plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Hoping to have a ride on one of the old Nottingham trolley buses at Sandtoft this year Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Correct me if I'm wrong Rog, but is Sandtoft about 60 miles from Nottingham? B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Yes mate, just off the A18 north of Doncaster between Bawtry and Scunthorpe Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Talking about trolley buses has reminded me I must try and find some transfers for my NCT trolley, destination blinds and reg numbers Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 How about ROG 023 ? 39 Wollaton Park 39 Carlton po Square. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 That would be good, once saw a Rolls with the reg number ROG 1 but I dont think my spending money would stretch to that anyway it would look daft on my Toyota lol Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 B-K, Calendar and prices, https://sandtoft.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-Events-v2.pdf Website, https://sandtoft.org/wp/ Aerial view; https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5645271,-0.8689781,188a,35y,281.32h,42.46t/data=!3m1!1e3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Thanks for your contribution Stuart, I'm much obliged. Having looked at your aerial view link and it looks like the museum is on some sort of industrial estate. On the view, adjacent to the site is a large car park(?) which is rammed full of vehicles. I was wondering if this was the parking area for the museum or some other firm. I was trying to find blue badge (disabled) parking but to no avail. Must make sure next time we are staying in Nottingham for a few days, that we take time to visit Sandtoft, also Ruddington. Cheers mate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Comment not necessary... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Oh I do like that, nice one mate Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Thought you might like that Rog. Hope you don't mind me taking liberties. I call it 'artistic licence. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Liberty away mate, liberty away Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 B-K I couldn't work out where general parking is let alone disabled. I don't think it's at the end. Possibly on the grass in the centre of the site, first pic below which is from Google maps dated 2013 . There are thousands of brand new cars parked around there ready to go to or have come from the docks, plus car and lorry breakers. I go past occasionally to a car meeting just down the other end of the old airfield, but the trolley museum has never been open when I've gone past, so haven't seen visitors cars going in or out. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Their website says ample free parking with reserved places near the museum entrance for disabled persons parking They also have a facebook page worth checking out Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 Don't use Facebook I'm afraid Rog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 No problems mate, they do have their own web site which is worth a look Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Another colour scheme for you Rog. Midland General... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 The last Bristol FLF bought by Midland General and also the last Bristol FLF manufactured now privately owned. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 11 hours ago, Beekay said: Another colour scheme for you Rog. Midland General... Proper bus that. When did they change the destination board to the one with minimal information instead of the ones with the destination, route number and way points. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Looks normal to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 This reminds me of an incident many years when I was a driver. A bloke got on our bus on Aspley Lane and asked, "Are you going to town"? My conductor replied with a yes. The bloke said, "Well you've still Strelley estate on the front"! Quick as a flash my mate said, "If you look, we've got Birds Eye fish fingers on the side, but we don't sell 'em". I nearly fell off the seat with laughter. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 Those were the days when I was young living in a terrace house council said not fit for humans. We had buses every 3 mins into the city, which carried on down to Wilford bridge, We were spoilt. Sorry big ears but we had a few problems, 1/ With them there, buses being trolley buses they came off the wires quite often. Drat you had to wait 10mins for them there poles to be put back on. 2/ Wet, cold, windy just finished work 40- 47 bus at the bus stop, ran like hell and the conductor waited till you were inches from the bus THEN!!! TING TING the 40 47 left you standing. Moving to Hucknall many many years later we had thoes Red Trent buse's The drivers had time to speak and natter to you, if you had a lot of shopping they would ask you where you wanted to be dropped off even when there was not a bus stop, they would just pull up. One Christmas time, arms full with parcels, it was a freezing cold day, waited on Parliament St for my little red bus. The one which i wanted only ran evey hour, but the company did not know this, 2 hours later my little red bus pulled up at the stop. I was just froze to the spot it took me 3 days to recover. This was a long time ago at least now they do tell you if a bus is not going to arrive. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 7:49 AM, The Pianoman said: Looks normal to me. This is the type I grew up with, far more informative 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Yes I remember them. B3 and C5 usually had that type due to them having the same start and end to their journeys but a different routes to get there. Both ran Nottingham to Brinsley by the same route but then one went to Alfreton direct whilst the other went scenic route via Westwood and Jacksdale. The clever people at Trent/Barton now have both routes with the same name plus the old B1 route from Nottingham to Ripley all with the same name - Rainbow 1. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 For the transport nuts on NS... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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