Tag: Northern Counties
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West Riding – Dennis Loline III – FCP 303E – 552
West Riding Automobile1967Dennis Lowline IIINorthern Counties H41/33F During the mid-1960’s with the recent arrival of Geoffrey Hilditch as General Manager at Halifax Corporation, the Joint Omnibus Committee had begun to develop its tour and private hire operations, acquiring a number of secondhand coaches to that end. A works contract had been obtained requiring a number…
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Middlesbrough Corporation – Dennis Loline II – LXG 243 – 43
Middlesbrough Corporation1960Dennis Loline IINorthern Counties FH39/31F The Loline came a bit late really if Dennis had got the licence to build the Lodekka under the name of the Loline sooner I’m sure there would of been a lot more of them than there was. Unfortunately for the Loline in fact for any front engine bus…
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Middlesbrough Corporation – Dennis Loline I – JDC 599 – 99
Middlesbrough Corporation1958Dennis Loline 1Northern Counties H36/31RD Photo taken on a trip to the Transporter bridge which I walked across the top of I presume it is still there or did they really sell it to the Red Indians. This bus is actually a preservation vehicle loads of information here. I seem to remember at the…
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Blue Bus Services – Daimler Fleetline – 325 YNU
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Blue Bus Services1962Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXNorthern Counties H40/33F Blue Bus Services was the operating name of Tailby & George who were located at Willington in Derbyshire.This bus was the 54th Fleetline chassis built its sister vehicle registration 324 YNU was the first…
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Hebble – Daimler Fleetline – DJX 351D – 351
Copyright Ian Wild Hebble Motor Services1966Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXNorthern Counties H43/31F This was the only new rear engined double decker purchased by Hebble and originally numbered 351 in their feet. In 1970 it was renumbered 625 but in 1971 it passed to Halifax JOC as their 294 when they bought out the Hebble Stage Services. It…
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S H M D – Daimler Fleetline – ELG 40F – 40
Copyright Ian Wild Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield1968Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXNorthern Counties H41/27D It’s August 1968 and a wet day in Glossop. One of SHMD Board’s recently delivered Walsall inspired short dual entrance Fleetlines is about to turn at the traffic lights outside the Norfolk Arms on a 127 to Stalybridge. North Western’s Glossop Depot is…
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Maidstone & District – Daimler Fleetline – 76 YKT – DL76
Maidstone & District1964Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXNorthern Counties H44/35F Maidstone and District was an early user of the Leyland Atlantean, taking both normal and lowheight examples classified DH and DL respectively, from 1959 until 1963, when the Daimler Fleetline became the favoured choice. CRG6LX No.DL76, 76 YKT was delivered in September 1964. The Northern Counties body is…
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Swindon Corporation – Daimler Fleetline – MWV 151G – 151
Swindon Corporation1969Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXNorthern Counties H43/29F Seen in Brighton on the occasion of the HCVC rally in May 1971 is Swindon Corporation No.151, MWV 151G, with Northern Counties H43/29F bodywork, delivered in January 1969. The Swindon livery always reminded me of Rotherham’s scheme, but colour treatment of the front panel did not impress. Following the…
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PMT – Daimler CVG6 – XVT 676 – L6676
Copyright Ian Wild Potteries Motor Traction1956Daimler CVG6Northern Counties L31/28RD The above vehicle is one of a 30 strong batch delivered in 1956 – half with Metro Cammell H61RD bodies, the other half as shown.These were delivered with Gardner 5LW engines and Twyflex Centrifugal Clutches (rather than the more usual fluid flywheels). Both features I suspect…