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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    No, it was intended for export markets who preferred local bodies to integrals. I guess if anything it was the spiritual successor to the B21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_B21
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    In a similar vein, Alder Valley had about 20 Ford R1014's - nothing too odd about that as other NBC subsidiaries had lightweight Fords at that time, however where those others had Plaxton Derwent, Duple Dominant or Willowbrook 001 bodies, the Alder Valley ones oddly were ECW bodied in a style...
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    How about the sole Mercedes 811 / Plaxton Mini Paramount ? Not my photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/quicksilver_coaches/5357068880
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    . CRL4 / RMC4, the prototype Routemaster coach was bodied by ECW - still survives in preservation. Another rarity, at least in the UK and right hand drive configuration were the 4 Bluebird American school buses - I know similar vehicles were bought by other operators, what made Uno's rare is...
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    Although the Bristol RE was common, the RESH (short, high frame) wasn't with only 11 built. AIUI most had Duple coach bodies, but 2 had the ECW bus body. Similarly the Bristol LH was fairly common, but there were a couple of rarities, the prototype one which had a Weymann body which had been...
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    Yes they were. I recall riding on some of the late ones many moons ago and they had ECW makers transfers, from memory on the upper deck..
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    Trivia: Rare and unusual bus and coach types

    Point of order, those were different Quest models. Quest 80 was the company, the Merseyside midibuses were Quest B types. The Excelsior ones were VMs - built to the specification of Excelsior's MD, Vernon Maitland, hence the VM designation. More here>...
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    Why does Okehampton - Bere Alston get all the attention, when the case is stronger for reopening to Bideford?

    Bit in bold - but would it? Has the reopening of the Borders railway reduced traffic volumes on the A7 for example ?
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    Class 503 disposal

    However the fundamental difference between DMUs and EMUs is one are a viable prospect for pretty much any Heritage Railway to use - whereas the other isn't.
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    Class 503 disposal

    Bit in bold - but why? What made the 503 special or unique ? It's similar to the Class 502 which seems to be in safe hands now, but has suffered similar threats to its future.
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    However in the case of house prices it's based on the price registered with the Land Registry - and it's a legal requirement to record that. The "mean" average is the mid point, meaning it is effectively the half way point, and that's relevant in this case because @richieb1971 claimed a "3 bed...
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    All very interesting, but that's not wasn't your original proposition which was: And I the link I posted showed the average is lower than you claim and that there are 3 bed houses in Bedford for less than £300k. New estates built on the edge of Bedford - which I'm familiar with because I...
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    Bit in bold - Not really, and particularly not the eastern section.
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    The evidence doesn't support you: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/bedford.html If the *average* is £331k, then it is *highly* unlikely 3 beds "start(s) around £380k" as you asserted. In fact 3 bed terraces start at around £200k with semi's from £250k looking at Rightmove.
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    EMR to EWR interchange is, apart from for Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Luton, an irrelevance. Leicester to Cambridge can be done already via Peterborough, Leicester to MK can be done with a simple change at Nuneaton, Leicester to Oxford can be done via Birmingham or MK very soon...
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    To be pedantic, EWR is actually a *programme* which will comprise of a number of projects. That said, I agree with the gist of your point. This on the other hand is unfair as a criticism and belies a fundamental lack of understanding about how large projects are run. That's not the fault of...
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    East West Rail project [to be] examined by Transport Committee [on March 6th 2024 from 09:30]

    Well OK, so how would either of you suggest a body like EWR is held to account in terms of what it's doing ? That's why we have elected politicians - it's part of their job. The alternative would simply be to give EWR all the money it demands without any check or balance or ensuring its...
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    How the term "rail replacement bus" is viewed.

    Bit in bold - I very much doubt it doubled the length (i.e. distance) of the 30 miile journey - it may have doubled the duration.
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    How the term "rail replacement bus" is viewed.

    The bit in bold is your issue - perception. In many towns and cities up and down the UK, the bus networks carry far more people than the local rail network does. In many cases frequencies are pretty good and most areas of major towns are covered. What isn't - and has never been - practical is...
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    ECML Closure - How can we prevent other routes becoming overwhelmed.

    It's even more of a gap if you can get people back onto the rail network in North London / South Herts. Peterborough to Potters Bar or Borehamwood can be done in about 90 minutes by coach and can get to Kings Cross or St Pancras in 20 mins. Driving from either of those to Kings Cross is the slow...

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