Category: Questions
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Six Wheel Holiday Caravan
I found this photo ages ago. Sorry, but no idea about copyright. It looks like early post war cliff top location, possibly East Coast of Yorkshire.The bus looks like a Guy CX of c. 1927, but can any sleuths out there identify the bus and location?It beats me, and I spent many years in my…
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Christ Church Bridlington Outing in the late 1940s
I was wondering if anyone knew if the two buses on the photograph belonged to Williamson’s Bus Company in Bridlington. I have this photograph showing my brother David Williamson Gt Gt Grandson of John Williamson the founder of the Bus service and it would be taken in the late 1940s when Williamson’s Bus service was…
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Bickers – Maudslay Mk III
Although there is no difficulty in identifying this as a Maudslay, I have no record of who the bodybuilder was, nor of any previous history, so would be grateful for any additional information. The internet is singularly uninformative except to provide an indication that they also owned OHK 612. Alan Murray-Rust 24/03/15 – 15:28 I…
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Milburn’s Tours
This photo courtesy of Northumberland County Council archives is of FBU 493 one of the classic Bedford OB coaches, it carries the name ‘Milburn’s Tours’ other than that I don’t have any details about it. Some of the older ones among us may think they recognise the person in the photo, it is in fact…
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Burwell & District Bedford WLB
Since not being able to get out and about much recently I have tried to fill in some gaps in the history of Burwell & District vehicles. One bus that I am still uncertain about is Bedford WLB HA 9797. The PSV Circle records it as having a Bush & Twiddy body C20F new in…
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Mystery Saloon Bus Williamson Bridlington
I am trying to trace a mystery Daimler saloon bus possibly a CK type or that era.It came from the Lincoln area the registration is unclear but might read FE 211? Lincoln city did not have a bus fleet as far as I know. A register search would be unrealistic with out a full or…
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Double Gangway Lowbridge Layout
It seems that upstairs there were 8 rows of 3 seats each, and the rearward-looking view of the lower saloon reveals a low arch (but not quite as low as the side gangways) just as you step down onto the platform, which would be the consequence of having a partly-sunken cross-gangway across the forward end…
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Doncaster Six Wheelers
Further to recent posts re Doncaster Six Wheelers. these buses in Bridlington, with Williamson etc, I have recently seen a photo of one of the 1938 batch (I think) running for Yorkshire Traction. Poor photo, so cannot be exact, but does anyone know how this happened? Secondly, 1920s Guy designations. Can anyone clear up the…
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Guy Chieftains Head
I have read some where that the Chieftains head radiator filler cap first appeared on the Arab III in 1946. But I have seen photos of Arab IIs with the same filler cap, anyone any information please. I would also like to know why a Chieftains head what connection was there between a Red Indian…
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Concessionary Fares Scheme
Does anyone working in the bus industry know how the Senior Citizen’s Concessionary Fares Scheme is funded?Having recently become eligible for one, I am puzzled about the different procedures of different bus companies. Some issue tickets all the time regardless of distance, others ask for the destination before they issue the ticket, and some never…