Video on youtube

Was just having a mess around on the internet tonight and found this great video of a job I did earlier this year, thought some of you might like a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oo7YNrUmF0

COMMER RESTORATION

Well in an exciting move, after receiving an interesting introduction letter, work on the Commer restoration has finally, after 12 years been resumed.

We bought our 1949 Commer Commando first in a flush of enthusiasm when we started Cumbria Classic Coaches and although work progressed rapidly in the first 6 months, when we bought the already restored Leyland Lion the business of actually operating our classic fleet took over and the Commer was put on a back burner.

Therefore our fans will be delighted to know that Rusty Trucks aka Paul Brooks of Warcop are manufacturing a new front end and we hope to get it fitted by the end of November, hopefully also, time willing Alison will be looking at the interior this winter, (first Paul has to fill up the holes on the bulkhead and then the cat can be kept out!).

Details of Pauls work so far can be seen on http://rustytrucks.tripod.com/

On the Buses

A fortnight ago one of the passengers on the Wednesday trip to Barney, Frank Dixon from York handed me a piece of paper. He said I could put it on the blog and share it with you: The Seven C's Cumbria Classic Coaches create cleaner country conditions (less cars!) (I) Come with us and travel by bus, off to the town ho-ho. After your shopping we do the drop offs wherever you want to go. (II) Rolling along on the open road, everyone's chatting with our happy load. There's no need to speed let the fast cars lead We'll happily trundle behind. Past people, they're waving while we do the saving in Cumbria's clean open road. (III) 'Meet the Fleet' Florence and Lawrence Rosie and Peter Klipper and Harvey too There MUST be a bus (Just get onto us) to suit whatever you do! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did, thanks Frank.

2010 a bumper year!

Well we are coming to the end of the season for 2010 and it's been a really busy year. We've had lots of wedding bookings and the Barnard Castle route is well established with lots of locals going shopping as well as the odd tourist not to mention the Hawes route which still enjoyes bumper numbers.

Don't forget to put in your diaries the last trips of the year to Hawes and Ribblehead on Tuesday 26th October, your favourite conductor Gordon will be onboard (I know lots of you have missed him this year in his second retirement). The Barnard Castle route will be changing after the Wednesday to the winter timetable. We have had some of the ladies asking about any possible changes the govenment might bring in to the passes but we know of no changes and will definately be running the winter wednesday shopping spectacular regardless!

We have had lots of very interesting private hires this year with Ant and Gordon going as far as Arisaig in Scotland and Dad staying in a castle near Edinburgh. The second box file of thank you's is bulging, with 3 coming in for Dad's jobs just this last week! We now have a competition going as to who gets the most.

Florence in Edinburgh with Dad.