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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #105 on: 17 March 2010, 23:58:41 »

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Very nice too!! :-* :-* :-* :-*

My childhood always comes fooding back when I see those type of buses 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)


mine comes back when i see a 1998 S reg  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #106 on: 18 March 2010, 00:04:36 »

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i would like to say thanks guys for bringing back all the old memorys of buses and coaches .i past my psv test on a pd2 in 1972 .nottingham city transport .we use to call them backenders .they have crash gearboxes .you had to double the clutch when changeing gear. no power steering in them days .the windsceen use to open forward nice inthe summer .you had to be carefull when you got in because some times you could not find the gearstick ? it was up your trouser leg .i drove buses and coaches fo twenty nine fantastic years .brilliant job .i pack it in because i could not stand people talking behind my back? :D ;D ;D :y

Suppose you have been going through all the links for the past couple of days ;) ;) ;) :y
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« Reply #107 on: 18 March 2010, 00:11:26 »

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A fiver say he know's................

 Your right, didn't think any different really............. :(

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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #108 on: 18 March 2010, 00:31:52 »

yes some nice buses i am not an anorak .still like looking at them driven a few in my time on the continent .i never had a bump or got done for anything .i have taken a few celebs around ! roy wood .lionel blair bugger wouldant stop dancing .we had a contract with central tv and use to take the cast and extras out on location .one was shine on harvey moon can you remember that one sp?took them to loughborough they was filming on the steam train  at the railway museum.i have also done a fair bit on the mecanical side .immet byron at the newent meet last year .he has been around a bit good lad  we had the same colour migs  :y . :y
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« Reply #109 on: 18 March 2010, 00:37:42 »

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yes some nice buses i am not an anorak .still like looking at them driven a few in my time on the continent .i never had a bump or got done for anything .i have taken a few celebs around ! roy wood .lionel blair bugger wouldant stop dancing .we had a contract with central tv and use to take the cast and extras out on location .one was shine on harvey moon can you remember that one sp?took them to loughborough they was filming on the steam train  at the railway museum.i have also done a fair bit on the mecanical side .immet byron at the newent meet last year .he has been around a bit good lad  we had the same colour migs  :y . :y


 Are you going to Wellands, Byron is trying to organise an OOF meeting there. See " Meetings " as he has posted the arrangements on there.  We're taking the caravan and going to stay over for a couple of nights :y :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #110 on: 18 March 2010, 00:48:31 »

not sure yet i will have to have a look. i am having head gasket problems with my miggy and i havent had much time to sort her out yet .you no starts up lumpy and steam comin from the exhaust. i am disabled so i am a bit slow getting things done i will have to let you no ? :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #111 on: 18 March 2010, 00:53:38 »

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not sure yet i will have to have a look. i am having head gasket problems with my miggy and i havent had much time to sort her out yet .you no starts up lumpy and steam comin from the exhaust. i am disabled so i am a bit slow getting things done i will have to let you no ? :y

I have probs with my car too, but I will sort it out by then. I hope :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #112 on: 18 March 2010, 11:44:28 »

 But tell me this..................
 Regarding the system of coloured diamonds that are on the buses above the fleet numbers. How many colours and depots were in the Western Welsh empire!

Gotchya, ;) I've done my homework on this  :y



If we take the mid-1960s, (just before I started working for WW), there were some 20 depots situated across a large swathe of southern Wales.
The total fleet strength was around 560 buses.

If you drew an imaginary line from Aberystwyth to Hereford, then another line south to Newport, then the area bounded by it was Western Welsh territory. The only exclusion was Swansea and the Gower peninsular - this area was the preserve of the South Wales Transport and United Welsh concerns.



A system of coloured diamonds was used to denote the area to which a bus was allocated thus:

Green:
Ammanford, Carmarthen, Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Newcastle Emlyn, New Quay, St David's.

Blue:
Bridgend, Kenfig Hill, Port Talbot.

Red:
Aberdare, Neath.

Grey:
Cross Keys, Cwmbran, Pontypool.

Black:
Barry.

White:
Brecon.

Orange:
Cardiff (Penarth Road).

Interestingly, the coach fleet never carried the coloured diamonds, and was generally based at the Head Office & Central Workshops at Cardiff (Ely).

Western Welsh was keen to support a thriving staff sports & social scene.
Accordingly, Bridgend's rugby team was fielded in a blue strip, with Haverfordwest's similarly in green, and so on.
 
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #113 on: 18 March 2010, 12:44:44 »

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But tell me this..................
 Regarding the system of coloured diamonds that are on the buses above the fleet numbers. How many colours and depots were in the Western Welsh empire!

Gotchya, ;) I've done my homework on this  :y



If we take the mid-1960s, (just before I started working for WW), there were some 20 depots situated across a large swathe of southern Wales.
The total fleet strength was around 560 buses.

If you drew an imaginary line from Aberystwyth to Hereford, then another line south to Newport, then the area bounded by it was Western Welsh territory. The only exclusion was Swansea and the Gower peninsular - this area was the preserve of the South Wales Transport and United Welsh concerns.



A system of coloured diamonds was used to denote the area to which a bus was allocated thus:

Green:
Ammanford, Carmarthen, Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Newcastle Emlyn, New Quay, St David's.

Blue:
Bridgend, Kenfig Hill, Port Talbot.

Red:
Aberdare, Neath.

Grey:
Cross Keys, Cwmbran, Pontypool.

Black:
Barry.

White:
Brecon.

Orange:
Cardiff (Penarth Road).

Interestingly, the coach fleet never carried the coloured diamonds, and was generally based at the Head Office & Central Workshops at Cardiff (Ely).

Western Welsh was keen to support a thriving staff sports & social scene.
Accordingly, Bridgend's rugby team was fielded in a blue strip, with Haverfordwest's similarly in green, and so on.
 


Close enough................ another BA Honours  :y

Did you know that, during the war, the Western Welsh bus company had their own Home Guard Regiment. It was based in Barry 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #114 on: 18 March 2010, 17:44:33 »

Yes indeed come to think of it!
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« Reply #115 on: 18 March 2010, 18:02:15 »

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Yes indeed come to think of it!
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Couldn't find out much about the home guard  at Barry but I found this site that may be of interest. :y
Its more buses ::)
http://www.bus-and-coach-photos.com/index.asp


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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #116 on: 18 March 2010, 18:14:20 »

Can anyone come up with anything about this bus? Where I got the picture, the people are looking for information on it!!! :y :y



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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #117 on: 18 March 2010, 18:16:34 »

It's a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista body.
Usual seating capacity was 29 passengers.

Looks like this one has the optional sliding roof.
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« Reply #118 on: 18 March 2010, 18:19:01 »

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Can anyone come up with anything about this bus? Where I got the picture, the people are looking for information on it!!! :y :y



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In 1964/5 I went to school on a bus like that from Haselmere to Midhurst and back again!

A lovely cute coach :-* :-* :-*
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #119 on: 18 March 2010, 18:23:12 »

These were simplicity themselves!
28hp 4-cylinder OHV petrol engine.
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