- docchevron132
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End of an Era..
After 16 years pretty fucking faultless service, the final two remaining Badgerline Lances will be withdrawn for scrap at end of duty today (Sat).
Given the amount of abuse they've had over the years, and the mileages covered it's amazing that the final pair 122 and 130 were largely unmolested examples of this fine breed.
In a final farewell, and more by accident than design we snapped a couple of shots of my fave remaining beast 122 outside a reasonably well known hospital this evening...
It's also the end of an era in terms of Badgerline Marlborough Street, since as of Sunday most North Somerset work goes to Weston in what is the begining of the end of Badgerline in Bristol.
By February it will no longer exist.
A rather sad end brought about by obscene corporate greed.
I may be the only person on earth that will, but I'll miss the Lances, they were fucking ace.
So, mine will be the only survivng example, the rest will soon be baked bean tins, you'll know if you get one, it'll rattle alot and be very rusty!
122 knew the end was nigh, the starter motor fell out of it (literally) as I was about to take her to Keynsham for the final time. Rather than get another bus I waited for them to fix it before fucking off 40 minutes late.
I'd really love to have stolen it, but since it's tracked by satalite, getting away with it could have been issueous...
So, fair well Badgerline, you were great, and a great place to work, and fuck you First, I hope you all get cancer and die.
Given the amount of abuse they've had over the years, and the mileages covered it's amazing that the final pair 122 and 130 were largely unmolested examples of this fine breed.
In a final farewell, and more by accident than design we snapped a couple of shots of my fave remaining beast 122 outside a reasonably well known hospital this evening...
It's also the end of an era in terms of Badgerline Marlborough Street, since as of Sunday most North Somerset work goes to Weston in what is the begining of the end of Badgerline in Bristol.
By February it will no longer exist.
A rather sad end brought about by obscene corporate greed.
I may be the only person on earth that will, but I'll miss the Lances, they were fucking ace.
So, mine will be the only survivng example, the rest will soon be baked bean tins, you'll know if you get one, it'll rattle alot and be very rusty!
122 knew the end was nigh, the starter motor fell out of it (literally) as I was about to take her to Keynsham for the final time. Rather than get another bus I waited for them to fix it before fucking off 40 minutes late.
I'd really love to have stolen it, but since it's tracked by satalite, getting away with it could have been issueous...
So, fair well Badgerline, you were great, and a great place to work, and fuck you First, I hope you all get cancer and die.
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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Re: End of an Era..
My favourite one was 123, had that off the clock many time, and in snow too!
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away...
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
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Now I know why he aint driving anymore ......and it's nothing to do with diabetis.
Is there no way you can pillage them for spares It seems rather a waste!!
Or even better, raid the stores, coz they aint gonna need them anymore
Is there no way you can pillage them for spares It seems rather a waste!!
Or even better, raid the stores, coz they aint gonna need them anymore
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Re: End of an Era..
I have the gearbox from 123!
Erm, I'm hoping for a bit of a rape session yes.
So far I have bits from 121, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128 and 133.
I'm hoping to get a large number of bits from 126, a couple more from 128 and one bit from 122.
Can't raid the stores since Marlborough Street is keeping two Lances til April, one a Midland Red one, and the other a Bradford one, Lawrence Hill are keeping 10 P2 Lances indefinitley, so they still need the bits for them.
So, it's not the end of Lances in Bristol just yet, but it is the end of the genuine, new to Badgerline 5 speed Lances..
Erm, I'm hoping for a bit of a rape session yes.
So far I have bits from 121, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128 and 133.
I'm hoping to get a large number of bits from 126, a couple more from 128 and one bit from 122.
Can't raid the stores since Marlborough Street is keeping two Lances til April, one a Midland Red one, and the other a Bradford one, Lawrence Hill are keeping 10 P2 Lances indefinitley, so they still need the bits for them.
So, it's not the end of Lances in Bristol just yet, but it is the end of the genuine, new to Badgerline 5 speed Lances..
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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5 speed Lances..
You would never get them in 5th round here
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Re: End of an Era..
Hopefully you can get all you need for 142 mate (or is it 146 ). I expect a fair few Londoners were sad too when the old routemaster were pulled from service!
....There he goes, one of God's own prototypes, a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production......too weird too live.....and too rare to die
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Bet I fucking could! It'll engange top at 31mph with a light throttle.Philhod wrote:5 speed Lances..
You would never get them in 5th round here
It's quite good at burning BX's and 405's away from traffic lights aswell!
I *should* have 126 arriving complete for bits, which is handy as it is near mint that thing.
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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1971 BL 350FG ambulance
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Bit hard to use a light throttle up steep hills and traffic lights every 200 ydsBet I fucking could! It'll engange top at 31mph with a light throttle.
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Re: End of an Era..
Yes.docchevron132 wrote:It's quite good at burning BX's and 405's away from traffic lights aswell!
Very.
... all landings are in fact controlled crashes, and any crash you can walk away from is a good landing. The definition of a good pilot is a man with the same number of landings as take-offs.
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Re: End of an Era..
That particular Lance, is a low floor one, which lives in Bath.Bx Bandit wrote:Hopefully you can get all you need for 142 mate!
I don't think they are scrapping those just yet...
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away...
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
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Re: End of an Era..
They aint got long to live where they are.
I've been trying to talk the network manager into moving them to MH..
I've been trying to talk the network manager into moving them to MH..
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.