Tag: Albion
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What Can You Tell Me?
This is a photo of my father William Taylor (the conductor). He was born 1912 and worked for a while in Blucher Pit, Walbottle before this job, so I suspect this is about 1930?Any further details of this coach registration TY 5951 and this firm Robert Emmerson Co Ltd would be gratefully received. I believe…
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Albion Demonstrator
In the early 60’s I briefly worked for a Coach/Bus Sales Company. I was given an Demo Albion (rear engined) service bus with Strachan body and tasked with trying to sell it to operators in, and around, the Welsh Valleys – with little success I might add! Any clues or info would be appreciated from…
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1930s London-South Wales Coach
Can anyone identify this coach? PSV Circle photo archive have it as Red & White fleet 121 with no other details. I have identified the location as outside Strachans factory where many of their new vehicles were photographed so presumably it has Strachans bodywork. Does it look like a Gilford? I have been unable to…
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Enjoyable Weekend
I’ve just had a very enjoyable weekend: Saturday, North West Museum of Road Transport at St Helens; Sunday, Dewsbury Running Day. I wish I could have squeezed in Aldwarke too, but that’s for another time DV. This magnificent Albion was running between the Museum at Ravensthorpe and Dewsbury bus station. I first saw it in…
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Wanted an AEC, but ended up with an Albion
From 1933-4 until 1949-50 Reading Corporation ran a batch of eight Park Royal 6-bay L26/25R AEC Regents, some petrol (mostly later coverted to 7.7 oiler) and some with 8.8 oil engine. The lowbridge bodies were most unusual in having straight staircases, of which you can see a skeletal view on p71 of Alan Townsin’s 1979…
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A Rare find
In July 2002 I spent some time working in Scotland and travelled home by many routes. One such journey was on a B road in Central Scotland and I saw a derelict coach parked in an orchard. I could not see sufficient detail to identify the coach so I made a note to bring my…
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King Alfred – Albion Victor – AAA 756 – Victor 6
King Alfred Motor Services1935Albion Victor PK114Abbott C20C AAA 756 is an Albion Victor PK114 and it dates from 1935, when it was delivered to the King Alfred fleet. It has an Abbott C20C body and is seen outside Winchester Guildhall on 25 April 1993, the running day having been moved to April to mark the…
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Carmel Coaches – Albion Victor – LOD 495
Carmel Coaches1950Albion VictorDuple C??F As there appears to be no picture of this lovely coach on OBP , I am attaching one. It has been in preservation for many years with Carmel Coaches of Northlew in Devon and can still be seen at local events in the West Country. It was for a while used…
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Cheltenham District – Albion Venturer CX19 – HDG 448 – 72
Cheltenham District1949Albion Venturer CX19Metro Cammell H56R Cheltenham District was never quite the public transport company it seemed. Always privately owned until the late ’40’s, it always appeared to be a municipal operation, compounded by the town crest its vehicles always bore on the sides.In tramway days, a sprinkling of Guy BB’s supplemented its tram services,…
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Hanson – Albion Valkyrie CX13 – DCX 886 – 236
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Hanson1947Albion Valkyrie CX13H.V. Burlingham B35F Seen at the end of its days this Albion Valkyrie of the Huddersfield independent “Hanson” what a sad sight. The CX13 bus chassis was first built in 1937 production lasted three years to 1940 and then…