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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!

What a beautiful looking bus, inside and out Seth!

I love that seating arrangement on the top floor; how different from "standard" practice.  Looking at the pictures, did passengers go down along the sunken walkway from the top of the stairs to the front to them go down between the two rows of double seats?  Or did they simply have to shuffle through each set of seats to get to the inner row?

In short though an impressive quality bus with some lovely features, such as the seats and lighting. All so 'up market' compared to a contemporary RT or Routemaster of London Transport and others working in Kent.

[Seth]

And the consequential intrusion of the sunken gangway into the offside of the lower saloon

remember them when i worked on them . banged my head a few times 

Is that what caused your preference for 'pattern' parts, Rolf?

[Seth]

Wow!

What a beautiful looking bus, inside and out Seth!

I love that seating arrangement on the top floor; how different from "standard" practice.  Looking at the pictures, did passengers go down along the sunken walkway from the top of the stairs to the front to them go down between the two rows of double seats?  Or did they simply have to shuffle through each set of seats to get to the inner row?

In short though an impressive quality bus with some lovely features, such as the seats and lighting. All so 'up market' compared to a contemporary RT or Routemaster of London Transport and others working in Kent.

Up the stairs, along the sunken offside gangway, then shuffle into the seat of your choice, Lizzie.

Bit of a nightmare for the conductor ... until the advent of the 'true' low-height (as opposed to 'lowbridge') models such as the AEC Bridgemaster/Renown, Albion Lowlander, Bristol Lodekka and Dennis Loline.

And another practical feature on these Massey bodies:


A rearward-facing row of seats against the front bulkhead on the lower deck

[bored bigyin54]

Wow!

What a beautiful looking bus, inside and out Seth!

I love that seating arrangement on the top floor; how different from "standard" practice.  Looking at the pictures, did passengers go down along the sunken walkway from the top of the stairs to the front to them go down between the two rows of double seats?  Or did they simply have to shuffle through each set of seats to get to the inner row?

In short though an impressive quality bus with some lovely features, such as the seats and lighting. All so 'up market' compared to a contemporary RT or Routemaster of London Transport and others working in Kent.

Up the stairs, along the sunken offside gangway, then shuffle into the seat of your choice, Lizzie.

Bit of a nightmare for the conductor ... until the advent of the 'true' low-height (as opposed to 'lowbridge') models such as the AEC Bridgemaster/Renown, Albion Lowlander, Bristol Lodekka and Dennis Loline.

And another practical feature on these Massey bodies:


A rearward-facing row of seats against the front bulkhead on the lower deck

tell me about it seth how do you highlight the stuff

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!

What a beautiful looking bus, inside and out Seth!

I love that seating arrangement on the top floor; how different from "standard" practice.  Looking at the pictures, did passengers go down along the sunken walkway from the top of the stairs to the front to them go down between the two rows of double seats?  Or did they simply have to shuffle through each set of seats to get to the inner row?

In short though an impressive quality bus with some lovely features, such as the seats and lighting. All so 'up market' compared to a contemporary RT or Routemaster of London Transport and others working in Kent.

Up the stairs, along the sunken offside gangway, then shuffle into the seat of your choice, Lizzie.

Bit of a nightmare for the conductor ... until the advent of the 'true' low-height (as opposed to 'lowbridge') models such as the AEC Bridgemaster/Renown, Albion Lowlander, Bristol Lodekka and Dennis Loline.

And another practical feature on these Massey bodies:


A rearward-facing row of seats against the front bulkhead on the lower deck

Thanks Seth

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Remember when London Transport publicised their testing of RT buses?

I do as a child, and I am still fascinating by the site of the tilt test being carried out.  I have just dug up on Youtube the film I remember for another thread, but it is worthy on this Bus Nostalgia thread for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

 

[Seth]

Wow!

What a beautiful looking bus, inside and out Seth!

Indeed Lizzie, and here's the finishing touch to a fine restoration:


The nicely-reproduced fleetname legend on an Oxford blue background

[Seth]

Here's a trio of the main workhorses from the Bedwas & Machen fleet:


Three 27ft AEC Regent Vs with 59-seat open-platformed lowbridge Massey bodies.
All had the lively 7.7-litre AV470 engines with 4-speed all-synchromesh gearboxes

No 8 (left) was a 2MD3RA model with full air brakes, whilst nos 5/11 were vacuum-braked MD3RV versions.

This post-1974 photo shows the trio after merger into the Rhymney Valley District Council operation, and their subsequent renumbering.

[Seth]

Remember when London Transport publicised their testing of RT buses?

I do as a child, and I am still fascinating by the site of the tilt test being carried out.  I have just dug up on Youtube the film I remember for another thread, but it is worthy on this Bus Nostalgia thread for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

 

Very interesting Lizzie - enjoyed that!

[MR MISTER]

You can leave..come back...leave...come back....leave..
but you can always guarantee that this fickin thread will still be here...

[Seth]

You can leave..come back...leave...come back....leave..
but you can always guarantee that this fickin thread will still be here...

Knew that you'd resurface whence I resurrected it ... just knew that you would!

Sod off Steamy and go hassle Gixer ... 'cos I reckon he's also lurking 'round these parts!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

God, is nothing sacred?!

STEMO / our Steve no less on the Bus Nostalgia thread?!

Never thought that would happen.  He cannot take the pi.. about it ever again now!

[Seth]

God, is nothing sacred?!

STEMO / our Steve no less on the Bus Nostalgia thread?!

Never thought that would happen.  He cannot take the pi.. about it ever again now!

He will though, Lizzie ... ain't no doubt about it missus

[Seth]

Kevin Wood ('cos I've gotta 'keep in' with 'im!) may just be familiar with this fine machine:


A 'true' low height (as opposed to 'lowbridge') specimen from the AEC stable!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Kevin Wood ('cos I've gotta 'keep in' with 'im!) may just be familiar with this fine machine:


A 'true' low height (as opposed to 'lowbridge') specimen from the AEC stable!

That is a lovely and seemingly very familiar looking bus Seth.

Is that not the same type used down here in Kent by the Maidstone & District Bus Company?