Tag: ECW
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol K5G – OWT 201 – YDG 88
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. York – West Yorkshire Road Car Company1939Bristol K5GECW H30/26 re-bodied H28/28R in 1955 This bus is not what it seems as it started life as a 1939 Bristol K5G with ECW H30/26 body, numbered Y 702 (YDG 72) and registered DWU…
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Eastern Counties – Bristol K5G – LKH 255 – KNG 255
Eastern Counties Omnibus Company1950Bristol K5GECW H56R This is a picture taken in my teen-age years of one of my favourite K5G’s which used to regularly run the route 92A to my home council estate in Norwich. Taken in Surrey Street garage on 23rd August 1969 it rests for the night.The bus was withdrawn at the…
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Western National – Bristol K6B – KUO 972 – 959
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1950Bristol K6BECW L27/28R KUO 972 is former Western National 959 dating from 1950. It is a K6B with ECW L27/28R body that has undergone full restoration. It was withdrawn in 1970 after spending all it’s working life for Western National in Cornwall. It is seen in service at Brislington on 10th…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Bristol K5G – OWT 204 – 154
Yorkshire Woollen District1939Bristol K5GECW H28/28R (1955) Aliens Land In Dewsbury. Yorkshire Woollen District experienced a severe shortage of vehicles during 1969 and consequently was obliged to acquire some most untypical vehicle types which no doubt caused much displeasure to both engineering and road staff. Seen here at Savile Town depot, Dewsbury in 1970 are a…
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Bristol Omnibus – Bristol K5G – FAE 51 – W85
Bristol Omnibus1939Bristol K5GECW H30/26R I can’t recall seeing the rounded lines of the pre-war ECW highbridge double decker in OBP, so thought you might like to see FAE 51 in July 1961. The vehicle was new (blue livery?) to Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd in 1939 as C3132, survived the war and by this…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol K5G – DDL 50 – 703
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1940Bristol K5GECW O30/26R In 1937 Southern Vectis took two examples of the Bristol GO5G chassis, and then ordered two examples of the later K5G design. CDL 899, which arrived in July 1939 with fleet number 702, was followed in January 1940 by DDL 50, number 703 which, like its predecessors, had ECW…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol JO5G – BWT 765 – 970
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1937Bristol JO5GECW B32F West Yorkshire Bristol JO5G 970 with Eastern Coach Works (ECW) B32F body built in 1937 is also seen at Bradford Chester Street Bus Station about 1950. It would appear to being used as a temporary crew rest room after a duty on a service from…
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – BWT 806 – Y 345
Copyright Keith A Jenkinson York – West Yorkshire1937Bristol GO5GECW H54R It was John Whitaker’s amusing recollection, (posting of East Yorkshire Leyland PD1), of his agonising journey from York to Leeds on a 1935 York-West Yorkshire GO5G that prompted this submission. It is taken from Keith A Jenkinson’s excellent book ‘York City Buses’, (my grateful thanks…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – 301 GHN – UC1
United Automobile Services1958Bristol LS6BECW C34F Photo taking out side Scarborough railway station this is where United started there coach tours from I always liked the mystery tours. There was 1409 Bristol LS (light Saloon) built between 1953 – 58. United must of liked them, as they were by far the biggest buyer having 328 of…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – UHN 347 – UT11
United Automobile Services1954Bristol LS6BECW C39F Another LS6B coach belonging to United this coach instead of having roof windows had glass panels depicting the service that it ran. The first panel says “Tyne Tees” the second panel starts with a “T” is 6 or 7 letters long it could be “Thames” and the third panel I…