Bus nostalgia

[splott]

I should add, we also have these on site at Ruddington:

Operational

Routemaster RCL London Transport CUV 218C built in 1965.
AEC Regent III Nottingham City Transport OTV 161 built in 1954.
Leyland Atlantean open-top ex Northern General and Trent ORC 545P built in 1976.
Trent Buses AEC Militant 'wrecker' GSU 841 "Gus" built in 1952.

Under light work

Leyland Atlantean Nottingham City Transport ARC 666T "Andrew Pickering" built in 1978

Undergoing restoration

Barton Transport AEC Reliance/Plaxton Panorama coach 866 HAL built in 1960.
Leyland PD1 ex Leicester and Barton DJF 349 built in 1947.

Stored

Leyland Lion LT5 South Notts VO 8846 built in 1933.
Leyland National Mk.1 Trent Buses KVO 429P built in 1975.
Leyland Royal Tiger/Duple Roadmaster South Notts MAL 310 built in 1951. 
Leyland PD1 Barton Transport JVO 230 built in 1948.

All based at Loughborough? Where about are they?

All based just up the road at Ruddington (which is where the locos are to).

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.884958,-1.147873&spn=0.001641,0.004812&t=h&z=18

less than 10 miles from loughborough

Can anyone just roll up  and have a look around, or is there a contact number. I would love to nose about there

[Marks DTM Calib]

I should add, we also have these on site at Ruddington:

Operational

Routemaster RCL London Transport CUV 218C built in 1965.
AEC Regent III Nottingham City Transport OTV 161 built in 1954.
Leyland Atlantean open-top ex Northern General and Trent ORC 545P built in 1976.
Trent Buses AEC Militant 'wrecker' GSU 841 "Gus" built in 1952.

Under light work

Leyland Atlantean Nottingham City Transport ARC 666T "Andrew Pickering" built in 1978

Undergoing restoration

Barton Transport AEC Reliance/Plaxton Panorama coach 866 HAL built in 1960.
Leyland PD1 ex Leicester and Barton DJF 349 built in 1947.

Stored

Leyland Lion LT5 South Notts VO 8846 built in 1933.
Leyland National Mk.1 Trent Buses KVO 429P built in 1975.
Leyland Royal Tiger/Duple Roadmaster South Notts MAL 310 built in 1951. 
Leyland PD1 Barton Transport JVO 230 built in 1948.

All based at Loughborough? Where about are they?

All based just up the road at Ruddington (which is where the locos are to).

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.884958,-1.147873&spn=0.001641,0.004812&t=h&z=18

less than 10 miles from loughborough

Can anyone just roll up  and have a look around, or is there a contact number. I would love to nose about there

Officialy open to the public on Sundays with the trains operating.

Un-officialy open on Saturdays and the guys in the bus group are there then and more than happy to let you have a look round.

[splott]

Bova Futura 2 if I'm not wrong......
BRILLIANT bus, nearly bought one just the same instead of my "swiftie", only reason I didn't, is it would not fit on my drive!!!

Yes your right, and they are lovely coaches

[Sixstring]

Isn't it strange.............so many bus nerds on an Omega forum!!!

And what is more sad.........ladies who know about them too........I LOVE IT.

[splott]

Isn't it strange.............so many bus nerds on an Omega forum!!!

And what is more sad.........ladies who know about them too........I LOVE IT.

Bus Anoraks.
You can get a BA honours in this thread
There is a couple of ladies on the forum that know more about bus than you could imagine.
And then there is Sethsmate he is the local bus guru

[alunonhisown]

]I reckon that this is actually a Scammell that's had an Atki cab grafted on[/highlight].

Anyone? :-/

By, I was thinking the same, it does look odd. I looked up J Crow and came back with this.

Here is the history as recorded for the J. Crow Atki's.
James Crow Snr purchased several bonneted Atkinson's, he retained the 6 wheel and the four
wheeler for himself whilst One four wheeler went to Colin Noble for use with his
slip and another 4 wheeler went to Marshalls Amusements here in Yorkshire (there
could be more that he sold on) The Noble vehicle ended its days in the
Hetton Le Hole scrap yard of Jimmy Monte, whilst the Marshall's machine was sold
to a local farmer in York. The farmer although an enthusiast did
nothing with the Atki only used around the farm for tree pulling etc. After
severel attempts this Atki was sold and moved down South, I belive that
restoration is on going or it could even be complete and out now. Both the 6
and 4 wheelers that were still in Crows fleet were sold for scrap when James
Crow Snr passed over. and both went to Jimmy Montes scrap yard at Hetton le
Hole. However both were rescued the six wheeler minus engine. The four wheeler
is still up North and is now preserved back into Pickfords livery and attends
many rallys including Pickering. Restoration of the six wheeler
is still on going I believe. If you want to see pictures of both the former
Crow vehicles in their working days with Pickfords you need to try to find the
now out of print book in the "Trucks in Britain"series titled Pickfords. I
hope that the above is of information to you.
So maybe NOT a cut and GRAFT after all.

[mudflap]

Another little gem from my model collection

[splott]

Another little gem from my model collection

Loverly, mate it looks great. Did you make it or is it a Corgi type model? Nice shine on both the bus and the taxi

[splott]

]I reckon that this is actually a Scammell that's had an Atki cab grafted on[/highlight].

Anyone? :-/

By, I was thinking the same, it does look odd. I looked up J Crow and came back with this.

Here is the history as recorded for the J. Crow Atki's.
James Crow Snr purchased several bonneted Atkinson's, he retained the 6 wheel and the four
wheeler for himself whilst One four wheeler went to Colin Noble for use with his
slip and another 4 wheeler went to Marshalls Amusements here in Yorkshire (there
could be more that he sold on) The Noble vehicle ended its days in the
Hetton Le Hole scrap yard of Jimmy Monte, whilst the Marshall's machine was sold
to a local farmer in York. The farmer although an enthusiast did
nothing with the Atki only used around the farm for tree pulling etc. After
severel attempts this Atki was sold and moved down South, I belive that
restoration is on going or it could even be complete and out now. Both the 6
and 4 wheelers that were still in Crows fleet were sold for scrap when James
Crow Snr passed over. and both went to Jimmy Montes scrap yard at Hetton le
Hole. However both were rescued the six wheeler minus engine. The four wheeler
is still up North and is now preserved back into Pickfords livery and attends
many rallys including Pickering. Restoration of the six wheeler
is still on going I believe. If you want to see pictures of both the former
Crow vehicles in their working days with Pickfords you need to try to find the
now out of print book in the "Trucks in Britain"series titled Pickfords. I
hope that the above is of information to you.
So maybe NOT a cut and GRAFT after all.

Is this it Di.....................................................


The only clues I can give you are the words 'Crow Carrying Company' on the door, and the 'Cummins Diesel' badge on the grille.

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[splott]

You don't see many of this type of  bus.......................

What is it?
I will tell you that it is pictured in Malta

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[Seth]

'fraid not lad!

Depicted here is an ex-US Army Diamond T tank transporter tractor.
I'm sure that they were originally powered by a Hercules 'straight-six' petrol engine. Looks like this one's been re-powered with a Cummins diesel unit.

There were quite a few of these around here on heavy recovery work.

[Seth]

You don't see many of this type of  bus.......................

What is it?
I will tell you that it is pictured in Malta

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The prime mover is a Scammell Scarab.

[splott]

'fraid not lad!

Depicted here is an ex-US Army Diamond T tank transporter tractor.
I'm sure that they were originally powered by a Hercules 'straight-six' petrol engine. Looks like this one's been re-powered with a Cummins diesel unit.

There were quite a few of these around here on heavy recovery work.

Oooooops, I'll keep looking

[CaptainZok]

You don't see many of this type of  bus.......................

What is it?
I will tell you that it is pictured in Malta

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Converted Scammell Scarab?

[alunonhisown]

You don't see many of this type of  bus.......................

What is it?
I will tell you that it is pictured in Malta

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Looks like British Airways colours???