London Transport`s `Italian Job`
After leaving the short break near Valence we continued south and encountered near Montelimar a lengthy uphill stretch that caused SMS 352 to overheat.
We were to have a few more such issues but thankfully, for a bus type known for overheating, it was probably due to the constant low temperatures that such instances didn`t occur more often. It would also be fair to say that relentless climbing responsible for an overheat problem would very likely affect more than one bus and there was only so much precautionary water we could carry due to having a limited supply of suitable containers to put it in. The bottles of cola and lemonade that had been provided for us became very useful not just for additional water storage but as a much more accurate means of filling a bus tank as opposed to trying to hold a big drum in position without wasting a precious resource when a means of refilling wasn`t nearby. Such as at the side of the road up a hill in the middle of nowhere!
Looking at this picture, I`m really wondering where the hell I must have been standing as I can`t imagine it was on a bit of level ground!
London Transport`s `Italian Job`
After leaving the short break near Valence we continued south and encountered near Montelimar a lengthy uphill stretch that caused SMS 352 to overheat.
We were to have a few more such issues but thankfully, for a bus type known for overheating, it was probably due to the constant low temperatures that such instances didn`t occur more often. It would also be fair to say that relentless climbing responsible for an overheat problem would very likely affect more than one bus and there was only so much precautionary water we could carry due to having a limited supply of suitable containers to put it in. The bottles of cola and lemonade that had been provided for us became very useful not just for additional water storage but as a much more accurate means of filling a bus tank as opposed to trying to hold a big drum in position without wasting a precious resource when a means of refilling wasn`t nearby. Such as at the side of the road up a hill in the middle of nowhere!
Looking at this picture, I`m really wondering where the hell I must have been standing as I can`t imagine it was on a bit of level ground!