Merfyn Jones Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 merf the transit is excellent, reminds me of the old oak common staff buses, but in my dat they were freight rover 400s mostly. I found this pic on the superb traveller homes website, it was on the news about the underground response teams having blue lights to get to incidents, look at the link, someone has already though of this! http://www.traveller...s.co.uk/?p=4086 Andy Love the fire engine conversion,, even if they did put the gang bus body on back to front, why ? The London Underground response unit is pictured in last weeks Rail mag. A Mercedes that looks like built by a fire engine builder, but in police livery. Looks odd, but not as odd as this. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 saw that, all very modern, the police dodge however, nice big a/c unit, britax lightbar, not exactley rapid response lol, but a presence nevertheless. as for the fiore engine conversion, back to front body, too much weed probably, make a curious model though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Talking of LU emergency vehicles, try these for size Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hope these may be of help in this section? Or they may be to modern? Gordon Wil. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hope these may be of help in this section? Or they may be to modern? Gordon Wil. The Transit is just what Jim S-W was talking about for outside New Street station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevblokey Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 In case anyone is interested in LUL service vehicles, do a Google search for Tom Young's excellent LTSV website, well recommended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevblokey Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.ltsv.com/sv2/ The link to the above site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi All Appologies if this one has already been posted to the thread http://www.flickr.co...odge%20commando Cheers Jim Thanks for that link Jim, O/T link below, but that collection is full of gems, ideal subjects for late sixties use - this scene could be from a Horgi catalogue! http://www.flickr.com/photos/aceanorak/6805355591/in/photostream/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 And whilst on flickr, I found these. Not dated but my guess is about 1980ish. Lots of variety, but what is the white van with what looks like a personnel bus body ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/16179216@N07/6935868323/in/photostream willisden http://www.flickr.com/photos/16179216@N07/6932253013/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/16179216@N07/6877525611/in/photostream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.ltsv.com/sv2/ The link to the above site Some great new and old truck pics on that site and well organised , thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) And whilst on flickr, I found these. Not dated but my guess is about 1980ish. Lots of variety, but what is the white van with what looks like a personnel bus body ? Thats an odd one, it has flomatic roof vents, and extractor fan and the chimney for the hot water, looks like a window in the front, and the british rail legend on the end, the low cab may mean a bedford tk, but no side windows that can be seen, unless its rerailing vehicle? but why white? but then again it looks lower than the TK at the other end ....hhmmmmmm Edited March 1, 2012 by andye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles2 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Karrier Gamecock crewbus at Taunton. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48862732@N02/6951350431/in/contacts/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Karrier Gamecock crewbus at Taunton. http://www.flickr.co...31/in/contacts/ Superb shot , in the S&T yard and you can almost read the number plate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hope these may be of help in this section? Or they may be to modern? That mk2 BTP transit is exactly what I was after, thanks for posting Cheers Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thats great Jim, your most welcome. Gordon W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Blink and you'll miss it Commer in Pathe film 6.14m http://www.britishpathe.com/video/markets-of-the-world-reel-1/query/motors but with the wonders of their still facility - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
divibandit Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Merf, I remember seeing those 2 vans in post #981 at Brighton about 20 years ago and thinking they'd make good models but no-one made the vans. Don't suppose anyone does now. Not much has changed apart from the ads but I sometimes see BTPs 'RV' parked there. Steve Edited March 17, 2012 by divibandit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Merf, I remember seeing those 2 vans in post #981 at Brighton about 20 years ago and thinking they'd make good models but no-one made the vans. Don't suppose anyone does now. Not much has changed apart from the ads but I sometimes see BTPs 'RV' parked there. Steve I'm still waiting for sombody to do the Freight Rover 300/400 van, along with the Bedford CF One day ! Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Just being catching up on the Willesden depot flickr photos , what a great selection, 12 BR vehicles and none the same , could the white escort van be BR? Agree about the Bedford CFs Merf 2nd best seller after the Transit and a common sight from1969 to now , amazing no decent models of it .Notice they are just creeping onto the rally fields. Spotted a Leyland Daf 4X4 fitted with ex BR crewbus body yesterday . A flickr find, Fordson Tipper at Inverness;- http://www.flickr.co...N07/5520663033/ Edited March 20, 2012 by jcb 3c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just being catching up on the Willesden depot flickr photos , what a great selection, 12 BR vehicles and none the same , could the white escort van be BR? Agree about the Bedford CFs Merf 2nd best seller after the Transit and a common sight from1969 to now , amazing no decent models of it .Notice they are just creeping onto the rally fields. Spotted a Leyland Daf 4X4 fitted with ex BR crewbus body yesterday . A flickr find, Fordson Tipper at Inverness;- http://www.flickr.co...N07/5520663033/ Superb find there, I don't have this one in my lists, so cannot give a registration. Not sure if it's a tipper or not, maybe just the factory built dropside. If so they would then have the job of unloading it as well, or leave it parked till the summer ! Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Spotted a Leyland Daf 4X4 fitted with ex BR crewbus body yesterday . Did you get a picture? It may appear on traveller homes .com. I passed a ruined leyeland roadrunner on the M40 weekend before last, in a right state, an ex br crewbus. I was on my way to carlisle to get some bits off the one in the picture, pic taken weekend before last - having failed to find a buyer, its being broken for spares. Shame as its low miles and in good nick, but a ten tonner so no good for a car license. I think this wil be its final resting place. According to the dealer, it attended the grayrigg derailment. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Superb find there, I don't have this one in my lists, so cannot give a registration. Not sure if it's a tipper or not, maybe just the factory built dropside. If so they would then have the job of unloading it as well, or leave it parked till the summer ! Merf. Shame the photographer didn't get the cab, obviously wrong priorities ! Fairly sure its a tipper , the high set of the body well above the mudguards , high rear corner posts to give clearance to tailboard when tipping and the headache rack. Edited March 21, 2012 by jcb 3c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Did you get a picture? It may appear on traveller homes .com . Yes it was a very neat and very tidy conversion and very clean , not like a travellers home .In the Higlands at mo so can't post pics. Coincidentally it was parked almost on the old Fort Augustus rail line. Funny how the Leyland Daf 4x4s seem to get surplussed before the Bedford MK/MJ they were supposed to replace ! Another great government decision that killed Bedford.-- rant over Edited March 21, 2012 by jcb 3c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Merf , did BR use many mini vans ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Merf , did BR use many mini vans ? Yes and no ! One of my collegues told me they had one on hire many years ago at Holyhead for the S&T, grey it was. But to my knowledge BR never owned any. M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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