Old bus photos

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  • Bristol SUL

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    I am new to this site and thought you may be interested in seeing a few shots of the Bristol SUL4A. The much missed Tillingbourne Bus Company. 417 HDV was very smart when first repainted into the Danube blue and light grey livery with a yellow stripe. These two shots were taken in 1972 in…

  • Provincial Society Bus Rally August 2015

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    Here are few shots that maybe of interest, I took them at the Provincial Society Bus Rally, Stokes Bay, Gosport, on Sunday 2nd August. Pete Davies08/2015 RV 6358 is one of the large fleet of Leyland Titans operated by Portsmouth City Transport over the years. This one is a TD4 from 1935. She has an…

  • Thames Valley ex Newbury and District Guy Arabs

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    In 1950 the Red & White group sold out to the British Transport Commission, and many of its smaller subsidiary companies were transferred to the management of the nearby Tilling operators. One such component company was Newbury & District which fell into the dubious care of Thames Valley, probably the scruffiest and least proud constituent…

  • Leeds City Transport

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    Last week I found an album of old photos on a mart stall at Todmorden. Very interesting find.Here are a few shots of some Leeds City Transport vehicles, there is no markings claiming copyright. Roy Dodsworth11/2015 Registration MNW 720 fleet number 720 was a 1949 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R bodywork. Registration XUM 860 fleet…

  • Blackpool Corporation

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    From the same album has the Leeds shots here is a set of shots for Blackpool Corporation. Roy Dodsworth11/2015 Registration DFV 144 fleet number 244 was a 1949 Leyland Titan PD2/5 with Burlingham FH31/23C bodywork. Registration EFV 296 fleet number 296 was a 1951 Leyland Titan PD2/5 with Burlingham FH29/23C bodywork. Registration EFV 265 fleet…

  • Notts and Derby Traction

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    Many years ago I took an old driver down to Bournemouth to view an old Notts and Derby trolleybus being restored, it was on the Hurn industrial estate, I took some photos they had restored the body and paintwork but the interior remained to be done. They said that they intended to run it at…

  • West Yorkshire Road Car Company

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    Four West Yorkshire photos from the bought album for your perusal. Roy Dodsworth12/2015 Registration JYG 726 fleet number 432 to become SBW14 was a 1951 Bristol LWL6B with ECW B39R bodywork. Registration LWR 425 fleet number 859 to become DGW5 was a 1953 Bristol KSW6G with ECW L27/28RD bodywork. Registration SLA 759 fleet number CUG44…

  • East Kent Road Car Co Ltd

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    Another set of photos from the album. Roy Dodsworth01/2016 Registration CJG 948 was a 1947 Leyland Titan PD1A with Leyland L27/26R bodywork. Registration EFN 570 was a 1950 Dennis Falcon P3 with, originally a Dennis B20F body, it was reseated to B25F in 1956 then reseated again to B29F in 1959. Registration PFN 870 was…

  • Southdown Motor Services

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    Yet another selection of shots from the bought album. Roy Dodsworth01/2016 Copyright Gordon M. Gangloff Registration LUF 816 fleet number 1816 was a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 with a Harrington C26C body. Registration MUF 456 fleet number 756 was a 1953 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Northern Counties H56RD bodywork. Registration OUF 643 fleet number 643…

  • Preserved Commercial Vehicles On PSV Chassis

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    Peter and I have been considering in recent months how best to deal with those strange beasts mentioned towards the back of the PSVC list of preserved buses. There is a section, among the miniatures, trams and others, of “Preserved Commercial Vehicles On PSV Chassis”. In the 2012 listing it begins on page 224. It…