Tag: Daimler CW
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Samuel Ledgards ex London Transport “Sutton Depot” Daimler CWA6s
Here are some happy reminiscences from personal experience on a class of Daimler vehicles which hold a very special place in Samuel Ledgard history. During 1953/4 no less than twenty four London Transport Daimler CWA6s were purchased. Two of these, GYL 291 and HGF 805, are not part of this account and so “may leave…
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Lytham St Annes Corp’n – Daimler CWA6 – FTD 618 – 23
Copyright Roy Cox Lytham St Annes Corporation1943Daimler CWA6Duple H30/26 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 please feel free to make any…
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West Bridgford – Daimler CWA6 – GNN 410 – 25
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Bridgford Urban District Council1945Daimler CWA6Brush H30/26R Here is a fine example of a utility body built just at the end of the war all very square and flat with little if any panel beating due to using unskilled labour to…
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London Transport – Daimler CWA6 – GXE 578 – D 1
Lower deck facing forward Upper deck facing rearward London Transport1944Daimler CWA6Duple L27/26R Daimler CWA6’s D1 to D6 were delivered to Merton Garage in April-May 1944. They had Duple lowbridge bodies which supplemented the austerity STL bodies which had been fitted onto spare STL chassis in 1942/43. There was still a shortage for the 127 route…
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Portsmouth Corporation – Daimler CWA6 – CTP 180 – 179
Copyright D Clark Portsmouth Corporation1944Daimler CWA6Crossley H30/26R (after re-bodying in 1955) The austerity Daimler CWA6 parked behind my earlier posting of Portsmouth Corporation’s Leyland Cheetah provoked some discussion and Chris Barker asked if anyone had a photo of one after re-bodying. Here is a nice one, shiny, shorn of adverts and looking fairly clean, despite…
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London Transport – Daimler CWA6 – GXV 785 – D 54
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. London Transport1945Daimler CWA6Brush H5?R An Austin 12/4 Low Loader taxi fronts this Regent Street evocative scene. Many of these were commandeered by the London Fire Brigade to haul portable pumps during the Blitz, a task for which they were greatly under-powered!The…
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Samuel Ledgard – Daimler CWA6 – HGF 948
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Samuel Ledgard1946Daimler CWA6Brush C36C Life for an enthusiast working for Samuel Ledgard was always full of intriguing surprises and developments, some of which are enigmas to this very day and will almost certainly now remain so. The saga of HGF 948…
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Widnes Corporation – Daimler CWA6 – FTF 207 – 59
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Widnes Corporation1945Daimler CWA6Duple UL55R – East Lancs L27/28R 1955 This photo was sent to me by Richard Mercer after he had seen the posting of the London Transport Daimler D1 which also had a Duple body, but as Richard points out…
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Huddersfield Corporation – Daimler CWA6 – CCX 778 – 218
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Huddersfield Corporation1945Daimler CWA6Duple L55R This is obviously a pre delivery photograph of a Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee vehicle, note the combined Huddersfield/LMS Railway crest on the nearside panels. The bus is in full fleet livery so must date from the end…
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Browns Blue Bus – Daimler CWA6 – GYE 64
Copyright Victor Brumby Browns Blue Bus Service1945Daimler CWA6Duple H27/26R In the 14th. edition of London Transport ABC, a photo of D 179 was shown as belonging to Brown’s Blue Bus Service of Ibstock (Leics.) On 10th January 1958, therefore, I went to Leicester with T. Brown and we saw and rode on such a D.…