Tag: Plaxton
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Western Welsh – Leyland Leopard – OUH 177G – 177
Western Welsh1969Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4RTPlaxton C49F Western Welsh buses ran in a maroon livery however this smart blue and ivory was applied to coaches for a period. OUH 177G is a preserved example of the Leyland PSU3A/4RT (900597) with Plaxton Panorama Elite C49F coachwork (693263). The batch of six delivered in April 1969 were fitted with…
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Standerwick – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R – TRN 731 -731
W. C. Standerwick Ltd1963Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RPlaxton C49F After the renumbering from a plain consecutive series (2777 seems to have been the highest reached) in September 1950, Ribble adopted a numbering system whereby numbers were reused. Those of the Standerwick subsidiary were in the 1-200 group. This policy was changed again after the acquisition of Scout…
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McLeod – Leyland Comet – AYJ 867
McLeod (Helmsdale)1950?Leyland CometPlaxton C??F The Comet was Leyland’s offering in the same market sector as Bedford’s all-conquering OB, though with a few more seats and (usually) a diesel engine. It was a purpose-built PSV chassis, sharing mechanical components with the truck of the same name and similar appearance. This Plaxton-bodied example was new to Dickson…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Badger – KW 7604
Bradford Corporation1930Leyland Badger TA4Plaxton B20F The Leyland Badger was a haulage model introduced in 1920, but progressively developed for heavier weights up to the outbreak of WW2. This little bus, a TA4 4 tonner (denoting payload), was purchased by Bradford for its Welfare Department in 1930, when the city motorbus fleet then consisted of AEC…
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J Abbott & Sons – Karrier BF3023 – PFR 727
J Abbott & Sons (Blackpool)1959Karrier BF3023Plaxton C14F PFR 727 is a Karrier BF3023 with Plaxton C14F body. It dates from 1959 and follows the usual Abbott’s habit for having registrations ending in 7. One has to wonder how they would have coped with the present system! It is in Southampton Docks, not the most appealing…
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J W Fieldsend Ltd – Ford Thames Trader – TRJ 731
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. J W Fieldsend Ltd (Salford)1961Ford Thames Trader 570E Plaxton C41F I feel fairly sure that the above shot was taken at the 5th National Coach Rally which started in Wigan and finished in Blackpool where this shot was taken. According to a…
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Dan Air – Ford R226 – HDA 554D
Copyright Pete Davies Dan Air (London)1966Ford R226Plaxton C52F Here is a view of Ford R226 HDA 554D, taken at Lasham airfield on 30th August 1975. She appears to have started life with Don Everall of Wolverhampton, and has a Plaxton coach body. In this view, she has become a staff bus for the airline Dan…
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Whitefriars Coaches – Ford R226 – DNM 761D
Whitefriars Coaches (Wembley)1966Ford R226Plaxton Panorama 1 C52F Seen at the 1967 Brighton Coach rally this particular coach is not all that it appears to be.Built to the specification of Don Janes the owner of Whitefriars Coaches of Wembley it started life as a normal 1966 Ford R226 chassis. But was then rebuilt to Mr Janes…
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Foden Works – Foden PVRF6 – OLG 855
Foden Works1951Foden PVRF6Plaxton C??C These excellent shots were contributed by Andrew Charles who took them in 2005 the vehicle was restored by its present owner Nick Helliker. This particular vehicle was built for the Foden Works Brass Band who used it to travel to all their concerts until 1979 when it was replaced by another…
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Feather Brothers – Dennis Lancet – DAK 684
Feather Brothers (Bradford)1939Dennis Lancet 2Plaxton C37F I took this photograph in 1960 with a rather primitive optical instrument called the Bencini Comet S. It shows a Dennis Lancet 2 of 1939 with a Plaxton C37F body, seeing out its final days employed on contractor work based in a yard beside the main London- Brighton railway…