Tag: Bristol Lodekka
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Bristol Lodekka and the Cave Brown Cave System
Being brought up in the Manchester area, the Lodekka was something I only encountered on trips with my Dad, on holiday and later, when travelling on business.Something that never occurred to me before is that whilst many of the type used the Cave Brown Cave system of cooling/heat exchanging, others didn’t – sometimes fleets had…
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Southern Vectis KDL 413
I am hoping to acquire KDL 413, which we have found abandoned in a yard in Denver after 15 years. We hope to re-engine her and get her running and restored into Southern Vectis livery again. Pictures can be seen at this link. Mike Pannell 07/02/13 – 14:19 Brilliant, Mike, and good luck. Have watched…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka LD6B – WHN 703 – L3
United Automobile Services1955Bristol LD6BECW H33/25R Not many of these deep radiator versions made shame really I quite liked them. This photo was taken at Scarborough on the round about by the railway station. A full list including Bristol and United codes can be seen here. The original deep radiator versions of the Lodekka were indeed…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka FLF6B – 153 SHN – L153
United Automobile Services1964Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F I am not sure if the Lodekka actually had a version number i.e. I, II, III as the Regent III, V for example if any body knows please let me know. I did like these front entrance Lodekkas, the three things I remember most is the low step to…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka LD6B – 113 BHN – L13
United Automobile Services1956Bristol Lodekka LD6BECW H33/27RD Quite a few lists have United fleet numbers starting with a “B” which I presume denotes Bristol. But as one can plainly see in this photo there is no “B” just L13 does anybody know if United changed there fleet numbering system after 1966. This shot was taken July…
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Notts and Derby – Bristol Lodekka FLF6G – BRB 493B – 634
Notts and Derby1964Bristol Lodekka FLF6GECW H38/32F Yet another photo where I can not remember where I was when I took it same as the previous W Gash photo I presume, any clues anybody?I do have quite a few photos of Nottingham City Transport yet to come so probably a club trip down that way.…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka FS6B- 5108 HN – L108
United Automobile Services1962Bristol Lodekka FS6BECW H33/27R This photo was taken in the middle of July 1966 and is the Scarborough North Bay “Corner Cafe” terminus of several routes. This photo apart from being a nearly decent shot of a “Short Lodekka” is a flash back to when an English seaside resort had every thing going…
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Mansfield District – Bristol Lodekka LD6G – RAL 974 – 500
Copyright Ian Wild Mansfield District Traction Company Limited1954Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW H33/25R I always liked the Bristol Lodekka with the original long grille-thought it gave the bus a more purposeful appearance. A chance visit to Mansfield in August 1968 found this example which appeared to be in excellent condition for its age. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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Southern National – Bristol Lodekka – AUO 523B – 2053
Copyright Roger Cox Southern National1964Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F Stephen Ford asked, “Was Westward Ho! (Southern National) the only one that included an exclamation mark?” I don’t know the answer to that, but here is a picture of a Bristol Lodekka displaying that very destination. The bus is an FLF6B with ECW H38/32F body delivered to…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol Lodekka – GRU 978D – 1547
Copyright Pete Davies Hants & Dorset Motor Services 1966Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F In case readers were thinking the bulk of my photographs are of operators in the Midlands and North of England, here is something to balance matters. GRU978D was a Bristol FLF6B in the Hants & Dorset fleet. She is seen on the sunny morning…