11 april 2010 - Wisley Airfield, Cobham Bus Rally. BOAC stands for British Overseas Airways Corporation - the airline which merged in 1974 with British European Airways to form British Airways. Before the construction of the Piccadilly Line extension to Heathrow in 1973, airlines took it upon themselves to ferry passengers to the airport terminal. As you can see in the photo, the bus has comfortable, high-back seats. With the engine in the rear, it was possible to lower the floor, whereas the rear of the downstairs compartment was converted to luggage space. With time, as flying became less elitist, airlines stopped providing their own dedicated services. Passengers had to make their way to Heathrow by coaches, the tube or the Airbus, two London Transport operated express routes, which connected the airport with the railway termini in the centre. The Airbus was scrapped only after the construction of the rail line to Heathrow.

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af_robert (2012-02-05 20:43:37.964934)
Dobrze pasowałby tam podkład muzyczny z klasyka...

"Rwie przez Atlantyk Bi-Ou-Ei-Si..."
JP (2012-02-05 23:22:40.412732)
Zaintrygował mnie swego czasu taki ciekawy szczegół techniczny - od kiedy w autobusach piętrowych stosowano portalowe mosty napędowe? To o tyle interesujące, że rozwiązania techniczne prowadzące do autobusów niskopodłogowych opracowano dużo wcześniej niż na przełomie lat 80. i 90.
straphan (2012-02-06 08:30:12.107824)
@Robert: a tej to nie slyszalem... @JP: nie mam pojecia.
af_robert (2012-02-06 11:02:27.341773)
No jak nie słyszałeś?

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