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Snowdrift Special!

Once again Beamish Museum's faithful old bus prepares to set out on a journey around the museum site. On this occasion there's a lack of passengers (and driver too, because I was out taking this photograph), which is not really surprising given that the snow is starting to fall enthusiastically - again!

 

The bus is a 1980's-built replica London General 'B' Type bus (B1349). The vehicle is built on a 1966 Bedford TK chassis (formerly a Rotherham-registered Bedford VAM14 Duple coach, registered DET 720D, new to Riley's of Rotherham) with a Leyland 400 series engine and a "crash" gearbox. In common with most buses of the era it is festooned with vitreous enamel advertising signs of the period.

 

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Taken on January 9, 2010