Category: Photos
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Richards Bros – Bedford OB – MDE 666
Richards Bros (Moylgrove)1950Bedford OBDuple C29F Bedford OB chassis number 140900 was new to Richards Bros, Moylgrove, Cardiganin in August 1950 with Duple Vista body 49265. After being withdrawn from service it stood idle at the old Moylgrove depot for several years but this wonderful rebuild was returned from Cobus to Richards in October 2015. Seen…
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Gem Luxury Coaches – Bedford OB – ETL 221
Gem Luxury Coaches1950Bedford OBPlaxton C29F A rare sight today is this Bedford OB. Rare because it carries a Plaxton body rather than than the ubiquitous Duple Vista which survives in greater numbers. Chassis number 134198, body number 579 was new to C W Blankley (Gem Luxury Coaches) Colsterworth in June 1950. It is now owned…
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Lincolnshire – Bedford OB – LTA 752 – 1004
Lincolnshire Road Car Company1950Bedford OBDuple B27F LTA 752 is a Bedford OB with Duple B27F body, new to Western National in 1950, but seen here in Lincolnshire colours as a ‘semi toastrack’ for seafront duties at Skegness. The first views shows it in winter guise, while the second view shows it in summer guise. The…
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Porters – Bedford OB – HOD 75
Porters (Dummer)1949Bedford OBDuple C29F HOD 75 was new to Western National in 1949. It has a Duple C29F body on the Bedford OB chassis, and the first view shows it in the Southsea rally on 8 June 1980. In this view it is in the livery of Porters of Dummer, near Basingstoke. This second view,…
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Royal Household – Bedford J2 – PYY 28D
Royal Household1966Bedford J2SZ2Duple C10F Here is a view of PYY 28D. She is a Bedford J2SZ2, built for use as a Staff Bus for the Royal Household. The bodywork is a Duple Midland C10F. She started life with registration KLP 1D with the Royal Household and is seen at the National Tramway Museum, Crich, on…
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BOAC – Bedford CAL – MFB 724
British Overseas Airways Corporation1960Bedford CALMartin Walker B10F MFB 724 is a Bedford CAL with Martin Walter minibus body, seating 10 passengers. The PSVC listing says she was new to a private owner in 1960 – the registration suggests somewhere in the Bath area – but is now resident at Brooklands, in the BOAC livery we…
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Moss Tours – Beadle Rochester – WKJ 787
Copyright Roger Cox Moss Tours Isle of WiGht1955Beadle RochesterBeadle C41C This picture of WKJ 787, a Beadle Rochester C41C coach was taken in 1970 at Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. The Rochester was an integral design from the Dartford based coachbuilder, and was powered by the Rootes TS3 3 cylinder horizontally opposed piston two stroke…
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PMT – Beadle Rochester – 717 AEH – C7717
Potteries Motor Traction1956Beadle RochesterBeadle C41F Taken in the summer of either 1963 or ’64 this photo of Potteries fleet number C7717 registration 717 AEH which was a Beadle Rochester C41F integral coach delivered in 1956, it is seen here about to enter Southdown’s Royal Parade garage where most tour coaches were parked and heavy repairs…
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Southdown – Beadle – Leyland – MUF 488 – 649
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1953Beadle – LeylandBeadle FB31F MUF 488 is one of those curious vehicles built by Beadles using Bedford or Leyland parts. The Leyland ones came from Tigers or Titans. In this case, the combination was delivered to Southdown in 1953, and has a FB31F body on TD5 running units. We see it outside…
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Dickson – Austin K8CVC – BYJ 904 – 14
Dickson (Dundee)1952Austin K8CVCPlaxton C14F BYJ 904 is an Austin K8CVC with Plaxton C14F bodywork, dating from 1952. She was new to Dickson and is seen here on Southsea Common for the rally on 11 June 1995. According to the PSVC list for 2012, she has emigrated to the Netherlands as BE-67-57. Photograph and Copy contributed…