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unknown in Spotlight on the Night Mail, Short Movie, 1948

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-07-14 21:18	Distinctive enough for an ID??
mike962 ◊ 2016-07-14 21:19	well are there many buses with a weird rear end ? -- Last edit: 2016-07-14 21:19:47
mike962 ◊ 2016-07-14 21:34	this does look similar but guess not quite the same, maybe same coach builder? http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?cat=226
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-07-15 00:16	If you look at the design of the Whitson on the Foden chassis you will see that the seats in the rear half are higher than those in front, and the passengers in the rear get a view out of the shallow windscreens in front of them. This is known as an Observation Coach, and the above picture isn't one. All the seats appear to be at the same level, and the bulge above appears to be a sort of covered luggage rack. Having said that much, I can offer no more because I have never before seen anything like it. /vehicle_592901-Commer-Commando-Q4-1946.html http://webspace.webring.com/people/qb/bokjay/Bodies.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/116071498@N08/12770637034 http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?cat=369 -- Last edit: 2016-07-15 12:41:00
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-07-15 12:40	http://www.classicbuses.co.uk/mdreg.html Maidstone and District, lots of coaches with faired-in luggage racks, bodies by Harrington and also by Beadle.