Old bus photos

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  • East Yorkshire – AEC Renown – GAT 815D – 815

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    Copyright Ian Wild East Yorkshire Motor Services1966AEC Renown 3B3RPark Royal H38/30F This was taken at Flamborough on 12 June 1968 in glorious sunshine and about to head off on a Bridlington cross town service. The top deck has the characteristic East Yorkshire inward taper to allow safe passage through the North Bar at Beverley and…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 43 – 643

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    East Yorkshire Motor Services1956AEC Regent VWillowbrook HBB56R Notice the roof this shape was unique to East Yorkshire for one reason the Beverly North Bar. This is the sole survivor of the gateways into the town of Beverly the shape of the arch comes to a point requiring the roof of the bus to do the…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – WAT 651 – 651

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    East Yorkshire Motor Services1957AEC Regent VRoe HBB66R Photographed at Scarborough bus station this Beverly Bar styled Regent V with normal V radiator is on route to Bridlington via the Butlins Holiday camp at Filey.I have now found my old fleet lists above information comes from one dated 20th February 1964 the only other snippet of…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 34 – 634

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    Photo by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Yorkshire Motor Services1956AEC Regent VWillowbrook HBB56R This is another highbridge Beverly Bar Regent V of East Yorkshire Motor Services this time a view of the near side, but what is very interesting is the single decker behind. You did…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 47 – 649

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    Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Yorkshire Motor Services1957AEC Regent VWillowbrook L31/28RD Now we have two Regent Vs from a batch of 19 delivered to East Yorkshire in 1956/7 they were fleet numbered 634 – 652.634 to 648 were 27ft in length had AEC 7.68 litre…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 9719 AT – 719

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    East Yorkshire Motor Services1962AEC BridgemasterPark Royal LD72F Photo taken Hull bus station July 1965 or 6. The code LD denotes that it is a lowbridge vehicle but with a highbridge type seating layout. A full list of Bridgemaster codes can be seen here. East Yorkshire bought a large batch of both Bridgemasters and Renowns between…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 4703 AT – 703

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    East Yorkshire Motor Services1961AEC BridgemasterPark Royal H45/28RD I don’t think there were many rear entrance Bridgemasters built – you did not see many 30ft rear entrance buses they were usually 27ft 6in. Note the luggage rack just inside the door there would also be space under the stairs this was probably for tourists suit cases…

  • East Yorkshire – AEC Bridgemaster – 4700 AT – 700

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    Copyright Ian Wild. East Yorkshire Motor Services1961AEC Bridgemaster B3RA Park Royal H45/28RD One of East Yorkshire’s rear entrance AEC Bridgemasters. Just shows the Bridgemaster could look good given the right sort of livery, the Beverley Bar inward profile of the upper deck also helps. Photograph taken at Goole on 22nd February 1968. Photograph and Copy contributed…