Tag: Bedford
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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…
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East Ham Borough Council – Bedford OB – EHV 65
East Ham Borough Council1951Bedford OBDuple B29F Here is a view of EHV 65. This Bedford OB was new in 1951 to the Education Department of East Ham Borough Council. She has Duple B29F and is seen here in Hants & Sussex livery during the King Alfred Running Day in Winchester on 1 January 1996. So…
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Priory Coaches – Bedford OB – ?? – 47
Priory Coaches of North Shields194?Bedford OBDuple C27F My thanks to the management of Priory Coaches North Shields, for allowing me to use this photo.An impressive line up of Duple bodied Bedford OB’s from the late 40’s (exact year unknown) In the background is Tynemouth Castle, which overlooks the mouth of the river Tyne. To the…
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Mid-Wales Motorways – Bedford OB – BEP 882
Mid-Wales Motorways1951Bedford OBDuple B29F BEP 882 is a Bedford OB from the Mid-Wales Motorways fleet. She is seen at Dunsfold, on one of the occasions the “Wisley” rally wasn’t held at Wisley, on 10 April, 2011. She has a Duple B29F body and dates from 1951. Photograph and Copy contributed by Pete Davies
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United Oxford Hospitals – Bedford OB – NWL 804
Copyright Unknown United Oxford Hospitals1948Bedford OBMulliner B31F Bedford OB NWL 804 chassis 91874, with Mulliner B31F body number T324 was new in November 1948 to United Oxford Hospitals and is thought to have been attached to Churchill Hospital at Headington. In this view, it appears to have bars at some windows in the same fashion…
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Tanner’s Services – Bedford OB – HOT 339
Tanner’s Services (Banbury)1950Bedford OBDuple C27F Here is another example of the Bedford OB with Duple C27F bodywork. Seen here in the livery of Tanner’s Services of Banbury, she was new in 1950 to the fleet of Grace, Alresford – the town at the ‘country’ end of the Mid Hants line. She’s seen here in the…