Bus nostalgia

[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

Closer this time?................................................. :-/


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[splott]

Or this one...............................................

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[splott]

Another Sethsmate picture:-.............................


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[Seth]

Not many folk realised this, but in 1971, Western Welsh took delivery of 20 Bristol RELL6Ls.

They were registered UKG 801J-820J, and given fleet numbers 801-820.
All were identically-bodied, again by Marshalls of Cambridge, and to the ultimate BET Federation outline.
The chassis was specified with the Leyland 0.680 engine option, and remotely-mounted 5-speed semi-automatic transmission.
All were OMO-equipped.

801-805 were initially allocated to Crosskeys (grey diamond), and were regular performers on the lengthy 303 service to distant Tredegar. 805 is seen here at Cardiff Central Bus Station awaiting departure.

However, 806-820 were not licensed by Western Welsh.
Together with 801-805, the entire 20 were soon transferred to South Wales Transport during NBC's major re-organisation of it's operations within the South Wales area. They were variously allocated to SWT's depots at Gorseinon, Neath and Swansea (Brunswick Street). The Neath-based ones were thence regularly used on their 'mountain' service which linked Swansea, Neath and Maesteg.    

[splott]

Here you are Sethmate a Red version..........................




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[Seth]

By now repainted into NBC corporate livery, 630 is seen here at Swansea's Quadrant Bus Station.

It's a Neath-based bus at this point in it's life, and has in fact worked through from my home-town on the 234 service. This service was jointly worked by SWT's Neath depot and National Welsh's Bridgend depot. End-to-end running time was a scheduled 2 hours 15 minutes.

[Steve Brookman]

Hello all,

Is the Barry festival of transport on this year?

We used to have a bus show in Blackwood but they moved it last year to Llancaiach fawr-hardly any buses there at all.

Always wanted a bus or coach.

[STMO999]

Or this one...............................................

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Not interested in trucks or buses, but that is a beauty.

[alunonhisown]

Or this one...............................................

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Not interested in trucks or buses, but that is a beauty.

I think the gold one a page or two back is nicer, only my opinion.

[Darth Loo-knee]

I must admit I thought you lot rather sad when this thread first started gaining alot of interest... since then I have changed my mind :-? A few of you have impressed me, especially Sethsmate with your knowledge of these Buses.

My Dad was a bus driver for years through the 70's on. There is a bloke down the road from me who has bought an old Bristol which I was going to take a picture of and post it on here, as my Dad drove it when it was brand new. PMT "Potteries Motor Traction" was the main bus company around here, where I myself served my Apprenticeship.
I had to go into different departments, fibreglassing, stores etc.. when in the stores had to go up to this old room where the cloth for the seats etc was kept. There was a ladder going into what can only be discribed as a cockloft  which has a light bulb up there. There was 6 ledgers with gold edging looked like huge Bibles. I was really interested and was reading about Ned had shoes fitted today at 1d, a bale of hay etc would love to know where they are now hope the Library got them else I may aswell of had one 

[STMO999]

I must admit I thought you lot rather sad when this thread first started gaining alot of interest... since then I have changed my mind :-? A few of you have impressed me, especially Sethsmate with your knowledge of these Buses.

My Dad was a bus driver for years through the 70's on. There is a bloke down the road from me who has bought an old Bristol which I was going to take a picture of and post it on here, as my Dad drove it when it was brand new. PMT "Potteries Motor Traction" was the main bus company around here, where I myself served my Apprenticeship.
I had to go into different departments, fibreglassing, stores etc.. when in the stores had to go up to this old room where the cloth for the seats etc was kept. There was a ladder going into what can only be discribed as a cockloft  which has a light bulb up there. There was 6 ledgers with gold edging looked like huge Bibles. I was really interested and was reading about Ned had shoes fitted today at 1d, a bale of hay etc would love to know where they are now hope the Library got them else I may aswell of had one 

If you say so Daz

[alunonhisown]

There you go Byron, we have converted the Dark One.
He be stripping Bristols( ) before we know it.

[splott]

I must admit I thought you lot rather sad when this thread first started gaining alot of interest... since then I have changed my mind :-? A few of you have impressed me, especially Sethsmate with your knowledge of these Buses.

My Dad was a bus driver for years through the 70's on. There is a bloke down the road from me who has bought an old Bristol which I was going to take a picture of and post it on here, as my Dad drove it when it was brand new. PMT "Potteries Motor Traction" was the main bus company around here, where I myself served my Apprenticeship.
I had to go into different departments, fibreglassing, stores etc.. when in the stores had to go up to this old room where the cloth for the seats etc was kept. There was a ladder going into what can only be discribed as a cockloft  which has a light bulb up there. There was 6 ledgers with gold edging looked like huge Bibles. I was really interested and was reading about Ned had shoes fitted today at 1d, a bale of hay etc would love to know where they are now hope the Library got them else I may aswell of had one

If you say so Daz

Your being serious, never known that since I've been on this forum........................................................
Still waiting for the punch line

[splott]

I must admit I thought you lot rather sad when this thread first started gaining alot of interest... since then I have changed my mind :-? A few of you have impressed me, especially Sethsmate with your knowledge of these Buses.

My Dad was a bus driver for years through the 70's on. There is a bloke down the road from me who has bought an old Bristol which I was going to take a picture of and post it on here, as my Dad drove it when it was brand new. PMT "Potteries Motor Traction" was the main bus company around here, where I myself served my Apprenticeship.
I had to go into different departments, fibreglassing, stores etc.. when in the stores had to go up to this old room where the cloth for the seats etc was kept. There was a ladder going into what can only be discribed as a cockloft  which has a light bulb up there. There was 6 ledgers with gold edging looked like huge Bibles. I was really interested and was reading about Ned had shoes fitted today at 1d, a bale of hay etc would love to know where they are now hope the Library got them else I may aswell of had one

If you say so Daz

Your being serious, never known that since I've been on this forum........................................................
Still waiting for the punch line

Is it like this Daz..................................................

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[Seth]

I must admit I thought you lot rather sad when this thread first started gaining alot of interest... since then I have changed my mind :-? A few of you have impressed me, especially Sethsmate with your knowledge of these Buses.

My Dad was a bus driver for years through the 70's on. There is a bloke down the road from me who has bought an old Bristol which I was going to take a picture of and post it on here, as my Dad drove it when it was brand new. PMT "Potteries Motor Traction" was the main bus company around here, where I myself served my Apprenticeship.
I had to go into different departments, fibreglassing, stores etc.. when in the stores had to go up to this old room where the cloth for the seats etc was kept. There was a ladder going into what can only be discribed as a cockloft  which has a light bulb up there. There was 6 ledgers with gold edging looked like huge Bibles. I was really interested and was reading about Ned had shoes fitted today at 1d, a bale of hay etc would love to know where they are now hope the Library got them else I may aswell of had one 

Well there we are then Daz, we're both NBC-trained

Your apprenticeship sounds a lot like the happy four years that I spent - going around the different departments etc.
Best was the Engine Shop and Paintshop during my 13-week stint at the Central Works in Ely, Cardiff.


Plenty of larking around amongst the apprentices too - including the day that I dropped a (broken) box of 5000 3/16" pop rivets all over the stores floor.


I was made to pick every one of them up too - bugger!