參展巴士名單如下:https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/globalassets/image-galleries/south-east/photos/sebf/sebf2017vehicleentries.pdf
因為用多咗時間睇私家車同舊書攤,所以今次影嘅相實在唔多,另外有啲喺Flickr相簿:https://www.flickr.com/photos/31973233@N08/albums/72157679399958923
Go-Ahead London今年繼續派出RM9行特別線36X,朝早由倫敦Victoria火車站開去會場,散場就開返去Victoria。因為佢係部換咗引擎同Allison波箱嘅「Dartmaster」,所以坐落好冇癮:
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因為場地算幾大,所以會抽幾部參展巴士出嚟做場內穿梭巴士,呢段係全程難得可以揸快少少嘅直路:
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一入場嘅天色唔太好,晏晝先至出太陽:
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入場後,見到呢部艾莎B55 Mk1準備開出去做接駁車(因為會場外面係條四線闊嘅A road,所以要安排部車來回對面線嘅巴士站),於是就去搭一轉:
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留意車尾尖頂有一對通風口:
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部車用SCG五前速半自動波,加上後波、撻車時要入嘅S波、同埋右下角嘅門鎖,用盡晒算盤子上面全部八格。另外,留意枝手掣係上下推拉:
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喺前門上一級再加少少斜度之後,平坦嘅地台一直伸延到尾排。第三排凳底嗰兩塊蓋下面就係波箱,另留意鐘帶係舊式嘅拉繩設計:
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獨特嘅旋轉樓梯,梯口前有好大個空位,超載企多幾個都唔阻埞(而且潛望鏡睇唔到!):
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因為樓梯比較闊,所以上層頭三排只得三張單丁位:
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上層就冇鐘帶,不過天花板上同梯口前都有圓餅形鐘掣:
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典型嘅早期艾莎聲,尖銳嘅發電機皮帶聲加上低沉嘅行星齒輪U形尾軸聲(我一直認為喺inverted portal U軸上面加行星齒輪hub reduction係多餘,不過由巴士迷角度睇,只要夠響夠好聽就得啦...),低波時再加啲波箱聲,相當好聽,只係轉波比較挫,甩波時太早收油。9:23開始係回程,上咗上層拍片,估唔到把車軸聲仍然可以聽得咁清楚:
返到入會場,參展嘅巴士仍然入緊嚟。呢部係XF3,Park Royal車身同XA同款,留意上層車頭係一件過嘅纖維件,中間有條凸骨,而釘扶手柱嘅位喺車外都見到:
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外觀上同XA嘅最大分別就係引擎室,比花巧嘅Atlantean簡潔得多:
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佳牌Special(個名真係叫Special)小巴,用ECW 26座位車身,喺五六十年代專門行路窄彎多嘅鄉郊線,凸頭(normal control)設計令佢當年已經可以用一人控制模式:
![圖檔](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2865/33190416664_31366da9f3_b.jpg)
AEC Regal IV型,有30呎長同7呎6吋闊,Weymann車身可以坐39個乘客,係五十年代嘅大單層,但倫敦運輸局喺七十年代係要專登買窄身細車去取代佢哋:
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同樣係中置引擎嘅AEC單層,呢部係Reliance,配Harrington Grenadier車身:
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都係Reliance,不過車身係比較普通嘅Park Royal,內籠就係半豪華:
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1945年出廠嘅Bristol K6A,原裝係用都普嘅戰時utility車身,1953年由Weymann重建車身:
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相比之下又肥又矮 - Park Royal矮車身嘅Regent V,上層係用沉降式通道同四人長凳:
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三部East Kent嘅Regent V,66-67年出廠,個Park Royal車身似足個盒...
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呢部都係East Kent嘅Regent V,59年嘅全頭幅Park Royal車身順眼好多,亦唔覺佢舊成八年:
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下層車廂:
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Park Royal車身佳牌亞拉伯三型同Massey車身(67年被Northern Counties收購)利蘭泰坦PD2:
![圖檔](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3955/33193422374_7280e49cf7_b.jpg)
呢幾年都有出席嘅常客,來自澤西島(Jersey)嘅利蘭泰坦TD1,車身係利蘭自己嘅專利矮身設計(即係上層用沉降式通道同四人長凳):
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1931年出廠嘅佢老而彌堅,每轉都至少坐到大半滿:
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利蘭6.8公升六汽缸汽油引擎:
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另一部戰前巴士,1937年出廠嘅丹尼士Lancet II,原裝車身係丹尼士自家出品,1949年重裝Park Royal車身:
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內籠:
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現今常見嘅指揮燈合法化之前嘅標準 - 彈出式指揮燈:
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Plaxton Panorama車身百福VAL,最大特色係孖頭擔細轆設計:
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客車版ECW車身Bristol RE,車門係向內開而唔係向外開:
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呢部「超級National」係利蘭畀各巴士公司試用嘅樣辦車(或者話係概念車),內籠整得零舍豪華,原意係想打開business commuter市場,盡量善用National間廠嘅過剩產能,最後當然係失敗收場:
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前Bournemouth Corporation嘅Burlingham車身利蘭Royal Tiger,係五十年代流行嘅中置引擎佈局:
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八十年代嘅Royal Tiger,變成後置引擎大型單層旅遊巴底盤。呢部配上利蘭自家車身,所以係叫做Royal Tiger Doyen:
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Potteries Motor Traction嘅36呎單層珍寶,車身係亞歷山大W型:
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同絕大多數珍寶一樣係尾橫置引擎,只係尾跨比33呎版延長咗2呎6吋。尾排坐喺引擎室上面,唔再有凹入去嘅車尾,外觀上好難認到佢係一部珍寶:
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標準嘅珍寶錶板同軚盤,但平時裝波子機個位塞咗枝「風波」波棍落去:
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Park Royal車身30呎珍寶,前年搭過一次,印象中係用「風波」,而地台係高得好誇張:
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車牌下面凸出嚟塊鐵片,應該係方便褪車用?
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利蘭O.680引擎+Park Royal車身嘅DMS550:
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又係呢部Mk1車身Mk2底盤嘅M1069:
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First Capatal嘅Northern Counties Palatine I車身9.6米ZF D10A豪,有種「城巴色新巴籠」嘅感覺:
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上一代Palatine車身嘅四波ZF康偈蘭,留意車頂係圓形:
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我覺得佢嘅窗柱位唔夠R型企理,特別係太平門位搞到上下層窗柱對唔齊:
![圖檔](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2900/33881037832_a8bd71130d_b.jpg)
同樣係四波ZF康偈蘭,但係個Palatine車身再舊款啲,窗柱佈局完全唔同,下層隻細窗竟然係塞喺上車門後面:
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全車最靚嘅都只係得個利蘭轆冚,連引擎蓋上面嗰三排通風口都好怪:
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復古色泰坦B15,呢個General唔係而家嘅London General,而係1933年成為London Transport一部分之前嘅London General Omnibus Company(LGOC):
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都係泰坦,不過係PD2,車身都係由利蘭建造。RTW係倫敦第一款8呎闊嘅巴士,闊咗嗰6吋令佢嘅車身比例唔及傳統嘅RT同RTL咁順眼:
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RT呢個樣先至啱架嘛~
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喺場內兜圈嘅當然唔少得RM:
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印象中呢部RM6平時係收埋喺Arriva London嘅Norwood車廠入面:
![圖檔](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3953/33193265044_a63473f2e4_b.jpg)
原本係RML2284,被Coulsdon Old Vehicle & Engineering Society改裝成工程車:
![圖檔](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3933/33223968413_f2fd7b39fe_b.jpg)
駕駛室入面得軚盤係原裝,錶板、指揮燈桿同手掣都換成三叉戟款式,引擎同波箱亦換過嚟:
![圖檔](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3939/33906559751_02df1a9522_b.jpg)
原屬Maidstone & District嘅Mercedes-Benz L608D,配Rootes車身:
![圖檔](https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3940/33992421136_10205126d5_b.jpg)
10.7米Pointer車身低地台飛鏢:
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高身同矮身President車身B7TL:
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喺我搭過嘅低地台單層巴士入面,Citaro可以話係我唯一一款鍾意嘅:
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Reading Buses嘅Irazar i3車身世冠K250UB:
![圖檔](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2818/33991965106_06498dcc6f_b.jpg)
過咗輪椅位就開始斜上去,個後山高到呢...
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Go-Ahead London試用完之後,部倫敦版Optare MetroDecker而家去咗Autocar手上:
![圖檔](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2887/33222567993_5448fe7ed4_b.jpg)
E400矮車身N230UD:
![圖檔](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2938/33994017036_63fb5888b7_b.jpg)
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