Not including the Baghdad decker , but including KW 1 , I reckon 848.
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Nigel |
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Posts: 1568 27/08/2009 21:56:22 Expert |
Okay, KD191 says there were 848 K class buses in total, any more takers? Wanna guess again?
I should qualify that I'm talking about the Shannon built Ks plus their FFG prototypes. There were ex GSR K class Leyland Cubs in the 1940s, let's not go there! KD191 votes 848, is he right or wrong? |
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KD 191 |
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Posts: 1093 28/08/2009 06:15:00 Full Member |
should the total be for complete buses (CIE K class) or does the count take in factory write-offs like KC 124 (the first one)
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Posts: 1569 28/08/2009 15:13:02 Expert |
I just wanted to see if anyone would remember the 'extra' KC, well done... That would add up to 849, unless anyone wants to prove ME wrong...
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Posts: 1097 28/08/2009 19:53:26 Full Member |
To the best of my knowlage the only other write off that Bombardier/GAC accepted liability for was KD 111 which was replaced by KD 366.
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Nigel |
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Posts: 1570 28/08/2009 22:51:22 Expert |
Yes, the only difference was, there were two KC124s! The first KC124 was in an accident in Shannon, and was replaced by KC173, which became the second KC124.
The eventual replacement KC173 arrived later than it's siblings. So technically, there were 203 finished KCs, though numerically in the fleet only 202.
There were only 366 finished KDs.
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KD 191 |
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Posts: 1098 28/08/2009 23:37:51 Full Member |
Yeah the K's had some odd numbering in their day , like the two KD 20's (the first becomming KD 191) and the brief period of two KE 51's (the
latter becomming KE 52)
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C236 |
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The coach which became KE52 was delivered with different coloured seats to the rest of the class, and in a livery of white with blue stripes. I heard a rumour
at the time that it was destined for the PMPA Tours fleet, but have never been able to confirm that. Does anyone have more info on why it was a different spec?
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Posts: 1236 29/08/2009 23:05:08 Full Member |
I have seen a picture of it and it did look odd.
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Posts: 1100 29/08/2009 23:38:34 Full Member |
I think (but will have to check) the bus that became KE 52 was a Bombardier demo.
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Posts: 753 31/08/2009 11:24:30 |
KD 191 wrote:Think you're right KD191. When it was withdrawn at Longford (its last allocation) its seats were transferred into ex Ulsterbus Leopard LA25 which was outbased in Roscommon Town. Strange seeing an LA with coach seats, took photos of it as well just in case someone in years to come tells me I was wrong!!! |
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Posts: 369 31/08/2009 21:43:59 |
there was also a kc body parked in inchicore outside the paint shop for years i remembe rit from 1988 to 1993 it was a full shell with floor and some bodywork
but no engine windows or seats anyone know its id
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KD 191 |
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Posts: 1105 31/08/2009 22:50:33 Full Member |
That was probarbly the first KC 124.
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Posts: 754 01/09/2009 09:59:48 |
KD 191 wrote: Spot on KD191. When I visited there during that period one of the staff offered to sell it to me as a shed!!! |
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Posts: 1527 01/09/2009 21:27:03 Full Member |
Is this a KR?
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dublinbusdude |
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Posts: 1364 01/09/2009 21:39:27 Full Member |
I think it is Wayne
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Nigel |
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Posts: 1576 01/09/2009 21:52:22 Expert |
That's a nice pic of United 1501, the GAC demonstrator which became KR226 some years later on return to Bus Éireann. Note the single headlights, an
identifying feature of this bus even in Bus Éireann days.
Edit: I believe it had a Cummins engine, did it carry this engine to the end? |
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Posts: 690 03/09/2009 21:58:50 Industry |
KR 226 recieved DAF engine sometime in the mid 90's.
Just to throw a spanner in the works LA25's seats came from KE 31. The seats fitted in LA 25 were standard KE seats in the 'CVH-PD' trim. |
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Posts: 759 04/09/2009 13:26:01 |
GSI340 wrote:You are of course right GSI340, I had a feeling I had the numbers mixed up after posting, my own photo proves me wrong as well!! |
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