Tag: Leeds City Transport
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Leeds City Transport – Daimler Fleetline – UNW 174H – 174
> Leeds City Transport1969Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXBRoe H45/33D Representative of the concurrent Leeds double deck orders in 1969/70 are these two buses photographed in Leeds in April 1970. On the left is Roe H45/33D bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB UNW 174H, No.174 delivered in September 1969. Standing alongside is similarly bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR2/1 UNW 404H, No.404…
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Leeds City Transport – Daimler CVG6 – YNW 555 – 555
Leeds City Transport1957Daimler CVG6Weymann H33/27R Photographed in April 1970 in the dignified livery of Leeds City Transport is Daimler CVG6, Weymann H33/27R, YNW 555, No. 555, one of a batch of twenty delivered in September 1957. This bus remained in service to pass to WYPTE on 1 April 1974. Photograph and Copy contributed by Roger…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Swift – JNW 952E – 52
Leeds City Transport1967AEC Swift MP2RRoe B48D Leeds bought several batches of AEC Swifts between 1967 and 1971. Prior to these appearing the fleet was 90% double deck with around 15 saloons most of which were AEC Reliances some with centre entrance bodies with the later ones being dual door for one man operation.Seen here are…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Swift – MUB 193F – 93
Leeds City Transport1968AEC Swift MP2RMCW B48D Pictured in Leeds in April 1970 is Leeds City Transport No.93, MUB 193F, an AEC Swift MP2R bought in May 1968 with MCW B48D bodywork that emulated the forward sloping side pillars of contemporary Alexander designs. A curious feature was the narrow width of the centre exit door. I…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Reliance – KUA 46 – 46
Leeds City Transport1964AEC Reliance 2MU2RARoe B41D Seen in April 1970 is Leeds City Transport No. 46, 46 KUA, an AEC Reliance 2MU2RA with Roe B41D bodywork, one of four, Nos. 44 – 47, 44 – 47 KUA delivered in 1964. These followed an earlier order for six similar vehicles in 1962, Nos 39 – 43,…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent V – XUM 894 – 894
Leeds City transport1957AEC Regent VRoe H60R Yet another example of a Regent V with a Regent III radiator. If I remember Leeds city Transport buses were nearly all semi automatic or had clutch less gearboxes of some description probable to help them off to quick start from the bus stops. 894 is the last of…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent V – ENW 980D – 980
Leeds City Transport1966AEC Regent VRoe H39/31R Perhaps this snippet about Leeds City Transports AEC Regent V fleet number 980 which has been preserved and is stored at the Keighley Bus Museum may be of interest. 980 spent most, if not all of its service life at the Headingley depot along with the remainder of the…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent V – 952 JUB – 952
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Leeds City Transport1964AEC Regent V 2D2RARoe H39/31R In the early days of Tyne and Wear PTE they suffered some severe vehicle shortages, to fill the gaps buses were bought borrowed or hired in from wherever they could get them. Among the…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent V – XUM 888 – 888
Leeds City Transport1957AEC Regent V MD2RARoe H33/27R Leeds was one of several operators initially not persuaded by the AEC “new look” front end (a preference with which I entirely concur), and its first Regent V deliveries retained the classic radiator design and hence the outward general appearance of the Regent III. These buses were of…
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Leeds City Transport – AEC Regent III – TNW 757 – 757
Leeds City Transport1954AEC Regent IIIMCW H33/25R Photo taken Leeds city bus station information from my now found official fleet lists my Leeds one is dated May 1964. “TNW 757 entered service 1st December 1954. It was withdrawn 29th October 1970.The batch 755- 759 were all then sold to Telefilm Transport Ltd in November 1970 but…