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Foden Double Deckers
Does anyone have any idea as to how many double deckers Foden produced?I’m particularly interested in Burlingham bodied vehicles from the 30’s.Local (to me) operator, Ebor, had a 1933 DDG6 ex demonstrator in the fleet. I’m curious to know how many such vehicles were made. Berisford Jones 04/10/12 – 18:26 PSVC book number MM2 suggests…
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A United Line Up
Copyright W Speight, Keighley During a recent clear-out of years of accumulated junk, I came across this photo which puzzles me. It obviously shows a line-up of United Autos buses (more details requested please), circa 1930, but here’s the puzzle. On the reverse is a rubber stamped imprint “W Speight, Keighley”. Why would a Keighley…
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Malton Area Operators
I wonder if anyone can tell me more about Hopes Motor Services from some where near Malton, they ran stage carriage services around 1960, also could anyone tell me the name of the coach operator from either Fadmoor or Gillamoor near Kirbymoorside who ran a Saturday only service in the 1950s. Geoff Clayton 01/09/12 –…
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Cosy Car Service
My Grandfather Wilfred Mennell ran the Cosy Car Service in York.Attached are pictures of two of his buses. I know virtually nothing about Cosy Car Service.I was hoping some body might have information.Anything would be greatly appreciated. Peter Mennell 29/11/12 – 16:15 Cosy Car Service (W. Mennel), Haxby, York was taken over by the West…
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Any Ideas
I’m gradually getting that job lot of photos I bought into some semblance of order, however, there are the odd ones where I cant get any information about them, this one for instance. From the radiator grill it looks as if it could be an Austin or Morris Commercial, but I would have though it…
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Glenton Friars
On the back of this photograph it has Newcastle City Libraries but nothing else, for what is obviously a pre War vehicle it seems to be very luxurious and even seems to have a toilet. Could the Glenton part of the name be the same Glenton of London, who I think were based in Charlton…
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The Ledgard Debate
From comments received for the Samuel Ledgard – AEC Regent III RT – MXX 148 posting.Samuel Ledgard was an independent bus operator in the Leeds Bradford area of West Yorkshire, if you want a more in depth history it can be found on Peter Goulds excellent website here. I’ve never been able to understand why…
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Plaxton Consort YWE 388
Does anyone know the history of this Plaxton Consort bodied Bedford SB? It is probably from 1957 and new to a Sheffield area operator. The two colour livery and that wide chrome band betwixt the wheels should be a give-away. Additional clues are the window tops carrying the message “Express, Littleport, Ely, Sheffield” and reversed…
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Newcastle Training Bus
Copyright R. C. Davis Yet another from the job lot, but this one has the following on the back of it. JTN 243 (243) now L918 – Park Royal AEC RT picture by R. C. Davis. The yellow livery dates the photo as post 1949 but from the registration I would say the vehicle is…
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AEC EVG 426
This AEC looks as though it had recently changed hands. The most likely explanation for the odd-coloured square on the side would be to black out the previous owners name. Some contractors would continue to use the vehicle like that, however, I don’t think this is with a contractor because it still has its shiny…