Old bus photos

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  • Malta Buses – End of an era

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    Earlier this year I had sent to me 21 shots of Malta buses from Kevin Byrnes with the following comment. “I have just found your site and thought you may appreciate these photos of buses that we took in Valletta in Malta recently. I am not into vehicles but we loved these.” Kevin Byrnes10/2011 Having…

  • Meadowhall 2011

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    Meadowhall – an annual event organised by the South Yorkshire Transport museum. A well organised and well attended event held on an overspill car park at the Meadowhall Shopping Centre adjacent to the M1 motorway at Tinsley. This was my first attendance and whilst buses and coaches were predominant there was also a good show…

  • Trans Pennine 2011

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    Trans Pennine 2011 – Organised by the Yorkshire branch of the HCVS. 2011 was the 43rd event and over 200 vehicles entered. The start is at Birch Services on the M62 in Lancashire and the route goes non motorway to Bradford, Otley and ending up at The Stray, Harrogate in North Yorkshire. Always a good…

  • Trans Lancs Bus and Coach Rally 2009 – (Part One)

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    This is my first gallery of shots taken at the 2009 Trans Lancs Bus and Coach rally, which is held at Heaton Park Manchester, which incidentally has its own tram system in the park. This annual event is a must for bus and coach enthusiast. In 2009 there was a magnificent display from the Ribble…

  • Doncaster Independents

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    In response to the enquiry from David Smith on the Q&As page, here are nine pictures showing eight vehicles of the fascinating Independent operators of the Doncaster area before the onset of the PTE era. They were taken on a rather gloomy day in 1966, hence the indifferent quality of some of them. Samuel Morgan…

  • Trans Lancs Bus and Coach Rally 2009 – (Part Two)

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    This is my second gallery of shots taken at the 2009 Trans Lancs Bus and Coach rally, which is held at Heaton Park Manchester, which incidentally has its own tram system in the park. This annual event is a must for bus and coach enthusiast. In 2009 there was a magnificent display from the Ribble…

  • Maidstone & District – Model AEC Regent V

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    A few shots of one of my models scratchbuilt in card to a scale of 1/43rd (7mm scale)This time a 1956 Maidstone and District AEC Regent V MD3RV registration VKR 479 fleet number DH487 with a Park Royal H59RD body.The model was commisioned for a client in Australia. Completed shell in colour prior to assembly.…

  • Out and About

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    Pre digital days, my camera was a conventional roll film with negatives, and I have sorted a few out which I hope are of interest. LSV748 — Guernsey registration 4029. It was new to Guernsey Railways in 1958. One of a batch of 4 and given fleet number 73.Albion Victor FT39KAN, Reading full front body…

  • London Transport – Model LT “Scooter” LT1033

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    A few shots of one of my models scratchbuilt in card to a scale of 1/43rd (7mm scale)This time a 1931 London Transport AEC Renown “Scooter” LT1033 six wheeeled single deck bus is shown below.The model was commisioned for a client in Canada. Completed shell in primer prior to assembly and painting Painted, lettered and…

  • Model AEC Matador

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    A few shots of one of my models scratchbuilt in card to a scale of 1/43rd (7mm scale)This time an AEC Matador 4 x 4 Recovery Vehicle of the type used by many bus companies, part of my own Model Bus Fleet. Painted and lettered and ready for the next breakdown.. Iain Simms01/2012