Old bus photos

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  • Motor Traction Company – Daimler

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    Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Motor Traction Company1899DaimlerBrazil, Holborough & Straker O26RO Two of the first, if not the first, motor-buses involving a regular service in the UK was instituted, in London, by the Motor Traction Company, which, like many other companies of the era, considered…

  • More Photos of Rawtenstall Corporation Leyland Titan No 18

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       Photograph taken by Rod Stansfield when No 18 was taking part in the 1977 Blackpool -Southport Rally   Photograph copyright G Walker.   Photograph copyright G Walker.   Photograph copyright G Walker.   Photograph copyright G Walker.    Photograph copyright G Walker.         Photo of No 18 whilst with Rawtenstall Corporation on the Bacup…

  • East Yorkshire Leyland Lion WF 1170 – Documents

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    Copyright on all Content and Photographs is held by the contributor unless stated otherwise.     No reproduction allowed by any means without prior permission

  • Do you know?

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    06/10/22 Ford AA OU 8792 This Ford AA looks to have been hidden away for many years (its not on PSV Circles preserved lists) Apparently it was new to A F Hassell of Liss in May 1931 they were a coal merchant and also ran a newsagents shop. Looks like they also ran the bus…

  • More questions (2)

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    29/12/19 Feathers Coaches/Samuel Ledgard In 1957, I think, I went on the Albert Road Junior School day trip from Saltaire to Southport. The coach company was Feathers of Bingley. Our coach was amazingly fast for the period. I watched the speedo on the East Lancs Road staying top side of 60mph. The driver told me…

  • More questions (1)

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    07/09/22 Budgens Coaches, Wincanton I wonder if anyone has any information of the Bedford OB coach operated by Budgens Garage Wincanton in the early to mid 60’s, I used to travel to school in it. We also used it for a journey to RAF Lyneham for our annual ATC camp. They also operated a similar…

  • Now this is what you call a useless shot

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    In the days of film cameras I being a true Yorkshire man totally ignored the instructions that came with the 35mm film which read something like the following. Insert cassette into camera connect film to wind on spool and sprocket close camera wind on four times clicking shutter in between to make sure film is…

  • Any Other Thing

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    07/07/22 AEC Regent IV Until recently I didn’t believe that the AEC Regent IV ever existed but it did! It just never caught on as a bus. They put a Crossley body on it, but that was too heavy. They then tried rebodying it with a Park Royal body, and it was even painted in…

  • The Ugly Bus Page

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    This page is exactly for what the heading states, it does not matter if you do not have a picture of your particular “Ugly Bus” somebody may be kind enough to contribute one for us all to view. 31/01/17 A Red and Silver Ugly Bus Again, no idea of copyright – what is this then?Over…

  • Dennis Gearbox Drawings

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    Ian Thompson Here are eight attachments to accompany my comment in response to Mike Norris’s question. Eight may seem too many (!) but they’re all necessary in order to get an idea of the very wide choice of gearbox that Dennis offered. My thanks to Alexander Dennis Limited for their permission to reproduce part of…