Old bus photos

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  • Lancashire United Transport – Leyland Tiger – CTF 425 – 116

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    Lancashire United Transport1938Leyland Tiger TS8Roe DP30F Lurking in the back streets by Victoria Coach Station in 1961 and by then owned by a contractor is former Lancashire United Transport No.116, CTF 425, a Leyland TS8 of 1938 fitted with Roe DP30F bodywork. It was withdrawn by LUT in 1957. Lancashire United became a confirmed Leyland…

  • LUT – Guy Arab IV – 534 RTB – 43

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    Lancashire United Transport1961Guy Arab IV MCCW H41/32R 534 RTB is a Guy Arab IV from the Lancashire United fleet, once considered by many to be the biggest of the Independents. Regular contributor to this site Neville Mercer, among others, disagrees. It has a Metropolitan Cammell body, to the H73R layout, and was new in 1961. We…

  • Lancashire United Transport – Guy Arab III – MTJ 84 – 440

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    Lancashire United Transport1951Guy Arab III 6LWRoe C35F MTJ 84 was originally Lancashire United 440. It is a 1951 Guy Arab III with Roe C35F body. It is owned nowadays by Cumbria Classic Coaches, and is regularly used for private hire work especially weddings. It is seen here at Bowber Head, near Kirkby Stephen, just outside…

  • LUT – Guy Arab III – KTJ 314 – 408

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    Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Lancashire United Transport1949Guy Arab IIIRoe B32F Thanks to Spencer who I think should really be called Sherlock these three have been identified and are here from the “Do You Know” page.The one on the left is as the above specification. L.U.T.…

  • Lancashire United Transport – Atkinson Alpha – TTD 297 – 528

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    Lancashire United Transport1954Atkinson Alpha PL745HRoe B44F When the BET subsidiary and previously staunch Bristol user North Western Road Car Co. found itself unable to continue buying its favourite make of chassis (due to the manufacturer falling under state-owned BTC ownership and only able to supply to other similarly owned companies), NWRCC management, not to be…

  • Lancashire United Transport – AEC Swift – NTC 109G – 292

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    Copyright John Stringer Lancashire United Transport1969AEC Swift MP2RAlexander B43D LUT’s single deckers were often a little different from the norm. This AEC Swift was one of three (291-293) delivered in either late 1968 or early 1969 (sources differ) along with some similarly bodied Bristol RESL’s. Their Alexander bodies were based on the W-type, but featuring…

  • LUT School Bus Services 1960’s

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    (Culcheth, Lowton, Golborne and Newton-le-Willows area).Although I have books on Lancashire United Transport, and also have seen an excellent article in Buses Illustrated No.205, April 1972 entitled ‘Chat Moss Today’, which apart from normal services in that area details the numerous services operated to Risley United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, I have never seen anything…