(03 Jun 2015, 5:30 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Any time!If anybody wants me to ramble on about my favourite vehicle types, or my least favourites, you name the bus and I'll give you my thoughts on it.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:31 pm)Andreos1 wrote Leyland Atlantean, with ECW bodywork and a HELP bumper.
I will know, if anyone is feeding you answers
(03 Jun 2015, 5:34 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Can't remember them being at Winlaton Depot although I did use to see them around North Tyneside. The bumpers were huge - a nice buffer between the bus and whatever it could hit.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Looking at your post - we were thinking the same thing...
Had a feeling he may have ridden on a preserved LH.
Sunderland Road had the ECW's too.
Winlaton had my favourite. Always thought the headlights looked 'goggly' and unfortunately, didn't get to ride too many.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Looking at your post - we were thinking the same thing...
Had a feeling he may have ridden on a preserved LH.
Sunderland Road had the ECW's too.
Winlaton had my favourite. Always thought the headlights looked 'goggly' and unfortunately, didn't get to ride too many.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:39 pm)MurdnunoC wrote A genuine Leyland Olympian - ECW Bodied.
Not one of those inferior Volvo types you like put on a pedestal.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:40 pm)MurdnunoC wrote He had the opportunity but declined. I was there.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Looking at your post - we were thinking the same thing...
Had a feeling he may have ridden on a preserved LH.
Sunderland Road had the ECW's too.
Winlaton had my favourite. Always thought the headlights looked 'goggly' and unfortunately, didn't get to ride too many.
(03 Jun 2015, 5:58 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I remember them occasionally being allocated to the 648/649's but I presumed these were from Sunderland Road not Winlaton. 
I can't remember Winlaton having any at all although they had other Atlantean variations. I certainly don't recall them being used on any other Winlaton service. 
Just to confirm we're on about the same type of bus (as this is not my strong point), they were the ones with the massive bumpers which you could probably stand on?
(03 Jun 2015, 6:06 pm)Andreos1 wrote The help bumpers were on the ECW (big black bumpers).
My favourite was the MCW - with the 'eyes'
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/nedbasher/5750937777/
They were the ones at Winlaton.
(03 Jun 2015, 6:15 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Aye remember those.
They also had these ones:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/royalmailm...ompanies_/
(04 Jun 2015, 9:22 pm)Davie wrote I've just received a text message and a phone call off 2 phone numbers of which I don't recognizeI get them all the time...
(04 Jun 2015, 9:40 pm)MrFozz wrote I get them all the time...I had one from Blackburn.
PPI, The accident I never had last year and other shit like that...
Recently had calls from Swansea, Cromer, Leicester, London, [London]Derry, Belfast and Columbus, Ohio, I just block the numbers that I don't answer
(05 Jun 2015, 10:23 am)Tommy_1581 wrote I woke up this morning to a pervert drilling or something in another garden. Barely 0830 in the morning