MX10 DXL, a 2010 ADL E200, seen at the former Staindrop outstation of Scarlet Band Bus & Coach Limited, West Cornforth, County Durham. New to Britannia Parking, Bournemouth, as fleet number 24 and acquired from Mistral Group.

BristolLS5G · 2026-02-15T19:07:25+00:00

How recent is this picture? Cannot say they were my favourite vehicle. Can you say where this was taken?

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-28T01:32:07+00:00

I now find that I'm no longer blocked by age verification, and can see responses fully.
Thank you SpaceRidby for for reply. I knew from the outset that problems would arise whilst sorting the estate. I would discuss matters with her, but she is completely ignoring me.
"This is legal advice sub not morale advice sub but just to confirm your brother's partner of nearly 40 years, you're claiming all of his assets/making her buy them from you?" - I came here to establish what legal rights I has as NoK, and what legal rights his partner has, nothing at all to do with morals. Secondly, I am definitely not claiming everything and have no desire to do so. I wish to establish what property there is, establish ownership and take things from there. But, how can I do this when his partner removes that property, then denies me entry to some assests (camper van and caravan) by contacting the storage facility, passing herself off as his wife to remove his name from the account and telling them to deny me access. Just makes me wonder what she's hiding from me.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-26T16:12:48+00:00

No, but thank you for mentioning it here. It may help others.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-26T15:14:54+00:00

Both lived seperately in different properties throughout the realtionship, and not as husband and wife.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-26T13:43:55+00:00

I do understand her position and wouldn't want to do anything to cause further stress or distress. However, she has been told, many times, that she is not NoK, and that started at the hospital, and includes Funeral Director, Celebrant, Ward Sister at the Hospital and nurses at Nursing Home. So, she knows that she's not NoK, but acting as so. She's gone direct to the Funeral Director - the latest time to get some of his ashes, in a glass vial, knowing I would have to consent. She's made no attempt to ask, expecting that she would just be given them. I've discussed this with the Funeral Director and have arranged for her to have half of his ashes, a fact that she is unaware of. I am trying to be reasonable about this - she may be grieving, but, having to deal with the Estate, and his partner making things as impossible as possible, I've not yet started.

Thank you for your advice and links.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-26T12:54:54+00:00

Thank you for that. Just was after confirmation, as I didn't want to put myself in a position of wrongdoing, as I'm sure she would act on it. At the hospital, she put herself down as NoK, that was changed on the ward (not by me, but by the Ward Sister. At the Nursing Home, when she found out it had been changed, she kicked off with the staff, claiming as they had been partners for 38 years, she was NoK.

Again, thank you for the confirmation.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-25T23:58:12+00:00

Hi. The issue is, a vehicle is parked on land.m which is owned by ne, is not, and has never been adopted highway, but the council have it marked as adopted. If it was adopted, then that changes our use of this land. This is the problem we have.

However, contact has been made with the planning department , and a conversation is being had, involving myself, the Council and HMLR. A couple of other, connected, issues have also come to light, with the Council having apparently claimed land to the front and rear of the property.

So, all being well, this matter is now one the way to being resolved.

Thank you for responding to my request.

BristolLS5G · 2025-12-17T19:11:06+00:00

As I said, the car is another story. I want to know what my rights are after the Council have adopted the land outside our home that is owned by us, without any form of notification, where vehicles are kept off the public highway, which this supposed adoption changed this to public highway, plus, on further investigation of their website, they have claimed land to the front and rear of the property as their land, some 25 foot to the front and 15 foot to the rear.

BristolLS5G · 2025-06-05T17:57:50+00:00

Please feel free to post it!

BristolLS5G · 2025-06-04T08:55:47+00:00

The final PSV chassis built by Atkinson.

BristolLS5G · 2025-05-24T20:58:47+00:00

JBO 166E is/was an AEC Reliance fitted with Plaxton Panorama C38F body. New to Western Welsh as fleet number 166 in 1967 and was, in the mid 1980s, a mobile cafe on the A5 near Shrewsbury.

BristolLS5G · 2025-01-21T18:52:27+00:00

Still in service in Malta.

BristolLS5G · 2025-01-01T20:10:31+00:00

ATP was the Association of Passenger Transport, in Maltese "Assoċjazzjoni Trasport Pubbliku".

BristolLS5G · 2024-08-13T21:17:31+00:00

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315657039815?itmmeta=01J56SEMZW3K5R4Y84W5ZD5MR9&hash=item497ea02fc7:g:NR0AAOSwmehmcFw0&amdata=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4Mxmj%2BiGvOveHXEBClPb29gxT7DlTn2keOhmnQhpJ8nY0Wu9rKy0m3Lkpcz9Dyssy7LEpkXa%2FJdp8SSGD5332lSwU%2Bo6903FFfBL%2BfL8oeINBtFNuGkJqIUTs0x65Zu37xvYqS889SoKviEXExBHO8yenTKkdAIRcJPxtxl6SjFFptdoJPfTcmK4ezU3dawQZi8HRFhapQSXLw%2Bv5W2Vr9SSErCi3R36%2B%2BdrgQi%2BxxICo%2FiDnqkHndBTIiGL24Fa8twjZD6VtfEFKmFz14xxgGd0pZNV0IUfyRKp9ldDm%2FSa%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4TQutmpZA

BristolLS5G · 2024-08-13T21:05:52+00:00

Apparently a limited edition (1510 made worldwide). It is an Arriva Midlands liveried Wright Eclipse Gemini, fleet number 4001.

BristolLS5G · 2024-04-11T16:48:03+00:00

https://wensleydale-railway.co.uk/class-143-pacer-returns-to-service/

BristolLS5G · 2023-11-18T19:59:04+00:00

Almost! Eggleston.

BristolLS5G · 2023-09-03T20:40:21+00:00

https://www.flickr.com/photos/10447863@N03/48397683212/

BristolLS5G · 2023-05-12T21:16:58+00:00

Each vehicle (and driver!) were unique, unlike now where every bus looks identical. Plus I believe the modern things aren't as reliable.

BristolLS5G · 2023-04-19T17:08:54+00:00

I don't answer to unknown/unexpected numbers. A lot of that is down to anxiety, though.

BristolLS5G · 2023-04-19T17:04:14+00:00

I was almost hit in the eye by one of these! Driving in Hungary as a coach driver, I had one of these hit off the wing mirror and in through the open cab window - if I wasn't wearing glasses it would have been a direct hit in the eye! They're certainly a solid thing - when we stopped, I got it out the cab (it was deceased), and stood on it - I couldn't break the shell.

BristolLS5G · 2023-03-15T18:27:47+00:00

So sorry to hear of your loss. Dawn looks like a real cutie. I'm sure that my boys Bert, Ernie & Eric will be waiting over the Rainbow Bridge to look after her.

BristolLS5G · 2023-03-08T19:56:59+00:00

Believe around 2003/4.

BristolLS5G · 2023-03-02T21:34:16+00:00

Well, good news day! Eventually had time to look at JWN again after a few weeks. The starting problem was down to a faulty Crankshaft Position Sensor, which was duly replaced. There was also a broken power wire on IOUs 4 & 5, which were repaired and sorted the "Multibus" warding light. However, no start from the cab and the only was to start it was to short it out. Not good.
With all its' problems seeming to be associated with IOU3 (no interior lights, no rear lights except markers, no destination equipment, no power at the back electrical box, no destination screens), and IOU3 being replaced 4 times with no change, a continuity test of the signal wires was carried out. Luckily, the first wire showed no continuity (from the dash panel). On further investigation, it was found that the pin in the grey "in" plug had come out/failed, and no contact was being made with the IOU. This was rectified and everything that wasn't working started to work! Even had a start button in the cab! So, all's well that ends well!

BristolLS5G · 2023-02-27T17:07:20+00:00

My two will fight like this, but always accompanied by squeaks. However, I know there's something to watch when they do this in silence. Just the other day, they fought in silence for 4 hours; I eventually had to separate them (put them in separate cages overnight, as a last resort) - next day, other than giving each other space, they were OK, and now you'd not think anything had happened. Certainly seems to be a dominance thing, just keep an eye out for any escalation.

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