Category: Galleries
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Rowley’s Buses of Bignall End
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…
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HCVS Charabanc Trip 2011
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…
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Flea Market Find
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…
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Malta Buses – End of an era
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…
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Meadowhall 2011
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…
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Trans Pennine 2011
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…
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Trans Lancs Bus and Coach Rally 2009 – (Part One)
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…
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Doncaster Independents
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…
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Trans Lancs Bus and Coach Rally 2009 – (Part Two)
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…
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Maidstone & District – Model AEC Regent V
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.…