4001

[Stuharris 6360]

I have put a couple of Ronnie Morgan's photos of it in original livery on the bottom of its page on my website
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4001-4224/4001.html

Brilliant photos @Tony

[CL]

Maybe a silly question, especially for a preservation organisation - but, would Wythall restore the rollerblinds?

[Tony]

Maybe a silly question, especially for a preservation organisation - but, would Wythall restore the rollerblinds?

That won't be as easy as it seems, as the blinds on spectras were motorised number blinds, similar to current London ones, but the destination ones were hand wound. I suspect TWM had the only four track motorised number blinds in the country, so finding a replacement might not be easy

[domino.99]

That won't be as easy as it seems, as the blinds on spectras were motorised number blinds, similar to current London ones, but the destination ones were hand wound. I suspect TWM had the only four track motorised number blinds in the country, so finding a replacement might not be easy

I know it's not it's full original state but couldn't they just do windy blinds for the numbers aswell?

[Tony]

I know it's not it's full original state but couldn't they just do windy blinds for the numbers aswell?

You have to find a way of winding them then, It can be done, but again is not easy

[domino.99]

You have to find a way of winding them then, It can be done, but again is not easy

Dosen't it have the clips at the front of the upper deck?

[Liverpool Street]

I await eagerly the restoration of R1 NEG.

'Beast' is merely an understatement for this vehicle.

A modern day classic.

Many drivers hated them, not me. I enjoyed the madness of the dashboard, the size of the steering wheel, the quirky destination displays, the inability to switch the thing off if you've just started it on a cold morning, the lack of lower window, the shady interior with lack of lighting, the tiny impossible to break mirrors, the sound of the thing, the lower saloon windows being larger then the upper, the speed, the laughable brakes...
These had character right from the factory. You'll never get one of your Enviros to be the same.

I might be biased as its a 'somewhat' descendant from the Metrobus, but all the same, like those these are fullmof character.