They don't make programmes like that any more! [105] The concept was revived in 2011 by Denning Manufacturing. Chennai's Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) had a small fleet of double-decker buses, mostly in the high-density, longer distance routes. The series was very similar to the Double Deckers, and essentially acted as a blueprint for the latter. For publicly run transport, articulated buses are generally preferred. The success of the 1977 Leyland Atlantean buses led to SBS purchasing another 500 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses from 1978 up to 1984 while also trialing several demonstrators such as the Volvo B55, Dennis Dominator, Scania BR112DH and Volvo B10MD Citybus concurrently. Currently, there are more than 3,000 double-decker buses in Singapore,[citation needed] all of which are air-conditioned and wheelchair-accessible. Former operators were Manila Motor Company (Matorco), which introduced such buses to the Philippines, and the Metro Manila Transit Corporation (Leyland Atlantean). Double-decker buses are also used by tourists in Buenos Aires where they're used in city-tours. They briefly returned from 1976 to 1978, although they only ran in Manhattan. This model of bus has capacity for 80 passengers. There was a very chubby kid amongst them, who was forever eating! Some of the existing double-deckers owned by SMRT Buses and SBS Transit were transferred to new operators Tower Transit and Go-Ahead under the Bus Contracting Model. they now hope to reach a wider . We used to identify with the characters. For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ. [11] They are used on services between Vienna and its airport, and also operated by tztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft (VG) under contract to BB-Postbus on service 4420 between Innsbruck and Lienz.[12]. [56] By August 2016, a fleet of three Rapid Penang Enviro500s were officially launched into service, with a total of 33 buses planned. In October 1953, a single AEC Regent III double-decker from the fleet of the Kuala Lumpur-based General Transport Company was sent to Singapore for demonstration. Six and a Half also featured several gags and plotlines that would later be reused in Double Deckers. just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead. Thanks for that tonymclark , so it was after my time ( the late 50's- sixties) but before my kids ( late 70's - eighties). Double-decker buses are used for mass transport in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe and Asia, the best-known example being the red London bus, namely the AEC Routemaster. The latest series of 253 buses, which is currently built in a local factory in Vaughan, has a roof height of 3.9 metres (12ft 9+12in) and is expected to replace most of the single-decker coach fleet by 2020, at which point 75% of the active fleet is expected to be composed of double-deckers. Photographer Andrew Bartlett caught the impressive sight at the Claerwen Dam in Elan Valley on Friday. In 2000, the cities of Victoria and Kelowna, British Columbia placed an order for 10 Dennis Trident 3 buses imported from the United Kingdom, becoming the first cities in North America to use modern double-decker buses in their public transit systems. Modern Marcopolo buses run direct routes between the nation's two largest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre. Double-decker buses are used by a number of private companies in Zambia for intercity bus services, both domestically connecting Lusaka and other cities across the country and internationally to cities like Johannesburg.[38]. In 1979, Chuo Kotsu, a chartered bus operator in Osaka, imported the Neoplan Skyliner. [123], A bus operated by Bluestar had its roof removed after colliding with a railway bridge at Romsey in May 2015. Earlier, some Volvo B10M/Alexander buses also used to run in Dhaka, but most of those have been dumped recently. They have a capacity of 132 passengers - 80 seated and fifty standing. The original 200 "Superbuses" were followed by an additional 471 Volvo Olympian 3-axle "Superbuses" and 100 non air-conditioned Volvo Olympian buses from 1994 to 2000. Later, around 1985, 40 ex-London Routemaster entered service. They are operated by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking.[42]. Double-decker buses were not in widespread use for normal service but were mainly used for sightseeing purposes. Nanning on line No. In Germany, double-decker buses in Berlin are operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Donate Who's involved These people make us smile - they're the doers and money-raisers on behalf of Double Deckers Destroy AML. San Francisco built its double-decker. BEST has decided to replace these buses with brand new vehicleswith new technology and features . The Megaliner has also been converted for a low-price overnight highway bus service between Tokyo and Osaka called "Seishun Mega Dream-go," with special authorisation. [124] An incident in July 2015 in Norwood, London also resulted in the removal of the bus' roof; seven people were injured. ), "Get a Movie On" (The gang make a film to enter a contest, and Brains is left to somehow edit the footage - what will he come up with? Home; For Sale. Secure the sandwiches with toothpicks, if required. Love Island viewers compare Haris to Phil Foden. The double-decker bus is an iconic symbol of London, just as recognizable as Big Ben or the Tower Bridge. [96], In California, AC Transit began experimental use of a double-decker bus on the commuter route between Fremont, California and Stanford University in 2015. See production, box office & company info, Stage 5, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. I would love to see it again although I am refusing to pay top dollar for the DVDs for sale on ebay (all recorded from tv/video). Guilin is leading city that operate double-deckers regularly in major routes; in its main street the double-deckers prevails and run one-by-one almost every minute. Double decker buses were in use on city services in Vienna between 1960 and 1991. In Porto, there were double-decker trolleybuses, produced by Lancia and with Dalfa bodywork, in use from the mid-1960s until the mid-1990s. [95] The bus was running on some high capacity routes as trial. The MWW itself shut down in 1990. [121] In the same month, an empty bus had its roof removed after hitting a railway bridge in Isleworth West London. There are currently 51 diesel double deckers running and 10 electric ones. The Creperie at Double Decker We are now serving an assortment of sweet and savory crepes at our Media location! Open top double-deckers are used in city tours in downtown Lima and in the tourist district of Miraflores. Articulated buses normally offer more standing room while double-decker buses may sometimes (not always) offer more seats. CSTC reportedly has spent 1million INR to renovate 1 bus. Cities with only tourist and sightseeing double-decker buses are excluded. [30], A fleet of double-decker buses operate in Mombasa, running a route aimed at tourists. It has developed a cult following now and has it's own website. [106] Volgren fitted double deck coach bodies to Volvo B10Ms in the 1980s for Greyhound.[107]. JR Bus Kanto imported four Neoplan Megaliner N128/4, leasing two to an operating partner (from 2003 to 2006, Kanto Railway, since 2006 Nishinihon JR Bus). . No, they aren't, but in many places, it seems that former British Colonies and/or Territories use double-decker buses. The first Aero King in Dream-go, operated to "Fuku Fuku Tokyo" between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi with Sanden Kotsu, which was replaced with a "super high-decker" coach in middle of the 1990s, "Fuku Fuku Tokyo," and finally stopped in 2006. Not too many affordable joints in Hayes Valley, so this is a welcome sight, unless you're watching your weight. Some of the cast were unknown, though Melvyn Hayes was an established adult actor, Gillian Bailey was fairly experienced for a child actor and both Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson had appeared in The Magnificent Six and a Half, a series of Children's Film Foundation films on which the Double . The short answer is that train networks in the UK are older than those in the rest of Europe, and suffer from low tunnels and different gauges (some of which aren't big enough to carry double deckers). Norrtlje is located around 70km north of Stockholm. 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The maximum permissible length of a rigid double-decker bus and coach in the UK is 15.0 metres (49ft 3in) with 3 axles and 13.5 metres (44ft 3in) metres with two. Unitrans will forever be known for the London double-deckers that the ASUCD purchased and brought here from London in 1968 to start a bus system. The Kansas City Chiefs spent more than five months battering their bodies in an attempt to not only make the playoffs but also ensure that they would get the AFC's top seed and the first weekend to rest and recover. In George Town, Penang, five retired AEC C1-class double-decker trolleybuses were procured in 1956 by the George Town Municipal Tramways from London Transport as an experiment for the possible use of double-decker buses in George Town. [125] Similar incidents occurred in September 2015 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester (seventeen were injured)[126] and in Bournemouth in April 2016, with all thirty passengers escaping without injury.[127]. I know that Melvyn Hayes was in it, so I'm not particularly asking about him. Double-decker service will be added to the G Line (Anderson-Alvarado-North Sycamore), serving the Memorial Union Terminal). It was outright escapism and for viewers such as myself who were under ten years old in age, it was a welcome delight to meet up with our friends. Electrolysis between the steel rivets and the aluminum body took its toll and the thing deteriorated. The new North Shore double-decker routes are the 970, 973, 973B, 974 and 974B between Beach Haven and the CBD, and the 50 and 955 routes between Glenfield Mall and the CBD. Each double-decker has 81 seats (double the number on a single-deck bus), with standing room for 20 or more people. [122] A Stagecoach Highlands bus collided with a railway bridge at Balloch, Highland, Scotland in April 2015. [32], In Malawi, multiple companies utilize fleets of double-decker buses for intercity bus services. United Kingdom. Articulated double-deckers are also allowed at a maximum length of 18.65 metres (61ft 2in). There were rumors in May 2019 that these two buses will cease their operation, but Head of HCMC Department of Transportation confirmed that the buses will remain in service.[70]. The double deck buses travel to Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile. [128] The bus was operated by Stagecoach South. The new buses, each costing $813,000, including tax, went into service in the spring (including Picnic Day), and are due back in the fall when school resumes. On 26 February 2019, it was announced that another type of double-decker bus will start to be used in a particular route in Central Santiago[114]. They were joined by their street-sweeper friend Albert, played by Melvyn Hayes from Summer Holiday (1962) - his second time on a London bus. Articulated buses, entirely on one level, offer more room for disabled passengers, luggage and pushchairs; they may also be needed on routes going under low bridges or weak bridges that cannot take high axle loads. The programme made its US debut on 12 September 1970 at 10:30 am ET on ABC. For very long-distance trips, most companies offer buses with large seats that can be pulled back and be shaped into a bed. Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970-71, revolving around the adventures of seven children whose den was an old red double-decker London bus in an unused junk yard. [4] However, the total maximum dimensions, including trailer or articulated section, in normal circumstances are: Coaches are normally built to 4.38 metres (14ft 4in) high, while 'highbridge' buses are normally about 20 centimetres (8in) taller. irismayTown,County,Or Place In Solar System. Here Come the Double Deckers! Articulated double-decker buses from Ashok Leyland were used till they were phased out in the early 1990s as they were thought to be unsuitable for city traffic. The new double-deckers will run on these high-volume routes: B line Wake Forest Drive, Sycamore Lane and Drake Drive, G line Anderson Road, Alvarado Avenue (west) and Sycamore Lane (north). 2,235 likes. By the early 2000s, the PPD has shifted their bus fleet from European built double-decker buses to cheaper second-hand Japanese buses and imported articulated buses from China. Sweden bought in 1965 50 Leyland Atlantean double-decker buses with Park Royal bodies. [23][24] Those buses were used on routes 3, 10 and 17. Double-deckers were thereafter limited to charter and tourist services. [27] The Atlanteans were not replaced at the end of their revenue service life in 1974. The Scania K320UD bus, operated by Ritchies Transport, began revenue service on 11 March 2013 on the well-patronised Northern Express services on the Northern Busway between Albany and Britomart in downtown Auckland. In the US, the series was repeated on Sunday mornings on ABC from 12 September 1971 to 3 September 1972, in the same time slot. First job in TV was directing the kids on Why Dont You which I loved! The bus went into operation on 8 September 2010. It also sports PWD and elderly sitting, a national first. The majority of double-decker buses in the UK are between 9.5 metres (31ft 2in) and 11.1 metres (36ft 5in) long, the latter being more common since the mid-1990s, though there are three-axle 12-metre (39-foot-4-inch) models in service with some operators. Although Sentosa was already operating several ex-London double decker buses such as the AEC Regent III RT and the Leyland Titan RTL from 1975 to the early 1980s,[61] double-decker buses only made a major comeback in Singapore's public bus system on 13 June 1977 when Singapore Bus Service (SBS, present-day SBS Transit), introduced 20 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses on route 86 which was launched by then-Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communications Ong Teng Cheong that day. Citizens Area Transit, the transit authority in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, introduced a fleet of double-deckers to serve the Las Vegas Strip route in October 2005. Unitrans expects to retire the 1950 bus at the end of this year, Palmere said. electricblue..I saw on a prog a couple of weeks ago that Ant (from Ant and Dec) used to be a presenter on WDY! The MAN Lion's City buses, manufactured in Egypt in 2018, were introduced in Cairo to address provide greater capacity on its bus network . Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question. An 11-track album of this was issued on Capitol Records in 1970 and re-issued as a CD in 2007 with liners notes by David Noades.[4]. In August 2005, three double-deckers returned to service on line 99 "Scenic route" in Jerusalem. [109] By May 2016, double deckers were running on the busway and on many other Auckland urban routes, operated by several companies, with more to be introduced. By that time, the double-decker seems to be lost in favour of articulated bus, which provides more exit and entry points to accommodate faster embarkment. The adventures of a gang of seven kids whose clubhouse is an abandoned double decker bus in a London junkyard. Four double deckers are also operated in Graubnden which are due to be replaced within the next two years.[28]. More luxurious double-deckers are used on inter-city routes, such as the X1 Dublin-Belfast or X3/X4 Dublin-Derry routes. Community Transit would order 17 buses, with an option for 40, Sound Transit would receive 32 with an option for 43, and Kitsap Transit would buy 11 of their own. A fare cannot reach more than 45 U.S. cents or 500 Iraqi Dinars. [citation needed]. The most common model was the Fiat 412 Aerfer, and in 1961 it was replaced by Fiat 413 Viberti Monotral CV61. Talk about a retro trip; here is a DVD release worth bragging about. A double-decker bus or double-deck bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Some of the buses were sold to an auto dealer from Jordan, who in turn sold them to Iraq and other countries of the Persian gulf. If someone had a list of routes on which the double deckers regularly ply, i can try and work a plan around that. There are currently 14 stops along the double decker bus tour, including top destinations such as the Apple Barn in Sevierville, the Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, and the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Double-decker buses may be more popular with passengers because of the better view, and with cyclists, who may be at less risk than they are with the unpredictable swing of an articulated bus's tail. galltin, the show was made in 1970 and shown on BBC1 for a good few years. [87] In 2016, a joint procurement between three transit agencies in Washington state ordered additional double-decker buses from Alexander Dennis. In 1960, Kinki Sharyo and Hino Motors manufactured the first original double-decker bus "Vista Coach" for Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu). Double-decker buses are a feature of a number of transportation systems in South Africa. [101][102][103], Double-decker buses were also reintroduced to Melbourne by CDC Melbourne to operate between Werribee, Wyndham Vale and Tarneit railway stations in 2015 using buses made in Melbourne. connected to the Days Inn. Take the MRT into town to some interchange. The vintage buses carry 64 people. [82] Five more buses were ordered in 2016, bringing the fleet of double-deckers to 19 as of 2017. Talk about a retro trip; here is a DVD release worth bragging about. I've often seen references to this programme but don't remember it at all , what sort of era was it? This involved a one-year lease of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 from the manufacturer. There's always an undeniable love of a double-decker; people gravitate to them and, for children, the race to get a seat upstairs means that these buses always are a popular drawcard for passengers.. It's easy to understand why operators love to have these crowd-pleasers in their fleet, as they are popular and versatile, with enduring appeal.. Today's drive is of a 1990 Denning Landseer . [63] After the trial, the bus was transferred to SBS Transit. Over the years, Unitrans added 10 more of the vintage double-deckers along with dozens of modern, single-deck buses to carry an ever-increasing number of passengers in excess of 3.5 million in 2009-10 on a system in which the city of Davis is now a partner with the ASUCD. There were no casualties, one top-deck passenger narrowly escaped injury by throwing himself to the floor. A live eel was seen wriggling around in floodwater in Hastings after the seaside town became inundated with heavy rain. [80] After completing a year of testing between September 2010 and October 2011,[81] a firm order of 14 Enviro500s was placed in 2013 for their service between Sherwood Park and downtown Edmonton, with the first arriving in late August. The shows (without adverts) are about 22 minutes in length. Forum Member. Maybe to Orchard or Little India. [2], The first commercial horse-drawn double-decker omnibuses were introduced in England in 1847 by Adams & Co. of Fairfield, Bow; it was then improved upon by John Greenwood, who introduced a new double-decker in 1852.[3]. Several more orders have been placed since then,[72] and as of 2017 BC Transit operates 69 double-decker buses, including Trident 3s and the newer Alexander Dennis Enviro500s, of which 62 operate on the Victoria Regional Transit System and the remaining 7 with the Kelowna Regional Transit System. The models in operation in 2004 were 13.5 metres (44ft 3in) long and held around 95 passengers. View Beer & Wine List Catering Strathcona County Transit currently has 24 Enviro500s in their fleet. [37] Like in other countries across Southern Africa, double-decker buses are often utilized by private companies for intercity transport connecting major population centers, as well as linking South African cities with hubs in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. In 2015, a fleet of 20 double-decker buses was introduced for commuters making the journey between the capital Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi Province and nearby Incheon city in 2015 as a pilot project.[40]. In 2020 CSTC reintroduced double decker buses on selected routes of Kolkata where wide road space was available, i.e. Previously, the problem on operating intercity double decker bus was the steep and narrow roads of mountainous interior on Java island. Check out our the double deckers selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Children's comic Whizzer and Chips ran a "Double Deckers" cartoon strip from 22 May 1971 until 13 May 1972. 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