I remember going to school on one of these buses,wen it was our turn to get off we used to swing on the back pole .bus fair was only 2p from barnes lane to rushall,.. Happy days,
3002 was specially built as lightweight compared with the normal Birmingham standard to see whether a 5LW would suffice. It's usually OK, but hills can be a bit of an issue when fully laden.
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Nicely driven, Martin!
Thanks, Lloyd. It's great to have a drive in a preselector from time to time, my favourite transmission.
I remember going to school on one of these buses,wen it was our turn to get off we used to swing on the back pole .bus fair was only 2p from barnes lane to rushall,.. Happy days,
A race horse is good for a mile a cart horse is good for all day
Though a 5 cylinder it does not sound even.
5lw massively overworked in a double decker
3002 was specially built as lightweight compared with the normal Birmingham standard to see whether a 5LW would suffice. It's usually OK, but hills can be a bit of an issue when fully laden.
Most of the mid- to late 1930s fleet was 5LW engined, and the COG5's were by no means underpowered.