Tag: Crosville
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Crosville Bus circa 1965
I am trying to find image of typical single floor Crosville that went route Rhydymwyn/Mold around 1965 any ideas please? Gayl 07/08/15 – 17:01 Hi GaylI can’t find any photos taken in Mold, but perhaps this link will give you an idea of the sort of bus operating in your area. This one was taken…
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Crewe Station Forecourt
Crosville fleet number DLB740 registration VFM 605 a 1955 Bristol Lodekka LD6B with ECW H60R body Crosville fleet number DLB771 registration XFM 182 a 1955 Bristol Lodekka LD6B with ECW H60R body Here is a couple photos of Crosville Lodekka’s at the remodelled Crewe station forecourt modernised as part of the West Coast modernisation of…
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Crosville – Leyland Titan TD7 – GCD 688
Copyright Roy Cox Crosville 1941 Leyland Titan TD7 Body unknown see text in -Gallery’ This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled "The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom" click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments. The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but…
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Crosville – AEC Renown – VDB 964 – DAA501
Crosville Motor Services1963AEC Renown 3B3RAPark Royal H43/32F Despite acquiring a good number of AEC Reliance single deckers during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, North Western Road Car Co. had opted for the Dennis Loline for its double deck purchases during that period. It then perhaps came as a surprise when in late 1963 they…
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Crosville – Bristol SC4LK – 803 FFM – CSG 623
Copyright Ian Wild Crossville1958Bristol SC4LKECW DP33F Here we have Crosville CSG623 seen outside the small depot in Llanwrst, Conwy, Wales in September 1967. This is one of 24 Bristol SC4LK with Eastern Coachworks DP33F body supplied to Crosville but by the time of this photo it had acquired bus livery and was ending its days…
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Crosville – Bristol SC – 782 EFM – SC 12
Crosville Motor Services1957Bristol SC4LKECW B35F Crosville was one of the main users of the Bristol SC4LK model, with a total of seventy nine examples, of which fifty five were buses and twenty four were coaches, although the latter were soon downgraded to bus status, without being greatly modified. The first batch were new in 1957,…
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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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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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Crosville – Bristol LL6B – NFM 46 – SLB 290
Copyright David Humphrey Crosville Motor Services1952Bristol LL6BECW B39RD Here is a photo of SLB 290, Crosville’s last half-cab single decker. It is a 1952 Bristol LL6B with B39RD bodywork. It is pictured at central works, Chester in the summer of 1970 shortly after its withdrawal from service.It was latterly allocated to Chester depot, spending its…
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Crosville – Bristol LWL – LFM 810 – KW 229
Crosville Motor Services1951Bristol LWL6BECW B39R Quite a number of Crosville’s L-types have survived in preservation, and this year two of them have changed ownership after many years in the same homes. This example is KW 229, later numbered SLB 229, registration LFM 810. This superb vehicle was owned by the late John Prince for forty…