Tag: ECW
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Bristol Omnibus – Bristol K5G – FAE 51 – W85
Bristol Omnibus1939Bristol K5GECW H30/26R I can’t recall seeing the rounded lines of the pre-war ECW highbridge double decker in OBP, so thought you might like to see FAE 51 in July 1961. The vehicle was new (blue livery?) to Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd in 1939 as C3132, survived the war and by this…
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Southern Vectis – Bristol K5G – DDL 50 – 703
Southern Vectis Omnibus Company1940Bristol K5GECW O30/26R In 1937 Southern Vectis took two examples of the Bristol GO5G chassis, and then ordered two examples of the later K5G design. CDL 899, which arrived in July 1939 with fleet number 702, was followed in January 1940 by DDL 50, number 703 which, like its predecessors, had ECW…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol JO5G – BWT 765 – 970
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1937Bristol JO5GECW B32F West Yorkshire Bristol JO5G 970 with Eastern Coach Works (ECW) B32F body built in 1937 is also seen at Bradford Chester Street Bus Station about 1950. It would appear to being used as a temporary crew rest room after a duty on a service from…
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – BWT 806 – Y 345
Copyright Keith A Jenkinson York – West Yorkshire1937Bristol GO5GECW H54R It was John Whitaker’s amusing recollection, (posting of East Yorkshire Leyland PD1), of his agonising journey from York to Leeds on a 1935 York-West Yorkshire GO5G that prompted this submission. It is taken from Keith A Jenkinson’s excellent book ‘York City Buses’, (my grateful thanks…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – 301 GHN – UC1
United Automobile Services1958Bristol LS6BECW C34F Photo taking out side Scarborough railway station this is where United started there coach tours from I always liked the mystery tours. There was 1409 Bristol LS (light Saloon) built between 1953 – 58. United must of liked them, as they were by far the biggest buyer having 328 of…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – UHN 347 – UT11
United Automobile Services1954Bristol LS6BECW C39F Another LS6B coach belonging to United this coach instead of having roof windows had glass panels depicting the service that it ran. The first panel says “Tyne Tees” the second panel starts with a “T” is 6 or 7 letters long it could be “Thames” and the third panel I…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS5G – VHN 898 – U98
United Automobile Services 1955Bristol LS5GECW B45F Photographed at the Corner Cafe Scarborough is a bus version of the Bristol LS5G owned by United Automobile, there has been two coach versions on this site before click the Bristol LS link below to view them. United had large numbers of one man operated single deck vehicles as it…
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United Automobile – Bristol K6B – NHN 906 – H6
United Automobile Services1950Bristol K6BECW H30/26R Here we have a line up of three United Automobile buses in Scarborough bus station. the one in the centre is as the specification above having a Bristol AVW 8.1 litre six cylinder diesel engine. In 1965 all United double decker buses had the Bristol engine, 20 had been converted…
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Mansfield District – Bristol LS6G – PNN 774 – 205
Mansfield District Traction Company Limited1954Bristol LS6GECW C39F This shot is a touch on the yellow side but I think it is worth posting as this vehicle had quite a history having had six owners in its lifetime that I have been able to find out about. Thanks to the Bristol SU website for the following…
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Southern National – Bristol LS – OTT 98 – 1299
Southern National Omnibus Company1953Bristol LS6GECW C41F Seen heading along York Place, Harrogate at the end of a Trans-Pennine run is Southern National 1299 (OTT 98), a 1953 Bristol LS6G with ECW C41F coachwork. Resplendent in iconic Royal Blue livery, this coach was part of the last batch to be built with the traditional Royal Blue…