Tag: Roe
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West Yorkshire PTE – Daimler Fleetline – 105 LNW – 105
West Yorkshire PTE (Calderdale District)1964Daimler Fleetline CRG6Roe H41/29F New to Leeds City Transport, 105 (105 LNW) was one of ten (101-110) Daimler Fleetline CRG6’s with Roe H41/29F bodies delivered in late 1964, 101 differing from the rest in having a curved windscreen and having been exhibited at the Commercial Motor Show in the October.Having passed…
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Leeds City Transport – Daimler Fleetline – UNW 174H – 174
> Leeds City Transport1969Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXBRoe H45/33D Representative of the concurrent Leeds double deck orders in 1969/70 are these two buses photographed in Leeds in April 1970. On the left is Roe H45/33D bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB UNW 174H, No.174 delivered in September 1969. Standing alongside is similarly bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR2/1 UNW 404H, No.404…
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West Hartlepool Corporation – Daimler CWD6 – EF 7942 – 14
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Hartlepool Corporation1947Daimler CWD6Roe H28/22C The above shot shows one of West Hartlepool Corporation centre-entrance double deckers, this style of bodywork dated at West Hartlepool from the late thirties onwards although there were some post-war 8 foot wide examples. This style…
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Coventry Corporation – Daimler CWA6 – EKV 966 – 366
Copyright Ken Jones Coventry Corporation Transport1944Daimler CWA6Duple H30/26R – Roe Pullman H31/25R (1951) EKV 966 is a Daimler CWA6 dating from 1944. It entered service with Coventry Corporation Transport in 1945 with a Duple Utility body. It was rebuilt with new Roe Pullman body in 1951. It has been in store for many years and…
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Halifax Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – DCP 833 – 89
Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1954Daimler CVG6Roe H33/25R This bus is a “CV” series Daimler the “V” stands for Victory meaning the chassis was built after World War II whereas the preceding series “CW” was for chassis built during the War when the “W” stood for war.As this bus is a “CV” series it…
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Huddersfield Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – DCX 114B – 114
Huddersfield Corporation1964Daimler CVG6-LX30Roe H39/31F This photo was taken at the old Huddersfield bus station of a typical front entrance Daimler of the time. This bus has the Manchester style front as opposed the Birmingham style front which can be seen here. It was taken over by W.Y.P.T.E. on the 1st of April 1974 and entered…
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Rossie Motors – Daimler CVD6-30 – 220 AWY
Rossie Motors (Rossington) Ltd1962Daimler CVD6-30Roe H41/29F Yet another independent from the Doncaster area it would be interesting to know just how many there were in the heyday of bus transport. Rossie Motors mainly ran a regular service between Rossington and Doncaster jointly with Doncaster Corporation, Blue Ensign and East Midland must of been a busy…
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Huddersfield Corporation – Daimler CVG6 – DCX 114B – 114
Huddersfield Corporation1964Daimler CVG6-LX30Roe H39/31F This particular vehicle has appeared on this site before, but a comment came in from Stephen Ford requesting any rear or internal shots. So I thought I would oblige, no internal shot I’m afraid but it’s not a bad rear end. I notice on this particular vehicle there is no destination…
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Rotherham Corporation – Daimler CVG – CET 76C – 76
Rotherham Corporation1965Daimler CVG6LXRoe H39/31F It’s an August Sunday evening in 1967 at the Chapeltown terminus of the service from Rotherham. Huddersfield had batches of almost identical vehicles but these Rotherham ones were classy – they had hopper saloon windows! I never travelled on a Rotherham example but I hope they had more comfortable seats than…
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Northampton Corporation – Daimler CV – JVV 267G – 267
Northampton Corporation1968Daimler CVG6DDRoe H33/26R This former Northampton 267, JVV 267G, is seen here on a running day at Wellingborough on 22/4/17.This was the last CVG6 for the UK market, the last bus with pre-selector transmission, the last teak framed Roe body and, I believe, the last open rear platform bus delivered in the UK. Photograph…