Old bus photos

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  • J W Fieldsend Ltd – Ford Thames Trader – TRJ 731

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      Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. J W Fieldsend Ltd (Salford)1961Ford Thames Trader 570E Plaxton C41F I feel fairly sure that the above shot was taken at the 5th National Coach Rally which started in Wigan and finished in Blackpool where this shot was taken. According to a…

  • East Kent – Ford Thames 570E – TJG 440

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    East Kent Road Car Co Ltd1960Ford Thames 570EHarrington Crusader Mk1 C41F East Kent Road Car Co Ltd. bought this smart unique vehicle into the fleet at the start of the 1960’s, this was a common sight with the coach touring fleets around the country but for East Kent, this was a one off. A Ford…

  • Yorkshire Woollen – Ford Thames 570E – GHD 215 – 871

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    Yorkshire Woollen District1961Ford Thames 570EDuple C41F By the time this picture of a Yorkshire Woollen Thames was taken, it was in preservation. Never my favourite Yorkshire coaches, I found them a little slow and a lot noisy. One of them provided the only occasion I experienced where all passengers had to get off and walk…

  • Dan Air – Ford R226 – HDA 554D

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    Copyright Pete Davies Dan Air (London)1966Ford R226Plaxton C52F Here is a view of Ford R226 HDA 554D, taken at Lasham airfield on 30th August 1975. She appears to have started life with Don Everall of Wolverhampton, and has a Plaxton coach body. In this view, she has become a staff bus for the airline Dan…

  • Hutchison – Ford R192 – FVA 462D

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    Hutchison of Overtown1966Ford R192Duple C45F FVA 462D a Ford R192 with Duple C45F body, it was new to Hutchison of Overtown in 1966. She’s seen at the Wisley Rally on 5 April 2009, but I’ve never (knowingly) seen a vehicle in Hutchison livery. Is this the original livery of Hutchisons? Photograph and Copy contributed by…

  • Whitefriars Coaches – Ford R226 – DNM 761D

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    Whitefriars Coaches (Wembley)1966Ford R226Plaxton Panorama 1 C52F Seen at the 1967 Brighton Coach rally this particular coach is not all that it appears to be.Built to the specification of Don Janes the owner of Whitefriars Coaches of Wembley it started life as a normal 1966 Ford R226 chassis. But was then rebuilt to Mr Janes…

  • Hargreaves of Bolton – Foden PVSC6 – EWH 195

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    Copyright Ian Wild Hargreaves of BoltonFoden PVSC619??Whitson RC35C This great shot was taken at the Botanical Gardens Rhyl in August 1963 and at the time the above vehicle was owned by the Foden Sports and Social Club but it was delivered new to Hargreaves of Bolton. Bodywise is it called an Observation Coach or an…

  • Llandudno UDC – Foden PVSC6 – AJC 91

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    Llandudno Urban District Council1951Foden PVSC6Metalcraft C35F Llandudno operated two of these single deckers on the route from the Town Centre to St Tudnos Church on the Great Orme. This was a continual climb with the steepest section of 1 in 4. The buses were fitted with a ratchet brake to prevent the bus running back…

  • Foden Works – Foden PVRF6 – OLG 855

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    Foden Works1951Foden PVRF6Plaxton C??C These excellent shots were contributed by Andrew Charles who took them in 2005 the vehicle was restored by its present owner Nick Helliker. This particular vehicle was built for the Foden Works Brass Band who used it to travel to all their concerts until 1979 when it was replaced by another…

  • Beehive Services – Foden PVRF6 – KWU 24

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    Beehive Services1952Foden PVRF6 Whitson C39C The top photograph first appeared on the “Do You Know” page of this website and the following information was forthcoming.The shot was taken in a scrap yard when this particular vehicle was presumably at the end of its days. It states that it was owned by Bodill Builders Contractors who were…