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2007-08-23 17:33:16 |
Left by Jason M.G. C/O. Peter J.G. (#1205721) |
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| I haven’t seen a Clydeside Leopard since 1997. Anyway, do you have any photos of the Paisley depot or Johnston? Do you have any photos of the interior of an Alexander bodied Leyland Leopard? One other thing, how can you decipher the Clydeside Scottish and Midland Scottish fleet number? |
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2007-08-23 17:40:20 |
Left by Jason M.G. C/O. Peter J.G. (#1205721) |
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| WOW I haven’t seen a Clydeside Leopard since I was four. Anyway, do you have any photos of the Paisley depot or Johnstone depot under Clydeside or Western control? If not, Do you know any web pages that have any? Do you have any photos of the interior of an Alexander bodied Leyland Leopard? One other thing, how can you decipher the Clydeside Scottish and Midland Scottish fleet number? I mean:
MPE73, what does MPE mean.
Thanks Stuart.
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2007-08-23 17:43:40 |
Left by Jason M.G. C/O. Peter J.G. (#1205721) |
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| WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED TO THAT AILSA??? |
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| Hi Jason, Ailsas had a bad reputation for self igniting as happened with this one when running out of service on the M8 near Hillington, had only came out of the paintshop a few weeks beforehand!! |
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Strathclyde's Buses |
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2007-08-23 21:19:46 |
Left by Jason M.G. C/O. Peter J.G. (#1205721) |
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| Was this photo taken at the closed Knightswood depot? |
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| Hi, photo was taken in Knightswood garage shortly after the fire in 1992, i think '92 anyway when the short term replacements for buses lost in the fire were being pressed into service. |
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| What a great looking bus. If only the center door wasnt there it would be even better. Where did this bus go to when First took over and why did it come from Dundee in the first place??????? |
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| These buses were long gone before First took over these buses entered service as a temporary replacement to buses distroyed in the Larkfield Depot fire they were used until the Leyland Olmpians came in. |
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| WOW a single decker Ailsa lookalike - dare i say AWW lol - seriously though if anyone has any idea what this is called please email me |
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| Not so much a lookalike but the real thing, was formerly AV10 and was converted after accident damage to become AS2, ended its life with Black Prince, home of many a Scottish Ailsa over the years, legalities regarding type approval prevented its use down south and it was finally scrapped. |
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| What the hell is this? A single deck Ailsa? Goodness ive never even heard of such a beast. I had never even heard of the converts shown earlier in the gallery, i thought they only done that to the Atlanteans. I bet this bus would have been amazing at getting up East Kilbride dual carriageway (if only it operated out of Knightswood) |
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| Strathclyde's Buses operated 2 single deck Ailsa's, the one pictured being AS1 which carried Marshall bodywork and was built as a single decker and a converted one which was double decker AV10 in a previous life and was Alexander bodied. There is a photo of it on the site. |
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| AH41 was the only AH that was lost in the Larkfield fire when only 3 years old, good to see at least one entering preservation as it is hard to believe they are very prematurely heading for the scrap yard. Great buses. |
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| Some have now rentered service with First Glasgow now some of them are getting used at Scotsatoun for schools and some at Parkhead Depot for the 162 a few I know back on the road are AH10 AH55 AH97 AH83 AH64 AH100 AH101 and AH74 |
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| Is this one still in operation with First? I cant remember the plate of the top of my head. If so, this thing is a flying machine |
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| Yes this bus is still in service with First |
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| i think that all the photos r good especially the volvo citybus |
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| could u get more volvo city bus pictures |
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2007-08-23 21:16:04 |
Left by Jason M.G. C/O. Peter J.G. (#1205721) |
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| Is that by any chance a single decker Atlantean?
Where was this photo taken?
How many of them were operated by Strathclyde's Buses?
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| Photto was taken outside Glasgow Central Station and is indeed a single deck Atlantean, one of 8 converted from full size deckers, very powerful wee buses. |
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| Interestingly this bus was then purchased by Clydeside and is still with Arriva Scotland West to this day! |
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| regularly catches fire aswell |
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| were these citybuses painted for walkers in 1994. was this 1994.
Thanks Stuart |
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| Hi, yes they all appeared in service during 1994, I think 4 flavours of Walkers crisps were depicted, one appeared in Glasgow 100 celebration procession prior to the open day at Knightswood garage. |
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Kelvin Central Buses |
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| stuart if u have any pics of the transition from KCB to first can u put them online pls |
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| Unfortunately when First took over was around the time I stopped taking bus photos on a regular basis other that at rallies etc....., something which I now regret as I missed so much, now trying to play catch up with the modern stuff.... :-( |
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| Goto www.centralsmt.co.uk it shows you the transition and also tells you about the sad time |
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| Taken up at the Graveyard in Clarkston if i am not mistaken great depot |
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| stuart, were there any of these ailsas at old kilpatrick garage? also, when were the ailsas withdrawn from the kelvin fleet
thank you very much.
also, do you have any pictures of the A1 and Western buses taken in the 90s?
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| I don't remember there being any Ailsas at Old Kilpatrick, mostly Dominators and the Routemasters, this being due to the amount of low bridges in the area of Dumbarton and Clydebank, with an Ailsa being 14'6" high if I remember correctly, debateable if one would actually fit inside Old Kilpatrick garage!!
Have Western and some A1 to post sometime soon but doing Kelvin Central for now, glad the photos are being well received, makes it all worthwhile. |
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| yes, had great difficulty in finding sb/kelvin central bus photos from the 90s before your website was created. have my own of first glasgow/edinburgh buses. adress
www.johnsfirstglasgowphotos.fotopic.net |
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| 14'6 with low grade tyres, 14'8 with normal |
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| Yes there were Ailsas at OK. Not many because of the low bridge at Clydebank though. |
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| yes, often were on the 5A Faifley/Clydebank to Easterhouse/Glasgow Cross |
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| This was one of the best types of buses ever used on the 3 now the 203 going up Fernhill Road. Did they make a low-floor version or a modern model from this. |
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| There is not much these days that could touch a Mk2 Nat storming up Fernhill Rd, most engines these days are so gutless or restricted to hell that they really srtuggle, even going back to the Central days with the 72, 21 etc going through Fernhill, Leopards, Ailsas and Dominators all struggled, was not the first time i saw a load of passengers being forced to walk up the hill because the driver had run out of gears!!!! There are not many hills on bus routes in the Glasgow area that could beat Fernhill Rd for steepness. |
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| is the location of this picture old kilpatrick garage? if it is, how many ailsas were based there, and what routes did they go on. were all your pictures taken, of strathclyde's buses and kelvin central in 1992/1993. also, will you be making any more additrions to the strathclyde's buses section?
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| The picture of the Ailsa was taken in Cumbernauld Depot, a large proportion of my photos would have been taken between 1986-1995, would expect most of the SBL ones would have been around 1992-1993, I have few more Strathclyde's Buses photos to post and some GCT as well, hopefully in the next few weeks.
If anyone has any queries about locations and approx dating just drop me a note.
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| You couldn't tell me if that picture was taken in the old Bathgate depot could you? |
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| Hi Adrian, yes it was taken in Bathgate depot as were quite a few of my Eastern photos, just wish I had taken more at the time!! |
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| blind is meant to read "larkhall" |
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