Tag: Bristol Lodekka
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Crosville – Bristol Lodekka – 4227 FM – DFG 157
Crosville Motor Services1964Bristol Lodekka FS6GECW H33/27RD Here is a Bristol Lodekka FS6G with rear entrance ECW body and dates from 1964. Crosville bought both long and short F series Lodekkas. DFG157 is one of the short ones. It was withdrawn by Crosville in 1977 and is now preservedPhotographed 8/5/2011 whilst in service at The Wedgwood…
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United Welsh – Bristol Lodekka – SWN 159 – 323
United Welsh Services1959Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW H33/27RD – O33/27R (1991) This vehicle was built for United Welsh in 1959 with ECW body, and it worked on routes in Gower. In 1969 when United Welsh merged with South Wales Transport it became 916, and in 1974 it was converted to a tree lopping vehicle. In 1991 it…
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Central SMT – Bristol Lodekka – FGM 297D – BL297
Central SMT1966Bristol Lodekka FLF6GECW H44/32F This photo taken in Glasgow in the late sixties is not very good quality but the subject is quite unusual inasmuch as it was one of a batch of forty bought by Central SMT built to a length of 31ft 6in with a seating capacity of 76 arranged as H44/32F…
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United Automobile – Bristol Lodekka – DHN 379C – L179
United Automobile Services1965Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F The last time I posted one of my own photographs on site was the 14th of November 2010 which is three and a half years ago, now that was a very good run I think, thank you to all the contributors for keeping the site going. So as it…
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Mansfield District – Bristol Lodekka – 248 MNN – 552
Mansfield District Traction Company Limited1963Bristol Lodekka FLF6BECW H38/32F A smart looking Lodekka pictured in Mansfield in August 1968. Detail differences from the THC “norm” where the livery with its larger area of cream and the destination layout. The Bristol BVW engine would no doubt ensure a refined journey on this bus. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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Eastern National – Bristol Lodekka – AVX 975G – 2614
Eastern National Omnibus Co Ltd1968Bristol Lodekka FLF6GECW CH37/16F AVX 975G is a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G from the Eastern National fleet and was new in 1968. As can be seen, she has the usual ECW bodywork, but this time it’s in CH37/16F format, so she has “reversed” livery. The Tilling Group’s answer to the Ribble White…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol Lodekka – 7678 LJ – 1478
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1962Bristol Lodekka FS6BECW H60RD 7678 LJ is a Bristol FS6B with ECW H60RD bodywork, new to Hants & Dorset as 1478 in 1962. Under the 1971 renumbering, she became 1137. As we see, she has the offside illuminated advert panel and is in the NBC poppy red livery. She’s at Barton…
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Crosville – Bristol Lodekka – RFM 413 – DLB 668
Crosville Motor Services1954Bristol Lodekka LD6BECW H33/25R This bus is from the first production sanction of Lodekkas and delivered to Crosville in March 1954. It is seen here in August 1963 at the remote terminus of the service from Holyhead to South Stack Lighthouse. I can’t imagine there has been a bus route there for many…
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Bristol Omnibus – Bristol Lodekka – YHT 962 – L8450
Bristol Omnibus1957Bristol Lodekka LDL6GECW H37/33RD Among the 250 LD chassis built in 1957 as the 134th sanction were scattered six chassis to the new legal length on two axles of 30ft. They are generally referred to as type LDL, but I have seen LLD used in some factory documents. Bristol Omnibus L8450 is numerically the…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol Lodekka – SRU 981 – 1368
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1956Bristol Lodekka LD6ECW H33/27R SRU 981 was new to Hants & Dorset in 1956 as their 1368. It is a Bristol LD6 with ECW body H60R seating when new. The Bristol engine was replaced by a Gardner in 1961, making it a Bristol LD6G and doors were fitted in that year.…