Tag: Don McKeown
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Sandsend
Sandsend is a village on the North Yorkshire coast two miles north of Whitby. It lies at the bottom of Lythe Bank, a lengthy gradient of 1 in 4 which takes the main road from the coast to the moors. The village was served by United’s Middlesbrough – Whitby – Scarborough service, originally service 65,…
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Vaggs Motors of Knockin Heath
The County of Shropshire was traditionally served by Midland Red in the south and Crosville in the north. The area in between was home to a number of interesting independent operators. One of the largest was Vaggs Motors of Knockin Heath. The first photo shows a typical line up at the depot. Seen in 1972…