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2 years 9 months ago #229154 by Lang
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    2 years 9 months ago - 2 years 9 months ago #229155 by Lang
    Replied by Lang on topic The Nairn Bus History
    There have been a few mentions of the Nairn Bus Company on the forum but Dima's sleeper cab thread lead me to this nice story with pictures. Certainly an historic operation.

    martintristramrose.org/2016/09/24/running-to-catch-the-bus-1/


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    2 years 9 months ago #229156 by wee-allis
    Replied by wee-allis on topic The Nairn Bus History
    A great read Lang. Thanks.

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    2 years 9 months ago #229171 by Mrsmackpaul
    Replied by Mrsmackpaul on topic The Nairn Bus History
    A fantastic read Lang, thanks for sharing, the pictures are pretty impressive as well

    Those Kiwi boys werent shy to have a go

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    2 years 9 months ago #229174 by mammoth
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    I seem to remember Restored Cars ran a full story on the operation some time back.

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    2 years 9 months ago #229178 by Mrsmackpaul
    Replied by Mrsmackpaul on topic The Nairn Bus History
    Mammoth I think your right, I seam to recall that they had Marrom Herrington trucks but the truck front photo clearly stays White

    Maybe Marrom Herrington supplied the all wheel drive bit only


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    2 years 9 months ago #229182 by mammoth
    Replied by mammoth on topic The Nairn Bus History
    pics here show two quite different rigs

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    2 years 9 months ago #229193 by Mrsmackpaul
    Replied by Mrsmackpaul on topic The Nairn Bus History
    Over in the sleeper cab thread of Dima's he has been kind enough to share this picture so I'm flogging it from there for here

    Anyway this photo shows a couple of things , Marrom Herrington on the bonnet and Diesel motor and those big hydraulic damper shockers

    Wonder what brand of diesel that is ? Doesn't look like a Cummins of the era, mybe Hercules ?




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    2 years 9 months ago #229194 by oliver1950
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    I don't think that is a Hercules Paul
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    2 years 9 months ago - 2 years 9 months ago #229195 by Lang
    Replied by Lang on topic The Nairn Bus History
    As far as the Iraq trucks, I've attached scans of the fascinating story from "The Marmon Heritage". There were initially 4 TH-320-6 6x6's built for the pipeline in 1932, powered by Hercules HXB gas engines. Following this the famous Nairn Coach was ordered by the Nairn Brothers, along with a 20 ton semi trailer freight truck. These were both model TH-315's, one a 4x4 for the freighter and one a 6x6 for the coach, both powered by the new Hercules DHXB diesel.

    My guess is that more pipeline trucks followed over the years, but that is not mentioned.
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