Tag: Commer
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Southdown – Commer Avenger – XUF 55 – 55
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1960Commer Avenger IVHarrington C35F Southdown, ever primarily a Leyland operator (though Guy got a look in from time to time) also had a modest requirement for lighter chassis. Despite having operated the OB model successfully, Southdown then eschewed the Bedford SB when it looked for a lightweight coach chassis in the late…
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Kirkby and Sons – Commer Avenger – KWR 931
Kirkby and Sons1951Commer AvengerPlaxton C33F Kirkby and Sons of Harthill bought three Commer Avengers new in 1950, two Plaxton-bodied examples and one Churchill example. They were swiftly followed by this, another Plaxton thirty-three seater in February 1951. Churchill would build another – A Mark II – in 1953 and Duple were chosen for a Mark…
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Meffan of Kirriemuir – Commer Q4 – GSR 244
Meffan of Kirriemuir1943Commer Q4Scottish Aviation C29F On Sunday 25th August 2014, I went to the Seaburn classic and vintage vehicle rally. They had vehicles of all shapes and sizes, with most of the buses having been seen previously on this site. However, this is one I have never seen before. GSR 244 a Commer Q4,…
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Boddys Coaches – AEC Reliance – VBT 893
Copyright Bob Gell Boddy’s Coaches (Bridlington)1958AEC Reliance MU3RVYeates C41F This photograph was taken on 26 June 1958 at North Landing, Flamborough, adjacent to the terminus of the East Yorkshire route from Bridlington.It is one of my very first transport photographs, taken during a family holiday at Flamborough. One attraction would no doubt have been the…