ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 My old friend John Pearson was head teacher at Rosehill school for many years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Mr Maddison was head Master in the eighties, nice bloke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,140 Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 4 hours ago, catfan said: Rose Hill was a school for dsft kids ! I remember when that used to be an insult. ‘What school did you go to - Rose Hill’ ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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