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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	The Nairn bus comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 30, 2020 5:40:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So I’m reading ‘First overland ‘ and I’ve come to the part where they take the Nairn bus I’ve never heard of it, so a quick google search produced this upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Royal_Air_Force_in_the_Middle_East%2C_1944-1945._CM5691.jpg/220px-Royal_Air_Force_in_the_Middle_East%2C_1944-1945._CM5691.jpg Apparently it was a service run by two New Zealand brothers to Baghdad, across 600 miles or desert overnight, weighed 17 tons and had two styles of service, premium and tourist The ‘buses’ were built locally from imported parts, and incorporated two chassis, one inside the other Anybody heard about these before?


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MkX Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	The Nairn bus MkX @mkx
	Apr 30, 2020 10:46:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Interesting! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairn_Transport_Company I note that the 'bus' was a Pullman with air conditioning and refreshments!! Apparently they were frequently attacked by tribesmen.
	Last Edit: Apr 30, 2020 10:51:16 GMT by MkX

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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	The Nairn bus comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 30, 2020 14:01:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yeah, apparently they used to randomly move the route to avoid ambushes, which I would think wasn’t all that easy with the terrain! I’ve since found out that they used tank transporter axles, but I’m not sure what engines Must have been pretty powerful to cope Design reminds me of scammell explorers
	Last Edit: Apr 30, 2020 14:03:11 GMT by comfortablynumb

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scimjim Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,503 Club RR Member Number: 8	The Nairn bus scimjim @scimjim Club Retro Rides Member 8
	Apr 30, 2020 16:52:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My first thought was that it’s a tank transporter with a body grafted onto the trailer 😀
	Last Edit: Apr 30, 2020 16:53:03 GMT by scimjim

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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	The Nairn bus comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	Apr 30, 2020 18:04:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 30, 2020 16:52:27 GMT scimjim said: My first thought was that it’s a tank transporter with a body grafted onto the trailer 😀 Apparently they couldn’t find anyone prepared to build the whole thing, so it’s s bit of a parts bin special


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MkX Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	The Nairn bus MkX @mkx
	Apr 30, 2020 18:07:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Worth a read! chrisarbon-roadtrips.blogspot.com/2015/03/middle-east-trucking-in-1930s.html


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urbanaw Part of things Posts: 249 Club RR Member Number: 17	The Nairn bus urbanaw @urbanaw Club Retro Rides Member 17
	Apr 30, 2020 23:16:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fascinating!


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comfortablynumb Posted a lot Posts: 3,068	The Nairn bus comfortablynumb @comfortablynumb
	May 1, 2020 5:01:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks MkX, filled in some of the gaps! 👍


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