Tag: East Yorkshire
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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…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Panther – GAT 801D – 801
East Yorkshire Motor Services1966Leyland Panther PSUR1/2RMarshall B49F A pair of Panthers owned by East Yorkshire with Marshall bodywork. If you click on Daimler or Halifax Corporation in the side navigation and scroll down to the Daimler Roadliner you can see the similarity of the Marshall bodywork somehow the Daimler has one more seat. The Panther…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Panther – JRH 323E – 823
East Yorkshire1967Leyland Panther PSUR1/2RWeymann Topaz II The Panther and Panther Cub were Leyland Motors’ rear underfloor-engined offerings during the mid- to late-1960’s. By this time AEC had been taken over and its Swift model shared the same chassis as the Panther, each using their own engines (O600/O680 and AH505/691 respectively), the Panther having a front…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Lion – WF 1170 – 97
East Yorkshire Motor Services1928Leyland Lion PLSC3Leyland B32R Photograph shows an all-Leyland Lion PLSC3 which was new to East Yorkshire Motor Services as its fleet number 97 in 1928. It is seen here in a later life as a Mobile Canteen for Sheffield Transport Department crews. The Sheffield coat of arms can be seen on the…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Leopard – 9769 RH – 769
East Yorkshire Motor Services 1964Leyland Leopard PSU3/1RWillowbrook DP47F This East Yorkshire Leyland Leopard is on route to Bradford either from or via Birmingham I am sure that it was taken at Doncaster or maybe Rotherham it was 40 odd years ago, if you know let me know. This dual purpose or as my East Yorkshire fleet…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland A13 – BT 8777 – 54
East Yorkshire Motor Services1923Leyland A13Leyland B26 As photography is my hobby I have been busy restoring the old family photographs and I came across the above shot of my father and the bus he drove, he is the tallest person in the photo, I hope the photo maybe of interest to you. During the First…