Old bus photos

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  • The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom

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    The 1958 London bus strike saw the complete withdrawal of all Central and Country areas buses from 5th May to 20th June. Initially, no alternative bus transport whatsoever was available, and travellers had to rely on lifts from public spirited motorists. As the first few weeks passed, however, and it became evident that the strike…

  • Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets

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    Here are some pictures of four of the Dennis Lancet fleet of Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading. They were taken at Hampton Court in 1961 (I think), where they arrived together carrying an excursion or private party. EDP 818 and 819 both seem to have a splendid Duple body of the style (wasn’t it called…

  • Harper Brothers of Heath Hayes

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    Only four photos but I think well worth showing, a few of the vehicles were no longer in service when the shots were taken. My thanks to Mick Bullock for his valuable information which enabled captions to accompany the shots. Crossley SD42/7 fleet no 14 reg LDE 340 originally with a 1949 Silcox body but…

  • Chiltern Queens of Woodcote

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    As can be seen the weather turned somewhat inclement when these shots were taken but in a way I think it adds quite a bit of character to them especially the first shot, a bit ghostly to me. The shots were all take in the early 60s which does bring up an interesting question regarding…

  • Halifax Coaches

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    Here are pictures of some of the Halifax secondhand Reliance MU3RV coaches. Four of these Reliances originated from the fleet of Bourne and Balmer, who had premises at Dingwall Road, Croydon, and in Crayford High Street. The firm was taken over by Timpsons in the late 1950s, but continued much as before, though eventually it…

  • Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading

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    I do hope you like my latest gallery of vehicles operated by Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd. There has been much written on this site about Smiths before now from people more in the know than I, so I will just show my shots. There will be no interesting questions arising in this gallery as…

  • Halifax Parade 1968

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    I have, at last, processed all the pictures from the Halifax Parade held in 1968 to commemorate the running of the first tram in the Borough in 1898. Sadly, it would seem that some of these buses are no longer in existence:- ONW 2 and HUP 662 are both thought to have been scrapped, and…

  • Rowley’s Buses of Bignall End

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    I am David Rowley, son of Bernard Rowley and Grandson of George E Rowley one time of 79 Heathcote Rd. Miles Green. Grandfather ran a bus service as early as 1928 from Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke town centre later extended to Longton. I have some photographs in my possession that I would like to share on…

  • HCVS Charabanc Trip 2011

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    In late August 35 members of Historic Commercial Vehicle Society Yorkshire set off on a mystery tour to visit private collections of 3 HCVS members. This was organised by Peter Seaword who drove the charabanc. I keep using the word ’charabanc’ as it has been deleted from the new issue of the Oxford English Dictionary…

  • Flea Market Find

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    Found on a table was an AEC roundel from a wheel hub. Thought this would be useful in my ‘den’ as a mat for hot drinks.Bought for £1, I was intrigued to find on the reverse a sticky label which read ‘From the hub of FKY 24 – B.C.P.T. – From Ticker’.I knew that FKY…