LT/LCBS street scenes
SM 41 and SM 20 at Ealing Broadway on 27 October 1978. Looking at this now it beggars belief that it was once considered acceptable to run SM family buses around in service without the panel over the radiator to improve air flow and minimise the chances of overheating. And this was late October. What sort of temperatures were expected?
We have buses in 2024 that are prone to overheating on warm days but I just cannot imagine that something similar would stand a chance of being approved. It was actually very soon after this picture was taken that LT came close to having their operating license curtailed following an intense period of unannounced inspections of buses at garages that revealed some serious maintenance shortfalls.
LT/LCBS street scenes
SM 41 and SM 20 at Ealing Broadway on 27 October 1978. Looking at this now it beggars belief that it was once considered acceptable to run SM family buses around in service without the panel over the radiator to improve air flow and minimise the chances of overheating. And this was late October. What sort of temperatures were expected?
We have buses in 2024 that are prone to overheating on warm days but I just cannot imagine that something similar would stand a chance of being approved. It was actually very soon after this picture was taken that LT came close to having their operating license curtailed following an intense period of unannounced inspections of buses at garages that revealed some serious maintenance shortfalls.