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Vulcan Coach
Any help with this one would be appreciated, all I have is registration, JRW 442. A note shows ‘Penny’s with a ? Mark (Vulcan)’ another elderly coach to Carneys to transport shipyard workers from Sunderland to Middlesbrough daily in mid 1960’s (1964). I ask has anyone a photo of a Vulcan coach. As my knowledge…
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Jensen Double Decker Buses
My two uncles Alan and Richard Jensen produced a double decker and to date I have been unable to discover a photograph of any of these. I wonder if anyone can help me. One registration number I have is GDL 264, but I don’t know where to start searching. I also have a number of…
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MAP Project – 1981
Mention of this project comes up from time to time, but I can’t say that I’ve ever seen anything about it in detail.Firstly, what did MAP stand for?Secondly, it was obviously an efficiency exercise, but could someone expand on how it came about and how they went about it? Was it government or industry driven?On…
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X92 Nottingham – Liverpool Express Service
In the 1970s there was an express service, Saturdays only, X92, Nottingham to Liverpool via Derby, Leek, Macclesfield and Warrington, it was jointly operated by Trent, North Western and LUT. There were two departures each way, 0815 and 1515 from Nottingham, 0730 and 1400 from Liverpool. I’m fairly sure that LUT never reached Nottingham and…
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Special Bus Profiles
Knowing about the double deckers specific designed to negotiate the Beverley Bar, I was wondering if there are any other buses specially designed for particular routes because of architectural features John Lomas 28/03/15 – 09:50 Ball rolling…Somewhere on this site are some ultra low height single deck buses for a low railway bridge. I’ve tried…
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Urban District Council (UDC) Bus Operators
I was wondering, the other day, which UDC’s operated buses and came up with this list.I’m not aware of any Rural District Councils (RDC’s) operating any, but you never know!Geographically, they are interesting, with five in the South Wales Valleys, North Wales’ Llandudno was a latecomer and one solitary English one. Bedwas & MachenCaerphillyGalligaerLlandudnoMerthyr TydfilPontypriddWest…
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Derby City Transport, Willington Garage Fire
I know that the cut off for this site is in essence 1970, but I am trying to establish a list of the vehicles hired/loaned to Derby City Transport following the devastating fire in January 1976. Any information would be much appreciated. Andy Johnson 15/08/15 – 06:20 Andy, the fire at the Blue Bus (Tailby…
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Sheffield’s Utility Guys
The book, Sheffield Transport, by CC Hall, shows that Sheffield took twenty wartime Guys;- seven Mk I, thirteen Mk II. Number 487 is pictured in the book in all-over grey. Is it known how many of the fleet were painted thus? This is the only photo I have seen in grey, so was it only…
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Fleet Names & Crests
Over the years, we have lost large numbers of operators and their liveries. With Municipal operators, these losses may have come about through mergers (Blackburn and Darwen or Lancaster and Morecambe & Heysham at Local Government Reorganisation, for example) or through selling out to others (such as Southdown to Stagecoach and Bournemouth to Transdev). It…
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Prewar Rear Engined 40 Seat Single Decker
A friend has asked me to try and find out if anyone knows of such a vehicle as a demonstrator – make and specification unknown – which is believed to have run for Leeds City Transport in 1938 or 1939.I know nothing of any such episode or vehicle and I wonder if anyone has any…