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Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types
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The low numbers of Northern Counties/ Bristol RE does seem slightly surprising; maybe because I remember both these batches from the...
Tuesday at 08:14
Whisky Papa
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Unusual sign at Littlehampton
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Could anyone confirm if the Bradford Interchange one is still there? I've found a September 2021 Google Streetview image of the area...
Sunday at 21:19
Whisky Papa
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Whence and Whither in ČD Journey Planner
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Indeed, and the prepositions on the Czech language version of the journey planner, 'odkud' and 'kam', are specific to verbs of motion...
Sunday at 15:39
Whisky Papa
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Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types
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Might be a borderline case then, but here goes... Of the many hundreds (thousands?) of Leyland Atlanteans bodies by East Lancs, only 24...
11 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Prague Airport Bus 119 Trolleybus Conversion
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Correct. The Wikipedia article I mentioned in #10 suggests both the two new routes have only 50% of route mileage wired, but subsequent...
9 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Prague Airport Bus 119 Trolleybus Conversion
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That could have been the case with the original trolleybuses that ceased operation in the early 1970s, but the two routes recently...
9 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Pilot Engines
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That reminds me of a short story I read in the Manchester Evening News as a teenager. I don't know whether it was entirely fictional or...
7 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Bee Network Service Improvements (Existing services)
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What a brilliant website - thanks for the link! Another surprisingly low number is the Manchester - Flixton 15, which inherited its...
7 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Manual Transmission on buses
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Having passed my PCVIII on a manual in 1989 (Leyland Titan PD2), I never drove a full-size manual bus again, which I have no regrets...
4 Apr 2024
Whisky Papa
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Bee Network - list of franchises awarded (Tranche 3 included)
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Many thanks - I'd assumed that was likely. Tail wagging dog, it would appear!
28 Mar 2024
Whisky Papa
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Pilot Engines
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Before reconstruction in the early 1990s, Manchester Victoria's station pilot used to stand on one of the through lines between...
25 Mar 2024
Whisky Papa
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Bee Network - list of franchises awarded (Tranche 3 included)
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I can't see the 255 Manchester - Partington in the above? I assume it would be with the Hyde Road batch?
24 Mar 2024
Whisky Papa
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Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types
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Although I recall Southern Vectis also had a few, another small batch from the Devon General / Western National stable - the...
24 Mar 2024
Whisky Papa
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Most "interesting" bus company for workings
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That's interesting - I gathered at the time that the practice largely disappeared at Stockport with deregulation, to allow for quicker...
23 Mar 2024
Whisky Papa
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Most "interesting" bus company for workings
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Although it would probably not have been obvious to the travelling public, in pre-deregulation days Greater Manchester Transport's...
21 Mar 2024
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