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"New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 27 Jul 2021
Parked at the rear of Saltmeadows is former Original Tour / Tootbus DAF DB250LF / Plaxton President DLP264 - LJ51DKV
RE: "New: Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 27 Jul 2021
There is a further 1 or possibly 2 further around the back of Saltmeadows. Likely to be same as the vehicle mentioned earlier.
RE: "New: Open Toppers - Train8261 - 27 Jul 2021
To be replacing the Toon Tour Plaxtons?
RE: "New: Open Toppers - JACK6081 - 27 Jul 2021
(27 Jul 2021, 2:52 pm)Train8261 wrote To be replacing the Toon Tour Plaxtons?Upon looking on my old Flickr account appears I have a pic of if LJ51DJZ wounder if this is a vehicle that we are getting up here assuming it is euro 6
RE: "New" Open Toppers - misfit - 27 Jul 2021
Seen DLP264 arriving at Saltmeatows in its Original London livery at 0945. It came from the other side of Heworth Metro, so presumably came from the South via A194M. Straight round the back, out of sight of main road.
RE: "New: Open Toppers - 54APhotography - 29 Jul 2021
(27 Jul 2021, 2:52 pm)Train8261 wrote To be replacing the Toon Tour Plaxtons?
Perhaps GNE can retain the B7s, use them Tynemouth to St. Mary's or even Blyth , or do a stagecoach and put them on the X6, lovely
RE: "New: Open Toppers - streetdeckfan - 29 Jul 2021
(29 Jul 2021, 7:11 am)54APhotography wrote Perhaps GNE can retain the B7s, use them Tynemouth to St. Mary's or even Blyth , or do a stagecoach and put them on the X6, lovely
I still think they should do an X21 open top!
RE: "New: Open Toppers - 54APhotography - 29 Jul 2021
(29 Jul 2021, 7:50 am)streetdeckfan wrote I still think they should do an X21 open top!
A1 would be a hoot
RE: "New: Open Toppers - 6049 - 30 Jul 2021
(29 Jul 2021, 7:50 am)streetdeckfan wrote I still think they should do an X21 open top!Would you accept a non-StreetDeck open topper though?
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RE: "New: Open Toppers - streetdeckfan - 30 Jul 2021
(30 Jul 2021, 2:30 am)6049 wrote Would you accept a non-StreetDeck open topper though?
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As long as they still had tables, gotta get that paperwork done!
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 30 Jul 2021
Another open topper is former DLP254 - LJ51DJZ, there is a third one too. They must have 4 as the two I saw are in I believe were in Union Flag livery. As DLP254 and one other I could see are plain red base
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Train8261 - 30 Jul 2021
4 now Interesting
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 30 Jul 2021
My mistake theres only 3, one red one and 2 union flag ones.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 30 Jul 2021
Courtesy of Ross Newmans monthly Ensign In and Out for July.
The identities of the open top DAF DB250s are as follows.
LJ51DKF
LJ51DKV
LJ51DJZ
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Ray - 30 Jul 2021
The three listed on Ensign's monthly sales is LJ51DKF / DKV / DJZ
HTH
(30 Jul 2021, 7:55 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Courtesy of Ross Newmans monthly Ensign In and Out for July.Snap
The identities of the open top DAF DB250s are as follows.
LJ51DKF
LJ51DKV
LJ51DJZ
RE: "New" Open Toppers - IRHardy - 30 Jul 2021
(30 Jul 2021, 1:11 pm)Rapidsnap wrote My mistake theres only 3, one red one and 2 union flag ones.Ross Newman from Ensign bus posts lists of the vehicles in and out of the dealership, here are the relevant bits from the July 2021 email:
From: 'ross newman' via LondonsTransport <londonstransport@googlegroups.com>
Sent: 30 July 2021 19:47
To: essex-buses@groups.io; BritishBus@groups.io; ensignbus@googlegroups.com; via LondonsTransport <LondonsTransport@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Ensign in July
Hello All
July at Purfleet as follows :
VEHICLES IN
From Go Ahead NE : Scanias GX03SSU / SUH / SUU / SUV / SUA / SVF / SVG / SVJ YN04GJG
VEHICLES OUT
Scanias GX03SSU / SUH / SUU / SUV / SUA / SVF / SVG / SVJ YN04GJG: Redfern Travel, Mansfield.
DAF DB250 LJ51DKF / DKV / DJZ : Go North East
That’s it
RossNe14ne1 - ne14ne1 - 30 Jul 2021
(30 Jul 2021, 7:55 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Courtesy of Ross Newmans monthly Ensign In and Out for July.
The identities of the open top DAF DB250s are as follows.
LJ51DKF
LJ51DKV
LJ51DJZ
Personally I always think these look odd as single doors. So used to seeing them as dual doors.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 30 Jul 2021
LJ51DJZ - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51347183830
LJ51DKV - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/51345442912
RE: "New" Open Toppers - ne14ne1 - 31 Jul 2021
They have a smaller sheltered part at the front upstairs than our current ones do.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - S813 FVK - 31 Jul 2021
(31 Jul 2021, 7:43 am)ne14ne1 wrote They have a smaller sheltered part at the front upstairs than our current ones do.
Believe they’re not sheltered at all. They have the two side windows (presumably to flow round from the front window) but no roof.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - streetdeckfan - 31 Jul 2021
(31 Jul 2021, 7:43 am)ne14ne1 wrote They have a smaller sheltered part at the front upstairs than our current ones do.
You don't go upstairs on an open top bus to sit in the sheltered part!
Ne14ne1 - ne14ne1 - 31 Jul 2021
(31 Jul 2021, 8:16 am)streetdeckfan wrote You don't go upstairs on an open top bus to sit in the sheltered part!
Depends on the weather and the limited time you have visiting the city. I’ve been on Oxford’s & London’s in the rain, under the roof bit, and on New York’s in minus degree November weather glad to be sheltered from the wind chill.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - ne14ne1 - 20 Aug 2021
I hope the replacement vehicles for the Toon Tour have the commentary system played via headphones. I found the current speaker setup difficult to hear at times this week because of the wind and the roar from the engine - it meant we missed several chunks of commentary.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - GNE6312 - 20 Aug 2021
Tbh I hope what ever they get next on the toon tour is euro 6
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Train8261 - 20 Aug 2021
Bit of a strange one. But wonder if these "new" open toppers will receive the current TT branding or will make a new one
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 20 Aug 2021
These DAF DB250 / Plaxton Presidents have been re-engined and meet the Euro 6 rating.
Ne14ne1 - ne14ne1 - 21 Aug 2021
(20 Aug 2021, 11:37 pm)Rapidsnap wrote These DAF DB250 / Plaxton Presidents have been re-engined and meet the Euro 6 rating.
Excellent! I wondered what they’d do to avoid the CAZ charge. Hopefully these new(er) engines will be quieter too.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - ne14ne1 - 17 Jan 2022
https://flic.kr/p/2mXMRTN
RE: "New" Open Toppers - Rapidsnap - 17 Jan 2022
It has been at Percy Main for a number of weeks, and today was the first time it was photable.
It's due its MOT and was meant to be getting prepped for it. Possibly at the depot for familierisation by the drivers and engineers.
RE: "New" Open Toppers - busmanT - 18 Jan 2022
(17 Jan 2022, 9:33 pm)Rapidsnap wrote It has been at Percy Main for a number of weeks, and today was the first time it was photable.Presumably GNE hoping that they will have enough drivers to run all the normal services by the time that the Toon Tour is due to start
It's due its MOT and was meant to be getting prepped for it. Possibly at the depot for familierisation by the drivers and engineers.