These were my most favourite buses to drive. I loved the sound, smell of diesel, and especially the small escape of air when changing gears. The inspectors would get great enjoyment from locking the gear levers and then watching the drivers struggle to engage a gear when the gear lever refused to move. When leaving the bus, you would lift the gear lever slightly and turn it to the right, which locked it.
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These were my most favourite buses to drive. I loved the sound, smell of diesel, and especially the small escape of air when changing gears. The inspectors would get great enjoyment from locking the gear levers and then watching the drivers struggle to engage a gear when the gear lever refused to move. When leaving the bus, you would lift the gear lever slightly and turn it to the right, which locked it.
Lucky b###### springs to mind. You didn't have to maintain it or pay for fuel. You were getting paid to drive it.
Leyland Leopards and O305s, bread and butter!
Were work buddies for 12 of the best years. Hard to believe in hindsight even though I lived through it.
You missed the best part hearing it thrashing after disappearing around the corner on First Ave.
Mk 2 leopards were awesome wish we still had them beats the plastic rubbish we drive these days
Absolutely spot on.
Back when buses sounded great, and were fun to ride on.
Willoughby?
Spot on. Yes.
I was thinking that too, even though there was very little to see. The old man worked there for years 👍