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  • Rotherham Corporation – Crossley DD42/8 – HET 509 – 209

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    Copyright John Stringer Rotherham Corporation1952Crossley DD42/8Crossley H30/26R Lined up at Rotherham Corporation’s rather gloomy depot in 1968 are 211, 212 and 209 – 1952 Crossley DD42/8’s with Crossley bodywork to their later four-bay design. The HET-registered batch were the very last ‘proper’ Crossleys ever built. They must have been near to withdrawal, if not already…

  • J Wood & Sons – Crossley DD42 – EVD 406 – 20

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    Copyright Pete Davies J Wood & Sons (Mirfield) 1949Crossley DD42/7Roe H56R Here is a view of J Wood & Sons of Mirfield preserved Crossley DD42/7 bought in 1953 from Baxter’s of Airdrie where it was delivered new in 1949. She sports a Roe H56R body from either 1954 or 55 there seems to be conflicting information…

  • Sheffield Corporation – Crossley – JWJ 737 – 237 & KWA 776 – 576

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    Sheffield Corporation1947Crossley SD42 & DD42Crossley B32R & H56R Following the end of the war, Sheffield Corporation A fleet took a small number of Crossleys (28 in all) over three years. First to arrive were six single-deckers 237-242 (JWJ 737 – 742) in 1947. In the same year eight double-deck vehicles were added, they were 573…

  • Rotherham Corporation – Crossley DD42/7 – EET 891 – 191

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    Rotherham Corporation1949Crossley DD42/7Crossley H30/26R A dull overcast day in Rotherham in summer 1962, and the crew of corporation Crossley 191 appear to be abandoning their charge outside the Angel Hotel in Bridgegate and heading for the busman’s canteen at the back of the Municipal Offices in search of some hot tea. This initial batch of…

  • Northampton Corporation – Crossley – VV 9146 – 146

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    Northampton Corporation1946Crossley DD42/3Roe H31/25R Although Northampton were well known for their liking of the Daimler/Roe combination, in the 1930s they had purchased several batches of Crossleys, so perhaps it is not surprising that they purchased a batch of ten DD42/3 chassis with Roe bodies in 1946.One of them, fleet number 146, VV 9146, has survived…

  • Glasgow Corporation – BUT 9613T – FYS 861 – TB100

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    Glasgow Corporation1958BUT 9613TCrossley H37/34R Taken in the summer of 1966 less than a year before the closure of the Glasgow trolleybus system in May 1967 this photo shows TB100 registration FYS 861 which was a BUT 9613T fitted with a Crossley H37/34R body. The shot was taken in George Square in the city centre, although…