Meerkat
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16 of 26
Mon 31st Dec 2012 1:12pm
Anyone recall the gun pillbox (not sure if that's the right name for it) in the middle of the roundabout.
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NormK
bulkington |
17 of 26
Mon 31st Dec 2012 2:29pm
No Meerkat I don`t remember that at all. That island was so simple in those days, nowadays I call it the island from hell, and try to avoid it if I can. When Peugeot were still going, it was a nightmare at rush-hour
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Meerkat
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18 of 26
Mon 31st Dec 2012 6:47pm
Yes you're right it was a lot smaller them days but in the middle of it there was this pillbox, as kids we used to go and look at it on our way to Ryton swimming pool, there was a time when you could get inside it until it was filled in. I agree today it is a nightmare, not that I have been round for a while now.
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DENCOL
LEAMINGTON SPA |
19 of 26
Mon 7th Jan 2013 8:50pm
On 31st Dec 2012 11:28am, Foxcote said:
Brilliant
There are two chasses being driven around in this article. They are both Atkinsons, not Daimler. One has a 5 cylinder Gardner engine, the other a 6 cylinder Gardner engine. They have both been fitted with Self Change gearboxes for experiment evaluation. They are being driven by Self Change fitters who often called in to Watery Lane works for a chat and a cup of tea.![]() |
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Foxcote
Warwick Thread starter
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20 of 26
Tue 8th Jan 2013 10:04am
A nice side view colcov, I am impressed
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
21 of 26
Sun 1st Dec 2013 5:49pm
On 7th Jan 2013 8:50pm, colcov said:
There are two chassis being driven around in this article.They are both Atkinsons, not Daimler.
Atkinson, a northern lorry manufacturer who also make buses between 1953 and 1964. Eventually they were taken over by Seddon.
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3Spires
SW Leicestershire |
22 of 26
Sun 15th Apr 2018 3:23pm
On 27th Dec 2012 11:21am, Foxcote said:
I don't think I have put this one on before, hope not. Could it be Coventry?
Looks like the junction of Swan Lane and Harnall Lane East. |
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Annewiggy
Tamworth |
23 of 26
Sun 15th Apr 2018 7:53pm
Looks very much like it, Wm Evans was at 269 Swan Lane here.
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LloydPenfold
Solihull |
24 of 26
Fri 15th Nov 2024 7:00pm
I know this is an old page, but I've only just found it. The chassis on test is an Atkinson, made in Oldham, Lancashire as an experimental vehicle - they mostly built lorry chassis.
It was given an unusual centre-entrance double deck body and ran for the delightfully named "Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Electricity Board and Transport Undertaking", or "SHMD Board" for short. It is now preserved in the Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester. Website at
https://motgm.uk/
I did try to add a photo, but it didn't work (complicated website, this!) so here's a link to someone else's: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmightycat/10613586296
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Helen F
Warrington |
25 of 26
Fri 15th Nov 2024 8:22pm
Hi Lloyd, welcome to the forum
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
26 of 26
Fri 15th Nov 2024 8:48pm
Hello from me as well.
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