The Pianoman 1,535 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, catfan said: Ours hadn't been around the clock half a dozen times Malc ! We had ours from new. Delivery miles only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 So did we ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Me in a Leyland Lion. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Were'nt Trent Volvo's Olypians ? Where's Stephen Ford when you need him ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, catfan said: Were'nt Trent Volvo's Olypians ? Where's Stephen Ford when you need him ? Trents Volvos were normal B10B's with Alexander bodies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I bow to your superior knowledge Malc, I was never interested what was under the bonnet only getting my wage packet on a Thursday ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Mick, Trent had Leyland Olympians whilst they were still part of the National Bus Company. Once they were privatised via a MBO, Trent's next double deckers were Volvo Citybuses, with underfloor mid-engines. These were the same chassis that NCT had on their fleet numbers 301-346, and also the experimental pair 398/399. Northampton Transport also had a sizeable fleet of these and they were very well liked by the local drivers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 12 hours ago, IAN123. said: Ey 'youth..and your slippons on the gas pedal! A size 10 boot for extra speed Ian ! OFF or FULL ON nowt in between . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I saw NCT666 at Nuthall last week, it looked to be part of a transport museum. Was 666 the first digital display? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Just seen that one on youtube Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 That's a rare view of Sherwood depot - not a single car in sight on Mansfield road !! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, IAN123. said: Was it smooth? Looks nice! No difference to any other AN68, not particularly fast & the windscreen leaked rain in at the bottom corner. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, roger peatman said: That's a rare view of Sherwood depot - not a single car in sight on Mansfield road !! Could have been 4am Roger while you had yer head down at TB ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Used to be, it would have been somewhere near where the toilets are now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 3 hours ago, catfan said: Could have been 4am Roger while you had yer head down at TB ! No time for that Catfan - too busy playing snooker in the institute ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Ian, just for the record, the reg is JTV488E. Also it is Maid Marian, not Maid Marion, drive me up the bleddy wall when Nottinghamians spell it incorrectly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Lost many a ball under Fleetlines, when playing on the Burnside Green roundabout, Bilborough. My Nan lived just up the road on Bracebridge Drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 6 hours ago, IAN123. said: kTV 537. Near the 3 Horseshoes in I remember those trolley buses parked there with a chock (block of triangular shaped wood) under the front drivers side wheel to stop the bus rolling down the hill. Was the chock on a chain or piece of string? can't quite remember that small detail Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Chain, Rog. They did the job properly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Quite correct WW. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 The Alton family ran Redhill stores. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 371 Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Delaine is still running, an amazing survivor. I remember seeing their buses in the 1960s in Peterborough. They always looked very smart in their blue and cream livery. Quite a contrast to the boring Tilling red of Eastern Counties. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 I think 397 and 398 were slightly lower. Did they go along Wilford Lane? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 In the early days when I were a lad, the buses to Clifton were 61, 61a, 66, 67 and 68. They could go either over Clifton Bridge or Trent Bridge, you had to read the small print, or the colour of the bus. In later years (possibly the 80s), the Clifton Bridge buses became 67 and 68 while the Trent Bridge versions were 47 and 48. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted April 2, 2018 Report Share Posted April 2, 2018 51 minutes ago, IAN123. said: Thanks, this would have been in the 80's..Siverdale was a nice estate then. 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. The batch of lowheight Leyland Atlantean PDR1/3s, 395-400 (VAU395-400J), were withdrawn in February 1981. So the picture was taken sometime within that period.All bar 397 were exported to Hong Kong. This batch was bought to operate the Clifton services that went via Trent Bridge and had to negotiate the former GCR bridge on Wilford Lane. After this was removed in 1974 these buses were used on either of the routings to Clifton. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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