Tag: East Lancs
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Eastbourne Corporation – AEC Regal III – AHC 411 – 93
Eastbourne Corporation1950AEC Regal III 6821AEast Lancs DP30R Eastbourne Corporation purchased this single Regal III 6821A with East Lancs. DP30R body in 1950 and numbered it 11. Though they also owned a small number of other single deckers it is said that this one was intended to provide a better class of vehicle for private hire…
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Rotherham Corporation – Bristol L5G – CET 561 – 100
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Rotherham Corporation1941Bristol L5GEast Lancs B32C Here’s a nice old one, probable one of the oldest buses in my collection.I obviously didn’t take this picture as the bus was withdrawn in 1957 I did not start taking bus photos till 1965.This bus…
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Rotherham Corporation – Bristol K6B – EET 580 – 180
Copyright Ian Wild Rotherham Corporation1949Bristol K6BEast Lancs H30/26R Rotherham was an enthusiastic Bristol operator until they became no longer available to non Tilling Companies. 180 is one of a batch of four Bristol L6B originally with Bruce B32C bodies delivered in 1949 and all rebodied in 1951 (only two years later) by East Lancs as…
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Brutonian – Bristol RE – STC 928G – 28
Brutonian Bus Company1969Bristol RESL6GEast Lancs B47F Bruton is a settlement on the River Brue. It is in Somerset, between Frome and Yeovil. STC 928G is a Bristol RESL6G, new to Accrington Corporation Transport in 1969. It has East Lancs B47F body and passed to Brutonian in 1982. The fleet number and Accrington livery were so…
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Eastbourne Corporation – 1968 – Daimler Roadliner SRC6 – East Lancs B45D
This is one of the trio of Roadliners operated by Eastbourne Corporation referred to by Diesel Dave in his comment on Roadliner CVC 124C under the Halifax Corporation heading. These were the only Roadliners bodied by East Lancs (although Chesterfield had ten built by closely associated Neepsend Coachworks). The photo was taken on 3rd October…
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Eastbourne Corporation – Daimler Roadliner – DHC 786E – 86
Copyright Roger Cox Eastbourne Corporation1967Daimler Roadliner SRC6East Lancs B45D Here is a shot of the Eastbourne Roadliner, that Diesel Dave referred to under the Halifax Corporation – Daimler Roadliner on the 4th of January heading. Cummins earned such a bad reputation for its V6 engine (and the corresponding V8) that it is a wonder that…