Not so Bright Buses

[Squiggs 11]

Even driving below the speed limit the police can pull you over if they consider you are obtsructing the free flow of traffic. And as for the bus driver saying 15mph in a 30 zone is stupid, I think a policeman may think the same. [..]

 

Ever had the misfortune of following a Bright Bus up Walkley Lane?

[Hopman 46]

a poor condition and bumpy road with cars both sides and near a couple of schools.

At that time of day with the light fading and there's always the chance of a child running out between the parked cars...

What's the slogan? "Kill your speed, not a child"

[The Joker 10]

They also need a 1 mile stopping distance!

 

Joking apart those buses look ancient!

 

and a one mile turning circle too; beware when they turn right at the traffic lights.

 

Back to the OP; spare a thought for us unfortunate folk stuck behind the black-smoke-belching diesel dinosaurs when they're chugging their way uphill

[therascal 10]

They also need a 1 mile stopping distance!

 

Joking apart those buses look ancient!

 

Don't know how true it is but was once told that the drivers carry their own tool kit for if they break down.. As for them being ancient, again hearsay but heard that they imported them from China the buses not the drivers. Bright Bus cover the local school at Aughton and its unbelievable how many children are crammed onto the buses, to see them it looks far more than they should be.

[haddy 10]

But if they are taken off route watch the parent's moan! I wouldnt allow any of my children to travel on one of them china sheds

[tinfoilhat 11]

But if they are taken off route watch the parent's moan! I wouldnt allow any of my children to travel on one of them china sheds

 

Do we KNOW they're Chinese death traps or are parents just making stuff up at the bus stop to pass the time?

[soopah 17]

Do we KNOW they're Chinese death traps or are parents just making stuff up at the bus stop to pass the time?

 

According to Wiki they are (Citing Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiast Society, but the link is dead)

http://nebula.wsimg.com/0a95add331d5e1a4fac1b4b361384cb0?AccessKeyId=8B7A174C4DD908996CD8&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

I'm suspecting that the ones that say (HK) in the notes are the ones from Hong Kong.

Edited December 21, 2016 by soopah

[Happy Daddy 10]

As far as I know the buses were made here and shipped to HK then shipped back over here at some point. Not sure if this is the case its just something I heard.

[woah 10]

As far as I know the buses were made here and shipped to HK then shipped back over here at some point. Not sure if this is the case its just something I heard.

 

That's right, most of them were made late 80s/very early 90s. They are many many years past their sell by date.

[therascal 10]

That's right, most of them were made late 80s/very early 90s. They are many many years past their sell by date.

 

Many years past their sell by date yes, but they still have to go through a very strict roadworthy test (MOT) done by V.O.S.A. and a regular documented service that can be inspected at any time by V.O.S.A.

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

According to Wiki they are (Citing Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiast Society, but the link is dead)

http://nebula.wsimg.com/0a95add331d5e1a4fac1b4b361384cb0?AccessKeyId=8B7A174C4DD908996CD8&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

I'm suspecting that the ones that say (HK) in the notes are the ones from Hong Kong.

The SOES website is at http://www.sheffieldomnibus.uk/

Fleet lists are available. Bright Buses' is accessible from http://www.sheffieldomnibus.uk/fleet-lists.html

This shows several acquired from Hong Kong.

Edited December 29, 2016 by Jeffrey Shaw
Reference to HK added

[Wazzock 10]

As far as I know the buses were made here and shipped to HK then shipped back over here at some point. Not sure if this is the case its just something I heard.

 

you can identify the HK ones straight away by the double back wheels