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.
Copyright © 2010 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
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.
Copyright © 2010 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!