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  • Fodens Alpine Fact Finding Tour 1951

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    A note near the bottom of the Foden Works Foden PVRF6 OLG 855 posting about Foden coach OLG 968 inspired me to dig out a pack of photos which used to be my grandfather’s, and then my father’s, and which are now in my keeping.They feature the Foden Alpine Tour of 1951, taken to assess…

  • Foden Works – Foden PVRF6 – OLG 855

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    Foden Works1951Foden PVRF6Plaxton C??C These excellent shots were contributed by Andrew Charles who took them in 2005 the vehicle was restored by its present owner Nick Helliker. This particular vehicle was built for the Foden Works Brass Band who used it to travel to all their concerts until 1979 when it was replaced by another…

  • Beehive Services – Foden PVRF6 – KWU 24

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    Beehive Services1952Foden PVRF6 Whitson C39C The top photograph first appeared on the “Do You Know” page of this website and the following information was forthcoming.The shot was taken in a scrap yard when this particular vehicle was presumably at the end of its days. It states that it was owned by Bodill Builders Contractors who were…

  • Transglobe Tours – Foden PVRF6 – KUY 536

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    Copyright N Edwards. Copyright N Edwards. Transglobe Tours1952Foden PVRF6Metalcraft C41C The above two shots of a Foden PVR with Fodens own two-stroke engine were taken in my “Transglobe” driving days. I had taken it to the Foden works at Sandbach Cheshire for an annoying fuel pump fault – as I remember, apart from being noisy…