Category: Photos
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Western National – Bristol H5G – FJ 8967 – 137
Copyright Ken Jones Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1933Bristol H5GBristol B35R Here is a sepia tone picture of Colin Billington’s restored Bristol H vehicle taken in the South Hams district of South Devon on the 19th September 2009 seen heading towards Kingsbridge, with Colin at the wheel.Originally FJ 8967 was a Bristol H4B with a Brush…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – YG 8986 – 306
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1935Bristol GO5GEastern Counties L53R West Yorkshire Bristol GO5G 306 with Eastern Counties L53R body built in 1935 is seen at Bradford Chester Street Bus Station about 1950. It is ready to depart to Baildon via Canal Road and this information is clearly displayed on its “bible” indicator. For…
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – BWT 806 – Y 345
Copyright Keith A Jenkinson York – West Yorkshire1937Bristol GO5GECW H54R It was John Whitaker’s amusing recollection, (posting of East Yorkshire Leyland PD1), of his agonising journey from York to Leeds on a 1935 York-West Yorkshire GO5G that prompted this submission. It is taken from Keith A Jenkinson’s excellent book ‘York City Buses’, (my grateful thanks…
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – AWW 27 – Y 327
Copyright Keith A Jenkinson York – West Yorkshire1935Bristol GO5GECOC H58R This picture was taken at York Station in 1937, and shows the vehicle, in its original livery, on the ‘Circle’ route – 1/8, Tang Hall – Beckfield Lane – Burton Stone Lane. The vertical line in the middle of the ‘bible’ indicator clearly suggests that…
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Pontypridd UDC – Bristol E – HY 2391 – 9
Copyright Brizzle Born and Bred Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Pontypridd Urban District Council1931Bristol EBeadle H60R Some time ago, I posted an item about a Portsmouth Corporation trolleybus, one a several which were lent to Pontypridd during the war. Hull did so, too.Pontypridd UDC had a…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – 301 GHN – UC1
United Automobile Services1958Bristol LS6BECW C34F Photo taking out side Scarborough railway station this is where United started there coach tours from I always liked the mystery tours. There was 1409 Bristol LS (light Saloon) built between 1953 – 58. United must of liked them, as they were by far the biggest buyer having 328 of…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – UHN 347 – UT11
United Automobile Services1954Bristol LS6BECW C39F Another LS6B coach belonging to United this coach instead of having roof windows had glass panels depicting the service that it ran. The first panel says “Tyne Tees” the second panel starts with a “T” is 6 or 7 letters long it could be “Thames” and the third panel I…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS5G – VHN 898 – U98
United Automobile Services 1955Bristol LS5GECW B45F Photographed at the Corner Cafe Scarborough is a bus version of the Bristol LS5G owned by United Automobile, there has been two coach versions on this site before click the Bristol LS link below to view them. United had large numbers of one man operated single deck vehicles as it…
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United Automobile – Bristol K6B – NHN 906 – H6
United Automobile Services1950Bristol K6BECW H30/26R Here we have a line up of three United Automobile buses in Scarborough bus station. the one in the centre is as the specification above having a Bristol AVW 8.1 litre six cylinder diesel engine. In 1965 all United double decker buses had the Bristol engine, 20 had been converted…
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Mansfield District – Bristol LS6G – PNN 774 – 205
Mansfield District Traction Company Limited1954Bristol LS6GECW C39F This shot is a touch on the yellow side but I think it is worth posting as this vehicle had quite a history having had six owners in its lifetime that I have been able to find out about. Thanks to the Bristol SU website for the following…