Old bus photos

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  • Rotherham Corporation – Daimler CVG – CET 76C – 76

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    Rotherham Corporation1965Daimler CVG6LXRoe H39/31F It’s an August Sunday evening in 1967 at the Chapeltown terminus of the service from Rotherham. Huddersfield had batches of almost identical vehicles but these Rotherham ones were classy – they had hopper saloon windows! I never travelled on a Rotherham example but I hope they had more comfortable seats than…

  • Lancaster City Transport – Daimler CV – NTF 466 – 466

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    Lancaster City Transport1952Daimler CVG5Northern Counties B35F NTF 466 is a Daimler CVG5 with Northern Counties B35F body, built for Lancaster City Transport in 1952. There were three of them, but 467 and 468 were withdrawn in 1958. They had B32R bodies [with door!] when new and 466 was converted in the operator’s workshops to forward…

  • Huddersfield Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – HVH 472D – 472

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    Huddersfield Corporation1966Daimler CVG6LX.30DDEast Lancs H41/29F This is the last Huddersfield Corporation vehicle delivered (numerically) with a front engine and is currently preserved. It was new in 1966 to the Corporation, being withdrawn in 1980, having served 6 years with the WYPTE.The photo was taken in 2005 at a local bus rally and shows the vehicle…

  • Aberdeen Corporation – Daimler CV – CRG 325C – 325

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    Aberdeen Corporation1965Daimler CVG6Alexander H37/29R CRG 325C is a Daimler CVG6 with Alexander H66R bodywork. She entered service with Aberdeen in March 1965. This was one of only three or four Councils in Scotland still with its own Transport Department at Local Government Reorganisation in 1975 [a year later than in England] the undertaking was renamed…

  • Northampton Corporation – Daimler CV – JVV 267G – 267

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    Northampton Corporation1968Daimler CVG6DDRoe H33/26R This former Northampton 267, JVV 267G, is seen here on a running day at Wellingborough on 22/4/17.This was the last CVG6 for the UK market, the last bus with pre-selector transmission, the last teak framed Roe body and, I believe, the last open rear platform bus delivered in the UK. Photograph…

  • Leeds City Transport – Daimler CVG6 – YNW 555 – 555

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    Leeds City Transport1957Daimler CVG6Weymann H33/27R Photographed in April 1970 in the dignified livery of Leeds City Transport is Daimler CVG6, Weymann H33/27R, YNW 555, No. 555, one of a batch of twenty delivered in September 1957. This bus remained in service to pass to WYPTE on 1 April 1974. Photograph and Copy contributed by Roger…

  • Manchester Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – NNB 222 – 4412

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    Manchester Corporation1953Daimler CVG6Metro Cammell H32/28R During the 1950s, Manchester Corporation mainly sourced its double deck fleet from Leyland, the shorter PD2 chassis being preferred, and from Daimler, mostly the CVG6 version, but some CVG5s were also taken. The picture, taken in June 1970 after the formation of the SELNEC PTE in November 1969, shows Daimler…

  • Rotherham Corporation – Daimler CTE6 – FET 617 – 37

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    Rotherham Corporation1950Daimler CTE6Roe H40/30R FET 617 is a Daimler CTE6 of 1950, once in the fleet of Rotherham Corporation. Originally it had an East Lancs B38C body but in 1956 it was re-bodied by Roe to H40/30R and at the same time it was renumbered from 17 to 37. It was one of the last…

  • Luton Corporation – Daimler COG5 – CNM 43 – 68

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    Copyright John Barringer Luton Corporation Transport1938Daimler COG5Willowbrook L26/26R Probably the only surviving picture of fleet number 68 registration CNM 43 chassis number 10337 taken just after withdrawal in 1952. Luton Corporation Transport purchased a fleet of Daimlers in the early 1930’s to replace the tramway system that had served the town for a number of…

  • Courts of Nuneaton – Daimler COG5 – FOF 269

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    Copyright Victor Brumby Courts of Nuneaton1939Daimler COG5BRCW H30/24R – 1949 English Electric H28/26R Another fine shot from Victor with the following comment which was hand written underneath the photograph. “FOF 269 – Ex. Birmingham Corporation Daimler highbridge ‘sit-up-and-beg’ body. Birmingham no 1269. Operated by Courts of Nuneaton.JVO 230 – Barton Leyland lowbridge no 507.” Interesting…