Froggy55:
Unusual front for this VAL. Any idea about its bodymaker?
It has a Harrington Legionnaire body
Something a bit different from 1960.
Dennis Javelin:
Froggy55:
Unusual front for this VAL. Any idea about its bodymaker?It has a Harrington Legionnaire body
Thanks!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington_Legionnaire
Its style is unusual for a British coach, and more like what was made in France or Italy at the same period; functionnal but with a basic look. I confess I much prefer the Duple bodies.
Phew…This thread has reached a third of a million viewers. Thank you chaps for your pictures and comments. 
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
robthedog:
50/50
Great picture Rob, It would be interesting to know which company was the original
owner of this Foden coach. it having a Glasgow number plate, Oily may know. 
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Been for a day out to the Norfolk Broads today and saw this coach in Horning, from your part of the world Ray, Reeves from Blackburn.
Hi Ray, GGA 670 is a Foden PVSC Chassis No 27346, Plaxton C33F body supplied to The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society in September 1948.
Attached below is an official Plaxton photograph which I have had in my collection since about 1955 when I was given a small batch of prints from the Scarborough company.
Leyland600:
Hi Ray, GGA 670 is a Foden PVSC Chassis No 27346, Plaxton C33F body supplied to The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society in September 1948.
Attached below is an official Plaxton photograph which I have had in my collection since about 1955 when I was given a small batch of prints from the Scarborough company.
Great pic. Notice the classic, almost flat Foden steering wheel with a clearly observable tilt to the offside
pic here of a Bristol MW. They were built from 1956 to 1966 and used Gardner 5-cyl and 6-cyl engines. The gearbox was a 5-speed job made by Bristol itself. I understand they were synro but because the cones wore quickly they still required double-declutching. I only rarely travelled on these, not living in a nationalised area; but I do remember observing the long gear-lever sticking vertically through the floor to arrive neatly to the driver’s hand on a Southern Vectis example, 50 years ago. I also remember it being a fairly short throw. I believe there was a choice of ratios depending on the kind of work / routes. Did anyone here drive them? And was it a good 'box to use?
EDIT to say I’ve just come across this! It seems my 50-year-old memory wasn’t wrong 
ERF-NGC-European:
Leyland600:
Hi Ray, GGA 670 is a Foden PVSC Chassis No 27346, Plaxton C33F body supplied to The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society in September 1948.
Attached below is an official Plaxton photograph which I have had in my collection since about 1955 when I was given a small batch of prints from the Scarborough company.Great pic. Notice the classic, almost flat Foden steering wheel with a clearly observable tilt to the offside
A few more photos and a bit of info on it it’s a lovely old thing
Can’t spot any evidence of photoshopping there! Can anybody say more about it? Thanks.
robthedog:
D
Nice…luxury tours I presume
robthedog:
Triple decker
Rob, I am fairly sure that I have seen this Triple Decker on a different picture, and possibly painted in a
different colour scheme. I have a feeling that what I saw was connected to a childrens film. If it was on
road in real life, the bus conductor would have been knackered, romping up and down 2 flights of stairs.
The picture that I think I have seen could have been right here on this thread, not all that long ago.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Ray Smyth:
robthedog:
Triple deckerRob, I am fairly sure that I have seen this Triple Decker on a different picture, and possibly painted in a
different colour scheme. I have a feeling that what I saw was connected to a childrens film. If it was on
road in real life, the bus conductor would have been knackered, romping up and down 2 flights of stairs.
The picture that I think I have seen could have been right here on this thread, not all that long ago.Cheers, Ray Smyth.
I have found the Triple Decker, it is a ex London Transport AEC Mk 3 from 1954, Reg number OLD 717.
The bus appeared in a Harry Potter film, none of which I have seen. Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Ray Smyth:
Ray Smyth:
robthedog:
Triple deckerRob, I am fairly sure that I have seen this Triple Decker on a different picture, and possibly painted in a
different colour scheme. I have a feeling that what I saw was connected to a childrens film. If it was on
road in real life, the bus conductor would have been knackered, romping up and down 2 flights of stairs.
The picture that I think I have seen could have been right here on this thread, not all that long ago.Cheers, Ray Smyth.
I have found the Triple Decker, it is a ex London Transport AEC Mk 3 from 1954, Reg number OLD 717.
The bus appeared in a Harry Potter film, none of which I have seen. Cheers, Ray Smyth.
When it was in service
This Routemaster is in regular service at the Cruise Ferry terminal Halifax Nova Scotia
Tyneside
