Tag: Bedford OB
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West Yorkshire – Bedford OB – FWX 547 – SP1
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Yorkshire Road Car Company1948Bedford OBBeadle B30F West Yorkshire needed a few small buses for certain routes to replace there pre-war Leyland and Dennis small buses. Bristol who were the main supplier of buses to West Yorkshire as they were…
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Tremains – Bedford OB – LTA 759
Tremains1950Bedford OBDuple C27F Here we have another photograph from the P Heywood collection it first appeared on the “Do you Know” page but thanks to Spencer we have the following information. “This bus was delivered new to Western National in 1950 and was number 1420 in there fleet. When delivered it would of been in…
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Victoria Coaches – Bedford OB – LMN 261
Copyright M Standeven Victoria Coaches (Isle of Man)1949Bedford OBDuple C29F My thanks to Les Ronan for the information regarding this very smart looking Bedford OB with its classic Duple body. Apparently this was the only vehicle owned by Victoria Coaches at the time this shot was taken. Victoria Coaches was owned by W E Kelly…
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Protours (Isle of Man) – Bedford OB – 1949-50 MN
Protours (Isle of Man)1950Bedford OBDuple C29F These two great shots of two OBs were contributed by Michael who’s father is lucky enough to drive them for weddings. They are owned by Protours Douglas IOM who I know very little of but they do private hire so these nice little Bedfords could be kept quite busy.…
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Southdown – Bedford OB – JCD 371 – 71
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Southdown Motor Services1948Bedford OBDuple C27F Another example of the ubiquitous Bedford OB/Duple coach, but bought by an operator who eschewed non-standard, other than for specific purposes. For this purpose, a Leyland/Harrington vehicle would not do!Hayling Island, to the East of Portsea…
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Vics Tours (Isles of Scilly) – Bedford OB
Copyright Richard Leaman Vics Tours (Isles of Scilly)1946Bedford OBSantus ???F As several enthusiasts have said on these pages, the Bedford OB was a very special model and has a place in many a bus spotters heart. I took this picture of an early version operated by Vics Tours of St. Marys Isles of Scilly whilst…
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J Amos & Son – Bedford OB – JAF 832
Copyright Nigel Turner J Amos & Son (Belchamp St. Paul)19??Bedford OBStrachans C27F – C26F (1953) Photos on this site have four main characteristics to be discussed – the location, the operator, the chassis and the body. With this one, I have no problem with three of them but the last is more tricky.Firstly the location,…
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Leather’s Coaches – Bedford OB – GWV 101
Copyright Michael Wadman Leather’s Coaches of Maiden Bradley1951Bedford OBDuple C29F The ubiquitous Bedford OB / Duple Vista of course, but GWV 101 is interesting in that it spent its entire operational life with Leather’s Coaches of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. Leather’s was one of the last surviving traditional village bus operators with origins as horse-drawn hauliers.…
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Booth & Fisher – Bedford OB – MNU 80
Booth & Fisher1948Bedford OBAllsop C29F Boothies ran a wonderful eclectic collection of O type Bedfords built by a range of different firms. MNU 80 is an example of less common Allsop bodywork, and is seen, I think, outside Sheffield’s Midland Station. Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson 30/11/12 – 07:49 MNU is a Derbyshire…
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Jersey Motor Transport – Bedford OB – J 6986 – 57
Jersey Motor Transport1947Bedford OBMulliner B28F J 6986 was new to Jersey Motor Transport in 1947. She is a Bedford OB with Mulliner B28F bodywork and fleet number 57. She’s seen passing Beaulieu while taking part in a vintage vehicle run through the New Forest on 20 August 1978. The registration shown is LTR 336R but…