Old bus photos

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  • A Freak Accident

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    A nasty accident which occurred in 1947 in Bondgate, Otley. This fine Samuel Ledgard all Leyland TD4 was just pulling over to the right to turn into the Crossgate Bus Station when the lorry emerged from the narrowest of alleys with this ridiculous and illegally unmarked pole protruding into the road as shown. Mercifully no…

  • Moortown to Shadwell Bus, Leeds

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    Can you tell me anything about the bus above? I know the number plate dates between 1904 and 1929, but I would like to narrow the date down if possible. I understand that these buses had a petrol engine which was used to drive a dynamo which, in turn, fed an electric motor driving the…

  • Daimler CWA6D

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    Although Daimler CWA6 is well-known as an austerity bus made late in World War II, I’ve recently noticed mention, in several places, of CWA6D’s, which seem to have been made in 1945 and 1946.What chassis changes caused this sub-class to be so designated? Chris Hebbron 16/12/13 – 11:55 The D suffix referred to the rear…

  • A Day Trip To Spalding

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    I thought I would send these two photos as a matter of general interest. In May 1962 our family went for a day coach excursion from Bradford to the tulip fields around Spalding. The coach parked by Spalding bus station and everyone went for a meal except me. I had my camera with me and…

  • Unusual Duple Door

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    Here is a photo of one of Don’s of Southsea coaches. It’s a Bedford OB/Duple Vista III coaches. At least I think it is. My doubt stems from the fact that the door opens within the body and not along the outside! Was there a stage when they did?I briefly wondered if it was a…

  • Bristol Lodekka and the Cave Brown Cave System

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    Being brought up in the Manchester area, the Lodekka was something I only encountered on trips with my Dad, on holiday and later, when travelling on business.Something that never occurred to me before is that whilst many of the type used the Cave Brown Cave system of cooling/heat exchanging, others didn’t – sometimes fleets had…

  • TV bus?

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    What was the bus featured in last nights drama, Call The Midwife, single deck Leyland registration GRN 80. I know it’s a Preston registration, and would it be a ‘Tiger’, the livery is open to debate. Anyone know the answer? Dave Knapp 24/02/14 – 16:08 The registration is CRN 80 and it was an East…

  • A Matter of Opinion

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    I want to set you all a poser. I suspect that many of us who contribute to these pages are of a similar age, what used to be called baby boomers. I’m 1946 vintage and I grew up not far from NGT’s Percy Main depot. I first became interested in buses at the age of…

  • The Wensleydale Vintage Bus

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    Question: Where can you ride on a Bristol/ECW L-type single decker on a stage service in the year 2014? Answer: In North Yorkshire, from Ripon to Hawes. Vintage Omnibus Services operate service 127 every Tuesday from 22nd April until 28th October this year, using one of their two Bristol L5G’s. FFW 830 is ex-Lincolnshire, and…

  • We Were Bus GUARDS

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    I must say how much I enjoyed reading this site. I read someone describing himself as a bus conductor. We were bus GUARDS and Drivers. I think the name must have come from old tram services. We had TRACKS not duties or rotas. If you caught up with the bus in front you were PUSHING…