Category: Photos
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Express Motors – AEC Regal I 0662 – RC 9680
Express Motors1947AEC Regal I 0662Willowbrook rebody 1958 FDP39F RC 9680 was new to Trent in 1947 with a Willowbrook B35F body being lengthened and fitted with a new Willowbrook body in 1958. It was withdrawn by Trent in 1963 and is shown here four years later laying over in the shadow of Caernarvon Castle on…
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Provincial – AEC Regal 4 – CG 9607 – 24
Copyright David Whitaker Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1934AEC Regal 4Harrington B32R I well remember these Regals from my childhood in the Gosport area between 1949 and 1952. The very first Regal 4 – the Arabic numeral denoted the installation of a four cylinder engine – was converted in June 1930 from a stock Regal…
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London Transport – AEC Merlin – SMM 15F – XMB 15
London Transport Board1966AEC Merlin P2RStrachans B46D In the mid 1960s London Transport began moving away from its ageing bespoke designs – RT family/ RF/ RM family – and belatedly began investigating the standard offerings of the bus manufacturing industry. The ensuing saga became a sad, expensive story of incompetence, profligacy and waste, from the RC…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 9719 AT – 719
East Yorkshire Motor Services1962AEC BridgemasterPark Royal LD72F Photo taken Hull bus station July 1965 or 6. The code LD denotes that it is a lowbridge vehicle but with a highbridge type seating layout. A full list of Bridgemaster codes can be seen here. East Yorkshire bought a large batch of both Bridgemasters and Renowns between…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 4703 AT – 703
East Yorkshire Motor Services1961AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H45/28RD I don’t think there were many rear entrance Bridgemasters built – you did not see many 30ft rear entrance buses they were usually 27ft 6in. Note the luggage rack just inside the door there would also be space under the stairs this was probably for tourists suit cases…
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Rotherham Corporation – AEC Bridgemaster – VET 139 – 139
Rotherham Corporation1961AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H43/27F This photo was taken if I remember correctly at Doncaster bus station of a Rotherham Corporation AEC Bridgemaster it shows off well the very square and rather top heavy appearance of the Park Royal body. Although the Bridgemaster was badged as an AEC it was actually designed and developed at…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Bridgemaster – 1925 WA – 525
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Sheffield Corporation1961AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H43/29F I think this photo was taken when this bus was new it looks in very good condition to me. The angle of the shot does show up the very square and upright look of the Park…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Bridgemaster – 2522 WE – 522
Sheffield Corporation1959AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H45/31R Here we have a shot of one of Sheffield Corporations rear entrance AEC Bridgemaster. There was a shot of a Sheffield front entrance earlier this year (link here) and we had 2 comments disputing information, so I have done a bit of research and come up with the following.There was…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 4700 AT – 700
Copyright Ian Wild. East Yorkshire Motor Services1961AEC Bridgemaster B3RA Park Royal H45/28RD One of East Yorkshire’s rear entrance AEC Bridgemasters. Just shows the Bridgemaster could look good given the right sort of livery, the Beverley Bar inward profile of the upper deck also helps. Photograph taken at Goole on 22nd February 1968. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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South Wales – AEC Bridgemaster – WCY 890 – 1210
Copyright Bob Gell South Wales Transport1960AEC Bridgemaster 2B3RAPark Royal H43/29F Now here is a shot of a bus somewhat out of its area, the photo of this South Wales Bridgemaster was taken in July 1969, in Dewsbury Bus Station. At the time it was working on Yorkshire Woolen district routes you can see the top…