Bus nostalgia

[splott]

See if you Guys( no pun intended ) tell me what this beasty was used for and where.......................................... 8-) 8-)
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Working on the power cables for trolly buses?? :-/ :-/

Yep , Lizzie,and trams. In Liverpool and Birkenhead, they shared it!


Birkenhead Tram


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Liverpool Tram

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See if you Guys( no pun intended ) tell me what this beasty was used for and where.......................................... 8-) 8-)
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Working on the power cables for trolly buses?? :-/ :-/

Yep , Lizzie,and trams. In Liverpool and Birkenhead, they shared it!


Birkenhead Tram


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Liverpool Tram

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Ah Splott, they were all so lovely

Why can those beauties not return fully to our streets?

I was definately born too late in time!

[splott]

See if you Guys( no pun intended ) tell me what this beasty was used for and where.......................................... 8-) 8-)
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Working on the power cables for trolly buses?? :-/ :-/

Yep , Lizzie,and trams. In Liverpool and Birkenhead, they shared it!


Birkenhead Tram


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Liverpool Tram

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Ah Splott, they were all so lovely

Why can those beauties not return fully to our streets?

I was definately born too late in time!

So was I but they run these beauties from the museum down to the Birkenhead pierhead.
You can go on them for 25p, its only a short journey of 2miles but brilliant to say that you have been on one 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[splott]

I remember going on the overhead railway when I was tiny. It was nicknamed the dockers umbrella
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I remember going on the overhead railway when I was tiny. It was nicknamed the dockers umbrella
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What fabulous pictures of a time gone by Splott!! 8-) 8-)

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Some great pictures here of the Liverpool overhead railway

http://dewi.ca/trains/l_o_r/stations.html

[splott]

I remember going on the overhead railway when I was tiny. It was nicknamed the dockers umbrella
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What fabulous pictures of a time gone by Splott!! 8-) 8-)

Ah! Memories of days gone by

[splott]

Some great pictures here of the Liverpool overhead railway

http://dewi.ca/trains/l_o_r/stations.html

Brilliant site.........................................
Here is a digitised viewhttp://vimeo.com/10579532

[Seth]

Shorter-length coaches were specified for each of the 1965/6/7 seasons.
Here's the first of six similar vehicles from the 1965 order, which had fleetnumbers 150-155, and registrations DBO 150C etc.
They were AEC Reliance 470s with Plaxton 'Panorama' 38-seat bodies of 31' 10" length, and were the first new coaches to arrive in WW's Peacock Blue/Royal Ivory livery.


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Brilliant performers with excellent fuel economy, they featured AH470 'wet-linered' engines and AEC's own indestructable 6-speed overdrive constant-mesh (ie 'crash') gearbox, which afforded effortless 70mph cruising.


Six identical coaches arrived in 1966, and were nos. 156-161 - GKG 156D etc.
A further five came in 1967, though these had the then newly-introduced 'dry-linered' AH505 engine and 'Panorama 1' bodies. They were nos. 162-166, JBO 162E etc.

The company re-seated the entire 17 coaches to 40-seaters soon after,  and these were to be Western Welsh's last AEC-based coaches.

The Leyland Leopard would subsequently satisfy it's coaching requirements from 1968 onwards.

[splott]

Shorter-length coaches were specified for each of the 1965/6/7 seasons.
Here's the first of six similar vehicles from the 1965 order, which had fleetnumbers 150-155, and registrations DBO 150C etc.
They were AEC Reliance 470s with Plaxton 'Panorama' 38-seat bodies of 31' 10" length, and were the first new coaches to arrive in WW's Peacock Blue/Royal Ivory livery.


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Brilliant performers with excellent fuel economy, they featured AH470 'wet-linered' engines and AEC's own indestructable 6-speed overdrive constant-mesh (ie 'crash') gearbox, which afforded effortless 70mph cruising.


Six identical coaches arrived in 1966, and were nos. 156-161 - GKG 156D etc.
A further five came in 1967, though these had the then newly-introduced AH505 engine and 'Panorama 1' bodies. They were nos. 162-166, JBO 162E etc.

The company re-seated the entire 17 coaches to 40-seaters soon after,  and these were to be Western Welsh's last AEC-based coaches.

The Leyland Leopard would subsequently satisfy it's coaching requirements from 1968 onwards.

Lovely looking coach but they look a bit cumbersome. Did they wallow a bit, as I can remember being quite sick when on these old coaches

[splott]

Here is a nice picture..............................
Where is it and whose bus yard is it :-/

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[Seth]

Lovely looking coach but they look a bit cumbersome. Did they wallow a bit, as I can remember being quite sick when on these old coaches [/quote]





They could 'wag their tails' a little - these had a slightly longer rear overhang than our other Reliances.
However, once you were familiar with this characteristic, they were quite fine to handle.

The 6-speed 'crash' 'box took some getting used-to.
It had a very tight gate, and it was easy to jump into the wrong gear. It was also a 'fast-changer' - you had to double-declutch a bit sharpishly, as the revs dropped away quickly when changing gears.
Once mastered though, that 'overdrive 6th' gear certainly gave these Reliances a fair turn of speed.

I remember taking 166, one of the 505-engined 1967 deliveries on a weekend railway enthusiasts tour.
We left South Wales on day one, and travelled to the National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire. It was then on to the NRM at York, and an overnight stay.
Day two began with a visit to the K&WVR (and a train ride, of course!), before crossing the Pennines to visit the Flying Scotsman at Carnforth.

It was then home to South Wales via the M6, M5 and M50 motorways making judicious use of that sixth gear!
Needless to say, we didn't hang around, and 166 never missed a beat all weekend.

The melodious sound effects of the 505 engine in full cry, plus the whine from that 6th gear were music to my ears!

[Seth]

Here is a nice picture..............................
Where is it and whose bus yard is it :-/

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'Tis (was) my home depot at Bridgend, and the photo would've been taken from the canteen in the early '60s.
Bridgend was regarded as 'the jewel in the crown' of the Western Welsh empire.
It was the largest and most modern depot, with almost 100 vehicles 'on shed' at this time.
Bus station, depot etc all on one convenient town centre site.
The canteen was atop our workshop - 72 stairs to get your grub!

There's a Leyland Atlantean top left, with one of the unhappy Albion Nimbuses turning the corner into the 'graveyard'
Loads of Leyland Tiger Cubs too!

[splott]

Here is a nice picture..............................
Where is it and whose bus yard is it :-/

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'Tis (was) my home depot at Bridgend, and the photo would've been taken from the canteen in the early '60s.
Bridgend was regarded as 'the jewel in the crown' of the Western Welsh empire.
It was the largest and most modern depot, with almost 100 vehicles 'on shed' at this time.
Bus station, depot etc all on one convenient town centre site.
The canteen was atop our workshop - 72 stairs to get your grub!

There's a Leyland Atlantean top left, with one of the unhappy Albion Nimbuses turning the corner into the 'graveyard'
Loads of Leyland Tiger Cubs too!

Brings back memories, then, Sethsmate?

[splott]

Two lovely pictures from Sethsmates Library, all I know is, they are Western Welsh


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