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Spiers Tours Birmingham – Daimler COA6 – FOF 251
Copyright Victor Brumby Spiers Tours Birmingham1939Daimler COG5 – re engined COA6BRCW H30/24R – MCCW H30/24R – Burlingham FC37F Yet another great shot from Victor of another ex Birmingham Daimler CO5G with the following note. “FOF 251 – Ex Birmingham Corporation no 1251 rebodied and operated by Spiers Tours Birmingham. Daimler.” Victor is defiantly correct with…
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Newcastle Corporation – Daimler COG5 – HTN 222 – ?
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Newcastle Corporation1939Daimler COG5Northern Coachbuilders H56R What looks like a pre delivery photo of three Daimlers for Newcastle Corporation, “note the blue light to the side of the destination blind†this has been commented on before on this site. Going by…
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Coventry Corporation – Daimler COG5 – EVC 244 – 244
Copyright Ken Jones Coventry Corporation Transport 1940Daimler COG5/40Park Royal B38F This bus was new in 1940, as fleet number 244, and sold on to Derby Corporation in 1949 where it took fleet number 47. Being non-standard in Derby, it was used mainly for driver training. Passing to Derby Museums, it was off the road from 1979…
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Blue Bus Services – Daimler COG5-40 – GNU 750
Copyright Ken Jones Blue Bus Services1939Daimler COG5-40Willowbrook C35F GNU 750 is a Daimler COG5-40 (8485) with Willowbrook (3208) C35F body, and dates from 1939. It is preserved in the livery of Blue Bus Services (Tailby & George) who were based at Willington in Derbyshire. You’ll find more history on this company at Stephen Howarths website.…
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Birmingham City Transport – Daimler COG – CVP 207 – 1107
Birmingham City Transport1937Daimler COG5Metro-Cammell H30/24R Between 1934 and 1939 Birmingham Corporation Transport, which adopted the name Birmingham City Transport from 1937, took some 800 examples of the Daimler COG5 model, which, despite its modest five cylinder Gardner power unit, was a sophisticated performer with an effective flexible engine mounting and a fluid flywheel/epicyclic gearbox transmission.…
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Birmingham City – Daimler CL – LOG 302 – 3002
Birmingham City Transport1954Daimler CLG5LWMCCW H30/25R Although looking like a Birmingham ‘Standard’, this is one of a pair of unique vehicles ordered in 1952 – the other, 3001 – being a Guy Arab with Saunders Roe body.Both built to a ‘lightweight’ design, the chassis of 3002 was manufactured as a chromium plated exhibit for the 1952…
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Halifax Corporation – Daimler CD650 – CCP 603 – 83
Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1951Daimler CD650East Lancs H30/26R Not the best photo in my collection but it is the only shot I have of one of the 6 big Daimler CD650s that Halifax owned. Halifax were one of the few or should I say very few operators who took delivery of the CD650…
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Lancaster City Transport – Crossley SD42/3 -HTC 614 – 614
Copyright Roy Cox Lancaster City Transport1947Crossley SD42/3Crossley B36R This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom” click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment…
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Harper Bros – Crossley SD42 – LDE 340 – 14
Copyright Ray Soper Harper Bros1949Crossley SD42Silcox rebodied by Harpers in 1959 B37F This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled “Harper Brothers of Heath Hayes” click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to…
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Bolton Corporation – Crossley SD 42/7 – DBN 978 – 8
Copyright Ken Jones Bolton Corporation1949Crossley SD42/7Crossley B32R DBN 978 is listed as one of only eighteen Crossley single deck half cabs that survive. It is a SD42/7 with Crossley B32R body dating from 1949 and preserved in original condition as Bolton Transport number 8. It was transferred to Bolton Corporation Welfare Department, and is now…