Engineers Corner

Work is continuing to help fix the rust in the chassis of our Alexander bodied Bristol VR. This is not a small task. Due to the shape of the chasis,…

One of the younger vehicles in the group is a Dennis Dart (Pointer bodied). These were very popular with operators and in fact are still in use today. This bus…

Scania 41 We have had problems with this bus ever since we acquired it. An electrical problem causing it to lose power was eventually found to be a bad connection…

JKG 497 F Whilst attempting to move the bus it stalled and was reluctant to restart. We checked out the fuel system and found that the fuel pump rack had…

UTG313G, KNY 495D, MUH289X. These vehicles have all been serviced and mechanical/electrical/bodywork faults have all been rectified. We are continuing to service all our running buses ready for the season.

EDW 68D – Leyland Atlantean We gave this bus its annual check over last week and a number of jobs were found needing attention. A lot of small electrical faults…

Vehicle passed mot but on return from Porth started to develop a water leak. On return to depot we put back on pit and investigated where leak was coming from….

TKG 518J After replacing the overhauled fuel system parts we retimed engine bleed system and eventually started bus without using easy start for the first time. Hopefully with more use…

The new years jobs started with trying to get tkg 518j our leopard tow bus started. We found that the fuel system was badly contaminated a legacy of not being…