Old bus photos

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  • Foden PVSC DRV 780

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    This is one of my old Comet S photos. DRV 780 was a Foden PVSC6 with a Wadham C33F body delivered new in 1947 to Ewen of Petersfield, trading as Pioneer Coaches, see: www.flickr.com/photos/This operator sold out to Southdown in October 1952, and the Foden was sold on elsewhere. It reappears again in 1960 or…

  • A & C Wigmore of Dinnington

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    The operator of this fine normal control vehicle was A & C Wigmore of Dinnington near Sheffield. Beyond that I can tell you very little as my fleet records for Wigmore only show four normal control PSVs, none of which seem to be this! For the record the ones I know about were a Peerless…

  • 1930s London-South Wales Coach

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    Can anyone identify this coach? PSV Circle photo archive have it as Red & White fleet 121 with no other details. I have identified the location as outside Strachans factory where many of their new vehicles were photographed so presumably it has Strachans bodywork. Does it look like a Gilford? I have been unable to…

  • 95/96 Didsbury to Whitefield Bus Routes

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    Can anyone tell me when these 2 bus routes first started to run to Whitefield as a friend of mine insists that these did not run in the 1950,s as these routes had the service of numbers 24/17 to Salford. Barry Waters 03/03/14 – 11:29 The new cross town 95 and 96 joint service between…

  • Which Company and What Vehicle

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    I travelled by school bus from Hemingford Grey To Ramsey in Huntingdonshire from 1952 to 1958. I believe the company was Whippet, but may have been Premier Travel.Can anyone confirm the company and the model of double deckers used on the route. This query has arisen following a recent conversation with a bus enthusiast. Roger…

  • Lincolnshire Road Car Co Garage Codes

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    Having found a site where a group has knowledge of something I’m working on, I was hoping that it might be possible to glean some data which I’m missing.Let me reiterate.My project is called EAST.MOG and is one of a series I have produced for the OS, this one covering Eastern Counties Omnibus, Eastern National…

  • London Transport Body Builders Plates

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    Can anyone help with a question I have relating to LT body builders plates from RT and RTL buses? I recently rode on an RTL and noticed that the builders plate stated the fact that it was built by Leyland Motors! I have a plate in my possession from a RT and the plate has…

  • Why did the BTC/THC Stick Rigidly to a Bristol/ECW Purchasing Policy

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    Apologies if this has been asked/answered before.Has anyone ever satisfactorily explained why the BTC/THC (with the exception of some lightweight buses and coaches and vehicles ordered by other operators) stuck rigidly to a Bristol/ECW purchasing policy whereas the Scottish Bus Group dual-sourced from both within and outside the state sector. Was it something to do…

  • London Transport ST798 – GO 5164 (RN17787) – Anti-submarine Simulator

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    Jas Stirling once told me, years ago, that there was thought to be an ex-London ST walled-up somewhere in Jerusalem, having been a (military?) canteen and kept for old times’ sake from the breakers there. Did anyone else ever hear that odd rumour? Jas said that he thought a group was attempting to locate and…

  • Thornycroft SG/NR6

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    Can anyone tell me the registrations of the 5 Thornycroft SG/NR6 coaches new to Bristol Coop Society coaches with Longwell Green bodies new in 1948 Geoff Clayton 04/12/15 – 10:04 This article in Commercial Motor of 7th May 1948 may help. http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/ Stephen Howarth 05/12/15 – 14:30 I’ve attached a link, showing one of these…