https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/796654 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/DD/47/346077.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/796654 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:19:54 +0000 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:19:54 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52729784/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2021-12-24,doc-52729784 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:30:59 +0000 2021-12-24T12:30:59+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52729784/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/84/52729784.790055b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paul Leger an old friend of mine from Halifax, Nova Scotia sent me this customised Christmas card in 2018 featuring Acadian Lines 103. <br /> <br /> Acadian was a most respected company based in Halifax, the Provincial capital of Nova Scotia, which ran long distance coach services from there to Yarmouth, Sydney and Amherst. <br /> <br /> The coach was a GMC PD4104 that was delivered along with two others (101/102) in April 1960. The PD4104 was in production from 1953 to 1960 with over 5000 built.<br /> <br /> Paul, who had been Chairman of the Bus History Association for many years, passed away on 20 May 2019 aged 90 years.</div> Happy Christmas - 2024 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52729784/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/84/52729784.790055b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paul Leger an old friend of mine from Halifax, Nova Scotia sent me this customised Christmas card in 2018 featuring Acadian Lines 103. <br /> <br /> Acadian was a most respected company based in Halifax, the Provincial capital of Nova Scotia, which ran long distance coach services from there to Yarmouth, Sydney and Amherst. <br /> <br /> The coach was a GMC PD4104 that was delivered along with two others (101/102) in April 1960. The PD4104 was in production from 1953 to 1960 with over 5000 built.<br /> <br /> Paul, who had been Chairman of the Bus History Association for many years, passed away on 20 May 2019 aged 90 years.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47901030/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2021-12-22,doc-47901030 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:10:57 +0000 2018-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47901030/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/30/47901030.de16308a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paul Leger an old friend of mine from Halifax, Nova Scotia sent me this customised Christmas card in 2018 featuring Acadian Lines 103. <br /> <br /> Acadian was a most respected company based in Halifax, the Provincial capital of Nova Scotia, which ran long distance coach services from there to Yarmouth, Sydney and Amherst. <br /> <br /> The coach was a GMC PD4104 that was delivered along with two others (101/102) in April 1960. The PD4104 was in production from 1953 to 1960 with over 5000 built.<br /> <br /> Paul, who had been Chairman of the Bus History Association for many years, passed away on 20 May 2019 aged 90 years.</div> Happy Christmas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47901030/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/30/47901030.de16308a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paul Leger an old friend of mine from Halifax, Nova Scotia sent me this customised Christmas card in 2018 featuring Acadian Lines 103. <br /> <br /> Acadian was a most respected company based in Halifax, the Provincial capital of Nova Scotia, which ran long distance coach services from there to Yarmouth, Sydney and Amherst. <br /> <br /> The coach was a GMC PD4104 that was delivered along with two others (101/102) in April 1960. The PD4104 was in production from 1953 to 1960 with over 5000 built.<br /> <br /> Paul, who had been Chairman of the Bus History Association for many years, passed away on 20 May 2019 aged 90 years.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/39137076/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-39137076 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:31:39 +0000 2015-08-03T18:34:02+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/39137076/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/76/39137076.1b81a9c1.240.jpg?r2" width="170" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Acadian Lines coach tickets. These tickets were issued in the Halifax terminal and were part of a multi page carbonised set. The upper ticket was for a return journey between Halifax and Sydney, a journey I made outward on Monday 7 September 1992 with a return the next day. The lower ticket was for a one-way journey from Yarmouth to Halifax which I made on Friday 11 September 1992. I was grateful to the generosity of the Acadian Lines management who provided free travel for me arranged through my host the late Paul Leger.</div> Acadian Lines (Nova Scotia) coach tickets <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/39137076/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/70/76/39137076.1b81a9c1.240.jpg?r2" width="170" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Acadian Lines coach tickets. These tickets were issued in the Halifax terminal and were part of a multi page carbonised set. The upper ticket was for a return journey between Halifax and Sydney, a journey I made outward on Monday 7 September 1992 with a return the next day. The lower ticket was for a one-way journey from Yarmouth to Halifax which I made on Friday 11 September 1992. I was grateful to the generosity of the Acadian Lines management who provided free travel for me arranged through my host the late Paul Leger.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601344/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601344 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:31:40 +0000 1992-09-06T14:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601344/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/44/38601344.ac500fd3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 6 September 1992 - Acadian Lines 805 was a 1980 MC5C Crusader fitted with additional roofline windows for sightseeing work. The company used it on the Halifax City Sightseeing Tour. I believe it been new to Brewster Sightseeing at Banff in the Canadian Rockies. (Ref 172-33)</div> Acadian Lines 805 - 6 Sep 1992 (Ref 172-33) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601344/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/44/38601344.ac500fd3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 6 September 1992 - Acadian Lines 805 was a 1980 MC5C Crusader fitted with additional roofline windows for sightseeing work. The company used it on the Halifax City Sightseeing Tour. I believe it been new to Brewster Sightseeing at Banff in the Canadian Rockies. (Ref 172-33)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601346/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601346 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:31:46 +0000 1992-09-08T11:30:22+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601346/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/46/38601346.01d5a399.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (late morning) - Acadian Lines 913 and 921 at the company’s terminal in Sydney (Nova Scotia). 913 was a GMC P8M 4905A new to the company in 1978 which was painted in fleet colours. 921, an MCI MC8, was a secondhand acquisition which still carried the colours of a previous operator. The previous day (Monday 8 September) was the Labour Day public holiday when we travelled to Sydney from Halifax. Passing through Antigonish at 1150-1220 number 913 was parked there as a spare so must have been required to duplicate one of the later services into Sydney that evening. Coach 921 had worked the 1300 Halifax-Sydney Express (trip 63L) arriving Sydney just after 1900. (Ref 174-23)</div> Acadian Lines 913 and 921 at Sydney (Nova Scotia) 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 174-23) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601346/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/46/38601346.01d5a399.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (late morning) - Acadian Lines 913 and 921 at the company’s terminal in Sydney (Nova Scotia). 913 was a GMC P8M 4905A new to the company in 1978 which was painted in fleet colours. 921, an MCI MC8, was a secondhand acquisition which still carried the colours of a previous operator. The previous day (Monday 8 September) was the Labour Day public holiday when we travelled to Sydney from Halifax. Passing through Antigonish at 1150-1220 number 913 was parked there as a spare so must have been required to duplicate one of the later services into Sydney that evening. Coach 921 had worked the 1300 Halifax-Sydney Express (trip 63L) arriving Sydney just after 1900. (Ref 174-23)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601348/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601348 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:31:49 +0000 1992-09-09T15:00:08+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601348/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/48/38601348.cad212a7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="149" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia MacKenzie Bus Line 28 (a 1972 MCI MC5B Courier Challenger) together with Acadian Lines 206 (an MCI 102A3) and 902 (a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A). Acadian operated from Halifax to Sydney; to Amherst; and to Yarmouth via the North Shore. MacKenzie operated from Halifax to Yarmouth via the South Shore (Ref 176-14)</div> MacKenzie Bus Line 28 with Acadian Lines 206 and 902 - 9 Sep 1992 (Ref 176-14) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601348/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/48/38601348.cad212a7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="149" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia MacKenzie Bus Line 28 (a 1972 MCI MC5B Courier Challenger) together with Acadian Lines 206 (an MCI 102A3) and 902 (a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A). Acadian operated from Halifax to Sydney; to Amherst; and to Yarmouth via the North Shore. MacKenzie operated from Halifax to Yarmouth via the South Shore (Ref 176-14)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601350/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601350 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:31:52 +0000 1992-09-09T15:00:05+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601350/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/50/38601350.a302701a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia were 206, a 1986 MCI 102A3 acquired from Autocar Connaisseur, and 902, a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A. (Ref 176-16)</div> Acadian Lines 206 and 902 - 9 Sep 1992 (Ref 176-16) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601350/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/50/38601350.a302701a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="146" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia were 206, a 1986 MCI 102A3 acquired from Autocar Connaisseur, and 902, a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A. (Ref 176-16)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601394/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601394 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:20 +0000 1992-09-11T10:48:03+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601394/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/94/38601394.47c24193.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (1048) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Kentville terminal when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. The terminal was at the rear of old Cornwallis Inn, a prestigious railway owned hotel built in 1929 that was considered one of the most architecturally beautiful hotels in Canada in its time. The hotel closed in 1973 and was later converted to apartments with commercial office and retail space on the lower floors facing Main Street. (Ref 177-31)</div> Acadian Lines 115 at Kentville - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-31) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601394/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/94/38601394.47c24193.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (1048) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Kentville terminal when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. The terminal was at the rear of old Cornwallis Inn, a prestigious railway owned hotel built in 1929 that was considered one of the most architecturally beautiful hotels in Canada in its time. The hotel closed in 1973 and was later converted to apartments with commercial office and retail space on the lower floors facing Main Street. (Ref 177-31)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601396/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601396 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:24 +0000 1992-09-11T10:48:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601396/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/96/38601396.d1ae5b4c.240.jpg?r2" width="151" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (1048) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Kentville terminal when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. The terminal was at the rear of old Cornwallis Inn, a prestigious railway owned hotel built in 1929 that was considered one of the most architecturally beautiful hotels in Canada in its time. The hotel closed in 1973 and was later converted to apartments with commercial office and retail space on the lower floors facing Main Street. (Ref 177-32)</div> Acadian Lines 115 at Kentville - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-32) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601396/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/96/38601396.d1ae5b4c.240.jpg?r2" width="151" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (1048) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Kentville terminal when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. The terminal was at the rear of old Cornwallis Inn, a prestigious railway owned hotel built in 1929 that was considered one of the most architecturally beautiful hotels in Canada in its time. The hotel closed in 1973 and was later converted to apartments with commercial office and retail space on the lower floors facing Main Street. (Ref 177-32)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601400/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601400 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:27 +0000 1992-09-11T09:55:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601400/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/00/38601400.cd6a36a0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0955) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at the Mid Valley Motel, Middleton, Nova Scotia during a rest stop when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-28)</div> Acadian Lines 115 at Middleton - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-28) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601400/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/00/38601400.cd6a36a0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0955) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at the Mid Valley Motel, Middleton, Nova Scotia during a rest stop when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-28)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601402/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601402 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:34 +0000 1992-09-11T09:36:54+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601402/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/02/38601402.3d0ee382.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="150" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0936) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Bridgetown when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-27)</div> Acadian Lines 115 at Bridgetown - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-27) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601402/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/02/38601402.3d0ee382.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="150" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0936) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Bridgetown when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-27)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601404/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601404 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:39 +0000 1992-09-11T09:36:24+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601404/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/04/38601404.d18a74bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0936) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Bridgetown when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-25)</div> Acadian Lines 115 at Bridgetown - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-25) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601404/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/04/38601404.d18a74bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0936) - Acadian Lines 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, seen at Bridgetown when working the 0700 Yarmouth to Halifax Limited Stop trip 22 – approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. (Ref 177-25)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601406/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601406 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:37:48 +0000 1992-09-11T06:50:05+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601406/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/06/38601406.bd18e43b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="149" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0650) – Today I travelled on the Acadian Lines 0700 Limited Stop trip 22 from Yarmouth to Halifax - approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. Coach 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, stands lights aglow with the engine ticking over in the morning darkness prior to departure. On the left is sister coach 114 which I believe was due to work the 1230 departure to Halifax. Between them is 910, a 1975 GMC P8M 4905A parked as spare. (Ref 177-21)</div> Acadian Lines 114, 90 and 115 at Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) - 11 Sep 1992 (Ref 177-21) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601406/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/06/38601406.bd18e43b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="149" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 11 September 1992 (0650) – Today I travelled on the Acadian Lines 0700 Limited Stop trip 22 from Yarmouth to Halifax - approx 210 miles in 5 hours 33 minutes. Coach 115, a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special, stands lights aglow with the engine ticking over in the morning darkness prior to departure. On the left is sister coach 114 which I believe was due to work the 1230 departure to Halifax. Between them is 910, a 1975 GMC P8M 4905A parked as spare. (Ref 177-21)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38607156/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38607156 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:56:57 +0000 2015-06-17T21:31:24+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38607156/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/56/38607156.4efdb058.240.jpg?r2" width="102" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The timetable for the Acadian Lines Halifax to Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) service to accompany the next few photographs. I travelled from Yarmouth to Halifax on trip 22 on Friday 11 September 1992.</div> Acadian Lines Halifax-Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) timetable from 6 April 1992 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38607156/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/56/38607156.4efdb058.240.jpg?r2" width="102" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The timetable for the Acadian Lines Halifax to Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) service to accompany the next few photographs. I travelled from Yarmouth to Halifax on trip 22 on Friday 11 September 1992.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601454/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601454 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:56:58 +0000 1992-09-08T20:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601454/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/54/38601454.fcc214ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 2000) - Today I travelled on the Acadian Lines 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. <br /> <br /> The coach was number 919, an MCI MC8 Crusader - a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. It was seen on the loading ramp at the company’s terminal in Truro just before departing on the last 1 hour 40 minutes leg of the run down to Halifax. <br /> <br /> The moon shines high above the Co-op Feeds grain silo, a prominent agricultural landmark of the town. (Ref 175-09)</div> Acadian Lines 919 at Truro (Nova Scotia) - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 175-09) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601454/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/54/38601454.fcc214ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 2000) - Today I travelled on the Acadian Lines 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. <br /> <br /> The coach was number 919, an MCI MC8 Crusader - a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. It was seen on the loading ramp at the company’s terminal in Truro just before departing on the last 1 hour 40 minutes leg of the run down to Halifax. <br /> <br /> The moon shines high above the Co-op Feeds grain silo, a prominent agricultural landmark of the town. (Ref 175-09)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601456/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601456 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:57:03 +0000 1992-09-08T20:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601456/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/56/38601456.f2bb5335.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 2000) - Acadian Lines 919 seen at the company’s terminal in Truro (Nova Scotia). Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial, the load here comprising boxed bicycles. The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service. The coaches had been left at various locations along the line of route and the drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. One driver originating at Sydney; another at Antigonish and one at Truro. This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 175-08)</div> Acadian Lines 919 at Truro (Nova Scotia) - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 175-08) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601456/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/56/38601456.f2bb5335.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 2000) - Acadian Lines 919 seen at the company’s terminal in Truro (Nova Scotia). Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial, the load here comprising boxed bicycles. The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service. The coaches had been left at various locations along the line of route and the drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. One driver originating at Sydney; another at Antigonish and one at Truro. This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 175-08)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601658/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601658 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:57:05 +0000 1992-09-08T16:35:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601658/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/58/38601658.f4eae90b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 1635) - Acadian Lines 118 seen leaving the swing bridge forming part of the Canso Causeway – the link between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island that carries Highway 104 (the eastern end of the Trans-Canada Highway) and the parallel rail link. It is a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader that was heading eastbound to Sydney on the 1300 Express service from Halifax and the same coach I travelled on the previous day (0800 Halifax-Sydney). The photograph was taken from the front passenger seat of coach was number 919, an MCI MC8 Crusader, working the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. (Ref 175-02)</div> Acadian Lines 118 at Canso Causeway - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 175-02) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601658/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/16/58/38601658.f4eae90b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (approx. 1635) - Acadian Lines 118 seen leaving the swing bridge forming part of the Canso Causeway – the link between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island that carries Highway 104 (the eastern end of the Trans-Canada Highway) and the parallel rail link. It is a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader that was heading eastbound to Sydney on the 1300 Express service from Halifax and the same coach I travelled on the previous day (0800 Halifax-Sydney). The photograph was taken from the front passenger seat of coach was number 919, an MCI MC8 Crusader, working the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. (Ref 175-02)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601458/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601458 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:57:06 +0000 1992-09-08T16:25:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601458/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/58/38601458.db680847.240.jpg?r2" width="153" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1625) – The Acadian Lines drivers attend to the unloading of parcels traffic from coach 919 at O’Hara’s Restaurant, the company’s parcel and ticket agency in Port Hawkesbury. Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial. The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service which were not required to operate westbound today so they had been left at various locations along the line of route. The drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. The driver in light blue was the service driver and the one wearing a jacket was ‘riding cushion’. Further down the line we collected one at Antigonish and another at Truro. This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 175-01)</div> Acadian Lines 919 at Port Hawkesbury - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 175-01) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601458/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/58/38601458.db680847.240.jpg?r2" width="153" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1625) – The Acadian Lines drivers attend to the unloading of parcels traffic from coach 919 at O’Hara’s Restaurant, the company’s parcel and ticket agency in Port Hawkesbury. Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial. The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service which were not required to operate westbound today so they had been left at various locations along the line of route. The drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. The driver in light blue was the service driver and the one wearing a jacket was ‘riding cushion’. Further down the line we collected one at Antigonish and another at Truro. This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 175-01)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601462/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601462 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:57:08 +0000 1992-09-08T16:25:26+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601462/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/62/38601462.a4ce4d58.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1625) – A young couple say their goodbyes at the Acadian Lines pick-up point in Port Hawkesbury as the drivers take inbound parcels traffic from coach 919 into O’Hara’s Restaurant, the company’s parcel and ticket agency. Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial. <br /> <br /> This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. <br /> <br /> The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service which were not required to operate westbound today so they had been left at various locations along the line of route. The drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. The driver in light blue was the service driver and the one in dark blue was ‘riding cushion’. Further down the line we collected another driver at Antigonish and one more at Truro. (Ref 175-00)</div> Acadian Lines 919 at Port Hawkesbury - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 175-00) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601462/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/62/38601462.a4ce4d58.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1625) – A young couple say their goodbyes at the Acadian Lines pick-up point in Port Hawkesbury as the drivers take inbound parcels traffic from coach 919 into O’Hara’s Restaurant, the company’s parcel and ticket agency. Parcel carriage is a lucrative business for the inter-city coaches and the volume for this trip was quite substantial. <br /> <br /> This was the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 – a journey of approx. 270 miles taking 7 hours 35 minutes. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. <br /> <br /> The previous day (Monday) had been Labour Day, a public holiday, which had been quite busy with increased passenger numbers. As a result there had been quite a number of duplicate coaches employed on the service which were not required to operate westbound today so they had been left at various locations along the line of route. The drivers travelled back ‘riding cushion’. The driver in light blue was the service driver and the one in dark blue was ‘riding cushion’. Further down the line we collected another driver at Antigonish and one more at Truro. (Ref 175-00)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601464/in/album/796654 tag:ipernity.com,2015-06-17,doc-38601464 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:57:12 +0000 1992-09-08T15:35:03+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601464/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/64/38601464.4455b87d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="152" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1535) - Acadian Lines 919 working the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 across the street from Stubberts’s Store, the Acadian parcel and ticket agency in St. Peter’s, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 176-08)</div> Acadian Lines 919 at St. Peter&#039;s - 8 Sep 1992 (Ref 176-08) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/38601464/in/album/796654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/64/38601464.4455b87d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="152" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 8 September 1992 (1535) - Acadian Lines 919 working the 1415 ‘all stops’ service from Sydney to Halifax trip 54 across the street from Stubberts’s Store, the Acadian parcel and ticket agency in St. Peter’s, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The coach was an MCI MC8 Crusader, a secondhand acquisition which still carried the livery of a previous owner. (Ref 176-08)</div> David Slater (Spoddendale)