Buses in Nottingham

[The Pianoman 1,535]

Its owned by Hull in this picture above together with 35 others. It is owned by Sandtoft museum now. That's answered my own questions. Here's is what it should look like. This is the one at Ruddington. My photo:

 

[Beekay 5,153]

I've driven that one Pianoman ! ( and as a conductor. 4589 was my number).

[notty ash 371]

 

Interesting Trent route map from 1928. Courtesy of The Bus Archive on Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

[Cliff Ton 10,469]

When I was young I remember us going to Mansfield by bus (Trent) on a few occasions. 

 

What impressed me most was that the bus was an early Atlantean, which at the time seemed very futuristic.

[notty ash 371]

I remember those too. Also some Atlantean 2 demonstrators IIRC a one in demonstrator livery and one in Birmingham City Transport livery. The former was definitely an Atlantean as it had the fact painted in big letters along the sides. I guess the latter might have been a Daimler Fleetline - not sure.

[Beekay 5,153]

From what I remember of those vehicles, Fleetlines had a straight front from bumper to top, Atlanteans had a sort of bowed front. They always looked bigger to me. But then again, I was only a little driver.

[Oztalgian 3,298]

7 hours ago, Beekay said:

From what I remember of those vehicles, Fleetlines had a straight front from bumper to top, Atlanteans had a sort of bowed front.

Have you got that the wrong way round Beekay? Perhaps later model Atlanteans were different, more rounded. I do remember that Atlanteans had very noisy engines compared to the Daimlers.

Images from Flickr sorry cannot attribute.

This is a Fleetline 

 

This is an Atlantean

 

[roger peatman 337]

Fleetline = Flat Front

Atlantean = Curved Screen ( NCT designed by John Lowry)

[Beekay 5,153]

Think you may your pix arse about face mate. As per R.P. above. ( I'm talking about circa 1965).

[The Pianoman 1,535]

Surely what they look like depends upon  which coachworks bodied them. Although Leyland may have done some themselves.

[Beekay 5,153]

@The Pianoman, I just drove em cocker, I did'nt build em. As long as they worked, that was all I worried about.

[Cliff Ton 10,469]

32 minutes ago, The Pianoman said:

Surely what they look like depends upon  which coachworks bodied them. Although Leyland may have done some themselves.

 

I think that's the answer. There were many variations, even if it all started here...... 

 

 

 

[notty ash 371]

An even earlier Atlantean prototype... believe it or not,  produced in 1953

 

 

 

[Cliff Ton 10,469]

At a quick first glance the front end looks like a trolleybus.

[Oztalgian 3,298]

14 hours ago, Beekay said:

Think you may your pix arse about face mate. As per R.P. above. ( I'm talking about circa 1965).

Don't think so Beekay, I caught many Daimler Fleetlines direct service from Huntingdon Street to Mansfield in the 60s when going to watch the Reds.

[Beekay 5,153]

• Fair enough Oz., we ain't going to fall out over it. I just remember the vehicles I drove, but that was nearly 60 years ago. Take care mate.  

[plantfit 7,601]

1/76 scale Fleetline

 

 

Rog

[Beekay 5,153]

That looks a posh version. Certainly not the type we had at Bilborough Gulag. Cheers Rog.

[plantfit 7,601]

1/76 scale Olympian

 

 

Rog

[Cliff Ton 10,469]

Went to Loughborough from Clifton on South Notts buses quite a few times when I was younger.

[philmayfield 6,144]

Same here. I once went with my parents and then we caught another bus towards Mountsorrel and got off at the Woodhose Eaves junction. We walked all the way to Woodhouse Eaves which was a long walk for a young lad. Weve been that way many times when our children were younger and we used to go to Beacon Hill and climb up the rocks.

[Cliff Ton 10,469]

Small world.

 

On a couple of occasions when I was a kid, we did that exact same journey to Woodhouse Eaves and The Beacon Hill.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

49 minutes ago, philmayfield said:

got off at the Woodhose Eaves junction. We walked all the way to Woodhouse Eaves which was a long walk for a young lad.

In 1944, my mother walked the same route with a massive suitcase en route to the NAAFI station at Garats Hay.  Not a very propitious start but she made many good friends during her war service there. Lots of dances, time off and, unlike many of those in the ATS, no shortage of food, make up or nylons.

[MRS B 522]

My husband was stationed at Garats Hay for a while, was nice to have him actually living full time at home. 

[The Pianoman 1,535]

I am trying to find out what buses Nottingham City Transport had in the 1930's. I was a bit surprised to find that, according to this list: https://members.tripod.com/~notts_derby/hnct.html it didn't have any motor buses until 1953, only trolleybuses. Is this information correct?