TheGrandWazoo
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Thought the East Lancs Tridents were staying with the exception of sole Lolyne 32755?
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Thought the East Lancs Tridents were staying with the exception of sole Lolyne 32755?
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Couldn't remember what was going and what was staying to be honest, it's my age and 5 weeks of lockdown. That's my excuse anyway!
TheGrandWazoo
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No probs - we're all suffering in the cabin!! Think it's the Presidents aside from those that @richw kindly listed as well as 32755, 32097, 42358, and then the sundry standard Solos plus 44918-21 to Somerset.
Blackpudding
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I notice Volvo B7R 20357, 20358, 20363 and Volvo B9R 20801, 20802, 20803, 20804, 20805 and 20808 have all been re-registered. If anyone sees them can you please post the new registrations. With thanks in advance.
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When I have chance I’ll post what’s what on re-registrations
Blackpudding
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Thanks Richard. Can you please include Scania 23402 which was SV54FTA.
In addition to the S**ftr and TRU plates the following coaches have non age related registrations
20357- HIG1519
20358- HIG1521
20363- HIG1528
20801- OWB243
20802- TFO319
20803- UKT552
20804- NER621
20805- 530OHU
20557- VJT738
23208- VOO273
68302- MIG9615
20357- HIG1519
20358- HIG1521
20363- HIG1528
20801- OWB243
20802- TFO319
20803- UKT552
20804- NER621
20805- 530OHU
20557- VJT738
23208- VOO273
68302- MIG9615
On my fleet list dated 22/04/20 it still had the original plate
Blackpudding
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Thanks for that.
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Whiteway215
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Can I add a query about 20801-5. Were they all refurbed for service and what is their seating now please?
Accelerator59
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So have 33172/4 and 33233 gone back to their original registrations?
TheGrandWazoo
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Some of those registrations have adorned a few vehicles. Think VJT738 has been on at least four coaches and an Olympian. 530OHU came off a Lodekka trainer and it's been on a few others too.
Blackpudding
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33172, 33174, 33175, 33176, 33177, 33233 and 33234 have all reverted to their original registration number.
Lizard1324
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Someone posted this picture of 32758 back in her old first livery, just about squeezing through mullion
Lizard1324
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Just a thought what are the widest buses in first kernows fleet?
Gemini’s are 2.6m wide. 10.7m long. 14ft 5 high. They're the widest I’ve driven.
Lizard1324
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Well apparently the lizard tridents are 2.5m wide,
plaxton presidents: 2.55m wide
Enviro 400 +400mmc :2.55m wide
Didn't realise they were all so similar widths
Gemini’s are probably 2.55m too rounded up to 2.6m
I believe that may be maximum width for anything?
Goldfish62
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I'd have thought the whole lot, including the Geminis, would be the same 2.55m.
@richw are the Geminis actually plated as 2.6 m wide? I thought 2.55m was the current maximum legal width.
It's was, along with VOO273 and 530OHU. I do rather miss those Alexander Royale's, a shame they came too late on really in the age of the High Floor Olympian / Early low floor Decckers.
Lizard1324
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Ye it was the gemini is 2.52 m wide
The sticker in the cab I drove last says width 2.6m, I suspect round up to 1 decimal place, I thought 2.55m was max width too.
Didn’t look at the manufacturer plate
Blackpudding
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Thanks Richard
Didn’t they have wheelchair lifts?
They did, mounted inside the door - you can see the upright for the lift mechanism with control mounted on it in this image
flic.kr
I don't think the lifts worked by the time they arrived in Plymouth and they were subsequently removed?
Western Greyhound had one also (lift also visible)
flic.kr
London United (Airbus) Volvo Olympian Alexander Royale N125YRW in Victoria
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flic.kr
I don't think the lifts worked by the time they arrived in Plymouth and they were subsequently removed?
Western Greyhound had one also (lift also visible)
Greyhound's 'Airbus'
Truro to Newquay Airport was the service and this lovely Volvo Olympian was the route branded vehicle, I don't recall it always being used on the route often Leyland Olympians subbed for it. Eventually sold to South Gloucester Bus & Coach for further use, this would have pre-dated the Royale...
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TheGrandWazoo
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Surprised to see such elderly vehicles as the first three (though as they're already converted, guess the price is good) but T reg Tridents....
ps slight typo - they're T509/510SSG from when I tried to hunt them down