IAN FINN 792 Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Could have the good old 28hp engine in it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 23 hours ago, IAN FINN said: Could have the good old 28hp engine in it. My family car has 320 horsepower over 10 times that of OB! No wonder that poor bus struggled to get up the steep hill near our local church when fully loaded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 792 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Had a Bedford 28hp engine in a stockcar i raced it at Long Eaton early 60s with it geared right and a fixed differential it went like the clappers and would give a Jaguar engined stockcar a run for its money on a closed circuit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 792 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Oz the 28hp refers to the taxable h.p.the way the governments charged you back then.The duple engine was 3500cc and the bhp was rated at 85bhp. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 7 hours ago, IAN FINN said: The duple engine was 3500cc and the bhp was rated at 85bhp. Thanks Ian, That's a bit better but it still struggled up the hill. My 4 litre car mentioned above has 320hp, 2.8 times that of the OB and runs 0-100kph(62mph) in 4.5 seconds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 This might be of interest to anyone local enough to get there. https://www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/whats-on/nabs-bus-rally-at-the-nottingham-transport-heritage-centre-p890541 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 This turned up on my Facebook feed this morning. This photo was taken at Sandtoft in 1981. OTV 137 is now preserved in NCT colours, I don't know where. It is not the one at Ruddington. In this photo it is in use as a driver training vehicle for someone up north. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 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: 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted September 29, 2023 Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 I've driven that one Pianoman ! ( and as a conductor. 4589 was my number). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Interesting Trent route map from 1928. Courtesy of The Bus Archive on Facebook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 Fleetline = Flat Front Atlantean = Curved Screen ( NCT designed by John Lowry) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 Think you may your pix arse about face mate. As per R.P. above. ( I'm talking about circa 1965). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 Surely what they look like depends upon which coachworks bodied them. Although Leyland may have done some themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 @The Pianoman, I just drove em cocker, I did'nt build em. As long as they worked, that was all I worried about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 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...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 An even earlier Atlantean prototype... believe it or not, produced in 1953 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 At a quick first glance the front end looks like a trolleybus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 5, 2023 Report Share Posted October 5, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 1/76 scale Fleetline Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 That looks a posh version. Certainly not the type we had at Bilborough Gulag. Cheers Rog. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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