craig12 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 does anyone remember the bendi busses? i remember as well the first vanhool busses on the streets of sheffield , they were like nothing else, theyre sort of whistled from the engine compared to the old daimler busses, i can remember busses in the 70s had a gearbox on the drivers l/h/s which was like a ferrari gearbox all six gears in a small space, amazing...like a letter H gearbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburnrod Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I can remember buses which had an outside staircase in use in 1946 on the Nether Edge route (61?).I think they were second hand/on loan from Bradford due to loss of buses in the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 if i remember right, sheffield bendy buses were all leylands with van-hool bodywork i cant remember how many there was but they were all on the c-plate with the first having the reg c101hdt or c101 cdt the rest followed in number ie: c102 cdt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsDavies2Be Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Oh my word I remember the bendy bus to Meadowhall, back in t` day before the tram lines were built. I used to stand in the middle bit that went round ha ha ha ha ha a simpler time then I long for those days back sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 ....for your information a Van Hool Ailsa decker and a Leyland DAB bendibus are currently being restored to former glory and should hopefully be attending local rally / shows ect next year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTman Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 None of Sheffield Bendi-buses had Van Hool bodywork. Some were Leyland with Leyland bodies., others were M.A.N, with Gopel bodywork. The second batch of Bendi,s were all Leyland/DAB. The Van Hools you refer to were the Volvo Ailsa,s which didn't half wistle around the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammindoor Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 MAN were definately the first bendibuses--we fetched the first over from Munich in May 1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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