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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Bridgemaster – 1925 WA – 525
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Sheffield Corporation1961AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H43/29F I think this photo was taken when this bus was new it looks in very good condition to me. The angle of the shot does show up the very square and upright look of the Park…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Bridgemaster – 2522 WE – 522
Sheffield Corporation1959AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H45/31R Here we have a shot of one of Sheffield Corporations rear entrance AEC Bridgemaster. There was a shot of a Sheffield front entrance earlier this year (link here) and we had 2 comments disputing information, so I have done a bit of research and come up with the following.There was…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 4700 AT – 700
Copyright Ian Wild. East Yorkshire Motor Services1961AEC Bridgemaster B3RA Park Royal H45/28RD One of East Yorkshire’s rear entrance AEC Bridgemasters. Just shows the Bridgemaster could look good given the right sort of livery, the Beverley Bar inward profile of the upper deck also helps. Photograph taken at Goole on 22nd February 1968. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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South Wales – AEC Bridgemaster – WCY 890 – 1210
Copyright Bob Gell South Wales Transport1960AEC Bridgemaster 2B3RAPark Royal H43/29F Now here is a shot of a bus somewhat out of its area, the photo of this South Wales Bridgemaster was taken in July 1969, in Dewsbury Bus Station. At the time it was working on Yorkshire Woolen district routes you can see the top…
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King Alfred – AEC Bridgemaster – 324 CAA
King Alfred Motor Services1961AEC Bridgemaster B3RAPark Royal H45/29R This photo was taken at the Broadway Winchester where so many others were taken over the years by a great many other enthusiasts I believe that it was taken in the mid seventies.This bus was one of King Alfred’s second pair of AEC B3RA Bridgemasters with H45/29R…
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Leicester City Transport – AEC Bridgemaster – 217 AJF – 217
Leicester City Transport1961AEC Bridgemaster B3RAPark Royal H45/31R 217 AJF Leicester City 217 was one of the first vehicles to be delivered in the new cream livery with three maroon bands. It was withdrawn from service in 1971, worked for other companies until 1998 when it was bought for preservation and is now owned by individual…
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London Transport – AEC 664T – CUL 260 – 260
London Transport1936AEC 664TMetro-Cammell H40/30R This representative of London’s once extensive trolleybus system is a London Transport class C2 AEC 664T (chassis number 168) with a Metro-Cammell H40/30R body. The 664T chassis design was a close relative of the six wheeled LT class Renown that the LPTB also operated in large numbers.CUL 260, fleet no. 260,…
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Portsmouth Corporation – AEC 663T – RV 4663 – 215
Photo from the T. Dethridge Collection Portsmouth Corporation1934AEC 663TMetro Cammell H32/28R This impressive beast is Portsmouth Corporation 215 an AEC663T/Metro-Cammell H32/28R trolleybus from 1934. Originally delivered as 15, it was last of a group of trolleybuses of different makes of 2 and 3-axled chassis (AEC, Sunbeam, Leyland and Karrier), with different electrics and bodies (Metro…
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Bradford Corporation – AEC 661T – AAK 422 – 620
R F Mack Bradford Corporation Transport1935AEC 661TEnglish Electric H32/26R We all have our personal favourites as far as buses are concerned, and I have to confess that mine are, (or were), trolleybuses.Amongst my earliest memories were the late war years in Bradford, where I so clearly recall the sight, and sound, of Bradford’s “Regen” trolleybuses.…
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Bradford Corporation – AEC 661T – KY 8210 – 607 & AAK 422 – 620
Copyright J A Pitts Copyright J Copland Bradford Corporation Transport – 1934 – AEC 661T – English Electric H32/26R Bradford Corporation Transport – 1935 – AEC 661T – NCB H30/26R (rebuilt 1949) This photo of Bradford “Regen” 607 was taken in 1944 outside Duckworth Lane depot and shows this trolleybus in dark blue with war…