BBC News - Charity starts legal action against new Cambridgeshire busway - BBC News
I understand that the trees have a Protection Order now. I’ll find that article in a bit! 
Damning. And one bit has been missed out. To protect the person that discovered it…
No Risk Assessment in place for Extreme Hot Weather Warnings…
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A Volvo Ailsa with Vanhool Mc Ardle coachwork.
Very rare vehicle these days. I’ve ‘experienced’ these in service- albeit with coachwork by Alexander.
They were unusual because they had a relatively small (6.7L) turbocharged Volvo TD70 engine- mounted beside the driver. Hence the cab door on the UK off-side!
The reason for the front engine layout was to save fuel and maintenance costs- no power loss and reliability concerns that the complex transverse rear engine layout was known for at the time.
I think I’ve written about this experience before. To summarise:
Noisy; smelly- exhaust gas in saloon- and bouncy.
Yet I am still fond of it.
Sorry Kevin,
I completely forgot to find and post this…
Anyhoo; better late than never:
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Leyland Worldmaster and Leyland Nationals in action in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Nationals were not ideally suited to the conditions with their relatively low mounted rear engine… Because floods.
The radiator on the MK1 was at the back as well…
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This didn’t appear to be well covered by the press:
Because Leyland reasons…
Up to 14:50 the Recovery Lorry Driver is shown recovering a relative of the Milkfloats where I work.
I’ve learned loads from this:
When our Milkfloats shit themselves, I’ve only ever seen them lifted from the rear; I’ve learned that the BYD K Platform with it’s Hub Motors are rated to be towed from the front up to 18.5mph…
Vehicles without Hub Motors are normally cool if the Half Shafts are removed. I didn’t know that these Hub Motors are effectively direct drive- and removing Half Shafts will make fuck all difference!
I suppose that means if these cunts are turned over that speed, they’ll produce current- yes I know- and that might cause problems with a High Voltage system that might not be fully Isolated…
Why do I watch these? Well I have been arriving back to base on single figures. When the Charge Level drops below 7%, steep uphill gradients see the speed drop to 8-10 mph…
Our lot are struggling to keep Milkfloats charged in these temperatures!
If only there was a well planned and organised system where Development Prototypes were given a proper shakedown:
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I’ve got all the want for this! What a brilliant idea! Love it! Thanks for sharing! 
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It needs powered doors so that I can close them in the faces of people I don’t want to talk to…
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I find this article interesting. A couple of our Milkfloats are only five years old.
In the recent low temperatures, they cannot last a day in service with being swapped out for full charged spare buses. I’ve returned to base with 7.5%.
When they drop below 8%, they run at reduced power up hills. Not ideal. I’ve been told they’re:
“…a pig to charge…” from that level.
As I understand it, the Operator was promised that they would make it through the day.
So once they’ve reached the end of their service life in London- in ten years time- I’d be interested to see what state their batteries are in.
Buses- unlike cars and lorries- are expected to last 12-15 years- and many are cascaded into fleets that run them until they are 20!
Corporate Identity NBC style:
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