AS PROMISED, THE SIXTH ONE OF ‘A BLOG A DAY’ GOING THROUGH TO NEW YEARS DAY.
For part 1 see blog published 30/11/2018.
In the late 1960’s ‘Walsall Corporation Transport’ produced some unusual designs of which some samples fortunately survive.
I think that this design with two staircases, front and back and two doors taking passengers up/through then down and off is the best design for moving passengers as smoothly and as quickly as possible.
‘Bournemouth Corporation Transport’ did something similar with Leyland Titan PD3 / MCW 8159 EL amongst others.
The dual door bus with the second door within the wheelbase is a poor compromise with blockages between the driver and the bottom of the staircase.
Single door buses can and do take ages to unload then load.
The so called ‘BorisMaster’ for ‘London Transport’ almost got it right with front and back doors and staircases.
Then someone blinked and a third door was put in.
A shame really.
Still, it would probably mean re-designing most ot the bus stations and bus stops in the UK……………….
XDH 56G ‘Walsall Corporation Transport’ No. 56. Daimler CRC6-36 / Northern Counties
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
At 36 feet long with 2 doors and 2 staircases this bus could still seat 86 passengers.
What could have been the bus of the future let down by its unreliable engine.
XDH 516G ‘Walsall Corporation Transport’ No. 116. Daimler Fleetlne / Northern
Counties on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
CN07 HVL ‘First Midlands’ No. 66698 ‘Worcester’ Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Bebb’, Llantwit Fardre, Wales.
BVP 808V ‘MIDLAND RED’ No. 808. Leyland National 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
GJW 43N MIDLAND FOX No. 343. Leyland Leopard / Marshall
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Built to the BET federation standard group design and new to ‘MIDLAND RED’ as its No. 343.
YJ66 APU ‘DIAMOND’ ‘226’. Optare Solo M9959SR
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Express Motors’, Penygroes, Wales.
FEA 156 ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No. 156. Daimler CVG5 / Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. /1
on Dennis Basford ’railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 1952 .
FEA 156 ‘West Bromwich Corporation’ No. 156. Daimler CVG5 / Metropolitan Cammell Carriage & Wagon Co. /2 on Dennis Basford ’railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
PHA 505G ‘Midland Red’ No. 5905. BMMO S22 / BMMO Carlyle Works
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
WX59 BZD ‘First Midlands’ No 69350 ‘Salt Road’. Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘First Bristol’.
‘First’ have come a long way in livery terms since the ‘Barbie’ days.
