Category: Questions

I have scanned through the numerous pages on this very interesting site (full marks for content), but I am still looking for pics/info about the AEC Regents that Rhondda Transport used in the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, I spent lots of school holidays in the area and these vehicles were always favourites…

Operation of Trolleybuses in U.K.

Sep 23, 2025

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Am I right in thinking that trolleybus operations in the UK were subject to Light Railway, rather than normal PSV legislation, and if so what difference this made to licensing etc. Presumably there would at least have been some sort of earth leakage test for each vehicle on a regular basis.I seem to remember that…

The Central London Transport Station

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Gentlemen, I’m gathering information relating to a late 1920’s operation from Mansfield / Nottingham by a company known as ‘Gladwyn Parlour Cars’ which I think, later played a part in the formation of noted Mansfield Independent the ‘Ebor Bus Company’. Gladwyn had a daily service to The Central London Transport Station, Crescent Place, Marchmont Street.…

Coachwork ID Required

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Could anyone help me to identify the bodywork on a few coaches which I need to complete the details on some photographs?EAJ 126 Leyland PS1, ran for Lamcote Coaches, Notts. coachwork and original owner?CJL 162 Crossley SD42, new to Camplin (Holme Delight) of Donington, Lincs. coachwork required.FS 8585 AEC Regal, registered before 1934, presumed re-bodied…

Gilford AS6 Buda ABS engine (mid 1920’s)

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Can anyone help regarding the above engine, I have had an e-mail from a friend of mine in Australia asking if I can shed any light on it for a restoration which is under way. Roger Broughton 19/03/12 – 17:42 Gilford didn’t make their own engines but bought in from outside suppliers, so this engine…

Newcastle ‘Back Enders’

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Does anyone know when was the last ‘back ender’ was used in Newcastle upon Tyne. Bob Powell 31/03/12 – 17:34 The memory’s not what it was, but I think this question could well have two answers. The last open platform buses Newcastle bought as new vehicles were the Tin Front Orion bodied PD3’s, and that…

Yorkshire’s First Motor Bus

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Reluctant as I am to question the legitimacy of the claim that (Ezra) Laycock & Stephenson ran Yorkshire’s first motor bus service in 1904, between Kildwick and Cowling, but I keep coming across references to the fact that the North Eastern Railway Company ran feeder services using Stirling petrol-engined buses from Beverley as early as…

Frames Tours

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Can anyone tell me what happened to the firm Frames Tours, or if they still exist. I have searched, but come up with a blank so far, so I assume they have gone the way of many companies over the years. I remember them operating in the 1970’s, and in fact used to drive one…

Wilks & Meade

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