Tag: East Yorkshire
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Ex East Yorkshire Renowns
I would love to know what happened to the Renowns transferred from EYMS to Tynemouth. I guess it’s too much to hope that there’s one or two waiting to be discovered! Andy Ottaway 29/01/14 – 13:21 Six East Yorkshire Renown’s were transferred to Tynemouth and District, GAT 817/22D; they were repainted in the T&D livery…
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Why I Became a Bus Enthusiast or “Buses Galore on Route 54” Part 2
Not read Part 1 Click here As we got nearer to the city centre, at Wellington Bridge, we joined Tong Road. Here we saw further Leeds buses, mainly on the former tram routes from Whingate and New Inn, using a mix of Roe or Weymann-bodied AECs and Leylands, as well as routes 42 and 66…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Titan PD2 – NRH 219 – 608
Copyright John Stringer East Yorkshire Motor Services1953Leyland PD2/12Roe HBB56R Westwood Bus Station, Scarborough, photographed whilst on a family holiday in 1966.In the foreground 1953 Roe-bodied Leyland PD2/12 608 (NRH 219) is loading passengers for Bridlington, whilst behind lurks 1963 front-entrance Bridgemaster 749 (3749 RH). Opposite, laying over before snarling its way to Driffield, is 1960…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Titan PD1 – JAT 455 – 487
Copyright both shots Bob Gell East Yorkshire Motor Services1949Leyland PD1Roe H?RSeen on 25 June 1958 at the North Landing terminus of route 31 from Bridlington are these classic members of the East Yorkshire fleet. At that time, I remember them as regular performers both on the North Landing service and the then separate service to the…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Tiger – RH 206 – 158
Copyright Bob Gell East Yorkshire Motor Services1930Leyland Tiger TS2/6Ransomes C26R I received these shots the other day from Bob Gell with the following comment “I visited the Coach and Bus Show at the NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday, and found this amongst the new vehicles.It has been restored by Bluebird Vehicles, based in Scarborough, and is…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Tiger Cub – 6692/3 KH – 692/3
East Yorkshire Motor Services1960Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Harrington C35F This is the pretty village of Thornton le Dale in North Yorkshire on 11th June 1968. A pair of East Yorkshire Tiger Cubs are parked up amongst the cars awaiting the return of their tour passengers. Elegant, attractive coaches enhanced by the livery and the classy gothic…