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Portsmouth Corp’n 1936/37 Leyland TD4/Cravens 131-160 RV 9385 – RV 9414
In 1936-1937, Portsmouth Corporation took delivery of 30 buses of the above type, which had all, bar one (a bomb casualty), been whittled away between 1955 and 1960. I moved to Portsmouth in 1956, but spent much of this period in the RAF/London and so don’t ever recall seeing one of this type. I’m wondering…
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Coach to Newquay
In 1970 I went to Newquay for a holiday and travelled by coach from Bolton. I can’t remember much about the trip now but wondered if anybody would know if the journey I took would be a regular route or a summer time arrangement only? I remember leaving on a Friday evening and seem to…
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Which Coach Station?
I was wondering if you chaps might recognise where this 1950’s/60’s photo was taken because of the rather distinctive Coach Station? I am grateful for any info. Colin Robinson 21/10/12 – 10:38 I wish I had an answer but I have been looking through many pages of Art Deco designs, illustrations and pictures but found…
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Coding Rear Entrance Single Deckers
It seems to be normal practice to describe rear-entrance single deckers as B35R etc. whether or not they had a door (and there were a few in the Edinburgh and Sheffield fleets and no doubt others which did not). I’ve never seen the description B35RD. I suppose it was because the open-platform arrangement was more…
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Old Llanelli Bus
We at Llanelli Community Heritage have received the above photograph of a bus in Llanelli taken circa 1920s. Given the limited information in the scene, are you able to enlighten us on some of the details of the bus in the background?Many thanks and good luck. Lyn JohnVice Chair 22/11/12 – 10:10 Re the advertisement…
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6357 AD Bedford SB Duple Super Vega
Richards Bros, Moylegrove livery suits this handsome vehicle well. The reg is Gloucestershire I think and has a feel of Black & White. Can anyone tell me its history please.This pic was bought from East Pennine TG and is from the R. Marshall Collection. Les Dickinson 12/08/12 – 07:34 Again, this is only my opinion,…
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Doncaster Independent
I recently came across one of my mums old photos, it is of her dad Rowland Burge and the bus he was the driver of. She seems to think that the photo was taken in 1936. She can not remember the company he drove for but she knows it was an independent which had its…
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Leyland WN 7754
This machine looked marvellous in Wooliscroft’s silver and blue livery. It obviously started life in the immediate Swansea area as neighbouring Llanelli and Carmarthen had their own marks. Most likely is South Wales Transport, or maybe it was one of the small units that were taken into United Welsh. Picture from RHG Simpson. Who can…
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Bus Line Up
Can anyone make any sense of this one, I would say a line up from about the mid 20’s, in the bottom corner you can make out what looks like Maidstone, the first bus has a destination of Wallsend so where’s the connection? New buses for Tyneside’s fleet perhaps?’ but they’re registered in Brighton and…
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What Can You Tell Me?
This is a photo of my father William Taylor (the conductor). He was born 1912 and worked for a while in Blucher Pit, Walbottle before this job, so I suspect this is about 1930?Any further details of this coach registration TY 5951 and this firm Robert Emmerson Co Ltd would be gratefully received. I believe…