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Moss Tours – Beadle Rochester – WKJ 787
Copyright Roger Cox Moss Tours Isle of WiGht1955Beadle RochesterBeadle C41C This picture of WKJ 787, a Beadle Rochester C41C coach was taken in 1970 at Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. The Rochester was an integral design from the Dartford based coachbuilder, and was powered by the Rootes TS3 3 cylinder horizontally opposed piston two stroke…
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PMT – Beadle Rochester – 717 AEH – C7717
Potteries Motor Traction1956Beadle RochesterBeadle C41F Taken in the summer of either 1963 or ’64 this photo of Potteries fleet number C7717 registration 717 AEH which was a Beadle Rochester C41F integral coach delivered in 1956, it is seen here about to enter Southdown’s Royal Parade garage where most tour coaches were parked and heavy repairs…
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Southdown – Beadle – Leyland – MUF 488 – 649
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1953Beadle – LeylandBeadle FB31F MUF 488 is one of those curious vehicles built by Beadles using Bedford or Leyland parts. The Leyland ones came from Tigers or Titans. In this case, the combination was delivered to Southdown in 1953, and has a FB31F body on TD5 running units. We see it outside…
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Dickson – Austin K8CVC – BYJ 904 – 14
Dickson (Dundee)1952Austin K8CVCPlaxton C14F BYJ 904 is an Austin K8CVC with Plaxton C14F bodywork, dating from 1952. She was new to Dickson and is seen here on Southsea Common for the rally on 11 June 1995. According to the PSVC list for 2012, she has emigrated to the Netherlands as BE-67-57. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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Lees Motorways – Austin K8 – LVO 530
Lees Motorways (Worksop)1951 Austin K8Kenex C12F We start with a conflict. The PSVC entry for 2012 says LVO 530 was new to Lees, Worksop, while Jenkinson’s book of 1978 say it was new to Symes, Devonshire Hill. While the sources agree that t is an Austin K8 with Kenex body, PSVC says it is of the…
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Karefree Travel – Austin CXB – NPF 140
Karefree Travel1948Austin CXBMann Egerton C31F There appears to be some confusion about the exact model definition of the immediate post war Austin passenger model range. The Austin “near clone” of the Bedford O haulage vehicle was the K type, and the equivalent passenger model (and OB lookalike) was the CX. Some sources suggest that the…
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S H M D – Atkinson PD746 – UMA 370 – 70
Copyright David Beilby Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield1955Atkinson Mk II (6LW)Northern Counties H35/25CD Following on from Roger Broughton’s comments on the S.H.M.D. Daimler CVD6 posting I thought it might be appropriate to post this view of the preserved S.H.M.D. Atkinson double-decker in Stalybridge bus station on 30th April 1978. The location still contains many props…
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Lancashire United Transport – Atkinson Alpha – TTD 297 – 528
Lancashire United Transport1954Atkinson Alpha PL745HRoe B44F When the BET subsidiary and previously staunch Bristol user North Western Road Car Co. found itself unable to continue buying its favourite make of chassis (due to the manufacturer falling under state-owned BTC ownership and only able to supply to other similarly owned companies), NWRCC management, not to be…
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King Alfred – Albion Victor – AAA 756 – Victor 6
King Alfred Motor Services1935Albion Victor PK114Abbott C20C AAA 756 is an Albion Victor PK114 and it dates from 1935, when it was delivered to the King Alfred fleet. It has an Abbott C20C body and is seen outside Winchester Guildhall on 25 April 1993, the running day having been moved to April to mark the…
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Carmel Coaches – Albion Victor – LOD 495
Carmel Coaches1950Albion VictorDuple C??F As there appears to be no picture of this lovely coach on OBP , I am attaching one. It has been in preservation for many years with Carmel Coaches of Northlew in Devon and can still be seen at local events in the West Country. It was for a while used…