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Silver Star Motor Services
I have put together a collection of Silver Star old bus photographs. Most should be credited to Chris Usher, the rest to me although they are ancient photographs where I was not the photographer. Alan Clark07/2013 Registration RAM 620 fleet number 33 a 1958 Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with a Harrington DP41F body. Registration AAM…
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Weymann Fanfare
Following recent comments on the site about the merits of the Weymann Fanfare coach body, and knowing there is much interest in the Sheffield fleet, I thought these official Weymann photos of Sheffield Leopard 1301 (1501 WJ) may be of interest. John Stringer07/13 19/07/13 – 14:40 Great pics John. I used to go hiking in…
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Provincial Society’s Stokes Bay Rally
Here are some views of the Provincial Society’s Stokes Bay Rally which took place in August 2013. As is my normal pattern, I have generally avoided repeat views of vehicles I have on digital photo already. There were some vehicles in attendance which were FAR too modern for inclusion on this site. Pete Davies08/2013 First…
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A Quick Norwich Tour 1969/70
Half-a-dozen photographs from 1969/70 around the Norwich Eastern Counties bus “hubs” where I used to go with my friend.The first two are pictured at Silver Road Depot, a remnant of the old Norwich Electric Tramways sheds. This was where buses were often delivered brand new before entering service, or more sadly, the last Eastern Counties…
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Fieldsends Coaches
After seeing the posting of the J W Fieldsend Ltd Ford Thames Trader I had a root in the archives and found these pics (copyright unknown) which I hope will be of interest. Any additional information to the captions will be appreciated. Andrew Critchlow12/2013 EBA 265 a Plaxton bodied Leyland Tiger PS1 which was new…
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King Alfred Running Day 1st January 2014
The King Alfred Running Day has been held in Winchester on or about New Year’s Day for a number of years, with the occasional foray into (hopefully) warmer weather in April to mark anniversaries of the operator’s demise. The 2014 event was advertised as being the last to be held on New Year’s Day, with…
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A Trip Over The Essex/Suffolk Border
In August 1969, I took a trip around Colchester and Sudbury, a region then particularly noted for its independent operators. These are some photos from that day. Roger Cox01/2014 Colchester Corporation Colchester ran its first trams in 1904, but the all conquering motor bus began to take over from 1928. The last tram ran in…
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The Frank Brindley Collection
Ken Wragg contributed quite a few photographs that he had received from a deceased relative Frank Brindley who was a freelance news photographer who went out getting some great views in bad weather. The photos were taken mainly in the Sheffield area but Ken does not have any information to go with the shots. So…
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Stans Gallery – Part Two – Not Sheffield Corporation
Following on from my Sheffield Corporation gallery here are eight other shots which I took in the South Yorkshire/Derbyshire area. I’m afraid a few of them were taken in low light. Stan Zapiec04/2014 Rotherham Corporation 203 – GET 503 a 1951 Crossley DD42/7with a H30/26R Crossley body. A rather poor photo of a Rotherham Trolleybus…
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Stans Gallery – Part One – Sheffield Corporation
Below are eight black & white shots of Sheffield Corporation vehicles I thought you would like to see, not all of the shots have been cropped to benefit the vehicles allowing some good street scenes with rather nice old cars. Stan Zapiec04/2014 Here are Sheffield 898 – 898 WJ a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 new 1959…