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Post by towertransit70 on Aug 10, 2016 13:03:45 GMT
Does anyone here volunteer for a preservation group? How old do I have to be to even volunteer?
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Post by M1199 on Aug 10, 2016 19:24:54 GMT
I've often thought that too. We've got members that have the ability to drive one. We've got members that have the technical and mechanical knowledge and you've got the members who'd be keen on doing the odd jobs, just be be involved. I think the biggest issue would be deciding over which vehicle you'd want to preserve! I'm in my 30's and would love to preserve something from the 80's-90's period. ie, M, LS, MA, LLW, 1st generation Dart slf's or Olympians. Whereas someone older or younger would probably love to preserve something totally different. im the same age as you and yes it probably would be hard to decide what to get. I was thinking of a titan maybe but the lez zone would be an issue. Who knows maybe there would be enough intrest to get something started. I think the LEZ is one of the reasons why you (well I) don't see many vehicles from the 80-90's period in preservation, compared to older stuff and the more modern stuff like the Low floor vehicles that now entering preservation. As they say, you were either a Metrobus fan or a Titan fan, but never both. I'm very much a Metro fan and would rather have one of those preserved. Although, I'm sure most forum members from the east side of London would rather have a Titan.
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Post by vjaska on Aug 10, 2016 22:52:35 GMT
im the same age as you and yes it probably would be hard to decide what to get. I was thinking of a titan maybe but the lez zone would be an issue. Who knows maybe there would be enough intrest to get something started. I think the LEZ is one of the reasons why you (well I) don't see many vehicles from the 80-90's period in preservation, compared to older stuff and the more modern stuff like the Low floor vehicles that now entering preservation. As they say, you were either a Metrobus fan or a Titan fan, but never both. I'm very much a Metro fan and would rather have one of those preserved. Although, I'm sure most forum members from the east side of London would rather have a Titan. What about if you lived in an area that had both running at the same time like Brixton? Am I not allowed to like both? Lool
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Post by M1199 on Aug 11, 2016 3:20:23 GMT
I think the LEZ is one of the reasons why you (well I) don't see many vehicles from the 80-90's period in preservation, compared to older stuff and the more modern stuff like the Low floor vehicles that now entering preservation. As they say, you were either a Metrobus fan or a Titan fan, but never both. I'm very much a Metro fan and would rather have one of those preserved. Although, I'm sure most forum members from the east side of London would rather have a Titan. What about if you lived in an area that had both running at the same time like Brixton? Am I not allowed to like both? Lool You could throw in an Olympian for good measure too!
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Post by vjaska on Aug 11, 2016 13:04:57 GMT
What about if you lived in an area that had both running at the same time like Brixton? Am I not allowed to like both? Lool You could throw in an Olympian for good measure too! Well the L (ECW L1-263), M & T all my three all time favourite buses
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Post by RT3062 on Aug 11, 2016 13:20:40 GMT
You could throw in an Olympian for good measure too! Well the L (ECW L1-263), M & T all my three all time favourite buses wouldnt say no to the chance of preserving any of those
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