Tag: Park Royal
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The One and Only FRM 1
A week or so ago I received quite a few photographs that were the collection of Eddie Collings, they were donated to the Old Bus Photos website by Margaret, Eddies daughter. I was very pleased to find the above shots and Eddie must have known the importance of this vehicle because he took two cameras…
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Southampton Corporation – Thornycroft Daring – OW 3434 – 9
Southampton Corporation 1933 Thornycroft Daring DDFC Park Royal H28/26R Here is a rare beast, an ex Southampton Corporation Thornycroft Daring. It was one of 9 such vehicles they bought, in penny numbers, between 1933 and 1937. They were all withdrawn in 1946 and sold. No.9 went to Safeway of London and, in the critical vehicle…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Sunbeam MS2 – BRU 8 – 200
Copyright Ray Soper Bournemouth Corporation 1935 Sunbeam MS2 Park Royal O69R This shot is from the Ray Soper ‘Gallery’ contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it. The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Sunbeam MS2 – ALJ 986 – 202
Copyright Ray Soper Bournemouth Corporation 1935 Sunbeam MS2 Park Royal O69R This shot is from the Ray Soper ‘Gallery’ contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it. The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make…
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Walsall Corporation – Sunbeam F4 – ADX 191 – 353
Copyright Tony Martin Walsall Corporation 1950 Sunbeam F4 Park Royal H30/26R On a snowy day in February 1967 Walsall Corporation trolleybus 353 is on a short working to Leamore. The vehicle was an ex-Ipswich Corporation Sunbeam F4 with Park Royal body which was acquired with seven others due to the closer of the Ipswich Trolleybus…
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Reading Corporation – Sunbeam S7 – ERD 149 – 178
Reading Corporation 1950 Sunbeam S7 Park Royal H38/30RD This photo of Reading Corporation 178 a Sunbeam S7 with Park Royal H38/30RD bodywork, delivered in November 1950, was taken 18 years later on the last day of trolleybus operation Sunday 4th of November 1968 as I recall a very cold but bright day. Taken when 178…
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Crosville – Leyland Titan TD7 – GCD 688
Copyright Roy Cox Crosville 1941 Leyland Titan TD7 Body unknown see text in -Gallery’ This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled "The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom" click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments. The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but…
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Portsmouth Corporation – Leyland TD1 – RV 715/6 – 7/8
Portsmouth Corporation 1931 Leyland Titan TD1 Park Royal H26/24R After purchasing its double-deck Karrier WL6/2’s in 1927/28, Portsmouths next double-deck purchase was seven petrol-engined Leyland TD1’s numbered 4-10. Numbers 4-6 and 9-10 had Short Bros. bodies like that of the diesel AEC Regent posted elsewhere on this site. A diesel Crossley Condor also had a…
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Northern General – Leyland Titan – VUP 761 – 1761
Northern General Transport1957Leyland Titan PD2/12Park Royal H35/28RD Pictured outside Consett Depot, VUP 761 is a Park Royal bodied H35/28RD Leyland PD2/12, it was the first in a batch of ten delivered in 1957 – VUP 761/70; We have seen Northern General Transport vehicles with the open platform version of this type of Park Royal body…