Tag: Bradford Corporation
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Two Bradford Questions
I have found reading through your website very interesting even though I am in no way technically minded. Between 1943 and 1961 I lived in both Bradford and Stanningley, so over the years I travelled on many trams, trolleys and buses including Bradford Corporation, West Riding and occasionally Ledgard. The thing I most remember about…
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Some Bradford Trolleybuses
On Sunday 26 March 1972, the last operational trolleybus system in Britain, that of Bradford City Transport, came to an end after 60 years of public service. Here are some pictures (sadly not a comprehensive record) that I took on a visit in April 1970. DKY 709, No. 709 Karrier W of 1945, originally fitted…
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Rebodying in Bradford
We are all well aware that Bradford followed a “Sow’s Ear to Silk Purse” policy by rebodying trolleybuses, but a lesser known fact is that they also rebodied some motorbuses during WW2. “Not a lot of people know that”, to quote a well known “Cockney” film star. Like the “Regen” trolleybuses, BCPT (Bradford Corporation Passenger…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Titan – LAK 307G – 307
Bradford Corporation1969Leyland PD3A/12Alexander H41/29F After its five year AEC Regent V phase (a subject that has generated polarised opinions and been discussed in depth and at length on OBP) Bradford Corporation seemed to cast all thoughts of standardisation to the winds by embarking upon a spending policy that encompassed front and rear engined vehicle types…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – EKY 569 – 34
Copyright Ian Wild Bradford Corporation1950Leyland Titan PD2/3Leyland H33/27R This Driver Training bus is seen shining in the sunshine outside Thornbury Depot at an open day in September 1973 a few months prior to the formation of West Yorkshire PTE. It appears to be in splendid condition for its age. Records show its withdrawal from normal…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Panther – NAK 512H – 512
Bradford Corporation Transport1969Leyland Panther PSUR1A/1Marshall B45D For 1969, Bradford Corporation ordered ten chassis of the rear horizontal engine variety, its first new single deckers since a couple of AEC Reliances in 1958. The ten new chassis were split between AEC’s Swift and Leyland’s Panther, but, since the chassis design of the two types was virtually…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Badger – KW 7604
Bradford Corporation1930Leyland Badger TA4Plaxton B20F The Leyland Badger was a haulage model introduced in 1920, but progressively developed for heavier weights up to the outbreak of WW2. This little bus, a TA4 4 tonner (denoting payload), was purchased by Bradford for its Welfare Department in 1930, when the city motorbus fleet then consisted of AEC…
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Bradford Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – EAK 232D – 232
Copyright Brendan Smith Bradford Corporation1966Daimler CVG6LX/30East Lancashire (Neepsend) H40/30F Captured here waiting on Park Road, Bingley is Bradford CT 232, one of a batch of fifteen Daimler CVG6LX/30s supplied to the undertaking in the latter part of 1966. It is seen still wearing BCT’s attractive blue and cream livery, but has had its classic Bradford…
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Bradford Corporation – AEC Regent V – UKY 123 – 123
Bradford Corporation Transport 1961AEC Regent VMCW H39/31F After my lengthy piece re the Routemaster yesterday I will keep the information on today’s bus to the point. It is a straight forward AEC Regent V with an AEC 9.6 litre engine, monocontrol four speed direct selection gearbox and air brakes, nothing controversial there unless you can come…
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Bradford Corporation – AEC Regent V – 2168 KW – 168
Bradford Corporation Transport1963AEC Regent V 2D3RAMCW H40/30F I have a personal “adoration” for these BCT Mark V Regents – a liking in which I appear to be virtually alone !! The “Mononcontrol” vehicles were in the minority, the first twenty only, the remainder of the large fleet being of three pedal four speed synchromesh specification.…