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Parked at Torquay Depot after returning from loan to Cheltenham & Gloucester is 552 (ATA 552L), an ECW bodied Bristil VRT2. It had been used on the Gold Cup Racecourse service.
(for 13618) Note the black paint coming off the windscreen window rubber.
Another of the soon to be retired veterans of the Stagecoach Schoolbus fleet, former Hong Kong Olympian climbing one of the hills on its return journey to Ardrossan depot this afternoon.
The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for 20 km, with a maximum width of 9 km. It is joined to the mainland at the south-west end by a narrow isthmus about 1.5 km wide. The suburbs of Dunedin encroach onto the western end of the peninsula, and seven townships and communities lie along the harbourside shore. The majority of the land is sparsely populated and occupied by steep open pasture. The peninsula is home to many species of wildlife, notably seabirds, pinnipeds, and penguins, and several ecotourism businesses operate in the area. 13618
Our tour was very useful for those few present with an interest in "modern" traction, as it gave an opportunity for shed visits and unimpeded photography en route.
At the time, I assume this was one of the last holdouts of these early Soviet diesels, dating from 1953. Heywood & Button quote a total production number of 6809, which appears to be for the double units, so 13618 single ones. The bulk of production, including this one, was from Lugansk/ Voroshilovgrad, between 1956 and 1973.
Note that as these were built in pairs, this has a "B" suffix to the running number, and we will see its "A" counterpart in a later upload. The "B" as Cyrillic "Ƃ" is just above the coupling, below the main running number on the front.
This one has its Worksplate, but the dark mark on the middle bodyside was the location of an alloy crest now gone, showing the Soviet Union and its constituent republics. Below this is "ЛЬВ ЖД" which I take to be the abbreviation for the L'vov Railway District.
Spending what will probably be their last weekend at rest in Rennies depot before the Scottish schools break for the summer throughout the coming week.
Photo André Knoerr, Genève. Reproduction autorisée avec mention de la source.
Utilisation commerciale soumise à autorisation préalable.
La motrice 7016 de type Stadtbahn à plancher haut circule sur la ligne 3.
Les motrices 7000 ont été retirées du service en 2013!
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Not a gigantic dinosaur alas, but a groovy yet grumpy Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana), basking in the sun
Three elderly, by Fife school standards, Olympians have been garaged at Rennies to fulfil some Falkirk contracts following the death of Billy Davies, of Billy Davies Coaches, Plean.
A different type of shot from the normal stuff that I post. Ardrossan based Schoolbus Olympian 13618 heading away from Dalry, heading back to the depot at Ardrossan this afternoon.
INDIEN, Fort Gwalior
Gwalior Fort (Hindi: ग्वालियर क़िला Gwalior Qila) is an 8th-century hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, central India. The fort consists of a defensive structure and two main palaces, Gurjari Mahal and Man Mandir, built by Man Singh Tomar. The fort has been controlled by a number of different rulers in its history. The Gurjari Mahal palace was built for Queen Mrignayani. It is now an archaeological museum
Among the changes since my last visit in 2011 is the long term hire of CD163 locos by PR. This has partly helped the move away from hiring in ET22's from PKP-Cargo
20220301_0171_EOS M-41 Central New Brighton School (060/365)
Now this is a strange utility cabinet. It is close to South New Brighton School, but painted for (or by) Central New Brighton School. Central disappeared in the post earthquake education reforms six or seven years ago. It was the primary school that I went to (1960-67) and my two boys went there too.
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Rear end comparison shot of the two Hong Kong Olympians currently garaged at Rennies. 13618 (furthest) has the original two piece folding bonnet, 13624 (nearest) has the replacement fitted by Western to many Olympians which has an opening top half only. Note they both retain the original flank panels with inset BMAC lights replacing the orginal, wider units supplied with the chassis.
Climbing out of Kilbirnie towards Dalry on one of the last days of term back in 2016 is former Hong Kong Olympian 13618, the only one of the many operated as Schoolbuses with Western to not have transferred in from another division at the time.
August 2007 and following the opening of the brand new St Matthews Academy in Saltcoats, Stagecoach were awarded the majority of the contracts from the new School. Brought in to operate these new services and some elsewhere in Ayrshire were a large number of these former Hong Kong Olympians, this was the only to transfer internally having came from Glasgow.
Following a local independent pulling out of a number of local school contracts in the Falkirk area due to unforseen circumstances, Stagecoach have picked up 3 school runs at short notice. Whilst arguably too old for the council school runs, ex Hong Kong Tri-Axle Olympians 13618/24 and Volvo Olympian 16865 have transferred over to Fife from Western/Bluebird and are running the services from Rennies depot in Dunfermline alongside B7R 53304. It appears that one of the Olympians is an extra spare bus. 13618 is seen approaching Larbert station this afternoon towards the end of its school run from St Mungo's High school.
Company: McNairn Coaches
Fleet / Reg No: H522FRP ( ex Stagecocah Western 13618 H522FRP,Citybus 131 ER9169)
Chassis: Leyland Olympian
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Body: Alexander RH
Location:Northburn Road, Coatbridge,United Kingdom
ÖBB-Postbus GmbH (subsidiary of ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG): the bus with register plate BD 13618 (Mercedes Benz O550 Integro) at Salzburg Hbf bus terminal.
Seven years ago, this very Olympian, the last still in use in Megabus livery out of Glasgow depot was transferred down to Ayrshire alongside a large number of similar vehicles drafted in from across the UK to help cover the many additional school contracts awarded to Stagecoach. Ironically seven years on, just as the vehicles that replaced these on Megabus routes are withdrawn for their last time, these old former Hong Kong Olympians have been repainted and in use for yet another new school term. 13618 trundling back into Ardrossan depot yesterday afternoon after working one of the new contracts from Garnock Academy to Dalry.
H522 FRP is a Leyland Olympian ON3R49C18Z4/Alexander R Type new as Hong Kong Citybus ER 9169 (No. 131) in November 1990. It later joined the Stagecoach Group in the UK for their low cost megabus.com express services between major UK cities before settling at Stagecoach Western as a school bus. It is now part of the McNairn, Coatbridge fleet in Lanarkshire.
Carrying the revised version of Western's School Bus livery 13618 is a 1990 Leyland Olympian new as Citybus 131 in Hong Kong registered ER9169. When first re-imported in 2003 is was used on Megabus work, having had a WC fitted on the lower deck opposite the foot of the stairs. The 677 in the screen is the service number for the St Mungos HS, Falkirk route it will operate on following the award of short term contracts resulting from the closure of the former operator, Billy Davis Coaches, Plean.
Detroit MI - Engine 48
2002 Pierce
1500 GPM - 400 Tank - 75' Aerial
Shop #359 Pierce #13618 Model: Dash
This is the only quint on the DFD roster. Engine 48's response area can be cut off from the rest of the city by a draw bridge over the Rouge River being up. As a result a quint is assigned to this company in case an aerial would be needed for a rescue. Notice that this apparatus carries "the bundle" but that it is located on the side of the apparatus under the turntable.
Carrying the revised version of Western's School Bus livery 13618 is a 1990 Leyland Olympian new as Citybus 131 in Hong Kong registered ER9169. When first re-imported in 2003 is was used on Megabus work, having had a WC fitted on the lower deck opposite the foot of the stairs. The 677 in the screen is the service number for the St Mungos HS, Falkirk route it will operate on following the award of short term contracts resulting from the closure of the former operator, Billy Davis Coaches, Plean.
Loading passengers in King Street (thanks 13618) is Nottingham 183 (ETO 183L), a Willowbrook bodied Daimler Fleetline
Despite their age, they are still looking very smart. Seen climbing off the West Kilbride Rd as it heads through Dalry onto Kilbirnie for its afternoon school run back to Dalry.