Tag: Miscellaneous
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06/10/22 Ford AA OU 8792 This Ford AA looks to have been hidden away for many years (its not on PSV Circles preserved lists) Apparently it was new to A F Hassell of Liss in May 1931 they were a coal merchant and also ran a newsagents shop. Looks like they also ran the bus…
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29/12/19 Feathers Coaches/Samuel Ledgard In 1957, I think, I went on the Albert Road Junior School day trip from Saltaire to Southport. The coach company was Feathers of Bingley. Our coach was amazingly fast for the period. I watched the speedo on the East Lancs Road staying top side of 60mph. The driver told me…
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07/09/22 Budgens Coaches, Wincanton I wonder if anyone has any information of the Bedford OB coach operated by Budgens Garage Wincanton in the early to mid 60’s, I used to travel to school in it. We also used it for a journey to RAF Lyneham for our annual ATC camp. They also operated a similar…
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Now this is what you call a useless shot
In the days of film cameras I being a true Yorkshire man totally ignored the instructions that came with the 35mm film which read something like the following. Insert cassette into camera connect film to wind on spool and sprocket close camera wind on four times clicking shutter in between to make sure film is…
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Any Other Thing
07/07/22 AEC Regent IV Until recently I didn’t believe that the AEC Regent IV ever existed but it did! It just never caught on as a bus. They put a Crossley body on it, but that was too heavy. They then tried rebodying it with a Park Royal body, and it was even painted in…