Tag: Plaxton
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A. Davies – Crossley SD – FAW 334
A. Davies, Acton Burnell1949Crossley SD 42/7Plaxton C33F Photographed in Piccadilly, London, in 1961 is the Crossley SD42/7 with Plaxton C33F body bought new by A. Davies (Transport) of Acton Burnell near Shrewsbury, Shropshire in March 1949. To address the shortcomings of the Crossley diesel engine the new AEC designed downdraught HOE7/5 began appearing during 1949,…
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Kirkby and Sons – Commer Avenger – KWR 931
Kirkby and Sons1951Commer AvengerPlaxton C33F Kirkby and Sons of Harthill bought three Commer Avengers new in 1950, two Plaxton-bodied examples and one Churchill example. They were swiftly followed by this, another Plaxton thirty-three seater in February 1951. Churchill would build another – A Mark II – in 1953 and Duple were chosen for a Mark…
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Midland Red – BMMO CL3 – UHA 196/220 – 4196/4220
Copyright Diesel Dave Midland Red (Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co)1954CL3Plaxton C36F (1961/2) I thought I would send you these two photos that I took in Eastbourne in the late 60’s showing two of Midland Red’s CL3 touring coaches, these started life in 1954 as C3 class vehicles with C37C bodies by Willowbrook. During the…
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Marchwood Motorways – Bedford VAM5 – DOT 248D
Marchwood Motorways (Totton)1966Bedford VAM5Plaxton C45F DOT 248D is a Bedford VAM, bought new in 1966 by Marchwood Motorways of Totton, near Southampton (not TOTON, the great railway marshalling yard and depot in the Midlands!). The bodywork is by Plaxton. Like other members of the fleet bought new, she would have been on private hire and…
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Priory Coaches – Bedford VAL 14 – BFT 942D – 50
Priory Coaches of North Shields1966Bedford VAL 14Plaxton C52F George Chapman established Priory Coaches of North Shields in 1929. North Shields is located in what was the County Borough of Tynemouth, and the name and company logo relate to Tynemouth Priory, which is an ancient monument situated within the grounds of Tynemouth Castle. By the early…
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Wakefields Motors – Bedford SB5 – HFT 264 – 264
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Wakefields Motors Ltd1963Bedford SB5Plaxton C41F The coach fleets of Northern General Transport and its subsidiaries was pretty much as you would expect from a BET company, usually an AEC, Guy or Leyland chassis, and a mixture of high quality bodies from…
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Princess Coaches – Bedford SB5 – 103 GAA
Princess Coaches (Southampton)1963Bedford SB5Plaxton C41F Here we have another example of what a coat of paint can do to a vehicle’s appearance. In the first view, 103 GAA is in the Southsea rally on 10 June 1990, in the livery of Fishwick, Darlington. She is a Bedford SB5 with Plaxton C41F body from 1963. The…
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Gem Luxury Coaches – Bedford OB – ETL 221
Gem Luxury Coaches1950Bedford OBPlaxton C29F A rare sight today is this Bedford OB. Rare because it carries a Plaxton body rather than than the ubiquitous Duple Vista which survives in greater numbers. Chassis number 134198, body number 579 was new to C W Blankley (Gem Luxury Coaches) Colsterworth in June 1950. It is now owned…
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Dickson – Austin K8CVC – BYJ 904 – 14
Dickson (Dundee)1952Austin K8CVCPlaxton C14F BYJ 904 is an Austin K8CVC with Plaxton C14F bodywork, dating from 1952. She was new to Dickson and is seen here on Southsea Common for the rally on 11 June 1995. According to the PSVC list for 2012, she has emigrated to the Netherlands as BE-67-57. Photograph and Copy contributed…
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Chiltern Queens – AEC Reliance – KBV 778
Chiltern Queens of Woodcote1958AEC Reliance MU3RVPlaxton Consort C41C The above AEC Reliance chassis No 1598 fitted with a Plaxton Consort C41C body No 2355 was supplied new to Batty Holt Ribblesdale of Blackburn Lancashire in 1958.I bought the coach off a preservationist in Farnham Surrey in 1982 who had acquired it from Chiltern Queens of…