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  • Right on the Button

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    Michael Kerrigan Now back in nineteen seventy, when I was ne’r but twentyI had call for swift employment, as was bestLeaving College prematurely, it was only proper surelyAs my love life had given birth to an extra quest With wife and baby on the way, food, clothes and rent to have to payResponsibilities quickly piled…

  • Non London Transport RTs

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    Peter (Editor) & Chris Hebbron This is not so much an article but more for reference. A while ago the following question from Chris Hebbron appeared on the ‘Q&As’ page of this site. “Having seen the AEC Regent III RT of Birmingham Corporation on this site, it made me wonder about the circumstances of the…

  • The Metalcraft Story 1946-1954 – Part Two

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    Neville Mercer Not read Part One click here The listing which follows includes 102 of the approximately 110 complete PSV bodies produced by Metalcraft, and is intended to stimulate further research. If you can add any of the “missing” vehicles please get in touch via the Old Bus Photos website. I am also working on…

  • The Metalcraft Story 1946-1954 – Part One

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    Neville Mercer By 1945, after six years of warfare, the nation’s bus and coach fleets were in desperate need of renewal or replacement. PSV production during the years of the conflict had been limited, by and large, to two types of vehicle – a double-decker available in highbridge or lowbridge forms (initially on Guy Arab…

  • Bradford by the Sea – Part One

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    John Whitaker A brief history of Morecambe and Heysham Corporation Transport. When I was nobbut a very young lad, we used to go on holiday to Morecambe or Bridlington, as did most Bradfordians. My memories of such holidays in Morecambe go back to the late war years, when my Dad was still in the Army,…

  • Bradford by the Sea – Part Two

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    John Whitaker To read Part One, click here. The Morecambe Tramways Company worked a standard gauge horse tramway from Strawberry Gardens in Heysham, to East View, Morecambe. An extension to Bare was built by the Corporation in 1898, but operated by the Company. The Morecambe section, east of the Battery, was purchased by the Corporation…

  • A Day Trip to Southsea

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    Nigel Edwards After my recent piece for the Old Bus Photos ‘Galleries’ page relating to my driving days with Eatonways of Hays Mill, many memories resurfaced. Some just personal recollections of the long hard days doing day trips, the hat being passed around for tips as we approached base etc etc. However, one particular event…

  • Halifax Corporation Livery

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    Philip Halstead The Halifax Corporation livery was similar to the Glasgow Corporation livery because it was adopted after Halifax borrowed a Glasgow liveried bus as a demonstrator. The fleet had worn a blue and white livery until, in 1924, the new General Manager prompted a change to red and cream. The Glasgow Corporation livery of…

  • English Electric Bus Bodies

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    John Whitaker The English Electric Company, and its predecessors in the Dick Kerr group, were the largest producers of tramcar bodies in the UK, and had established a sound business platform in the successor business of bus and trolleybus bodies by 1932. In 1932, a standard 6 bay composite double deck body was produced with…

  • Goose Fair

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    Stephen Ford It is easy to forget how heavily we relied on buses during the 1950s when car ownership was so much lower than it is today. Any major function was an occasion to run a special bus service. Many cities’ blinds featured such exotic destinations as “Football Ground” and “Races” as well as the…