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The phrase 'on which planet' ?

The Gas Man Cometh - Flanders and Swan

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=pPZM8Ebt-mU

Live it Up - Mental as Anything

Can I add my two penn'orth ?

E9131E was a regular on Sheffield area Merrymakers, or Holiday Preview Trips as they used to be called, in the years upto '77. I had the privelige of riding in it many times as a youngster, often the loose chairs in this vehicle were far more comfortable than the Mark 1 bogied TSOs, and it was easy to get the 'MAXPAX' tea back to your seat without scalding your hands !

Thanks for confirming that as I was sure I'd seen them on UP Clansman through Coventry at about that period - so I'm not losing the marbles as fast as I'd thought !

Rgds,

As David says the Clansman was downgraded in 1987 to run via Edinburgh (and split there to be a half length), the priority moved over to the HST formed Highland Chieftain.

 

In fact this coach listing in 1986 is very useful, by 1987 the Clansman was yet again formed of Mk 2 air con stock (BSO, 4 TSO, FK, RBR, 4 TSO, FK, BSO) and consists and photos of the Mk 3 rake are not easy to find.

IIRC weren't the 3 mark 3B BFOs (M17173-5) built (or converted) for the Clansman service ?