Tag: Duple
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Eastern Belle (London) – AEC Regal III – NXL 847
Copyright Ken Jones Eastern Belle Motor Coaches (London)1953AEC Regal III 6821ADuple C39F I am a contributor to Focus Transport main site, their blogsite and other sites, I hired a 1950’s AEC half canopy as part of my 60th birthday celebrations to take invited guests for lunch in a 1928 Pullman Carriage at the Spotgate Inn…
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Grey Cars – AEC Regal III – LTA 629 – TCR 629
Devon General Omnibus & Touring Co Ltd – Grey Cars1950AEC Regal III 9621ADuple C32F Pictured on the A23 during an HCVC London – Brighton run in the 1970s is LTA 629, an AEC Regal III 9621A (sliding mesh gearbox) with a Duple C32F body that was delivered to the Devon General Grey Cars fleet in…
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Bickers of Coddenham – AEC Regal 1 – GK 3172
Copyright Victor Brumby Bickers of Coddenham1931AEC Regal IDuple C32F Here is a pair of poor photos taken in Great Yarmouth in August 1958. As a London Transport spotter predominantly, I was excited to note the registration GK 3172 on a cream and green AEC coach under the Bickers title – it had to be an…
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Vegas, Super Vegas, and Vega Lookalikes – Part Two
Duple Bodywork on Bedford SB chassis 1950-1962 FS56 VEGA/SUPER VEGA The FS46 Vega had retained most of the styling of the original FS32 range albeit with slightly revised corner glazing at the front end. In October 1953 Duple did a more thorough re-design and came up with the FS56. The “Big Bedford” radiator cowling disappeared…
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Vegas, Super Vegas, and Vega Lookalikes – Part One
Duple Bodywork on Bedford SB chassis 1950-1962 The work of the PSV Circle in maintaining fleet records for operators throughout the UK (and beyond) has been little less than magnificent, and most authors (myself included) owe the organisation a tremendous debt. However, being English, that doesn’t prevent me from having one small gripe amid the…
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Hants & Dorset – Bristol RE – MRU 126F – 918
Hants & Dorset Motor Services1968Bristol RELH6GDuple Commander III C48F This photo taken in the early seventies at Bournemouth Square bus station shows Hants & Dorset No 918 one of a batch of five similar coaches delivered in June 1968 No’s 916-920 registrations MRU 124-128F these being Bristol RELH6Gs fitted with Duple Commander III bodies those…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol RE – KDL 885F – 301
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1968Bristol RESH6GDuple Northern C45F KDL 885F is a Bristol RESH6G with Duple Northern C45F body. Fleet number 301 in the Southern Vectis fleet, she is seen at the King Alfred Running Day in Winchester on 1 January 2010. Please note that the 2015 event has moved away from New Year’s Day and…