Category: Photos
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka FS6B- 5108 HN – L108
United Automobile Services1962Bristol Lodekka FS6BECW H33/27R This photo was taken in the middle of July 1966 and is the Scarborough North Bay “Corner Cafe” terminus of several routes. This photo apart from being a nearly decent shot of a “Short Lodekka” is a flash back to when an English seaside resort had every thing going…
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Mansfield District – Bristol Lodekka LD6G – RAL 974 – 500
Copyright Ian Wild Mansfield District Traction Company Limited1954Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW H33/25R I always liked the Bristol Lodekka with the original long grille-thought it gave the bus a more purposeful appearance. A chance visit to Mansfield in August 1968 found this example which appeared to be in excellent condition for its age. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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Southern National – Bristol Lodekka – AUO 523B – 2053
Copyright Roger Cox Southern National1964Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F Stephen Ford asked, “Was Westward Ho! (Southern National) the only one that included an exclamation mark?” I don’t know the answer to that, but here is a picture of a Bristol Lodekka displaying that very destination. The bus is an FLF6B with ECW H38/32F body delivered to…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol Lodekka – GRU 978D – 1547
Copyright Pete Davies Hants & Dorset Motor Services 1966Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F In case readers were thinking the bulk of my photographs are of operators in the Midlands and North of England, here is something to balance matters. GRU978D was a Bristol FLF6B in the Hants & Dorset fleet. She is seen on the sunny morning…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol Lodekka – KDL 414 – 518
Copyright Pete Davies Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1954Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW LD57R KDL 414 is a Bristol LD6G with the usual ECW H60R body, still in Tilling green, but with NBC fleetname and the white stripe. She was one of ten which were borrowed at the time, and has gained a Hants & Dorset fleet number (3493)…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol Lodekka – MDL 951 – 541 / OT1
Copyright Pete Davies Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1956Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW O60R Here is a view of MDL 951. She was new to Southern Vectis in 1956 with an ECW H33/24R body, but, in this view, she has been converted to O60R format. She’s in the “dual purpose” version of NBC livery as OT1. We see her…
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Crosville – Bristol Lodekka – 4227 FM – DFG 157
Crosville Motor Services1964Bristol Lodekka FS6GECW H33/27RD Here is a Bristol Lodekka FS6G with rear entrance ECW body and dates from 1964. Crosville bought both long and short F series Lodekkas. DFG157 is one of the short ones. It was withdrawn by Crosville in 1977 and is now preservedPhotographed 8/5/2011 whilst in service at The Wedgwood…
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United Welsh – Bristol Lodekka – SWN 159 – 323
United Welsh Services1959Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW H33/27RD – O33/27R (1991) This vehicle was built for United Welsh in 1959 with ECW body, and it worked on routes in Gower. In 1969 when United Welsh merged with South Wales Transport it became 916, and in 1974 it was converted to a tree lopping vehicle. In 1991 it…
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Central SMT – Bristol Lodekka – FGM 297D – BL297
Central SMT1966Bristol Lodekka FLF6GECW H44/32F This photo taken in Glasgow in the late sixties is not very good quality but the subject is quite unusual inasmuch as it was one of a batch of forty bought by Central SMT built to a length of 31ft 6in with a seating capacity of 76 arranged as H44/32F…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka – DHN 379C – L179
United Automobile Services1965Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F The last time I posted one of my own photographs on site was the 14th of November 2010 which is three and a half years ago, now that was a very good run I think, thank you to all the contributors for keeping the site going. So as it…