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[Seth]

Bus and trams, and trolley buses, and classic cars........

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=110024.0

Gotta say that this film's top notch soundtrack's got me in stitches here!

Trolleybuses apart, there's some good shots of Belfast Corporation's Daimler and Guy half-cabs, and a couple of views of their (then) newly-introduced Daimler Fleetlines.

That music .... 

[Muttly]

Achilles Heel was a tendency for the water pump impeller drives to shear off.

Hence we kept 4/5 in the parts room at all times, got my best time down to 17mins to change one out.

How did you get on with that 12-speed ZF 'box Muttly?

Bloody loved it, the fleet engineer (my boss) use to b*****k me for setting off in 2nd low 

[Vamps]

No offence but how is this thread still going?

More effective tham Temazapam though

You keep coming on to read it though, don't you.......   It's OK, you can come out of the closet, we won't tell anyone....

[ozzycat]

  :ytomorow night bbc4 qt 9 oclock the life of coaches thought you might be interested

[Seth]

Bloody loved it, the fleet engineer (my boss) use to b*****k me for setting off in 2nd low

Usually did the same meself - and there was no-one to b****ck me .... I was the boss!

Could never fathom DAF's reason for fitting the 6-speed splitter box.
6 gears on a coach gave ample ratios in my opinion.

Anyway, here's one of our Plaxton-bodied MB230s, which was liveried for School Travel Service of Enfield, as we undertook a considerable amount of work for them:


I took this one down to St Etienne in Central France via Dieppe, to exchange it with, and subsequently repatriate a problematical Leyland Tiger.

It ran like a dream on the autoroutes .... 'twas 6th high/low gears all the way south from the Peripherique .... with only a Wet Wet Wet tape in the player for company!
 

[Vamps]

I never got on with splitter boxes or axles, I have to admit to never really getting to grips with either..... 
I remember many years ago hiring a tractor unit from BRS? and a friend of mine was the Manager, he offered to follow my out of the yard with a dustpan and brush to pick up the cogs, twas a Leyland.... 

[CaptainZok]

I never got on with splitter boxes or axles, I have to admit to never really getting to grips with either..... 
I remember many years ago hiring a tractor unit from BRS? and a friend of mine was the Manager, he offered to follow my out of the yard with a dustpan and brush to pick up the cogs, twas a Leyland.... 

Never had any troubles with the splitter box in my old Leyland Roadtrain, drop half a gear just by dipping the clutch piece of cake. Mind you some of the pupils my gaffer took out in it couldn't work a constant mesh box and played some horrible tunes.
The 290 Rolly used to happily pull up windy hill at 70 cause we ran empty to Hull every morning to pick up a caravan.

[Vamps]

I never got on with splitter boxes or axles, I have to admit to never really getting to grips with either..... 
I remember many years ago hiring a tractor unit from BRS? and a friend of mine was the Manager, he offered to follow my out of the yard with a dustpan and brush to pick up the cogs, twas a Leyland.... 

Never had any troubles with the splitter box in my old Leyland Roadtrain, drop half a gear just by dipping the clutch piece of cake. Mind you some of the pupils my gaffer took out in it couldn't work a constant mesh box and played some horrible tunes.The 290 Rolly used to happily pull up windy hill at 70 cause we ran empty to Hull every morning to pick up a caravan.

I was fine with a 'crash box' just never got the hang of splitters, passed my test with a crash box...

[The Red Baron]

yep, crash box all the way for me. 

[Seth]

'Crash' box for me too .... sorts the men from the boys every time!

Probably the most difficult to master was AEC's indestructable 6-speed (with mechanical overdrive) unit, as fitted to:



and:



The 'box had a very tightly-arranged 'gate' and combined with rapid drop-off of engine revs from the lively '505' engine, needed some pretty swift double-declutching to obtain a perfect gear-change.

Clutchless changes were easy enough once you were on the move too!

[CaptainZok]

I remember an old ERF we had when I worked at H&G in Wigan. W change rather than H took some getting used to.

[CaptainZok]

Here's a couple of pics from when I was on the caravan shifting job.

[Seth]

Am visiting Winchester on New Years Day, for the annual Friends of King Alfred Running Day, so it'll be a very early start from The Valleys for moi.

Take a look at: http://s262662507.websitehome.co.uk/page63.html

It's a very popular and well-established event, with feeder services being provided from many areas, along with (amongst others), journeys from Winchester to the Mid Hants Railway that connects with their train services on the 'Watercress Line'.

My services have been requested to drive this 'interesting' coach on the service from Bristol, which is nowadays lovingly cared-for by an old friend/colleague:


New to Bristol Omnibus, it's a 1977 Leyland Leopard with Plaxton 'Paramount 3200' body.
It originally had a Plaxton 'Supreme' coach body which was severely damaged by fire.

Anyone interested in coming along?

Now where's that Wood chappie ........... ?

[bored bigyin54]

does anyone remember evans coaces of new tredegar 

[Kevin Wood]

Anyone interested in coming along?

Now where's that Wood chappie ........... ?

I'll be there.. Probably with my parents too, as they will be over and fancy a day out.

Any idea of your ETA in Winchester?