tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739101691621668323.post4371592145757649651..comments2024-01-20T00:37:19.914-08:00Comments on Busworld Photography: Crosville Bristol RE ELL 530 in Chesterchristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558136434796233937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739101691621668323.post-5021831127102615452015-06-06T09:47:38.317-07:002015-06-06T09:47:38.317-07:00Thank you for that I was tempted to add some of th...Thank you for that I was tempted to add some of that but I was in a hurry. As for the Olympians many of the drivers I bet they thought it was a dog's life.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558136434796233937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739101691621668323.post-79720272544566685542015-06-05T15:20:05.205-07:002015-06-05T15:20:05.205-07:00Hi,
The Crosville letter codes described the veh...Hi, <br /><br />The Crosville letter codes described the vehicle:-<br />- the first letter was the class of vehicle: C for a coach, D double-deck bus, E dual-purpose and S single-deck bus;<br />- the second letter was (if I remember rightly) the type of vehicle: O for Olympian, that sort of thing; and<br />- the third letter was the engine: G for Gardner and L for Leyland are the only two I remember.<br /><br />So, in this case it's ERL rather than ELL and means it's not being treated as a coach by Crosville: <br />- E means Dual Purpose; <br />- R means Bristol RE; and <br />- L on the end means it has a Leyland engine.<br /><br />My personal favourite Crosville type code was that used for it's Gardener-engined Leyland Olympian double-deckers: DOG. Never heard one barking, though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com