Tag: Beadle
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East Kent – AEC Reliance – MJG 42
East Kent Road Car Co Ltd1957AEC Reliance MU3RVBeadle C32C It’s a fine warm day on 12th July 1969 as this East Kent coach stands outside Lichfield cathedral on a private hire (assumed as it is unlikely at 12 years old to be on an extended tour). The entrance door and forward emergency exit are both…
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Wakefields Motors – AEC Regal – FT 7278 – 178
Wakefields Motors1952AEC Regal 1Beadle FC35F These Beadle bodies were popular with many BET group companies, most were built on refurbished pre war chassis, usually AEC or Leyland, and that was certainly the case with ten of Northern General Transport. However, from as early as 1923, NGT had a number of vehicles built on their own…
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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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Western National – Bristol L – DOD 518 – 333
Western National Omnibus Co Ltd1940Bristol L5GBeadle B36R This vehicle has appeared on this site before but I thought a rear view of it may be of interest. DOD 518 is a Bristol L5G dating from 1940, but she was rebodied in 1950, receiving the Beadle B36R unit (with door) that we see here. The first…
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Wilts & Dorset – Bristol L – FAM 2 – 285
Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1948Bristol L6BBeadle C32R FAM 2 is a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body (with door) and it dates from 1949. We see it passing Beaulieu on 20 August 1978, while taking part in a vintage vehicle run through the New Forest. It included cars and fire appliances. It was owned at…
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Pontypridd UDC – Bristol E – HY 2391 – 9
Copyright Brizzle Born and Bred Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Pontypridd Urban District Council1931Bristol EBeadle H60R Some time ago, I posted an item about a Portsmouth Corporation trolleybus, one a several which were lent to Pontypridd during the war. Hull did so, too.Pontypridd UDC had a…
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West Yorkshire – Morris Commercial – HYG 972 – 618
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Yorkshire Road Car Company1949Morris CommercialBeadle B35R 618 was one of a pair (with 619) of Morris Commercial/Beadle buses bought by West Yorkshire in 1949. They were equipped with new Morris Commercial running units and a Morris-built Saurer 6 cylinder diesel…