Nice old Steam powered truck Whitby Oct 2013

[crumb]

[Deleted]

Nice one Crumb. The only revenue earning steam bus in the world. It's a converted 1931 Sentinel DG6P that began life as a flatbed truck before ending it's working days as a tar sprayer. Rescued from the scrap heap in 1962 she was restored to working order as a bus in 2002. She had to undergo full PSV certification including a 35 degree tilt test before being able to carry passengers. Also, with her having a front-end exhaust the Road Traffic Act had to be slightly amended too.

Based in Whitby she has become a tourist attraction in her own right but has been seen further afield. In 2011 she drove entirely under her own steam from Whitby to London to take part in the Lord Mayors Parade.

[crumb]

It seemed to be very popular.

[ronturner]

Nice one.
I remember these flat bed sentinels travelling along the A57, carrying copper ingots from the docks to the BICC at Prescot. There were a bit scary with the fire underneath and steam hissing out. They were called "Pi**ing Billies."
Ron

[Beemer]

It's a converted 1931 Sentinel DG6P that began life as a flatbed truck before ending it's working days as a tar sprayer.

I remember one of these spraying tar on the road in Clock Face when I wer' a lad. Regards Beemer.

[johnoakes]

I had a ride in this a few years ago at Whitby. but my earliest and fondest memory was as a child going through the Mersey tunnel in a car just behind one.You could see the fire burning underneath--made quite an impression in the gloom of the tunnel-can't imagine how many years ago that was.Much more than half a century.LOL

[liverpoolman1]

Tate and Lyle used to have these steam driven vehicles at their vauxhall Road plant. It was great to see the fire glowing under the cab. Never had a ride in one though.

[groundhugger]

I've seen it quite often over the years at Whitby , great to get that whiff of coal and steam , and the steam whistle is quite something , the driver and guard look like chimney sweeps at the end of their shift .
an interesting article about the bus here

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23491045

[jetjockey]

One a little closer to home in the Museum of Liverpool I remember these when I started work in 1960 on the Dock Road


JJ

[Deleted]

Nice video groundhugger, lets hope they sort the problem before next season.

Jetjockey, I remember that one in full steam, she took part in at least one of Liverpools Lord Mayors Parades in the early 70's under her own power. I also took part in the same parade as a trumpeter in my ATC (1966) squadron band. Being young, I wasn't that impressed by her at that time as I'd seen loads of them before (possibly the same ones over and over again). Little did I realise at the time that that would be the last time I ever saw one in full steam.

[philglt]

There is another conversion to a bus.I took this at the Kirkby Stephen Vintage Rally in 2009....it has since been sold.



I think that it looks more bus-like too.

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This site may be of some interest too: tractors.wikia.com/wiki/Sentinel



Phil

[philglt]

Oct 16, 2013 16:23:14 GMT 1 Beemer said:

It's a converted 1931 Sentinel DG6P that began life as a flatbed truck before ending it's working days as a tar sprayer.

I remember one of these spraying tar on the road in Clock Face when I wer' a lad. Regards Beemer.

I wonder if your Clock Face truck was like this one?:



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....taken last year at an event at the Last Drop Village.

Phil

[Beemer]

No, Phil. It was bow fronted like the steam bus and didn't have a windscreen. Open to the elements. Regards Beemer