Tag: Bristol K
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Keighley – West Yorkshire – Bristol K – CWX 671 – KDG26
Keighley – West Yorkshire1950Bristol K5GRoe L27/28R This Roe L27/28R Bristol K5G was delivered to Keighley – West Yorkshire (as K383) in April 1950. Over sixty-one years later KDG26 is seen passing through the impressive arch of the Halifax Piece Hall when taking a very active part in the Heart of the Pennines Event in October…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Bristol K5G – OWT 204 – 154
Yorkshire Woollen District1939Bristol K5GECW H28/28R (1955) Aliens Land In Dewsbury. Yorkshire Woollen District experienced a severe shortage of vehicles during 1969 and consequently was obliged to acquire some most untypical vehicle types which no doubt caused much displeasure to both engineering and road staff. Seen here at Savile Town depot, Dewsbury in 1970 are a…
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Bristol Omnibus – Bristol K5G – FAE 51 – W85
Bristol Omnibus1939Bristol K5GECW H30/26R I can’t recall seeing the rounded lines of the pre-war ECW highbridge double decker in OBP, so thought you might like to see FAE 51 in July 1961. The vehicle was new (blue livery?) to Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd in 1939 as C3132, survived the war and by this…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol K5G – DDL 50 – 703
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1940Bristol K5GECW O30/26R In 1937 Southern Vectis took two examples of the Bristol GO5G chassis, and then ordered two examples of the later K5G design. CDL 899, which arrived in July 1939 with fleet number 702, was followed in January 1940 by DDL 50, number 703 which, like its predecessors, had ECW…
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United Automobile – Bristol K6B – NHN 906 – H6
United Automobile Services1950Bristol K6BECW H30/26R Here we have a line up of three United Automobile buses in Scarborough bus station. the one in the centre is as the specification above having a Bristol AVW 8.1 litre six cylinder diesel engine. In 1965 all United double decker buses had the Bristol engine, 20 had been converted…