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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #540 on: 20 April 2010, 15:47:26 »
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Apologies...mine has a Reeve Burgess body on it!!
Bought mine from Scotland, was previously in Northern Ireland, and before that in Jersey, and before THAT, I believe in Newcastle.
Found some NI currency in it when I stripped it out, and also have the original plate requesting equipment to be stowed etc. for the Jersey Bus company.
Know nothing really about it, but appears to have had a chequered past. Was it based on a Leyland Roadrunner lorry chassis ans running gear?? certainly looks like it!

The Leyland Swift was a midibus chassis built by Leyland from 1987, sharing many components with the Roadrunner light truck but with the engine relocated to behind the front axle which was itself set back to permit a passenger entrance in the front overhang. Mechanically a 6-cylinder Cummins turbo-diesel powerplant was standard with the choice of synchromesh or Allison automatic gearboxes. It was available in a choice of short wheelbase (3.6 m)
See link for more info Mike.......................... :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #541 on: 20 April 2010, 16:51:27 »
I'm pretty sure that the Cummins unit is designated by them as either '6B' or 'B6'.
It's a 'conventional' diesel set-up, and not the more common Cummins 'pressure time' system.

Same engine as used in the earlier Dennis Dart buses, and probably the same Allison auto 'box as well. :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #542 on: 20 April 2010, 16:56:32 »
mines a B6, and has the awful vacuum throttle system.........

I wish someone would come and take the governor off it and remove the dratted vacuum throttle, its a pig from cold as you can't throttle up!!
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #543 on: 20 April 2010, 17:07:32 »
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mines a B6, and has the awful vacuum throttle system.........

I wish someone would come and take the governor off it and remove the dratted vacuum throttle, its a pig from cold as you can't throttle up!!



 Do you not think that your bus was converted to wheelchair access, by the Wright Group Ltd.
They are based in Ballymena NI and did wheelchair conversions to Reeve-Burgess bodied Leyland Swift coaches :-/ :-/
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #544 on: 20 April 2010, 17:08:40 »
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mines a B6, and has the awful vacuum throttle system.........

I wish someone would come and take the governor off it and remove the dratted vacuum throttle, its a pig from cold as you can't throttle up!!

Errr .........
Air-operated throttle possibly?

If so, there ought to be a diverter valve incorporated into the system, allowing the initial output from the compressor to go to the throttle.
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #545 on: 21 April 2010, 11:06:36 »
He He He....I'm a dumbass.........Yes, AIR operated throttle........ :P ;D ::)
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #546 on: 21 April 2010, 21:07:14 »
Pictures taken at the Wirral Transport museum, which I visited a few weeks ago.
Here is a Scammell wrecker.............. what engine do you think it has( look close)?

A very rare sight in the middle..............can you remember its nick name?

What type of bus is at the end of this row of restored vehicles?
A clue.................. scroll down :y
 
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #547 on: 21 April 2010, 21:16:06 »
The Scammell is a Crusader, and would have a Rolls-Royce Eagle of 265BHP fitted as standard.
If ex-Forces, probably the 305BHP version, and badged as Perkins-Rolls.

The Eagles were much like AECs in design/layout.
I liked 'em a lot, and brilliant tone when in full cry too! :y


Centre-stage is a Green Goddess.
A colleague of mine has one - Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine to boot!


The bus is undoubtedly a Guy Arab - probably a Mk1 or Mk2 version.
Looks like it has a Massey Bros (of Wigan) body. ;)
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« Reply #548 on: 21 April 2010, 21:23:37 »
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The Scammell is a Crusader, and would have a Rolls-Royce Eagle of 265BHP fitted as standard.
If ex-Forces, probably the 305BHP version, and badged as Perkins-Rolls.

The Eagles were much like AECs in design/layout.
I liked 'em a lot, and brilliant tone when in full cry too! :y


Centre-stage is a Green Goddess.
A colleague of mine has one - Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine to boot!


The bus is undoubtedly a Guy Arab - probably a Mk1 or Mk2 version.
Looks like it has a Massey Bros (of Wigan) body. ;)

Were you with me when I went??????? :y

Nice picture of the Indian? :y
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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #549 on: 21 April 2010, 21:41:29 »
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The Scammell is a Crusader, and would have a Rolls-Royce Eagle of 265BHP fitted as standard.
If ex-Forces, probably the 305BHP version, and badged as Perkins-Rolls.

The Eagles were much like AECs in design/layout.
I liked 'em a lot, and brilliant tone when in full cry too! :y


Centre-stage is a Green Goddess.
A colleague of mine has one - Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine to boot!


The bus is undoubtedly a Guy Arab - probably a Mk1 or Mk2 version.
Looks like it has a Massey Bros (of Wigan) body. ;)

Were you with me when I went??????? :y

Nice picture of the Indian? :y

Yep, with 'Feathers in our cap' motto in the casting.

Oh, their address being: Guy Motors Ltd; Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.
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The Scammell is a Crusader, and would have a Rolls-Royce Eagle of 265BHP fitted as standard.
If ex-Forces, probably the 305BHP version, and badged as Perkins-Rolls.

The Eagles were much like AECs in design/layout.
I liked 'em a lot, and brilliant tone when in full cry too! :y


Centre-stage is a Green Goddess.
A colleague of mine has one - Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine to boot!


The bus is undoubtedly a Guy Arab - probably a Mk1 or Mk2 version.
Looks like it has a Massey Bros (of Wigan) body. ;)

Were you with me when I went??????? :y

Nice picture of the Indian? :y

Yep, with 'Feathers in our cap' motto in the casting.

Oh, their address being: Guy Motors Ltd; Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.
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It had GUY MOTORS written in the base, I just hid it with a bit of trickery :y :y
Here is the original..........................
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« Reply #551 on: 21 April 2010, 22:15:15 »
Come on Sethsmate's BAs ............................... :y

What's this coach and where is it............... 8-) 8-)

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Re: Bus nostalgia
« Reply #552 on: 21 April 2010, 22:18:26 »
See if you Guys( no pun intended ) tell me what this beasty was used for and where.......................................... 8-) 8-)
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« Reply #553 on: 21 April 2010, 22:19:29 »
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See if you Guys( no pun intended ) tell me what this beasty was used for and where.......................................... 8-) 8-)
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Working on the power cables for trolly buses?? :-/ :-/
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« Reply #554 on: 21 April 2010, 22:22:24 »
As Lizzie .....
C'mon splott lad - fill us in before I quote chapter and verse on the latest WW offering! :D
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