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1414 was used as a demonstrator by Ensigns before spending time on London sighseeing, later in open top form. It was then exported to the USA.
... they just dance round the car park outside their house trying to break their new Docs in... Sad, I know, but them there 20 holes may see some action in the next few days and they are a bit tight at the minute... 15 December 2010. Please feel free to laugh, take the piss, ridicule...
GHV 90N was of course one of the DMS family in London that were sold on after a very short life, most becoming good secondhand purchases. This one had passed via Ensign to House of Watlington and later New Enterprise Tonbridge in 87. By July 90 its owner was Maidstone and District who were working in partnership with British Rails Network South East. Captured in St Albans at an event GHV 90N later became part of Wrights LOndon open top fleet.
Down for the Bus Of Yesteryear rally at Kings Cross - ideal ground conditions as you can see , It's a wonder I didn't break my neck taking pictures of buses . There had been several rallies at Kings Cross in previous years but they had been before the goods area was demolished as you see here so had been on hardstanding of sorts . Don't know why DMS 351 was chosen for the trip - at the time it was odd to see a DMS not in LT garb in London .
Who knew that about a year later the same place was going to be used as the location of BRITISH COACHWAYS , coach station [ in almost the same condition ] - I dIdn't.
looking rather worse for wear is this DMS sitting next to an equally sad looking RM/DMS in a scrap yard
An early example of the London Transport DMS with the closely spaced headlight arangement heads down Chiswick High Road on the 267 in August 1978.
Withdrawl came for this bus in August 1982 where it was first storted at Abbey Wood and later at Ensignbus. It would remain in this guise for a further five years before being despatched to PVS (Carlton) for scrap in July 1987.
Some information taken from the excellent Ian's Bus Stop pages, a mine of information on all matters LT.
If LT could produce a left-hand entrance RTL and RM, Ensigns went one better and moved the steering wheel as well. Were many of these sold?
The first three former London DMS class vehicles to arrive with Maynes were sourced from Stevenson Uttoxeter. OUC 35R a Leyland Fleetline with MCW bodywork converted to single door seen here at Ashton Bus Station on July 28th 1990 was initially run by Sewards Coaches, Dalwood following exile from London in 1984.
Trent Buses 551 KUC991P a 1976 Leyland Fleetline FE30ALR MCW DMS leaving Derby Bus Station on service 5 to Allestree in January 1988.
Ex South Wales Transport, but new as London Transport DMS1991.
In 2006 Dreadnaught Coaches were using this ex-London DMS Daimler Fleetline on a service from Alnwick to Bamburgh, a long ride through the beautiful scenery of Northumberland. It is seen here departing Alnwick.
Four renditions of the London Transport DMS in diecast form from over the years.
Closest is the small scale Matchbox version from the 1-75 range of toys which was numbered MB17. This one ran from 1972 until 1981 when it was replaced by the Titan.
Second is the EFE version and the only true scale collectable model on show, manufactured to the popular 1:76th Scale making it suitable for OO gauge railway modellers.
The third one is the Matchbox 'Superkings' offering. This wasn't a very convincing rendition but early releases had a bell that was operated by a lever at the rear and opening centre doors, though both these features were later dropped due to costs.
Lastly is the rarest of the Diecast DMS's. This was issued by Hong Kong manufacturer Zylmex and was a chunky affair. A number of versions exist that have both sets of doors opening, one with just the centre door opening with a slider and the last version with the doors cast. These models had an inferior build to the Matchbox ones and a poor paint finish.
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Name: DMS CONDOR
vessel type: Tug
IMO: 9251987
Call sign: 2EHT2
Flag: U K
Gross Tonnage: 112
Length:25.8mts
Breadth 8.5mts
Port of registry:Leith
Year built: 2001
Builder:DAMEN SHIPYARDS GORINCHEM
Village Group operated a large fleet of secondhand deckers including this former London DMS. Seen in Liverpool in June 1994 being passed by a former Burnley & Pendle Bristol VR, the DMS would end its days as an open top sightseeing bus in Las Vegas, Nevada.