Tag: Roe
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – NWE 591 – 391
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1952Leyland Titan PD2/12Roe H33/25R The recent posting of a Sheffield Mann Egerton bodied PD2 fleet number 362 provided some interesting information on new bus orders about that time and here is one of the Roe bodied PD2/12 ordered at the same time as the Mann Egerton pair. These were very elegant…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Leyland Titan – 3156 WE – 135
Copyright John Stringer Yorkshire Woollen District1958Leyland PD2/30Roe H33/26RD Sheffield buses seem to have a very keen following on the site, so this ex-pat in disguise may be of interest.Around 1970/71 Yorkshire Woollen District were experiencing acute maintenance problems resulting in severe vehicle shortages, and a number of most unlikely temporary second-hand acquisitions appeared on the…
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Leeds City Transport – Leeds Titan – UUA 207 – 207
Leeds City Transport1955Leeds Titan PD2/11Roe H33/25R This looks like a typical view from Yorkshire but these Leeds City Transport buses are interloping in Lancashire. Taken around 1970 the two Leyland Titans are seen in Rochdale climbing up from Sudden on Manchester Road heading for the town centre. The occasion was the Trans Pennine Rally from…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – KWX 19 – 356
Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1951Leyland Titan PD2/12Leyland L27/26R On the left of this photo taken in PTE days in December 1977 is the last operational ex Todmorden JOC PD2, as Halifax 356 which had been a Driver Training bus since withdrawal from passenger service. On the right is its replacement – ex Halifax…
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West Riding – Leyland Titan PD2 – GHL 302 – 753
West Riding Automobile1954Leyland Titan PD2/22Roe L24/26R During the mid 1950s West Riding favoured the Leyland PD2 for its double deck requirements, taking 12 in 1953 with Roe L27/26R bodywork, and a further 10 in 1954, also with Roe lowbridge bodies, but in these the upper deck capacity was reduced to 24. The tin fronted PD2/22…
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Smith’s Luxury Coaches – Leyland Titan – JUG 623
Copyright Ray Soper Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1946Leyland Titan PD1Roe H56RD This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading” click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment…
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Smiths Luxury Coaches – Leyland Titan PD1 – JUG 623
Photograph taken by Stuart Wyss Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1946Leyland Titan PD1Roe H31/25R When I started at Smiths Coaches, Reading, in May 1964 we had 4 batches of double-deckers and a solitary unroofed tree-lopper. More on the others later, but JUG 623 was one of half a dozen ex-Leeds Corporation Leyland PD1s dating from 1946…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Titan PD1 – JAT 455 – 487
Copyright both shots Bob Gell East Yorkshire Motor Services1949Leyland PD1Roe H?RSeen on 25 June 1958 at the North Landing terminus of route 31 from Bridlington are these classic members of the East Yorkshire fleet. At that time, I remember them as regular performers both on the North Landing service and the then separate service to the…
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Williamson’s – Leyland Titanic – DT 9643
Copyright Robert F Mack Williamson’s (Bridlington)1938Leyland Titanic TT5cRoe H32/28R Here is the picture of Williamson’s ex Doncaster Titanic (76 – DT 9643) in action in Queen Street. Unfortunately the destination blind is obscured by the sun but would say either “The Quay and Queensgate” or “Old Town and The Quay”, depending on whether it was…
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Ideal Service – Leyland Tiger – DJ 6058
Picture R F Mack Ideal Service (R Taylor & Sons)1934Leyland Tiger TS6CRoe B36R (1949) Parked in Beastfair Pontefract awaiting for the return journey to Barnsley is DJ 6058 which was a Leyland TS6C new to St Helens corporation in 1934 with an English Electric B32F body. Acquired by R. Taylor and Son Cudworth who ran…