How Ugly! (photos of ugly buses)

[overthewater]

Let see if some people can found some ugly gems:

Lets start off with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77000628@N02/8080432540/in/photostream

MTE186K was a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/3 / Fowler H73F new to Fishwick's Of Leyland (6) in August 1972. Fowlers were owned by Fishwick's, but this was the only double decker built. It was planned that it could be built with two doors if required. It is said that a major company had expressed an interest in buying a large batch, but delivery dates could not be met. After disposal it passed to Mercers at nearby Longbridge and it is seen here on a private hire to Morecambe. The blank panel on the upper deck after the first window is not unlike some Northern Counties bodies built on Olympians.

 

[Lewisham2221]

Quest 80. IMO the single most ugly bus design. Ever.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr-bg/4056286730/

(Not my photo.)

 

[LE Greys]

A very hideous design, I've always hated those curved sections on the windscreens (the article this came from explains why they were the bane of my life last year).

http://www.transportxtra.com/files/7072-l.jpg

And this had to be included.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lev1nnr.jpg

 

[Lrd]

A very hideous design, I've always hated those curved sections on the windscreens (the article this came from explains why they were the bane of my life last year).

http://www.transportxtra.com/files/7072-l.jpg

I agree, hate seeing the things around town and we're getting more of them! (Not bendy, just normal single and double deck versions)

 

[ATW Alex 101]

That's an ugly bus.

 

[vicbury]

Unfortunately I have to disagree with the Wright Eclipse being included, I think it's a stylish body in all forms (single deck, double deck, articulated).

My contenders for ugly buses:
(all photos not my own)

Easts Lancs OmniTown
East Lancs Mylennium
East Lancs Pyoneer What were they thinking?
East Lancs EL2000
Marshall Capital
MCV DD103

And by far the worst:

This.

 

[Qwerty133]

These are all ugly (and not my photos)
http://www.oxford-chiltern-bus-page...Scania Omnicity demonstrator Ben Morroll.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35759580@N03/8150215649/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjdavison28/5941621122/

http://www.optare.com/images/hi_res/NCT Omnidekka.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjm2000uk/6654718873/

 

[starrymarkb]

The custom bodied Citaros in Leipzig were pretty ugly. I believe they were built for an Expo event and then the LVB purchased a batch second hand. When I was over there last year they seemed to be being replaced by hybrid articulated MANs

 

[ryson357]

Unfortunately I have to disagree with the Wright Eclipse being included, I think it's a stylish body in all forms (single deck, double deck, articulated).

My contenders for ugly buses:
(all photos not my own)

Easts Lancs OmniTown
East Lancs Mylennium
East Lancs Pyoneer What were they thinking?
East Lancs EL2000
Marshall Capital
MCV DD103

And by far the worst:

This.

Yes I agree with Vicbury the wright eclipse are not too bad. It's just the newer single decker ones with two windows.

Anyway here are the ugly buses=
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59115230@N06/8402130314/in/faves-57422671@N06/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68628359@N04/6661419355/in/faves-57422671@N06/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16677680@N04/5544362422/

They are ugly to me

 

[trentside]

The East Lancs 1984 double decker design used in various guises until the early 1990s was quite awful, and it's sucessor the Pyoneer was not much better - though I liked the Lolyne and Vykings.

Some examples (not my pictures);
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eybusman/4564795401/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bm71/8367736614/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leicester_transport/6348857058/

These were leaky, awful things - poorly constructed and ugly as sin!

 

[starrymarkb]

I see East Lancs feature prominently.. Did they have a stylist?

 

[90019]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35114850@N08/8144087369/

 

[Anon Mouse]

Surprised nobody has mentioned 'The Tynesider', which was a pimped up Northern Routemaster and ugly as sin (not my pic) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/15218213@N06/2468098163/

another shot showing its uglyness, again not my pic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodslibrary/4479366778/

 

[KendalKing]

Surprised nobody has mentioned 'The Tynesider', which was a pimped up Northern Routemaster and ugly as sin (not my pic) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/15218213@N06/2468098163/

another shot showing its uglyness, again not my pic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodslibrary/4479366778/

I fully agree, that is one ugly bus

 

[Statto]

No mention of this type until now http://www.flickr.com/photos/7964319@N03/7184564847//

The type was so ugly the company decided to rebuild one to make it look better
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27108685@N03/7889650504/

 

[flymo]

The Leyland Lynx. Just a whole pile of yuck going on there. Horrible things to work on too.

 

[90019]

The wheel forward Streetlite is a rather ugly looking thing, but oddly I like the door forward version. It's not that it's not ugly - the front end certainly isn't good looking - just much less so than the wheel forward.

 

[Statto]

I'll add these as well http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwwbuses/8353630575/

 

[starrymarkb]

Also I must say Citaros with the debadged front panel (Trent Barton, Stagecoach, BVG and possibly other cities look odd - also contrary to a lot of what you hear from Bus Spotters Mercedes do not have a problem with the debadged front - it's on the customer option list but I believe it costs extra due to the non standard panel)

 

[bb21]

Also I must say Citaros with the debadged front panel (Trent Barton, Stagecoach, BVG and possibly other cities look odd - also contrary to a lot of what you hear from Bus Spotters Mercedes do not have a problem with the debadged front - it's on the customer option list but I believe it costs extra due to the non standard panel)

I think this one's rather pretty, retro-ish, however I am quite partial to artics.

By far the ugliest bus of all mentioned above imo is that Leyland Swift. What were they thinking! It bypassed the yuckiness of the Borismaster and that takes some effort.

The Geminis and East Lancashire Myllenium are actually rather nice in my eyes.

Another one I can think of off the top of my head are those Designline ones they had over at Tyneside. Looks like someone slashed it in the face. Ugh!

 

[trentside]

Another one I can think of off the top of my head are those Designline ones they had over at Tyneside. Looks like someone slashed it in the face. Ugh!

That's a good description, they really were hideous looking

I always thought these were awful looking things too - the Plaxton Verde;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/northernsoutherner2012/8375839959/

 

[Anon Mouse]

hows about a couple from my collection?

registered as a PSV so I think the Duck counts - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseman2007/5439109589/in/set-72157620717706493

I got greif taking this shot, maybe its a London thing - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseman2007/5464226962/in/set-72157620717706493

this is very ugly too - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseman2007/5614001171/in/set-72157620717706493

and dispite liking them, how about the local villager bus of choice in China? - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseman2007/7991487088/in/set-72157623100063388

 

[mbonwick]

How about a Dart/Wright Handybus? http://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6857140389/

Or an East Lancs bodied B10? http://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6857142269/in/photostream/

 

[bb21]

How about a Dart/Wright Handybus? http://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6857140389/

Or an East Lancs bodied B10? http://www.flickr.com/photos/51738247@N03/6857142269/in/photostream/

Were they both ones drafted in after the Great Flood?

 

[A0wen]

Another East Lancs delight...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ewood_eddie1968/4121079494/

Willowbrook... again....

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1387060@N23/pool/interesting/

A less than convincing conversion by WMPTE....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8066/8162102813_ce09816814_n.jpg

And finally

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6184/6058805758_f25bf99b85_m.jpg
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Surprised nobody has mentioned 'The Tynesider', which was a pimped up Northern Routemaster and ugly as sin (not my pic) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/15218213@N06/2468098163/

another shot showing its uglyness, again not my pic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodslibrary/4479366778/

And on Flickr there's a picture of the Tynesider and Wearsider together...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/routemaster_rml2323/5448265090/

Scary stuff.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

My school bus, very ugly indeed!

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

The only ugly bus I've seen is this one posted by ryson:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16677680@N04/5544362422/
Maybe them tynesiders at a push

 

[Anon Mouse]

And on Flickr there's a picture of the Tynesider and Wearsider together...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/routemaster_rml2323/5448265090/

Scary stuff.

The Wearsider does'nt look too bad as its not too muchdifferent to the other Northern front loading Routemasters of the day. The Tynesider however is vile!
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What about this beast in North Korea (sadly not my pic despite being a place I really want to visit!) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kernbeisser/4468840698/

 

[madannie77]

Were they both ones drafted in after the Great Flood?

They were indeed. If I recall correctly the Dart came from Rhondda and the B10 from Red & White.

I would like to add the CVE Omni (not my photo)

http://www.adbig.co.uk/aldervalley/images/whipp3.jpg

 

[Anon Mouse]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chilebuss/8473197227/in/contacts/

What about this beast, can't imagine it in the UK mind, I think its in the Phillpines...