tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post2329089806546012823..comments2024-02-09T18:09:31.625+00:00Comments on The Circle of London : A Trip back to the Past....Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Co. Wigan PlantJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-32277804224406354052013-03-08T19:24:22.961+00:002013-03-08T19:24:22.961+00:00I worked there 1977 ---1982 doing the selnecs for ...I worked there 1977 ---1982 doing the selnecs for gmt and others but mostly spent time up wigan lane for my sins only did a couple of yr at pem,good pics though cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-60334996179235404952012-10-18T22:06:27.894+01:002012-10-18T22:06:27.894+01:00Reliable B7TL chassis - really - it took years to ...Reliable B7TL chassis - really - it took years to get them right with many chassis mods instigated to correct problems at cost to Volvo?<br />NC personnel were good to work with and listened to operators and took many points onboard and produced in the end a really good productAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-12399062734106419282012-01-12T22:00:47.397+00:002012-01-12T22:00:47.397+00:00Nice article. However the DAF DB250 was the first ...Nice article. However the DAF DB250 was the first low floor double decker. Initially the DB250LF/Optare Spectra variant. Then the DB250LF/Alexander ALX400Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-38136544997255043952012-01-12T06:37:17.954+00:002012-01-12T06:37:17.954+00:00I really thought this was present productions befo...I really thought this was present productions before I read the post! Unfortunately not, they were great busesLewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-35458532015720713052012-01-10T15:57:40.601+00:002012-01-10T15:57:40.601+00:00I remember driving PVL's 1 to 39 at BX when th...I remember driving PVL's 1 to 39 at BX when they were brand new we had to type train on an AVL from PM as the pvl's were late arriving oh happy daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-63504361388369294802012-01-09T22:28:21.891+00:002012-01-09T22:28:21.891+00:00The caption on the 2nd picture may be wrong. Shown...The caption on the 2nd picture may be wrong. Shown is PVL210, it was the first of the batch into service at NX, on the 171, and brought with it the new DDA style blinds that saw both halves being equal in size (The previous style had the destination smaller than the route number/via blind.<br /><br />FlippyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-12747530384849506752012-01-09T18:28:10.871+00:002012-01-09T18:28:10.871+00:00Good post mate.Good post mate.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682517737938385222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-19014684720422974672012-01-09T12:21:50.084+00:002012-01-09T12:21:50.084+00:00Thank you for sharing your information 'anonym...Thank you for sharing your information 'anonymous'. When I have time I will edit the information. Also thank you very much for the kind comment!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010709763661695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-69753663795440401522012-01-09T11:27:19.642+00:002012-01-09T11:27:19.642+00:00Wow - excellent shots. Thanks for sharing them.
...Wow - excellent shots. Thanks for sharing them.<br /><br />A few small points to make about the text. I don't think it's true to say that the Pointer was the only body fully compatible with the Dart - it was the most popular body, but by no means the only compatible body. Of course the first Pointers were built by Reeve Burgess, who were owned by Plaxton at the time.<br /><br />Metroline TP 1-65 were new for the 17 as well as the 43 and 134. I think these buses were actually ordered by MTL, and the order was inherited by Metroline when they acquired MTL's London operation.<br /><br />London Central's PVL 1-39 were for Bexleyheath routes 229, 401 and 422, not for Stockwell. Route 88 used the first batch of PDLs (1-13).<br /><br />In the photo captions you mention PVL208-256 being destined for Stockwell - these buses were actually for New Cross and Bexleyheath, as you correctly say in the text, although a handful were loaned to Stockwell for the 345 for a few months.<br /><br />Finally the white buses in the penultimate picture are Tridents, not B7TLs - you can see the Trident badge on the bus on the right. My guess is that the number 839 on the blinds refers to the last digits of the body number (6839), so this bus became PO51UGF, which spent much of its life in London with Blue Triangle despite being single-door. BTW it wasn't at all strange to see manual blinds back in 2001 as LED displays only really took off a few years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702975208925134726.post-86628356519059967632012-01-09T10:59:24.256+00:002012-01-09T10:59:24.256+00:00It has to be said, not many people get to see buse...It has to be said, not many people get to see buses in the process of being built!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com