They were on inward journeys to "City" and noted in the timetables, usually as the only intermediate timing point. Roger and Harold, Regarding the time clocks, there was quite a number of them. Would you have a photo of one of those buses on the 1 route or one of the routes I have just mentioned please? Yes, I think you are right about the lampshades. There was a similar clock at the Valley Road/Hucknall Road junction, used by the 2, 6, 17, 18 & 28 routes. We lived on Eltham Drive and later moved to Valley Road at Sherwood. Stephen, there was also the time clock on Mansfield Rd.,where amongst other buses the 69 or 52 from Arnold would pull up at on our route in to the City from my grand parents house on High St., seems such a long time ago now. I seem to remember the Roberts were later rather disfigured internally by having the fluted "jelly-mould" light fittings removed, leaving naked bulbs instead. Do you remember that there was a time clock at this stop, and conductors had to "clock in" before the bus could proceed? If they were a bit early, they would rattle the handle up and down, trying to make the clock jump forward a minute. So you were somewhere in the Rosslyn Drive area? As a little lad, I lived in a prefab on Aslockton Drive, so we always boarded at Bar Lane (just after the No. ![]() 1 terminus in Aspley, and were well served by the earlier of these (301 to 324) for many years. Photograph and copy contributed by S Ford These started from the steep incline of Hanley Street, round the back of the Theatre Royal, and the buses were provided with a stout metal wedge on a chain, which was jammed under the front off-side wheel while standing there, to avoid accidents. In the earliest days I can remember (1951-54) they monopolised the three Nuthall Road routes (1, 7 and 22) which served our area. As built they had heavy traffic indicator arms that dropped back into their recesses after use with a satisfying thud. (Latterly they were renumbered into the 400 series I believe). ![]() This series were purchased (I think) about 1948/9 and ran until the mid/late 1960s. The location is Nottingham Old Market Square. This is an AEC Regent III of Nottingham City Transport, body by Charles Roberts of Wakefield.
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