Category: Photos
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United Automobile – Bristol LL6B – NHN 128 – B51
United Automobile Services1950Bristol LL6BECW B39R This bus has been on this website before it was one of the first and I did not research into it as well as I could of done, but as this bus is in the process of being preserved I think I should do it justice. This bus entered service with…
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Rotherham Corporation – Bristol L5G – CET 443 – 160
Copyright Robert F. Mack Rotherham corporation1940Bristol L5G Bruce B32C Quite awhile ago we had a posting of a Rotherham Corporation Bristol K6B double decker which was contributed by Ian Wild. The vehicle actually started life in 1949 as a L5B single deck vehicle but after only three years it was rebodied, naturally as comments were made…
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Crosville – Bristol LL6B – NFM 46 – SLB 290
Copyright David Humphrey Crosville Motor Services1952Bristol LL6BECW B39RD Here is a photo of SLB 290, Crosville’s last half-cab single decker. It is a 1952 Bristol LL6B with B39RD bodywork. It is pictured at central works, Chester in the summer of 1970 shortly after its withdrawal from service.It was latterly allocated to Chester depot, spending its…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol L5G – CWT 869 – 128
Copyright S N J White West Yorkshire Road Car Company1938Bristol L5GECW B32F This bus is one of the final Bristol L5G pre-war single deckers in the series 110 to 205 which could be seen all over the operating territory of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. It has a “bible indicator” with a minimum size…
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Wilts & Dorset – Bristol LWL5G – LAM 107 – 557
Copyright Pete Davies Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1954Bristol LWL5GECW FB39F LAM 107 was built for Wilts & Dorset in 1954. By the time I photographed her, on a dull Sunday afternoon in March, 1976, she had been relegated to the role of staff transport for Husband’s Shipyard, of Marchwood. The village is opposite Southampton’s Western…
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Western National – Bristol L5G – DOD 518 – 333
Copyright Les Dickinson Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1939Bristol L5GBeadle B35R This view of ex Western National No333 was taken at the Bristol Waterfront Running Day in 2011. It has a Beadle thirty-five-seat body and was in great shape, as can be seen. Thanks to all of you who have the ability, time (and money) to…
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Western National – Bristol L6A – HOD 30 – 1228
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1948Bristol L6ABeadle C31F H0D 30 is a Western National Royal Blue with fleet number 1228 dating from 1948. It’s a Bristol L6A with Beadle C31F body. It is fitted with a 7.7 litre AEC engine as specified by Royal Blue, the coachwork largely to Duple design, was contracted out to Beadles…
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Bristol Tramways – Bristol L6B – NAE 3 – 2467
Bristol Tramways1950Bristol L6BECW C31F Whilst there are plenty of Bristols on the site, I don’t think I’ve seen this one represented so far. This exposed-rad Bristol L6B was shot at the Bristol Waterfront Running Day in 2011. New to Bristol Tramways in 1950, so sixty-one years old in this picture and looking well! Photograph and…
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Crosville – Bristol LWL – LFM 810 – KW 229
Crosville Motor Services1951Bristol LWL6BECW B39R Quite a number of Crosville’s L-types have survived in preservation, and this year two of them have changed ownership after many years in the same homes. This example is KW 229, later numbered SLB 229, registration LFM 810. This superb vehicle was owned by the late John Prince for forty…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol LL – KLJ 749 – 779
Hants & Dorset Motor Services 1950Bristol LL6GPortsmouth Aviation DP36R A Happy New Year to you all! It seems strange to hear that in May, but it was heard several times at Winchester on 4th May! Many enthusiasts and passers by gathered to give this Running Day a welcome at this new May date. The weather was…