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Rotherham Corporation – Crossley DD42/7 – EET 891 – 191
Rotherham Corporation1949Crossley DD42/7Crossley H30/26R A dull overcast day in Rotherham in summer 1962, and the crew of corporation Crossley 191 appear to be abandoning their charge outside the Angel Hotel in Bridgegate and heading for the busman’s canteen at the back of the Municipal Offices in search of some hot tea. This initial batch of…
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Northampton Corporation – Crossley – VV 9146 – 146
Northampton Corporation1946Crossley DD42/3Roe H31/25R Although Northampton were well known for their liking of the Daimler/Roe combination, in the 1930s they had purchased several batches of Crossleys, so perhaps it is not surprising that they purchased a batch of ten DD42/3 chassis with Roe bodies in 1946.One of them, fleet number 146, VV 9146, has survived…
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Southdown – Commer Avenger – XUF 55 – 55
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1960Commer Avenger IVHarrington C35F Southdown, ever primarily a Leyland operator (though Guy got a look in from time to time) also had a modest requirement for lighter chassis. Despite having operated the OB model successfully, Southdown then eschewed the Bedford SB when it looked for a lightweight coach chassis in the late…
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Kirkby and Sons – Commer Avenger – KWR 931
Kirkby and Sons1951Commer AvengerPlaxton C33F Kirkby and Sons of Harthill bought three Commer Avengers new in 1950, two Plaxton-bodied examples and one Churchill example. They were swiftly followed by this, another Plaxton thirty-three seater in February 1951. Churchill would build another – A Mark II – in 1953 and Duple were chosen for a Mark…
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Meffan of Kirriemuir – Commer Q4 – GSR 244
Meffan of Kirriemuir1943Commer Q4Scottish Aviation C29F On Sunday 25th August 2014, I went to the Seaburn classic and vintage vehicle rally. They had vehicles of all shapes and sizes, with most of the buses having been seen previously on this site. However, this is one I have never seen before. GSR 244 a Commer Q4,…
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White Heather – Chevrolet LQ – TE 8318
Copyright Ken Jones White Heather (Morecambe)1929Chevrolet LQSpicer C14D An American designed coach and the predecessor of the famous Bedford, this Chevrolet undertook daily tours during the summer season from Morecambe to the Lake District until the 1950’s. Operated by J Jardine as ‘White-Heather Lakeland Tours who also ran a taxi service in Morecambe. Interestingly, the…
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Bournemouth Corporation – B U T 9641T – KLJ 340 – 240
Copyright Ray Soper Bournemouth Corporation1950B.U.T. 9641TWeymann H68D This shot is from the Ray Soper “Gallery” contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding this vehicle…
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Newcastle Corporation – BUT 9641T – LTN 479 – 479
Newcastle Corporation1948BUT 9641TMetro Cammell H40/30R Another from the Job lot of photos I bought a while ago this time an atmospheric shot of Newcastle’s Byker Depot in 1948. An impressive line up of 20 new BUT 9641T’s with Metro Cammell H40/30R bodies, they were LTN 479 – LTN 498 fleet numbers 479/98. Newcastle ordered 70…
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Glasgow Corporation – BUT 9613T – FYS 861 – TB100
Glasgow Corporation1958BUT 9613TCrossley H37/34R Taken in the summer of 1966 less than a year before the closure of the Glasgow trolleybus system in May 1967 this photo shows TB100 registration FYS 861 which was a BUT 9613T fitted with a Crossley H37/34R body. The shot was taken in George Square in the city centre, although…
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Midland Red – BMMO S15 – 5056 HA – 5056
Midland Red (Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co)1962BMMO S15BMMO DP40F This was one of the second batch of S15s. Broadly similar to the S14 bus, these were designed as dual-purpose vehicles and featured bucket-seats and double rear wheels as well as, on this second batch, some chrome trim. Circa 1969 the batch was relegated to…