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soulmates - c. brock
colby x fem! latina! reader
warnings: cursing, ghost hunting, blood.
she/ her pronouns used, theres some spanish speaking in this.
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“WHATS UP GUYS ITS SAM AND COLBY!” colby exclaimed to the camera that sam was currently holding.
“today we will be exploring ‘the queen mary’ with a few special guests!” sam said as he turned the camera around to show four people standing in front of a car waving and smiling.
Amanda, Larray, Nick, and y/n were asked to be in this video since they had been planning on collaborating, what better way than taking all four of them to the queen mary in long beach
the group went inside to check in and get a tour of the ship and settle into their rooms.
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10:00pm
“are you guys ready?” sam asked to the group who were all sitting down talking about the ship and the history behind it
“yea i am” spoke y/n “yea, no imma log off because who do i look like nancy drew?” exclaimed larray as he was pretending to leave.
they joked a bit more and then walked out of the room making their way to the ships pool area y/n felt targeted, from feeling taps on her shoulder to hearing people calling her name.
“hijos de su puta madre” she mumbled under her breath as she felt a chill run down her spine “you good?” asked larray next to her with a concerned look.
“yea i just keep feeling taps, hearing whispers behind me and i just felt a chill run down my spine”
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“okay so we’re in front of the pool were apparently a little girl died, we will be parting ways here colby, nick, and I will stay here in the pool area while larray, amanda, and y/n go to room B340” explained sam into the camera the larray and y/n holding on to each other with shocked expressions on while amanda looked at sam in disbelief.
“we’re going there ALONE?!” asked larray “yes, we will stay here and do the estes method and you guys go to the room to do it, afterwards we’ll come together and say what we got from it” explained colby.
“okay.. that’s not bad we can do that..” said amanda.
the group separated to their designated areas and ready to do the dual estes method.
“okay while they go to the room and we stay here we will have nick do the estes method!” sam said holding the blindfolded and radio.
“wait why do i have to do it?” nick asked with a nervous laugh “because you’re new to the channel!” laughed colby putting the blindfold on nick.
helping nick sit down on the floor and putting on the headphones the boys decided to finally start their session.
“nick, can you hear us?” said sam looking at the camera and back to him, no response.
“okay, it appears he can’t hears so let’s get this started with” exhaled colby “who are we talking to?” he asked.
“girl” nick said “is this the girl that died in the pool behind us?” sam asked.
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with the other three
they walked into the room ready to start their session when the lights started to flicker.
“woah did you get that?” asked amanda facing y/n who was currently holding the camera, nodding her head hesitantly facing the camera towards the lights.
“okay since y/n has been ‘targeted’ throughout this whole thing i think it’s best if she does the estes method!” larray said reaching for the camera and facing it to said girl.
slowly nodding she’s put on the blindfold grabbing the headphones and going into the trance.
“y/n/n? can you hear us?” silence “okay since she can’t hear us we should start the questions” said larray. “who are we talking to?” asked amanda
“danger” y/n said in a scared voice “is someone in danger?” both amanda and larray asked.
“y/n” said girl flinched at the sound of her name
“what about her?” asked amanda “i want her” mumbled y/n with fear in her voice. larray didn’t like the sound of that so he tapped her shoulder to get her out of the trance.
“what happened? is everything okay?” asked y/n “yea, you just said some things that terrified us so we decided to take you out of the trance i think we should go with the guys to tell them what happened” explained amanda.
as they were leaving y/n being the last one she heard a voice as she looked back the door in front of her shut locking her in the dark room.
larray and amanda turn around at the sound of a door slamming and screaming, they soon realized that y/n wasn’t behind them anymore.
tugging at the door to open y/n couldn’t help but feel a hefty amount of pressure on her chest and the whole room going blurry.
“y/n!” amanda exclaimed pushing at the door to get it open but couldn’t “larray go get the guys! the door won’t open!” she exclaimed panicking.
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larray was running to the guys with a panicked look on his face colby was the first to notice him and the fact that the girls were not behind him.
“larray, is everything okay? where are the girls?” colby asked while sam took nick out of the trance. “that’s what i came for we were leaving when suddenly the door closed trapping y/n inside the room we can’t get open” he was cut off by colby running off to the direction of the girls the rest following him.
as soon as colby got there he started to slam his body weight against the door to get it to budge but it wouldn’t open after a few slamming against it and punches the door open to a y/n on the floor with her head in her knees panicking.
once she heard the door open and colby walking up to her she ran to him almost tackling him into a hug.
“are you okay?” he whispered in the crook of her neck, not being able to speak she just nodded her head as a response pulling away from him a little to look at him before slamming her lips to his.
they parted from the kiss just looking at each other “sorry, i just thought i’d-” she was interrupted by his lips crashing into hers.
even though they both did not believe in soulmates one thing is for certain they were meant to be and nothing could ruin that for them.
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this a long one but that’s good hope yall enjoyed this 🤟 sorry nick didn’t have enough lines but i’ll make sure next time he has more lines next time i write a story with him! also i finished this during school so it’s not edited 💔
#colby brock#colby x reader#sam and colby#sam golbach#xplr#fanfic#x reader#colby brock smut#colby brock x reader#sam and colby fanfiction#nick sturniolo#larray#latina reader
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since i was asked so nicely by a lovely anon...
here’s the first half of colby’s tweets from 2020.
i don’t have proof that these are his tweets, but believe me, they are his.
if it’s bold and italicized, it’s someone’s tweet to him.
if it’s in (), that’s just me commenting lol
added bonus: if they have a * next to them, that means it’s been deleted
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Jan. 1 - being stuck in an elevator with 15 of your friends is the best way to start 2020
i kissed my hand this new years
ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
Jan. 2 - thank you all i love you all
Jan. 7 - weird to think that about a year ago i was sitting in a cell in FL.. time flies
Jan. 11 - lmao i love you guys you get me
Jan. 13 - only fools rush in
Jan. 15 - you took the sun with you
when you left
-RK
the back of my mind has a constant itch for you
Jan. 16 - happy jail anniversary @/SamGolbach thanks for bailing me out
Jan. 19 - i promise you i’ll never act my age
Jan. 20 - real talk. should sam and i go on tour 2020?
(this makes really sad…)
Jan. 23 - there was an old man who kept coming to the 13th floor around 3am where our room was last night. i don’t like miami anymore i’m headed to orlando
Jan. 31 - looking for that deep connection with someone i'm tired of the superficial shit
Feb. 2 - IM DRUNK AT 3PM LETS GOOO CHIEFSSS
Feb. 4 - my couch is like a bed i could stay here forever
@/BigNik: Nobody cares about my well being but that’s ok
Feb. 5 - you should rap about this real shit bro that would change a lot. turn this emotion into art. i hope you know even if i’m busy i’m always still down to talk as well brother
(i don't like big nik, but this was such a sweet interaction <3)
out of curiosity , would YOU ever spend the night in Queen Marys room B340 if you could ..?
Feb. 6 - imagine if we could all go explore some crazy haunted place one day … together. 🤔 i wonder if that’s even possible
if anyone is taking high school Chemistry right now , i’m so sorry
Feb. 7 - sometimes i can’t take a joke and it’s so annoying
Feb. 8 - i really don’t like myself when i party too hard but i got the best friends in the whole world
@/badboywolfy: This is Saturday afternoon regret hours
you feel me
Feb. 10 - valentine’s day is coming up soon i think i’m gunna throw up
Feb. 12 - sometimes my mind can turn into my worst enemy
Feb. 13 - cant stop thinking about living in another big house with all my boys.. life is about to be insane
keep on fighting and i will too
Feb. 14 - to whoever left a basket of chocolates and teddy bears at my door .. i <3 u
Feb. 15 - I MISS DUBAI
Feb. 16 - shadow man is watching
Feb. 17 - my pupils make me look like i’m rolling balls CONSTANTLY
Feb. 18 - still trying to process the psychic saying i was an old soul estimated to have lived a past 21 lives .. shit messes with your head
Feb. 20 - meeting you guys never gets old
Feb. 24 - missing the nights alone on my balcony
Feb. 25 - express your creativity
(i always wonder why he tweets shit like this out of no where lol)
Feb. 27 - blue haired Colbys makin a comeback
Feb. 29 - i'm always feeling like i'm in a dream
March 3 - need to watch the sunset more
March 5 - i don’t wanna tell my story i��d rather hear yours
March 8 - if this is all we know then we might as well run with it
March 9 - who’s down to have some deep conversations i’m tired of small talk
March 11 - just had my first sleep paralysis dream .. never experienced something so terrifying
praying for the world right now
(and here we go into the pandemic stuff……… great)
March 12 - you can have the prettiest face but i still won’t f w you if the personality isn’t there
March 13 - knowing that we all know nothing
March 15 - i haven’t stocked up on food or hygiene essentials does that mean i’m going to die ? am i making the wrong move here ?
March 16 - if postmates stops delivering i’m actually fucked
random fan: Just sit on your balcony, the stars will feed you
the balcony is the answer to all my internal worries/suffering
March 17 - day 3 of no food in the quarantine, not sure how much longer i can go with just a few almonds to spare. everything is spinning slowly.. i’ve been seeing silhouettes in my room dancing gracefully on the walls, i think my mind is leaving me. would you guys be mad if i ate Sam?
March 18 - time moves on, memories never fade
March 20 - the worst thing is never the last thing
March 22 - i think the only person i can really make crack up is myself
March 24 - it’s times like this i wish i had a little dog by my side who i could call my bestest friend..
@/amberscholl: here u go (pic of george)
can i borrow him? just for a week..? .. or maybe two?
@/amberscholl: (gif saying 'you want it? come and get it')
see you tonight
March 26 - guys i’m trying to learn how to dance but it’s gunna take some time i’m too awkward
March 29 - my last night on the balcony
March 30 - where the emo girls at
(i remember this tweet causing so much chaos in the fandom. everyone claiming they were emo… absolute madness lol)
March 31 - what can i say? me and the boys got gluteus to the MAXimus
(i take it back. THAT PHOTO OF THE BOYS NAKED AND THEIR BARE ASSES?!?!?! died right then and there.)
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Guzma: https://youtu.be/WjtMzp-b340
Raihan: https://youtu.be/T2zdgTYhpcU
Also the guy who does Guzma also does Leon and Adaman!
Yes!!! Ah, thank you so much!!! I appreciate it!! I'm gonna give these a listen! Thank you!!
~Renee
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Rewatching Sam and Colby’s haunted videos part 3!!! Part 1 | Part 2
(Overnight at haunted Queen Mary ship w/ Kian and Jc) this is another video I don’t remember that well which does not give me hope in terms of rewatch value 😭 (also dw I rewatched the original Queen Mary videos recently but I don’t have any burning thoughts that haven’t already been talked about to death. It was the conjuring vid before the conjuring vid 💀)
“We said we’d never come back here” since when did that line carry weight on your channel lmao
Kian: “little kids are creepy dude” you are literally a father now 😭
*group hears little girl giggling in the next room over* Colby: *decides to scare her by doing a short scream and she screams back*
I definitely think the little girl was trying to ease drop on them through the wall separator because you can see people walking past through the tiny crack in the wall. Definitely something I would have done as a child
Omg this video is a gem for snc interacting with children they met a “little vlogger” who showed them a secret entrance to the ballroom??
Admittedly it is so weird someone just left the key in the door of B340
Obligatory arguing about what actually happened segment 🧍♀️ aka time for Sam to beg for a seance and make everything more intense
The shower dripping honestly isn’t that weird considering that the people who own the ship are pretty open about the fact that certain parts need repaired very badly 🤷♀️
They don’t know how this night vision camera works AT ALL
Lmao this video currently has 299k likes and they asked for 300k 💀 it’s cool though they’ve collabed with Kian and Jc since then anyway
(The day we almost died) (which isn’t a haunted video but I might as well watch) Justin Bieber shirt is back + Sam’s painted wall… I forgot about that!
It’s actually so dangerous that they would go explore a place that some random person dmed them about… and the way they did this extremely often!! They are so lucky they haven’t had anything seriously bad happen to them
Hearing them talk in this video + the fact that they got arrested two days after the situation they were talking about really makes me understand why they stopped exploring abandoned places. They were so lucky nothing like this happened to them sooner.
(Demonic ritual in enchanted forest) these two videos are soooo serious
Anddd this time Matt has a bow and arrow and a penguin hat! Although he is very silly I honestly kinda miss him in snc vids
The ending of that video is so genuinely scary. Those guys whistling as they came up to them was so freaky. Did Sam and Colby ever provide more details to that whole thing or is it just forever a mystery? At least we know they made it out okay
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[香港旅遊優惠]香港快運 HK Express最新消息｜預計2024年增至40架飛機、年底前或沒有新航線
[香港旅遊優惠]香港快運 HK Express最新消息｜預計2024年增至40架飛機、年底前或沒有新航線 https://www.jetsoday.com/%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e6%97%85%e9%81%8a%e5%84%aa%e6%83%a0%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e5%bf%ab%e9%81%8b-hk-express%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0%e6%b6%88%e6%81%af%ef%bd%9c%e9%a0%90%e8%a8%882024%e5%b9%b4%e5%a2%9e%e8%87%b340.html HK Express新飛機｜香港快運新航線｜國泰航空旗下香港快運航空 (HK Express) 預計到2024年底將擴充機隊至40架飛機，以回應大灣區內的航空強勁需求。暫時HK Express是香港唯一的低成本航空公司，目前運營33架空中客車A320系列飛機，包括A320、A321等客機，並預計在未來幾個月內交付7架新飛機，在年底香港機場完成第三條跑道前或不會新增目的地。 HK Express日本航線｜消息指快運有望10月下旬復飛廣島航線｜宮古島、石垣、長崎等航線有待復飛 在馬來西亞浮羅交怡舉行的2024年Routes Asia會議上，HK Express企業策劃總經理Matthew Choi表示，預計未來幾個月內交付7架新飛機，到2024年底將擴充機隊至40架飛機。暫時部份載有Pratt & Whitney引擎的飛機，需要臨時檢查而停飛，新飛機有助於填補空缺。 HK Express 泰國優惠｜4月25日復飛曼谷廊曼線！單程飛曼谷$ 108 起！清邁及布吉$ 128 起｜10月26日前出發 Matthew表示，香港快運航空對未來需求非常看好，大灣區的交通量很大。他補充說，雖然香港國際機場有航班時段限制，但完成三跑道系統項目，將使航空公司能夠開拓更多新市場，預計三跑道系統將於2024年底完成。目前HK Express更注重增加現有目的地的航班密度，一旦香港機場三條跑道全部投入運營，將考慮新增更多目的地。 香港快運航空今年已宣布兩條新航線，包括計劃於3月12日啟航的北京大興國際機場 (PKX) 及重新營運的曼谷廊曼國際機場 (DMK)，計劃於4月25日啟動。 來源：Routes Asia、Ocean Driven Media The post 香港快運 HK Express最新消息｜預計2024年增至40架飛機、年底前或沒有新航線 appeared first on Flyday.hk.
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Queen Mary Room B340
In 1948, a British third-class passenger, Walter J. Adamson, passed away in room B340, under circumstances that have been lost to time.
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Not gonna lie
I just started watching the SnC return to Queen Mary B340 episode, and just the intro had me tearing up.
Knowing how the first visit changed EVERYTHING for them and fucked them up for a bit for lack of better words, this actually terrifies me lmao
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Série B340.
12 septembre 2022. Automatisation de la ligne 4 du métro RATP à Paris.
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Just a photo dump from our stay on the most haunted ship in the world!
The RMS Queen Mary, a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967, has long been the subject of numerous ghost stories and paranormal occurrences. After its retirement, the ship has been moored in Long Beach, California and has served as a hotel and tourist attraction. Here's a quick recap about some of the deaths and reported spirits associated with the Queen Mary:
Deaths:
Engine Room: Door 13 in the ship's engine room is infamous for crushing at least two men to death at different times during the ship's history.
Ship's Pool: Two women reportedly drowned in the Queen Mary's first and second class swimming pools. Their spirits, particularly that of a young girl named Jackie, are said to haunt the pool area, with reports of giggles, wet footprints, and ghostly apparitions.
Stateroom B340: There have been numerous reports of unusual activity in this room, from the faucet turning on by itself to covers being removed from the bed. Legend has it that a staff member was murdered there, though solid historical evidence is lacking.
Wartime Casualties: The Queen Mary was drafted into military service during World War II and was repainted grey, earning her the nickname "The Grey Ghost." During this time, the ship had a tragic accident when it accidentally rammed and sank its escort, the HMS Curacoa, leading to the death of over 300 sailors. Some believe the spirits of these men haunt the ship.
Reported Spirits:
Children: Aside from the young girl Jackie near the pool, there are reports of children's laughter and the sounds of children playing in various parts of the ship.
Sailors: Apparitions of sailors have been reported by visitors, especially around the engine room.
Women in 1930's Attire: Several reports have emerged of a woman in a white evening gown dancing alone in the Queen's Salon.
The "Lady in Black": Often seen in the Queen's Salon, this spirit is believed to be that of a former passenger.
#haunted#paranormal#queen mary#haunted ship#scary#ghost ship#paranormal investigation#paranormal investigators extraordinaire#ghost hunter#ghost#got ghost
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Queen Mary or Queen Scary
In the article “The Queen Mary… Haunted?”, the author, Devlin Westbrook, shares his encounters with the supernatural on the Queen Mary ship. The Queen Mary sailed her maiden voyage on May 27, 1936 and sailed again during World War II as a troopship. She was later remodeled as a passenger service and officially retired in 1967 and is docked to the port of Long Beach, California, serving as a tourist attraction, museum, and a hotel. It is a tourist attraction to many because of it’s reported hauntings and was dubbed one of the “Top 10 most haunted places on Earth” by Time Magazine. Westbrook explains that in Queen Mary’s engine room, the room’s famous ‘Door 13’ squashed two or possibly more men to death. Specifically in 1966 it crushed an 18 year-old crew member, dressed in blue overalls, doing a routine watertight door drill and he has often been spotted walking down the alley before disappearing by door thirteen. There are also two swimming pools that are no longer in use on the Queen Mary, but women have been seen in 1930’s style bathing suits wandering the pool decks along with wet footprints leading to the changing rooms and sounds of splashing.
In his article, Westbrook states, “The tour guide took us to two of the most haunted sites on board: cabin B340, which is supposedly haunted by the spirit of a person who was murdered there, and the children's nursery, where people have reported hearing the phantom sounds of children playing and babies crying” (Westbrook). This cabin has many stories of haunted encounters recorded in the ship’s logs, dating back to 1967. People say the sink faucet turns on and off on its own, doors shutting by themselves, the bathroom lights turning on without explanation, and even covers being pulled off while asleep and “waking to see a dark figure standing at the foot of the bed” (Westbrook). Tourists that seek horror can stay in stateroom B340 and the hotel supplies things such as a Ouija board, tarot cards, and a crystal ball to heighten their paranormal experience for about five hundred dollars a night. Westbrook says he personally experienced something definitely otherworldly when he stayed the night in that room, “I heard Ms. Anthropy whisper quietly ‘Oh, thank you’. When I came out to see who she was talking to, she responded with awe. ‘Did you not just touch me on the shoulder?’ she asked. When I told her that it could not have possibly been me, she looked up strangely and then back at me” (Westbrook).
I actually personally stayed in one of the hotel rooms on the Queen Mary with my father last year. We didn’t stay in the infamous B340 stateroom, but we did see a lot of ghost stories framed and hung up around the ship. As my dad and I were eating dinner, we asked our server if he himself had ever experienced something paranormal. He informed us that the light in the kitchen would be unexplainably be on when no one was around when he personally turned the lights off himself. I didn't myself experience anything supernatural on the ship but we also didn’t stay in the haunted room nor go down to the areas where ghosts were spotted. I’m not sure if I believe that the ship is haunted but the copious amount of sightings can’t be ignored.
Westbrook, Devlin. “The Queen Mary... Haunted?” The Queen Mary... Haunted?, San Diego Reader, 31 Oct. 2012, www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/oct/30/travel-haunted-queen-mary-ship-long-beach-ca/#.
#queen mary#ship#ghosts#spooky#paranormal#paranormal activity#supernatural#death#ghost#b340#room b340
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That time Vancouver brought over a double decker bus from London, England. It was for the 1936 Golden Jubilee celebrations, and remarkably, omnibus B340 (LA 9928) is one of the few remaining examples that survive to this day.
The first three photos above were taken in Chiswick, London, and photos 2 and 3 show the men who were believed to be responsible for negotiating the loan of the bus, Mr. B.E. Adams (role unknown, possibly with London Transport?), the Agent-General for British Columbia Mr. W.A. McAdam, and the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company Mr. P. Ashley Cooper. The Lethbridge Herald ran the second of these photos on page 5, January 06, 1936, likely taken in late 1935, with the following caption:
One of the two remaining pre-war omnibuses of the London passenger transport board to survive the great war is to be loaned to the city of Vancouver for their jubilee celebrations next year. Mr. W. A. McAdam (LEFT) acting agent-general for British Columbia, and Mr. P. Ashley Cooper, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, inspecting the old war-time bus at the Chiswick (London) garage of the London passenger transport board.
The number of remaining pre-war omnibuses has actually gone up since then. It looks like there are now at least 4 surviving models, though I don’t know if they can all boast pre-war manufacture dates; B43 (1910), B340 (1911), B1609 (1911), and B2737 (1914, but I’m unsure of the month). A fifth bus, B214 LA9802 (1911) has an original chassis, but the engine, wheels and front axle came from the remnants of two other B-Types, while the body was found in a Sussex garden that had originated with an East Surrey B-Type built in 1912. As of 2014, it looks like B214 is once again requiring restoration; I'm not sure what the plans are with this one. If it gets restored in the near future, perhaps we can bump the number up to five. I’ve since learned from a comment by Tony Barfield on flickr that B214 is...
...now owned by the Thames Valley & Great Western Trust and now in store near Windsor. LT Museum purchased THREE B type chassis from the Ward brothers collection near Harrogate, Yorkshire. One they have restored is B1056, which is now the Battle bus.
Additionally, the Self-Preservation-Society notes an unrestored chassis B1056, though I don’t know if this has since been used elsewhere. You can see a photo of this chassis from 2014 here. B5103 was sold back in 2014 for £281,500 at Bonhams (where there’s an extensive vehicle history), though this example dates from 1922.
In a number of photos, the Vancouver Archives refers to the bus as "Old Bill", but the real name "Ole Bill" didn’t really apply to bus B340 at all. A little closer to the truth, CVA 612-004 refers to the bus as "Old Bill’s" brother, though it should have been "Ole Bill’s Brother". It was the London General Omnibus Company B43 that became the WWI memorial known as "Ole Bill", and since the Brits were unable to loan us their national treasure for our 50th anniversary, they sent us the next best Omnibus, B340. CVA 612-006 informs us that the bus arrived at the Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver on May 6, 1936, and CVA 612-007 reveals the bus was a little bit temperamental, and the engine refused to be humoured! Finally, it did manage to get off the ship.
London Transit Museum provides a brief background on the original "Ole Bill", describing how the bus got its name:
A brass shell was mounted on the dashboard, ornate brass plates for the numbers on the bonnet sides and a brass bust of ‘Ole Bill, the cartoon figure created by Bruce Bairnsfather, formed the radiator cap. This association with the hugely popular cartoon character was to rapidly give the bus its nickname of ‘Ole Bill, commonly but incorrectly rendered as Old Bill. The title was derived from Bairnsfather’s first cartoon of two Tommies under fire in a shell hole, Bill saying to his companion, ‘If you knows of a better ‘ole, Go to it!’
B43 had been given a new body and overhauled for the Palace in 1920. Battle honours were added to the windows – Antwerp, Ypres, Ancre and Somme – before being handed over to the Auxiliary Omnibus Companies Association. The veterans used it for parades and funerals. At the King’s behest, the bus and veterans from Underground and the General took part in the first Armistice Day parade from 1920.
B43 remains preserved in the Imperial War Museum in London, while B340 is part of the London Transport Museum Collection. B-Type bus B2737 was recently converted to honour the “Battle Bus” of WWI, and more can be learned about this bus at the London Transport Museum.
It would appear the Vancouver Jubilee committee was still to some extent, re-enacting the end of WWI with this bus, as they filled it with soldiers and flags and paraded through the streets, much like the original "Ole Bill" had done in 1920.
This early double decker bus was of fundamental significance for transit in London, and the ripple effect was felt around the world. Our neighbours in Victoria have been using double decker buses since 2000, much earlier if you include the tourist buses run by Gray Line Tours, and Vancouver has just begun preliminary testing of the next generation double deckers on certain routes. To provide us with some of the significance of the B-Type bus, Doug Rose provides the backstory, along with some remarkable vector drawings that he created, shown above. From his website:
...there are strong arguments to say the B-Type was London’s first ‘standard’ motor bus. Though they were far from all being the same, the model was certainly the first to be mass produced and entered service in late 1910. The chassis, which varied in height, carried wooden bodies from more than one builder, closely reminiscent of their horse bus forebears. Steel wheels of different designs were used, with solid tyres, though there were no front brakes. A product of dominant operator the London General Omnibus Company, the bus was a success. Its overhanging upper deck variations saw a few different seating layouts too, though the norm was 16 lower and 18 upper. The early radiators had a flat top sporting ‘LGOC’, later being replaced by those more curved and displaying ‘GENERAL’. The wheelbase varied and a few single deckers were also built. Experiments with the ‘lifeguards’ between the wheels eventually settled on that shown in this drawing and these were retrospectively fitted to older buses. The bus entered service in 1911 though this drawing attempts to show B340 as closely as possible to how it looks in its state of preservation in 2014; several aspects need to be considered however. Requisitioned for the War effort in 1914 and staying in London, it returned to passenger service in 1916 but with a new body. It was withdrawn in 1924 and retained for preservation. After some meandering of locations and uses, it ended up in the British Transport Museum at Clapham in 1960. It was re-painted in red, as shown here, though B-Types had been a darker red until 1913. On the vehicle though not originally fitted are the front headlamps, added from 1913; the driver’s sun visor is a later addition and a far more modern offside mirror has been added; some of the reproduction adverts use typefaces not designed when the bus was in service.
Looking at those solid rubber tires, I can only imagine the experience must have been a rather bumpy ride! However uncomfortable, they were important first steps on the road to mass transit, and we’re fortunate to have shared in this historic legacy.
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