Nice picture David. I bet the 172 drivers can tell a tale. They must be experts in driving in snow and ice. Does anyone know if any buses did get stuck on top of the Maerdy Mountain Road?
On Jul 24, 2:46 pm, David Beilby <[email protected]> wrote: > Sometimes you get exceptional and very unusual conditions. Here a > dual-purpose National is making its way to Porthcawl on 28th February > 1981. Down in the valley was dull and dank, up here on the hillside > there is a bit of snow and a National apparently on its way to Heaven! > > This is one of my favourite shots. > > Regards, > > David Beilby > > 10826.jpg > 100KViewDownload > > > > On 24 Jul 2011, at 07:48, Martin Bray wrote: > > > > > After looking at your picture last week, I looked at the map and > > sundial and naively believed that sun shots were only on at certain > > times of the day but when I arrived at the location and parked up, > > where you must have done, I realised that by walking around the 'Z' > > bend, that shots for Aberdare bound buses were on till approx midday > > and outward bound services, all day. I never stayed long enough to > > recreate your shot which presumably was taken in the afternoon and > > liable to being bowled out by traffic going the opposite way. Thar > > second hairpin is real tight and on a cant as well, so on my next > > visit, I'll leave the car in the usual place and walk down to the > > second hairpin and stand on the bank. I bet the shots from here are > > very atmospheric and on full lock. I wouldn't mind a picture of a > > grounded versa at this place. lol. > > > I forgot to mention that the 172 drivers appear to be the same one's > > most days and are all very friendly with the smiles and waves, which > > in a lonesome place like that is very welcoming. The 172 is a cracking > > route for pictures and I dare say that there are some good pictures to > > be taken on the other side of the mountain, the Rhondda and Ogmore > > Valleys. > > > On Jul 23, 10:58 pm, Barrie Gilbert <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Cracking shots of 20385 Martin. > > >> Low floor Darts (and Solos) can be used on the route, but low floor > >> 12m vehicles seem to pose a problem. Both the second hairpin on the > >> way up from Aberdare and the junction in Ystrad appear particularly > >> tight for a long vehicle. I understand that Enviro300 27700 was not > >> successful when trialled last year. It'll be interesting to see if > >> Stagecoach trials one of the 12m Alexander ALX300-bodied MANs, in the > >> process of being transferred from the Manchester fleet, as possible > >> replacements for the B10Ms. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en > > .- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
