Saving the best for last again, this peculiar vehicle is an 'Air Cushion Recovery Unit' in the fleet of Bristol City Line. Photographed at Lawrence Hill Garage on 27th June 1992, the vehicle is based on a Dennis chassis/cab more normally associated with fire engines. The Q registration disguises the real age of the vehicle but I would guess it dates from the mid 1970s. It does seem odd to have a vehicle dedicated to such a specialised role. In London, air cushion equipment (for righting overturned buses) was carried by the Leyland Freighter recovery trucks, as demonstrated at a couple of Chiswick Works open days during the 1980s. |
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2931 |
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27/06/1992 |
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Regular |
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Bristol City Line Q32RAE
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02/01/2010 |