This is a more recent Standerwick coach. It is a Bristol VR, with bodywork by Eastern Coach Works of Lowestoft.
The engine was 11100cc, at the rear of the vehicle, but not across the rear like most others, like Leyland and
Daimler. It was fitted on the offside, behind the rear axle. This Bristol VR is owned by several members of the
Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust at Freckleton, between Preston and Blackpool.
Ray.
Buzzer:
Hants & Dorset trim who have workshops in Eastleigh Hants this week, Buzzer
Both in for some sort of bodywork/ interior/repaint overhaul considering they are around 8 or 9 years old with the oldest being built in 2011.
Kempston:
BEGINNING OF THE END?0
So ugly it has to be self driving-no self respecting person would admit to it- and I bet it’s a Scania.
Kempston:
BEGINNING OF THE END?0
What a dreadful looking vehicle that is.
Ray.
Buzzer:
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Somewhere around Bower Lane on the Tonbrdge rd
Buzzer:
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Queen’s Monument Bank Street/High Street bus stop
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Looks like it’s just leaving Reliance Bus Works in Stoke-on-Trent.
The large fleet of buses of Ribble Motor Services in the north west included many
Leyland Atlanteans. This Atlantean was part of a group that were built from new as
double deck coaches with coach seats for about 50 passengers, an area for luggage,
and a toilet and hand basin. One of their main journeys was route X60, Manchester
to Blackpool. Click the picture.
Ray.
Was surprised to see ( and hear ) an old working ERF E series obviously with a Fuller or possibly twin splitter driven by someone who could drive it properly, yesterday evening on the A43 A5 or M1 bound like me possibly avoiding all the traffic aggro on the M40.northbound.
This Bristol VR was part of the last double deck coach fleet of Standerwick,
a part of Ribble Motor Services. The engine was " Fore & Aft " behind the
offside rear wheels.
Ray.
Beau Nydel:
Kempston:
BEGINNING OF THE END?0
So ugly it has to be self driving-no self respecting person would admit to it- and I bet it’s a Scania.
Judging purely by the unfortunate design of several of the trucks that they’ve turned out over the years , photos of which appear on this site , it would come as no surprise to me to learn that it was designed by a French outfit …. although some may disagree ………tee hee ! titter titter !
Buzzer
Wee bit of help for Ray.
The lift bridge at Litherland was about half a mile from the Northern end of the large
docks in Liverpool. The lift bridge was necessary because of the Liverpool & Leeds
Canal, to allow the large goods barges to go to and from the docks, long before lorries
were regular transport. The bridge was dismantled many years ago and replaced with
a new roadway, an incline on both sides so that it rises above the canal. The red bus
is a Leyland PD3, 72 seater of Ribble Motor Services.
Pictures from Bootle History Forum.
Ray Smyth.
