Knott-tees.
Another dabble in the world of bus sales came Knotty's way with the opportunity to buy this ex London Country (via Tees & District) Bristol LHS TPJ 56S. Recent upstart in the world of North Staffordshire bus operation in the mid '90s, Matthews Motors / Handybus, needed a medium sized vehicle for a school service and to double up as a service spare. Fortunately I was able to find them the above which I then collected from NE Bus sales at Anfield Plane. It drove back really well, the only worry being the ability to re-start it if switched off for re-fuelling or a break as the batteries were an unknown quantity. Erring on the side of caution and biting my lip with regard to rip off Motorway prices, I called at Hartshead Moor Services on the M62 where the commercial pumps are on a downward slope ... It proved to be a timely move!
Back in Newcastle under Lyme the little bus is seen in my yard, unusually with two Bedfords for company. A quick pre-delivery spruce up and the bus was taken the remaining mile or so to the Handybus garage on the other side of the village where it was at the time.
Knott-tees.
Another dabble in the world of bus sales came Knotty's way with the opportunity to buy this ex London Country (via Tees & District) Bristol LHS TPJ 56S. Recent upstart in the world of North Staffordshire bus operation in the mid '90s, Matthews Motors / Handybus, needed a medium sized vehicle for a school service and to double up as a service spare. Fortunately I was able to find them the above which I then collected from NE Bus sales at Anfield Plane. It drove back really well, the only worry being the ability to re-start it if switched off for re-fuelling or a break as the batteries were an unknown quantity. Erring on the side of caution and biting my lip with regard to rip off Motorway prices, I called at Hartshead Moor Services on the M62 where the commercial pumps are on a downward slope ... It proved to be a timely move!
Back in Newcastle under Lyme the little bus is seen in my yard, unusually with two Bedfords for company. A quick pre-delivery spruce up and the bus was taken the remaining mile or so to the Handybus garage on the other side of the village where it was at the time.