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SBL AH7 F89JYS Killermont St 1989
The first of SBL's large batch of Volvo Citybuses is seen here new in 1989. It is still running on its original 275/70 low-profile tyres, which were soon changed for normal size 295/80 tyres when they found things underneath starting grounding the road, increasing their height to a lofty 14' 7". I believe the SBL specified certain items in certain places, hence this problem which was not, as far as I'm aware, a problem on other Citybuses elsewhere which ran on their low profiles. The big tyres also increased the step height, this was long before people worried about lowfloors etc. I drove them a few years later than this pic was taken - they were spectacularly good buses, all the drivers loved them, and they had an excellent seating capacity of 84, all facing forward, but the high step and three step entrance did slow down stop times, whilst Aggie and Senga struggled up and down the steps with their messages.
Note the Royal Concert Hall taking shape in the background, to be opened a year later in 1990 when Glasgow was voted European City of Culture. Pure dead brilliant.
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SBL AH7 F89JYS Killermont St 1989
The first of SBL's large batch of Volvo Citybuses is seen here new in 1989. It is still running on its original 275/70 low-profile tyres, which were soon changed for normal size 295/80 tyres when they found things underneath starting grounding the road, increasing their height to a lofty 14' 7". I believe the SBL specified certain items in certain places, hence this problem which was not, as far as I'm aware, a problem on other Citybuses elsewhere which ran on their low profiles. The big tyres also increased the step height, this was long before people worried about lowfloors etc. I drove them a few years later than this pic was taken - they were spectacularly good buses, all the drivers loved them, and they had an excellent seating capacity of 84, all facing forward, but the high step and three step entrance did slow down stop times, whilst Aggie and Senga struggled up and down the steps with their messages.
Note the Royal Concert Hall taking shape in the background, to be opened a year later in 1990 when Glasgow was voted European City of Culture. Pure dead brilliant.
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