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Post by snoggle on Feb 7, 2016 21:56:48 GMT
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Post by twobellstogo on Feb 7, 2016 22:09:28 GMT
I think the last digit of that fleet number is an eight, not a zero (so TP1538). At the risk of being shouted down, there are still plenty of that batch around alive and well if someone fancies preserving one. Not all buses can be saved. I agree - I think sometimes we can get a bit rose tint glasses about old buses. This bus is what 13 years old? the market is flooded with ex London buses and its worth what 15k max? which would be nothing for a movie company. I don't think it's rose tinted glasses : I like older buses as much as the next enthusiast. It's simply the fact that everything can't be saved, and there are plenty of that batch still around. Where we have to keep eyes open is when movie production companies buy up rare vehicles to be trashed in films, and that has happened on numerous occasions, sadly. |
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Post by jazza on Feb 7, 2016 22:12:53 GMT
To my admittedly dodgy eyesight it could be TP1536 on the back. Not sure if that would fit in with the 558 as mentioned above though.
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Post by mondraker275 on Feb 8, 2016 10:21:40 GMT
So sad. Judging by the photo, the 558 left behind seven sisters. Lets pray for them.  |
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Post by M1104 on Feb 8, 2016 12:15:59 GMT
My guess is the bus involved was due for scraping as it's not unusual for vehicles to head that way despite recent withdraw from service or it being a good bus. It could've had a recent prang which was too expensive to repair and thus sold off cheap.
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Post by RT3062 on Feb 8, 2016 13:03:37 GMT
My guess is the bus involved was due for scraping as it's not unusual for vehicles to head that way despite recent withdraw from service or it being a good bus. It could've had a recent prang which was too expensive to repair and thus sold off cheap. saw it on news this morning it looked very convincing. I can imagine it would be a shock if you didnt know |
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Post by sid on Feb 8, 2016 13:19:02 GMT
My guess is the bus involved was due for scraping as it's not unusual for vehicles to head that way despite recent withdraw from service or it being a good bus. It could've had a recent prang which was too expensive to repair and thus sold off cheap. saw it on news this morning it looked very convincing. I can imagine it would be a shock if you didnt know There has been some criticism saying that it was an insensitive thing to do after 7/7 and I would imagine it shook quite a few people who were not aware that it was a stunt. As for the bus itself, the market is awash with ex London LFDD's. There might have been more outrage had it been a Routemaster!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 13:53:06 GMT
Do we actually know which bus this was? I did study photos I could find, and none seem to reveal any registration or fleet number, so I'm not sure what everyone is looking at.
I'm mostly disappointed with this "stunt" because I think things like this add absolutely nothing to films. Good films don't have things blowing up for no reason. I'm disappointed that there's one less Plaxton President that could've been used elsewhere. The argument that Plaxton President / Dennis Tridents aren't rare is completely valid, but don't forget that this is how things become rarities. 1969 Dodge Chargers are rare because of the Dukes of Hazard episodes made in the '70s. They trashed loads of them.
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Post by M1104 on Feb 8, 2016 14:13:28 GMT
As for the bus itself, the market is awash with ex London LFDD's. There might have been more outrage had it been a Routemaster!! I'm still reeling over the Routemaster that went over the cliff in The Young Ones.  lol |
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Post by jazza on Feb 8, 2016 14:18:44 GMT
Do we actually know which bus this was? I did study photos I could find, and none seem to reveal any registration or fleet number, so I'm not sure what everyone is looking at. On the picture that ServerKing posted earlier in this thread there is a very faint fleet number visible to the upper right of the rear blind box just below the right hand tube that has been used to create the explosion. Clicking on the picture and zooming in you can make out TP153 but the last digit is not so clear. I think it is a 6 but it has also been suggested it could be a 0 or an 8. |
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Post by vjaska on Feb 8, 2016 14:34:13 GMT
saw it on news this morning it looked very convincing. I can imagine it would be a shock if you didnt know As for the bus itself, the market is awash with ex London LFDD's. There might have been more outrage had it been a Routemaster!! And there in lies the problem - it shouldn't be fine when it's Routemaster but yet be ok when it's a President. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 14:43:17 GMT
Do we actually know which bus this was? I did study photos I could find, and none seem to reveal any registration or fleet number, so I'm not sure what everyone is looking at. On the picture that ServerKing posted earlier in this thread there is a very faint fleet number visible to the upper right of the rear blind box just below the right hand tube that has been used to create the explosion. Clicking on the picture and zooming in you can make out TP153 but the last digit is not so clear. I think it is a 6 but it has also been suggested it could be a 0 or an 8. Alright, I see it now. After some careful studying, I'd say it's a 0. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 14:44:34 GMT
As for the bus itself, the market is awash with ex London LFDD's. There might have been more outrage had it been a Routemaster!! I'm still reeling over the Routemaster that went over the cliff in The Young Ones. lol "Right on. I'm aboard the Freedom Bus, heading for Good Time City. And I haven't even paid my fare."!  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 17:14:15 GMT
I think I can confirm that this was TP1530/TN33333. I was casually looking at this photo of TP1536, and noticed that it doesn't have First logos either side of its blindbox. TP1538 appears not to have those logos either. According to snoggle's photo, TP1530 did have them, but they were covered over with black vinyl. What's more is that a small piece of the vinyl on the right hand side was missing, exposing the yellow/green of the First logo. Also, the lower deck windscreen is split into two partitions. The right hand windscreen (from driver's perspective) has a sun strip thingy on it (that's the technical term  ), but the left hand windscreen doesn't.  Now look at this photo. You can just about make out the dull matte sheen of the vinyl either side of the blindbox, and the missing piece of vinyl on the right, and also the missing sun strip thingy from the left hand windscreen. |
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Post by bengady3 on Feb 8, 2016 17:31:57 GMT
I think I can confirm that this was TP1530/TN33333. I was casually looking at this photo of TP1536, and noticed that it doesn't have First logos either side of its blindbox. TP1538 appears not to have those logos either. According to snoggle's photo, TP1530 did have them, but they were covered over with black vinyl. What's more is that a small piece of the vinyl on the right hand side was missing, exposing the yellow/green of the First logo. Also, the lower deck windscreen is split into two partitions. The right hand windscreen (from driver's perspective) has a sun strip thingy on it (that's the technical term ), but the left hand windscreen doesn't. Now look at this photo. You can just about make out the dull matte sheen of the vinyl either side of the blindbox, and the missing piece of vinyl on the right, and also the missing sun strip thingy from the left hand windscreen. I think I saw that or a similar bus on a stand blinded for Hammersmith. I wonder what is it doing on the 211 |
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