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Started by Westy, March 15, 2015, 10:17:35 PM

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Westy

Any West Midlands operators besides NX, still use roller blinds?

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Quote from: Westy on March 15, 2015, 10:17:35 PM
Any West Midlands operators besides NX, still use roller blinds?

The recent Solos aquired by Banga have rollers

the trainbasher

Don't select still have them on their darts?


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Y705TGH and the PS do. All the others have LED's. Y3NBB has a 3 track side roller

Nathan4775

Claribels still have a few buses with roller blinds
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On some side displays they do

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Quote from: Rhys S on March 17, 2015, 05:50:25 PM
On some side displays they do

Yep Rhys is right-side displays on cadets.

Stuharris 6360

If side blinds count, some of Hansons older buses have roller blinds.
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the trainbasher

And rear rollers at Hansons too!

The mercs with the Hanovers still have some rollers left in either in the side or rear!


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CL

#11
Apologies from dragging back an old topic, but better to make use of it than to start a new one.

Within the last year, I was able to purchase a set of blinds from the Wythall Transport Museum. They just so happened to be the top and bottom tier of a HY/PB blind set; unfortunately, they sit idly in storage, as I have no means of displaying them upright. It wasn't until recently that I happened to stumble across a mechanism that was up for sale on eBay, albeit only capable of showing a single blind at a time. Long story short, I fear I have been conned out of £25 (I knew it was too good to be true) - as I had purchased the item at the start of July, and am yet to receive a reply from the seller regarding the whereabouts of its delivery. My faith in the item being couriered is quickly fading, so I know its a shot in the dark, but...

Are there any buses in Miller Street* (destined for scrap) from which the mechanism could be salvaged from? I understand it is not a prioritising task, and thus, I am willing to pay for such services. Failing that, are there any other local places from which I could find a blind box from? Some have suggested I ask Wythall themselves; though it is quite a trek.

*I mention MS as its the closest to where I live; please note that I have no access to a car; therefore it would ideally have to be within the Birmingham area - though I suppose in this moment in time, where rollerblinds are becoming increasingly redundant, I can't afford to be picky.
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Quote from: clayderman on August 02, 2017, 12:54:58 AM
Apologies from dragging back an old topic, but better to make use of it than to start a new one.

Within the last year, I was able to purchase a set of blinds from the Wythall Transport Museum. They just so happened to be the top and bottom tier of a HY/PB blind set; unfortunately, they sit idly in storage, as I have no means of displaying them upright. It wasn't until recently that I happened to stumble across a mechanism that was up for sale on eBay, albeit only capable of showing a single blind at a time. Long story short, I fear I have been conned out of £25 (I knew it was too good to be true) - as I had purchased the item at the start of July, and am yet to receive a reply from the seller regarding the whereabouts of its delivery. My faith in the item being couriered is quickly fading, so I know its a shot in the dark, but...

Are there any buses in Miller Street* (destined for scrap) from which the mechanism could be salvaged from? I understand it is not a prioritising task, and thus, I am willing to pay for such services. Failing that, are there any other local places from which I could find a blind box from? Some have suggested I ask Wythall themselves; though it is quite a trek.

*I mention MS as its the closest to where I live; please note that I have no access to a car; therefore it would ideally have to be within the Birmingham area - though I suppose in this moment in time, where rollerblinds are becoming increasingly redundant, I can't afford to be picky.

If it's eBay, your payment should've gone through PayPal, so you can just charge it back through them. Likewise, you can also do it through your bank if you paid that way.

There should be a way to open a dispute case within eBay and/or PayPal.

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CL

Quote from: DJ98 on August 02, 2017, 06:53:30 AM
If it's eBay, your payment should've gone through PayPal, so you can just charge it back through them. Likewise, you can also do it through your bank if you paid that way.

There should be a way to open a dispute case within eBay and/or PayPal.
Well, believe you me, I've opened a case with eBay. ;) If the seller doesn't respond in a few days then they'll "step in"
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WMT twin blinds are wider than most and chances are they won't fit. They don't fit in B10L blinds gear

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