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

  • 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…

  • Buses at Kemble Steam Fair 2008

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    Photos from Richard Leaman There was a question about the difference between OB/OWB versions and in these you can spot the variation in starting handle slot, the OWB having a horizontal version. Experts will explain quite why that was! Copyright on all Content and Photographs is held by the contributor unless stated otherwise     No reproduction allowed…

  • Chiltern Queens AEC Reliance

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    Photo taken just before departure to Whittaker Tours of Walsall after sale in 1984 Click here to go back to the Chilterns Queens AEC Reliance

  • Hants and Sussex – Leyland Titan PD1 – FCG 526 – LO55

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    Copyright John Turner Hants and Sussex1947Leyland Titan PD1Northern Coachbuilders L55R The above shot of the Silentnight (Barnoldswick) works bus appeared for identification on this websites DYK page from John Turner. Pat Jennings did correctly identify it as FCG 526, it was one of nine Leyland PD1s bought new by Basil Williams in 1947 for his…

  • West Yorkshire – Bristol KSW6B – KWU 376 – DBW 20

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    West Yorkshire Road Car Company1951Bristol KSW6BECW L55R Photo taken from the upper deck of an Hebble Regent V in the old Bradford bus station. This West Yorkshire has a blue disc in front of the fleet number denoting that it is from the Bradford depot. Blue disc – Bradford depotGreen disc – Harrogate depotGrey disc…

  • OK Motor Services – AEC Reliance – 129 DPT

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    OK Motor Services1959AEC Reliance 2MU3RAPlaxton C41F 129 DPT is an AEC Reliance, 2MU3RA variety, with Plaxton C41F body. She was new to OK Motor Services in 1959 and is seen in the Alton Bus Rally on 18 July 2010. This event is organised as part of the Mid Hants Railway (Watercress Line) programme and, weather…

  • Brighton, Hove & District – Bristol K5G – GHT 127 – 992

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    Brighton, Hove & District1941Bristol K5GECW O33/26R This vehicle has appeared before on this site in a rather good April fool joke. New to Bristol Tramways as fleet their number C3315 it was sold to Brighton, Hove & District in 1955 as their 992 who reputedly carried out the conversion to open-top. Later sold to Thomas,…