bingley hall Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) The crowds have just about all gone as three of Eastbourne Corporation's finest line up at Eastbourne railway station a the end of the local annual running day - 5 July 2015 KHC369 a 1963 Regent V with East Lancs bodywork; AHC442 a 1951 classic AEC Regent III with bodywork by Bruce; and BJK673D a 1966 built Leyland Titan PD2 with East Lancs bodywork. Former CIE Leyland PD3/2s, with bodywork from the CIE's own workshops, at Dublin Transport Rally - Sunday 27 September 2015. Left to right: RA106 new 9/60 withdrawn 2/82; RA73 new 12/59 withdrawn 1/82; RA37 new 5/59 withdrawn 2/82 Edited June 14, 2017 by bingley hall 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Crikey, they had some life out of those! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Crikey, they had some life out of those! Nah, only part timers compared to the RTs and RMs in London... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Nah, only part timers compared to the RTs and RMs in London... Dublin was a very much smaller city than London when those buses were in service. Nice to see the Irish-language blinds for Glasnevin Cemetery and Rathmines. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Also Phibsboro and Stephen's Green. RA37 was a regular on the 27B when I were a nipper. Almost a family friend. Nice to see 3 of the 4 liveries carried by these buses. I must try to upload my pictures of the same event. Were you a passenger on the (overloaded) C class mini tour? Edited June 14, 2017 by 108 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Also Phibsboro and Stephen's Green. RA37 was a regular on the 27B when I were a nipper. Almost a family friend. Nice to see 3 of the 4 liveries carried by these buses. I must try to upload my pictures of the same event. Were you a passenger on the (overloaded) C class mini tour? No - it was a very rushed visit. I came down from Belfast on a RPSI steam tour, but it was running rather late so time was tight. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 A slight change of pace.......a couple taken in Calcutta in January 1983 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 The last pic of that d/d says to me that there might be a market for s/h Boris buses when they are withdrawn! Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) The last pic of that d/d says to me that there might be a market for s/h Boris buses when they are withdrawn! Stewart These were taken in 1983 - I'm not sure what their buses look like these days? Edited June 19, 2017 by bingley hall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted June 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19, 2017 A wee bit different to the Optares I now drive on that very same route! :-) D. ANd hopefully with a little more decorum than your namesake. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2017 Optare Solo's? Had a ride on one to Bosham and back last year. Horrendous experience!! How the thing didn't fall apart like a clown car on every bump and pothole I will never know. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted June 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Optare Solo's? Had a ride on one to Bosham and back last year. Horrendous experience!! How the thing didn't fall apart like a clown car on every bump and pothole I will never know. We had a really odd Optare here in Lancaster, which I think is still running - it was an Optare 400 chassis, but had a Cummings engine, which came out of a Dennis Dart. Sounded a bit odd, and the drivers had very mixed opinions on it. I know that's off topic, so onwards and upwards. Edited June 20, 2017 by 45156 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 The last pic of that d/d says to me that there might be a market for s/h Boris buses when they are withdrawn!... Didn't some of "Red Ken's" bendy-buses end up in Malta? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted June 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Didn't some of "Red Ken's" bendy-buses end up in Malta? They did, and some of them promptly caught fire. Having visited Malta last year and seeing just how tight the roads are I was surprised they were obtained for the island by Arriva, but then it had the Franchise stripped from them. They are all now dumped in a field, covered in guano. https://www.flickr.com/photos/railwaydave/24410068582/in/photostream/ Edited June 20, 2017 by chris p bacon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) . Edited October 4, 2021 by Dave47549 Removed pointless guff 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2017 Didn't some of "Red Ken's" bendy-buses end up in Malta? They did, and some of them promptly caught fire. Having visited Malta last year and seeing just how tight the roads are I was surprised they were obtained for the island by Arriva, but then it had the Franchise stripped from them. They are all now dumped in a field covered in guano. Like a previous generation of ex London buses sent to Malta. The SMS type AEC Swifts that went into service in Malta in the early 80's were at least six feet longer than the usual Maltese buses. I visited Malta at the time and I witnessed one of these buses having to shunt to and fro to negotiate a tight and narrow corner. They did however have less of a tendency for self immolation than the bendy-buses only one having done so AFAIK. Many survived in service, though much rebuilt until the Arriva take over. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted June 20, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2017 There were still some Swifts when we visited Malta nine years ago - shortly before the Arriva fiasco. Maltese roads have some fairly spectacular potholes so I don't think that any integral body vehicle such as the Solo is going to survive long there. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2017 There were still some Swifts when we visited Malta nine years ago - shortly before the Arriva fiasco. Maltese roads have some fairly spectacular potholes so I don't think that any integral body vehicle such as the Solo is going to survive long there. Routemasters, ex London Titans and Metrobuses operate or have operated in Malta and all of those are integral. What would be more of a concern would be the lack of ground clearance of modern low floor buses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 We had a really odd Optare here in Lancaster, which I think is still running - it was an Optare 400 chassis, but had a Cummings engine, which came out of a Dennis Dart. Sounded a bit odd, and the drivers had very mixed opinions on it. I know that's off topic, so onwards and upwards. The Cummins engine was a standard option in the Solo from around 2002, although comparatively rare compared to the infinitely more popular Merc unit. Neither were that refined, the Cummins was a little smoother but revved much higher than the Merc so swings and roundabouts really. They also had a brief flirtation with self destructing MAN units around 2004-5 which had a life expectancy of around 100,000km before the EGR valves clogged up and starved the engine of oil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 And a couple from Bombay - October 1978 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Routemasters, ex London Titans and Metrobuses operate or have operated in Malta and all of those are integral. What would be more of a concern would be the lack of ground clearance of modern low floor buses. Titans are pretty hardy buses, bizzarely for a Bristish Leyland product of the 70's they were over engineered in many areas. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Titans are pretty hardy buses, bizzarely for a Bristish Leyland product of the 70's they were over engineered in many areas. Weren't they developed specifically for, or at least in conjunction with, LT? - That may explain it. Pity they weren't that successful in terms of 'other' sales. Edited June 21, 2017 by leopardml2341 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The 'Titan' was really the last London design before the 'New Routemaster'. Seems both will be built in relatively small numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2017 Titans are pretty hardy buses, bizzarely for a Bristish Leyland product of the 70's they were over engineered in many areas. Weren't they developed specifically for, or at least in conjunction with, LT? - That may explain it. Pity they weren't that successful in terms of 'other' sales. The Routemaster predates the takeover of AEC by Leyland by about ten years. The Titan incorporated many features of the Routemaster but by then Leyland was in trouble and trying to keep their head above water by flogging off the factories in Southall and Park Royal. The Metrobus was not built by Leyland but suffered problems such as corrosion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2017 The 'Titan' was really the last London design before the 'New Routemaster'. Seems both will be built in relatively small numbers. The new 'Borismaster' has finished production. No more will be built largely due to the extra 20% cost per bus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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