Tag: East Midland
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East Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – XRR 540 – R40
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Midland Motor Services 1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Willowbrook DP41F Not an operator I know very much about but on researching this particular vehicle it would appear that it started its life with a fleet number of C40. I have come across a…
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East Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – R 324 – ORR 324
East Midland Motor Services1954Leyland Tiger CubSaunders-Roe B44F This batch was a favourite of mine. The Saro body looked so much better than many contemporary offerings. These were sometimes to be found on East Midland route 99 Chesterfield to Sheffield via Ford and Ridgeway. This picture is in the maroon livery but they looked even better…
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East Midland – Guy Arab – GNN 136/437 – D36/7
Copyright R H G Simpson East Midland Motor Services1945Guy ArabRoe L27/28 At first glance, this pair are identical, but not so. See the differing sizes, and positioning, of the headlamps, and also the deeper edge of the canopy on D37 (far Vehicle).These were delivered in 1945, then rebodied by Roe in 1954. I cannot be…
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East Midland – AEC Regent III RT – KGK 750 – D47
East Midland Motor Services1949AEC Regent III RTCravens H56R You can almost smell the workshop in this view!This ex-London Transport Regent RT came to East Midland with the take-over of Wass, Mansfield in April 1958. D47 was gone in 1960 – to A1 Service, Ardrossan. Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson 26/05/13 – 10:31 Nice…
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East Midland – Bristol RE – PNN 516F – O516
East Midland Motor Services1968Bristol RELL6GECW B49F East Midland was an early user of the Bristol RE/ECW combination once they became generally available. This example is seen in Bawtry on 13 July 1968 when it was about three months old.The rich red livery really suits the vehicle whilst the vertically mounted twin headlamps give a touch…