Tag: Duple
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Prince of Wales Tours – Dennis Dart – TJ 836
Prince of Wales Tours1933Dennis DartDuple C20R So far as I am aware, Entwhistle & Sons of Morecambe, trading as Prince of Wales tours, only ever had two vehicles. I offered a view of ETC 760B a while ago. Here are two views of their first, a 1933 Dennis Dart with Duple C20R body, with door.…
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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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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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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.…
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Wesleys of Stoke Goldington – Daimler CWA6 – ASD 834
Copyright Victor Brumby Wesleys of Stoke Goldington1945Daimler CWA6Duple L27/26RD As Daimlers have such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable following here, I proffer this 14/6/1958 shot of from left to right VV 8931, ACK 781, and ASD 834 at a day-trip to Wicksteeds Park, Kettering, standing by for their return trip. ACK 781 & ASD 834 were…
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Nottingham City Transport – Daimler CWA6 – DKY 496 – 47
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Nottingham City transport1945Daimler CWA6Duple UL27/28R Some months ago, June 2011 to be precise, there was a question on the Q&As page from Stephen Ford about the ex Bradford lowbridge utilities acquired by Nottingham Corporation Transport for the then new Clifton Estate…
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Northampton Corporation – Daimler CWD6 – VV 8934 – 129
Copyright Ken Jones Northampton Corporation1945Daimler CWD6Duple H30/26R VV 8934 is a Daimler CWD6 with Duple Utility body and is seen in service during Coventry City Transport centenary event in May this year (2012). The vehicle was new to Northampton Transport in 1945 as fleet number 129. Restoration was completed in 2011 and I think this…
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Coventry Corporation – Daimler CWA6 – EKV 966 – 366
Copyright Ken Jones Coventry Corporation Transport1944Daimler CWA6Duple H30/26R – Roe Pullman H31/25R (1951) EKV 966 is a Daimler CWA6 dating from 1944. It entered service with Coventry Corporation Transport in 1945 with a Duple Utility body. It was rebuilt with new Roe Pullman body in 1951. It has been in store for many years and…