Bus nostalgia

[Jim]

I had to get a bus yesterday from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow, bus travel is not that bad these days it was very comfortable inside:

This is the bus I travelled on:

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I had to get a bus yesterday from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow, bus travel is that bad these days:

This is the bus I travelled on:

An air bus Jim

No seriously no picture is showing!

[splott]

OK, so your not interested in my wife's Great Aunt May then

Relax my man - still trying to work out what make chara it is!

Answers on a postcard to 'our man on the Wirral' please!

I think it is an Albion circa 1919 Not sure though

[Jim]

I had to get a bus yesterday from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow, bus travel is that bad these days:

This is the bus I travelled on:

An air bus Jim

No seriously no picture is showing!

Sorted now

[Seth]

Re: the top two photos
The Y-type could be specified with the longer panoramic windows, or the shorter multi-bay arrangement as seen on this trusty Leopard.

The third shot is of an Alexander T-type body (fore-runner of the TE) on a Leyland Leopard.

At around this time, Leyland announced that it was to discontinue the 4-speed manual gearbox option on the Leopard.

As the Scottish Bus Group was reluctant to accept the ubiquitous semi-automatic version, it turned to Seddon, who came up with the 'Pennine 7' chassis, powered by the Gardner 6HLX unit. However, this chassis wasn't entirely successful, and SBG returned to semi-auto Leopards for it's requirements.

[splott]

Re: the top two photos
The Y-type could be specified with the longer panoramic windows, or the shorter multi-bay arrangement as seen on this trusty Leopard.

The third shot is of a T-type (fore-runner of the TE) on a Leyland Leopard.

At around this time, Leyland announced that it was to discontinue the 4-speed manual gearbox option on the Leopard.

As the Scottish Bus Group was reluctant to accept the ubiquitous semi-automatic version, it turned to Seddon, who came up with the 'Pennine 7' chassis powered by the Gardner 6HLX unit. However, this chassis wasn't entirely successful, and SBG returned to the Leopard with semi-auto 'box for it's requirements.

Byron, Di, Liz and others we are famous 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Put Bus nostalgia into Google

[Vamps]

Fame at last.......

[splott]

Fame at last.......

So Andy Warhol was right 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[splott]

More Charabancs........................................

Dennis
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Ford I Think
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Albion at Llandudno
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Leyland
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[The Red Baron]

to me the white one could be a guy?

[splott]

to me the white one could be a guy?

You could be right,  this one I'm not sure, I thought it was made in the States.
The originals, that we called charabancs, came from the states and were mainly Fords. :-/ :-/ :-/

[The Red Baron]

to me the white one could be a guy?

You could be right,  this one I'm not sure, I thought it was made in the States.
The originals, that we called charabancs, came from the states and were mainly Fords. :-/ :-/ :-/

no doubt byron will put us right on it

[The Red Baron]

this is burton corporation no 16 i have shares in.

[Vamps]

this is burton corporation no 16 i have shares in.

It's a bit old.......
Can I have a drive.....

[Seth]

to me the white one could be a guy?

You could be right,  this one I'm not sure, I thought it was made in the States.
The originals, that we called charabancs, came from the states and were mainly Fords. :-/ :-/ :-/

no doubt byron will put us right on it

Are you ready for this folks?

It's a Leyland Lioness, and was owned (maybe it still is) by Winkleigh guru Colin Shears.
West of England Transport Collection etc.