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  • A Holiday in Caernarvonshire 1967

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    Here is a selection of photos of independent operators’ vehicles, taken on a family holiday to Caernarvonshire, North Wales in 1967. All but the last three were taken in or around Caernarvon’s Square. A tasty line-up parked below the castle walls, beside the river.From left to right:RC 9680 of Express Motors – an ex-Trent AEC…

  • Remembering Samuel Ledgard – 45 Years on

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    In October of this year it will 45 years since the last Samuel Ledgard bus turned into the depot and ended an era.The company was missed by many for quite a while afterwards, and by a significant few for the whole 45 years. There can be few other long defunct independent bus operators who have…

  • Another Holiday in Caernarvonshire 1973

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    A while ago I posted a gallery of photopraphs taken on a family holiday in Llanbedrog in 1967.I revisited the area again in 1973 and here is another selection of local independents’ vehicles that I took on that occasion.I have used the placename spellings which were current at the time of my visit and so…

  • A Tour of Shropshire and North East Wales

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    In early 1970 some enthusiast friends and I travelled over from Halifax to Manchester to join a PSV Circle tour of Shropshire and North East Wales. The vehicle hired for the trip was KMB 603G – an AEC Reliance 691 with Plaxton Panorama Elite body belonging to Godfrey Abbott of Timperley. This was quite new…

  • Weymann Fanfare

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    Following recent comments on the site about the merits of the Weymann Fanfare coach body, and knowing there is much interest in the Sheffield fleet, I thought these official Weymann photos of Sheffield Leopard 1301 (1501 WJ) may be of interest. John Stringer07/13 19/07/13 – 14:40 Great pics John. I used to go hiking in…

  • Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part Four

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    Not read this article from the beginning, click here 262 (PXO 974) AEC Reliance MU3RV / Park Royal ‘Royalist’ C41C, new to Timpson’s, London E6. Following the success of the previous year’s used coach purchase and with the Countryside Tour and Private Hire side doing well, a further five secondhand vehicles followed suit in 1966.…

  • Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part Three

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    Not read this article from the beginning, click here 423 (LUA 423) AEC Regent III 9612E / Roe H31/25R, new to Leeds City Transport (423) 1947. (Photo – John Stringer) There was a severe delay in the delivery of more PD2’s intended for 1964/65, due to a protracted labour dispute at Weymann’s. Some vehicles that…

  • Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part Two

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    Not read this article from the beginning, click here 4 (KCP 4) Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster RT3/1 / Weymann B43F, new 1958. (Photo – John Stringer) One-man-operation was brought in on a more serious scale in 1958 when the Siddal, Norton Tower and Washer Lane routes were converted. To provide for this nine new single…

  • Halifax Passenger Transport in the Mid-1960’s – Part One

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    In late 1964 following a spell with London Transport, southern-born Roger Cox took up the position of Traffic Clerk with Halifax Passenger Transport – the combined name for the Halifax Corporation and Halifax Joint Omnibus Committee operations – and spent two years there before returning south to progress his career in the industry. A permanent…