Category: Photos
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Aldershot & District – Dennis Lancet III – GAA 611 – 975
Aldershot & District Traction Co.1948Dennis Lancet III J3Strachan C32R During the latter stages of WW2, all commercial vehicle manufacturers had new models awaiting production to take advantage of an anticipated post war boom in passenger and haulage markets. Dennis revealed EOR 743, its prototype of the Mark III Lancet, in the early months of 1945.…
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LUT – Guy Arab III – KTJ 314 – 408
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Lancashire United Transport1949Guy Arab IIIRoe B32F Thanks to Spencer who I think should really be called Sherlock these three have been identified and are here from the “Do You Know” page.The one on the left is as the above specification. L.U.T.…
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Aldershot and District – Dennis Lance K4 – LOU 40 – 212
Copyright Roger Cox Aldershot and District Traction Company 1953Dennis Lance K4East Lancs L28/28R This picture was taken in Woodbridge Road, Guildford, about 1961, and shows one of the 32 “tin fronted” Dennis Lance K4 buses unique to the Aldershot and District Traction Company. The first 20 of these had East Lancs L28/28 bodywork of the type…
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Brighton, Hove & District – Dennis Lance II – NJ 5978 – 6315
Copyright R A Mills Brighton, Hove & District1935Dennis Lance IITilling H30/26R Not a big user of the marque, Thomas Tilling, nevertheless, for Brighton town services, bought four Dennis Darts, then two Dennis Aces between 1932 and 1934.In 1935, they then bought six Dennis Lance II’s, adding Tilling bodywork in the style of their 80 London…
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Aldershot & District – Dennis Lance – GOU 845 – 145
Aldershot & District Traction Co1950Dennis Lance K3East Lancs L25/26R Aldershot & District Dennis K3 fleet number 145 seen above at Alton Station, Hants celebrates its 50th year in preservation with Tim Stubbs by running an hourly service between Hindhead (145’s home garage) and Haslemere, Surrey, this coming Saturday, July 19.First departures are from Haslemere Station…
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Llandudno UDC – Dennis GL – CC 8671
Copyright Pete Davies Llandudno Urban District Council1929Dennis GLRoberts 19 seat Toastrack Here is a view of CC 8671. This Dennis GL was built in 1929 for Llandudno UDC and carries a J Roberts (not to be confused with Charles Roberts) toastrack body seating 19. She has been in the care of Southampton University for many…
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Aldershot & District – Dennis Falcon P5 – POR 428 – 282
Aldershot & District Traction Co1956Dennis Falcon P5Strachans B30F In the 1930s, Dennis manufactured a bewildering choice of small buses for lightly trafficked routes – Dart, Pike, Arrow Minor, Ace and Mace. These were all replaced in 1938 by a single model, the Falcon, available in normal or forward control, with the engine options of Dennis…
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Southdown – Dennis Falcon – FUF 181 – 181
Southdown Motor Services1939Dennis Falcon P4Harrington B30C In 1938, Dennis replaced its multiplicity of of small buses for lightly trafficked routes – Dart, Pike, Arrow Minor, Ace and Mace – with one model, the Falcon. This was offered with normal or forward control, the engine options being Dennis 3.77 side valve petrol, or Gardner 4LK or…
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Aldershot & District – Dennis Dominant – HOU 900 – 174
Copyright Roger Cox Aldershot & District1950Dennis DominantStrachans B41C The Dominant represented the initial attempt by Dennis to offer an underfloor engined single deck chassis. Like the contemporary Regal IV, Royal Tiger, Freeline and Arab UF models, the Dominant was a heavy beast, but, unlike those competitors, it never achieved quantity production. The engine was a…
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Prince of Wales Tours – Dennis Dart – TJ 836
Prince of Wales Tours1933Dennis DartDuple C20R So far as I am aware, Entwhistle & Sons of Morecambe, trading as Prince of Wales tours, only ever had two vehicles. I offered a view of ETC 760B a while ago. Here are two views of their first, a 1933 Dennis Dart with Duple C20R body, with door.…