Halton Transport
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RE: Halton Transport
(30/04/2013 21:36)WidnesRuncornBus Wrote: Yes it is good they have never really done anything with the old power blinds. I remember when Halton bought there first few ELCs and they were fitted with power blinds, but then to my surprise one comes round the corner with LEDs not 8 weeks after delivery!!! I was quite confused by halton, its seemed a bit silly. I was in there depot about a year ago and they still had the old ELC powerblinds as well as a bunch of other ones from old Leyland Lynx's as well as some other spare numbers and stuff it was pretty cool. I keep meaning to enquire about a purchase price for 1 or 2 I would just love to own one, I really dont know why! But that brings me on to something, I am really missing haltons old lynx's they were up there as one of my favorite fleets ever. I loved the roar of the engine, the interior, the smell, the speed!! Although some did get a bit sluggish in there old age. Id do anything just to see them parked up in the yard next to a solo, and id do even more to see them working a long 14 and even more to ride one on a long 14, just one last time!! Ive already enquired about the blinds a few months ago when 30 and 33 were fitted with the LED ones. I was told they were not for sale. I feel the exact sameway about the Lynxs i certainly miss everything about them they were such a unique bus with so many qualitys. Most schooldays i used to go out and get a lynx (that was rarely on a normal route towards the end of there life) from ditchfield road about 14.25 the last 12 of the day and ride it to Green Oaks were expired turned into a 2 to Halebank and then im presuming ran a school/college service from there. It was a fantastic ride mostly empty the whole way. I used to love the mix and match seats in them. From the old cream swirls on the royal red background to the multi coloured pattern. God i miss them. Nothing in Haltons fleet currently has that much character. |
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