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Whittle Bus
Went to West Midland Safari Park a couple of days ago and, nearby, passed a Whittle bus (two coloured ticks formed the ‘W’). Wondered who they were and, lo, they are an outpost of East Yorkshire Chris Hebbron 09/08/13 – 13:10 You’re not saying that you’d never heard of Whittle are you Chris? Another highly…
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Grove Park Depot
This is Grove Park depot, Harrogate, on a Sunday morning in 1962. It contains K6B, KS6B and KSW6B. The lone Lodekka is DX2, which was one of the test batch, pre-production. Although West Yorkshire fitted all their Lodekkas with standard short grilles, they couldn’t disguise the fact that this was a pre-production one because it…
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USAF N 1011
I have never seen one like this before. It is serving with US Air Force in UK. My first thought was that maybe they brought it with them, however, I would suggest that, other than the front, the bodywork is undeniably British. Does the front end have a Mann Egerton feel about it? Can anyone…
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Royal Tiger MTE 837
This “narrow” Leyland PSU1/11 Royal Tiger with a Beccols C41C body started life with Taylor of Earlestown in 1951 and the bodywork is to a completely different design to the better known batch of “LYL registered” Royal Tigers bodied by Beccols. In this shot it is with a later operator using the fleet-name “TRS”. Can…
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Hants & Dorset Southampton Depot
The above two shots just turned up with no comment apart from the ‘Subject’ which I have used as the heading. There was a name with the mail but as there was no comment I think at this moment anonymity maybe the order of the day. Peter 07/10/13 – 14:05 It looks as if the…
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A Freak Accident
A nasty accident which occurred in 1947 in Bondgate, Otley. This fine Samuel Ledgard all Leyland TD4 was just pulling over to the right to turn into the Crossgate Bus Station when the lorry emerged from the narrowest of alleys with this ridiculous and illegally unmarked pole protruding into the road as shown. Mercifully no…
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Moortown to Shadwell Bus, Leeds
Can you tell me anything about the bus above? I know the number plate dates between 1904 and 1929, but I would like to narrow the date down if possible. I understand that these buses had a petrol engine which was used to drive a dynamo which, in turn, fed an electric motor driving the…
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Daimler CWA6D
Although Daimler CWA6 is well-known as an austerity bus made late in World War II, I’ve recently noticed mention, in several places, of CWA6D’s, which seem to have been made in 1945 and 1946.What chassis changes caused this sub-class to be so designated? Chris Hebbron 16/12/13 – 11:55 The D suffix referred to the rear…
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A Day Trip To Spalding
I thought I would send these two photos as a matter of general interest. In May 1962 our family went for a day coach excursion from Bradford to the tulip fields around Spalding. The coach parked by Spalding bus station and everyone went for a meal except me. I had my camera with me and…
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Unusual Duple Door
Here is a photo of one of Don’s of Southsea coaches. It’s a Bedford OB/Duple Vista III coaches. At least I think it is. My doubt stems from the fact that the door opens within the body and not along the outside! Was there a stage when they did?I briefly wondered if it was a…