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Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part Two
Not read this article from the beginning, click here 4 (KCP 4) Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster RT3/1 / Weymann B43F, new 1958. (Photo – John Stringer) One-man-operation was brought in on a more serious scale in 1958 when the Siddal, Norton Tower and Washer Lane routes were converted. To provide for this nine new single…
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Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part One
In late 1964 following a spell with London Transport, southern-born Roger Cox took up the position of Traffic Clerk with Halifax Passenger Transport – the combined name for the Halifax Corporation and Halifax Joint Omnibus Committee operations – and spent two years there before returning south to progress his career in the industry. A permanent…
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Shearings Coaches
Following on from my previous W Pyne & Son Starbeck article. My Father joined Shearings in Easter 1965 covering the Bournemouth tour and driving a new Bedford VAL. This coach was one of 20 purchased from Plaxtons Scarborough, I did have a photo of all these coaches lined up on Marine Drive but unfortunately I…
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Chiltern Queens – Tilling-Stevens K6LA7 – DBW 66
Copyright Ray Soper Chiltern Queens of Woodcote 1948 Tilling-Stevens K6LA7 Vincent C33F This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled "Chiltern Queens of Woodcote" click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments. The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any…
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Altonian Coaches – Tilling Stevens – GOU 732
Copyright Roger Cox Altonian Coaches 1949 Tilling Stevens K6LA7 Scottish Aviation C33F The Chiltern Queens gallery contributed from Ray Soper has recently included references to the former Altonian Tilling Stevens. GOU 732 is a Tilling Stevens K6LA7 with a Scottish Aviation C33F body that was delivered to Altonian Coaches in 1949. The engine is a…
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R Preston of Ferryhill – Tilling Stevens Express – DPT 24
Photograph by ‘unknown’ if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. R Preston of Ferryhill (County Durham) 193?/4? – 1938 Tilling Stevens Express Plaxton C32F Here is a photo of what I think is a Tilling Stevens Express, the body seems to be a Plaxton D2 pattern job which would date it…
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Portsmouth Corporation – Tilling-Stevens E60A6 – RV1147 – 84
Copyright G E Baddeley Portsmouth Corporation 1932 TSM (Tilling-Stevens) E60A6 English Electric H26/24R CPPTD lent seven TSM’s and three Leyland TD1’s to supplement the shortage of LPTB’s vehicles. Parked at the Red Deer pub, Croydon, alongside two Ford Y’s and an Austin 14, Portsmouth Corporation’s TSM (Tilling-Stevens) E60A6 is very much on foreign territory, in…
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Worthing Motor Services – Tilling Stevens – IB 552
Worthing Motor Services 1914 Tilling Stevens TS3 Newman O40RO Here is a 1914 Tilling Stevens TS3 with a 1909 Newman O40RO body. She was once registered as CD4952 and is resident at Amberley, where we see her on 21 September 2014. Whilst she is normally regarded as a Southdown vehicle, she’s actually lettered for Worthing…
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Western National – Tilling Stevens – JY 124 – 3379
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd 1932 Tilling-Stevens Beadle B35R JY 124 is a Bristol L, dating from . . . NO! Despite the Bristol radiator, this is actually a Tilling-Stevens, new to Western National (fleet number 3379) in 1932, and given a new Beadle body in 1947. After some years in use with a fairground…