Forum: Say Hello
25th September 2008, 19:11
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 10,847
The Coast of Cumbria?
Hello Dave
I used to live in Seascale (on the coast) and Beckermet from '56 - '72. Anywhere near your neck of the woods, or are you miles away (Silloth, Millom)?
John
|
|
Forum: Trams & Trolleybuses
22nd September 2008, 19:29
|
|
Replies: 28
Views: 80,076
Don't I know it! Road works everywhere!...
Don't I know it! Road works everywhere! Technically speaking, they're re-adjusting utilities lying just below the road surfaces, though why they can't lay the track as well is beyond me.
1)...
|
|
Forum: Todays Bus & Coach News
21st September 2008, 22:27
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 9,970
Another possible drawback comes to mind, due...
Another possible drawback comes to mind, due entirely to the wheels being smaller.
With smaller wheels, the rotational velocity will be greater. Therefore the wear on the axle components may be...
|
|
Forum: Todays Bus & Coach News
18th September 2008, 20:35
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 9,970
Current Double-Decker design
It is blindingly obvious that the chassis of double-deckers has markedly changed in the last 15 years or so. I'm guessing (so correct me if I'm wrong) that the EEC have dictated that the lower deck...
|
|
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion
18th September 2008, 18:55
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 10,919
Cavaliers & Grenadiers
I have to agree with you Bill.
The only Harrington bodies I'm familiar with are Cavaliers and Grenadiers, the former on Leopards with Ribble which I occasionally saw at Keswick in the late '60s &...
|
|
Forum: Bus & Coach Restoration
16th September 2008, 21:23
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 15,694
Hello Western SMT. I'm sitting here in old...
Hello Western SMT. I'm sitting here in old Eastern Scottish territory!
I'm no longer involved directly in any sort of restoration, but I occasionally helped out in the initial re-building of a...
|
|
Forum: Todays Bus & Coach News
13th September 2008, 23:48
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 17,654
There isn't a hard-and-fast definition of a bus...
There isn't a hard-and-fast definition of a bus or a coach - there never has been. When I were a lad, a bus was built with an eye on the maximum number of seats, minimum comfort and was generally for...
|
|
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion
13th September 2008, 23:21
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 20,324
What would you like to see preserved?
I often dream of winning the Euro-Lottery, then going out on a buying spree. I'd love to get my hands on...
1) BMMO Fleetline with Alexander H45/30D, of the SHA-G batch,
2) Birmingham City...
|
|
Forum: Say Hello
13th September 2008, 19:21
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 9,841
Good Evening from South Edinburgh
Hello everyone
I got 'pushed' into here from the Railway Forum. Now, don't think I'm being traitorous by saying this, but I like Trains AND Buses - I hope you can live with it!
I've been into...
|
