Tuesday 2nd November 2010

It was time to catch up with the bus after three weeks at South East Coachworks in Faversham.  They have  been busy, as the photos below hopefully illustrate.

The nearside frame steel work has undergone some repairs and the panels refitted.  The offside has received the same treatment where some new panels were also fitted.  A new panel between the decks can be seen at the back of the bus fitted with two small vents.  These supply air to the newly installed air-conditioning system, which replaces an inadequate old extraction system and its ugly large vent.   Even though it is November we tested this system out and are confident it will solve the problem of a sauna like top deck.

Both rear corners have been renewed together with the skin of the emergency exit, which used to shed rust every time it was shut.  I have been commissioned with finding some new light fittings to replace the old rusty ones.  Please get in touch if you can help.

The cab floor has also undergone a substantial amount of work with repair sections added.  The offside steel window frame has been removed and is awaiting a new one to be fabricated.  The old driver training window behind the cab has also been removed and replaced with a new metal panel.

The big task still to come is to replace the radiator surround and repair the nearside front wing.  This was all badly repaired following a mysterious accident some years ago and now needs attending to properly before the bus is repainted.