Tag: East Lancs
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Halifax Corporation – Daimler CD650 – CCP 603 – 83
Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1951Daimler CD650East Lancs H30/26R Not the best photo in my collection but it is the only shot I have of one of the 6 big Daimler CD650s that Halifax owned. Halifax were one of the few or should I say very few operators who took delivery of the CD650…
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Darwen Corporation – Crossley Regent V – 434 BTE – 17
Darwen Corporation1957Crossley Regent V D3RVEast Lancs H31/28R Darwen Corporation was well-known for buying buses which weren’t quite what they seemed, and 434 BTE is typical. “Ah! AEC Regent V with East Lancs body!” I hear. Sorry, folks. 434 BTE is in fact badged as a Crossley. This was something associated with the allocation of spaces…
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Southampton Corporation – AEC Swift – TCR 293H – 7
Copyright Pete Davies Southampton Corporation1969AEC 2MP2R SwiftEast Lancs B47D Here are an off side front and a near side rear view of Southampton Corporation TCR 293H fleet number 7. This AEC 2MP2R Swift was built in 1969 with East Lancs B47D bodywork. She is seen in Pound Tree Road between duties. I captured her on…
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West Bridgford – AEC Renown – BRR 241C – 41
West Bridgford Urban District Council 1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H44/31F Not many Urban District Council’s had there own bus concern but West Bridgford which is on the outskirts of Nottingham was one of them. The council started the bus service to connect to the Nottingham tram system which did not get as far as West Bridgford in…
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Leigh Corporation – AEC Renown – PTC 114C – 15
Leigh Corporation1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H41/31F I think but I’m not over sure, but was the Renown to take over from the Bridgemaster does anybody know. This wasn’t the first time the Renown name had been used by AEC in the late 20s early 30s there was a six-wheeled chassis called the Renown. It would appear…
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Reading Corporation – AEC Reliance – CRD 152C – 52
Copyright Pete Davies Reading Corporation1965AEC Reliance 2MU3RANeepsend B34D In my comments on the Royal Tiger coach GWM 981, which John Stringer posted, I noted that there were no views of the vehicles of Reading Corporation in the column on the left. The Gallery section does have some views from Roger Cox, however. Even into the…
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Huddersfield Corporation – AEC Regent V – SCX 194 – 194
Huddersfield Corporation1961AEC Regent VEast Lancs H39/31F The AEC code for this bus was 2D2RA this code started in 1960 and was really the start of the Regent V series 2. This bus is a straight forward Regent V being 30ft long 8ft wide has a AEC AV590 six cylinder 9.6 litre engine with Monocontrol four…
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A Mayne & Sons – AEC Regent V – CXJ 520C
A. Mayne & Sons1965Regent V 2D3RANeepsend H41/32R Another independent bus operator but this time from the other side of the Pennines, A. Mayne & Sons operated in the Manchester area. I must admit I know very little about A. Mayne & Sons but I have two photographs of AEC Regent Vs that are worth posting,…
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Southampton Corporation – AEC Regent V – 369 FCR – 349
Southampton Corporation1963AEC Regent V 2D3RAEast Lancs H37/29R 369 FCR is a Regent V of the 2D3RA variety, with East Lancs H66R bodywork from 1963, in the fleet of Southampton City Transport, fleet number 349. She’s seen in Vincent’s Walk on a sunny lunchtime in January 1976, between duties on the 15 to Swaythling via Bassett…
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Southampton Corporation – AEC Regent V – 373 FCR – 353
Southampton Corporation1963AEC Regent V 2D3RAEast Lancs H37/29R 373 FCR is a Regent V, 2D3RA, from the Southampton City Transport fleet. Unlike some, which had Neepsend bodywork, she is listed as having East Lancs bodywork, of the H66R configuration. She was new in 1963. She’s seen in Winchester, during a King Alfred Running Day on 1…