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[splott]

Found this site for steam buffs..................................
You can even buy a Traction engine from these people 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

http://www.prestonservices.co.uk/traction.htm

Very nice!! 8-) 8-)  I would willingly accepted one of those as a gift!

However, if I had a spare £1 million floating around, with another few million pounds as back up, it is first a standard guage steam railway engine I would buy, then secondly I would buy my old beloved coach MUD 975, with thirdly the purchase of a fully restored London RT or RM bus 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Lizzie
I have searched everywhere for your beloved coach MUD 975. The nearest I got was, you can by a black and white picture of it on Ebay

Thanks Splott, and yes I saw that as well, along with a suggestion on the internet that it has been sold to someone abroad!!

Thank God I still have my treasured picture of MUD 975, with my then three year old daughter looking out at me! :



Happy days! 8-) 8-) 8-)

I have seen your picture before but hadn't noticed your little girl in the window
Dare I ask how old she is now

Yes Splott, she is a mother of two of 32 years of age! 

God she maked me feel old now, especially when my eldest son is 35 this September!

Your kids are the same age as my two older children. Girl of 32 with two kids and son of 35 with two kids. I also have a daughter of 22 and two lovely step kids of 16 and 23. And you said YOU feel old!!!!!

What a great coincidence Splott!! 8-) 8-)

Certainly is
To add to coincidence, I was working in Hythe in Kent last year. I wiped out an Omega at the Ashford junction on the M20. Not my fault by the way

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Found this site for steam buffs..................................
You can even buy a Traction engine from these people 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

http://www.prestonservices.co.uk/traction.htm

Very nice!! 8-) 8-)  I would willingly accepted one of those as a gift!

However, if I had a spare £1 million floating around, with another few million pounds as back up, it is first a standard guage steam railway engine I would buy, then secondly I would buy my old beloved coach MUD 975, with thirdly the purchase of a fully restored London RT or RM bus 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Lizzie
I have searched everywhere for your beloved coach MUD 975. The nearest I got was, you can by a black and white picture of it on Ebay

Thanks Splott, and yes I saw that as well, along with a suggestion on the internet that it has been sold to someone abroad!!

Thank God I still have my treasured picture of MUD 975, with my then three year old daughter looking out at me! :



Happy days! 8-) 8-) 8-)

I have seen your picture before but hadn't noticed your little girl in the window
Dare I ask how old she is now

Yes Splott, she is a mother of two of 32 years of age! 

God she maked me feel old now, especially when my eldest son is 35 this September!

Your kids are the same age as my two older children. Girl of 32 with two kids and son of 35 with two kids. I also have a daughter of 22 and two lovely step kids of 16 and 23. And you said YOU feel old!!!!!

What a great coincidence Splott!! 8-) 8-)

Certainly is
To add to coincidence, I was working in Hythe in Kent last year. I wiped out an Omega at the Ashford junction on the M20. Not my fault by the way

................and when I was back to work after having my children I used to visit Hythe, in Hampshire, and when travelling towards Christchurch I was almost flatterned by a fully loaded 4 axle 20 ton lorry who couldn't get his brakes to stop him, going downhill, whilst approaching my stationery Ford Cortina 1600 Estate!  

Fresh knickers were required that day!!

[splott]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

........................one like this, that by the way George, my wonderful South London born and bred Father-in-law, used to call a "charabang"...............I wonder what went on in that wide bodied vehicle??!!



 8-) 8-)

[splott]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

My Dad went to Blackpool, a 50mile trip,on a Charabanc and while he was there went on a Mystery Tour, on another Charabanc. He ended up in New Brighton. Which is 3 miles away from Birkenhead where we lived 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

My Dad went to Blackpool, a 50mile trip,on a Charabanc and while he was there went on a Mystery Tour, on another Charabanc. He ended up in New Brighton. Which is 3 miles away from Birkenhead where we lived 

But in those days 3 whole miles could be a very long way...........like going to the moon!!

[splott]

........................one like this, that by the way George, my wonderful South London born and bred Father-in-law, used to call a "charabang"...............I wonder what went on in that wide bodied vehicle??!!



 8-) 8-)

Lovely picture
I don't think you could get up to much in a Chara

[Lizzie_Zoom]

........................one like this, that by the way George, my wonderful South London born and bred Father-in-law, used to call a "charabang"...............I wonder what went on in that wide bodied vehicle??!!



 8-) 8-)

Lovely picture
I don't think you could get up to much in a Chara

No possibly you couldn't, when the women all looked as if they could kill any man who tried it on!!

[splott]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

My Dad went to Blackpool, a 50mile trip,on a Charabanc and while he was there went on a Mystery Tour, on another Charabanc. He ended up in New Brighton. Which is 3 miles away from Birkenhead where we lived 

But in those days 3 whole miles could be a very long way...........like going to the moon!!

If you remember one of my original posts that showed a yellow Wallasey bus, it only cost a penny to get from New Brighton to Birkenhead. Which was a lot then but he saved his money by not buying beer in Blackpool  :y

[splott]

........................one like this, that by the way George, my wonderful South London born and bred Father-in-law, used to call a "charabang"...............I wonder what went on in that wide bodied vehicle??!!



 8-) 8-)

Lovely picture
I don't think you could get up to much in a Chara

No possibly you couldn't, when the women all looked as if they could kill any man who tried it on!!

How could you undo a corssete ( if thats how you spell it ). Women were safe on a bus then

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

My Dad went to Blackpool, a 50mile trip,on a Charabanc and while he was there went on a Mystery Tour, on another Charabanc. He ended up in New Brighton. Which is 3 miles away from Birkenhead where we lived 

But in those days 3 whole miles could be a very long way...........like going to the moon!!

If you remember one of my original posts that showed a yellow Wallasey bus, it only cost a penny to get from New Brighton to Birkenhead. Which was a lot then but he saved his money by not buying beer in Blackpool  :y

Aye Splott, the "good old days" eh?!!

[splott]

Bet you did, need new knickers Lizzie. I know how you felt. Could have worded that better but you know what I mean
Did you like the picture of my blue 'Chara', as we used to call them up here

    Like wet knickers is how it felt!!

Yes I did indeed Splott!

My deceased father-in-law often used to talk about going on trips in a charabanc, as it was their only chance of getting away from the leather tannery where he worked in Elmers End, South London, during the hard times of the 20s and 30s! 

My Dad went to Blackpool, a 50mile trip,on a Charabanc and while he was there went on a Mystery Tour, on another Charabanc. He ended up in New Brighton. Which is 3 miles away from Birkenhead where we lived 

But in those days 3 whole miles could be a very long way...........like going to the moon!!

If you remember one of my original posts that showed a yellow Wallasey bus, it only cost a penny to get from New Brighton to Birkenhead. Which was a lot then but he saved his money by not buying beer in Blackpool  :y

Aye Splott, the "good old days" eh?!!

It was a time of innocence, which we sadly do not have any more. Maybe thats why we seem to enjoy looking back at the old buses,trains,trucks and cars.
Women seemed to have a hard time but they ruled the family with a rod of iron
Was my Dad in trouble

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I thought it would be topical to have a look at the Political Battle Buses of today, yesterday, and general timeless statement :

Fun mixed with serious Political statement here, although I have tried to be neutral!! :

The Atheist Bus (well in Politics what can you really believe! ):



A  After the Battle Bus (Poor lonely thing, dumped by what Party??):



Then there is the Human Rights Bus; well some will argue that it has picked up too many passengers, whilst others think it hasn't travelled far enough!! :



Now for the Bus that could spring a few historical surprises; the Lib Dem Battle Bus:



...........but then of course there are the Green Party in their lovely bus:



The radicals are there with their bus, and in true political fairness (I feel good tonight!! 8-) 8-)) I will name it as the BNP Bus!!:



.............with that Party of course referring to a very serious "Battle Bus" ( ):  London 7/7/05



Then on a more humerous note there is the bus that represents us all yesterday,tonight, tomorrow, and who knows when...........The Magical Mystery Tour Bus should we laugh ? OR cry ?:



......of course there has been the New Labour Bus travelling for 13 years:



........there also was the John  "two Jags" Prescott Bus (note I add no further comment ( ):



Some in Labour (N.I) have used a more impressive bus:



There was of course the Bus of Boris (well one of many London Buses! ):



Over the last few months we have seen quite a few (desperate) politicians jumping on this bus: the Sorry Bus:



We have had a lot of the Talk Bus:



There has been the UKIP bus (just as well it never flew!! )



There was always the well used Tory battle bus:



Finally all these Parties need to give TLC to this bus; the UK 2010 Bus  :



 

[splott]

Brill Lizzie
Very, very clever and how so right