Tag: Roy Dodsworth
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Leeds City Transport
Last week I found an album of old photos on a mart stall at Todmorden. Very interesting find.Here are a few shots of some Leeds City Transport vehicles, there is no markings claiming copyright. Roy Dodsworth11/2015 Registration MNW 720 fleet number 720 was a 1949 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R bodywork. Registration XUM 860 fleet…
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Blackpool Corporation
From the same album has the Leeds shots here is a set of shots for Blackpool Corporation. Roy Dodsworth11/2015 Registration DFV 144 fleet number 244 was a 1949 Leyland Titan PD2/5 with Burlingham FH31/23C bodywork. Registration EFV 296 fleet number 296 was a 1951 Leyland Titan PD2/5 with Burlingham FH29/23C bodywork. Registration EFV 265 fleet…
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West Yorkshire Road Car Company
Four West Yorkshire photos from the bought album for your perusal. Roy Dodsworth12/2015 Registration JYG 726 fleet number 432 to become SBW14 was a 1951 Bristol LWL6B with ECW B39R bodywork. Registration LWR 425 fleet number 859 to become DGW5 was a 1953 Bristol KSW6G with ECW L27/28RD bodywork. Registration SLA 759 fleet number CUG44…
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East Kent Road Car Co Ltd
Another set of photos from the album. Roy Dodsworth01/2016 Registration CJG 948 was a 1947 Leyland Titan PD1A with Leyland L27/26R bodywork. Registration EFN 570 was a 1950 Dennis Falcon P3 with, originally a Dennis B20F body, it was reseated to B25F in 1956 then reseated again to B29F in 1959. Registration PFN 870 was…
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Southdown Motor Services
Yet another selection of shots from the bought album. Roy Dodsworth01/2016 Copyright Gordon M. Gangloff Registration LUF 816 fleet number 1816 was a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 with a Harrington C26C body. Registration MUF 456 fleet number 756 was a 1953 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Northern Counties H56RD bodywork. Registration OUF 643 fleet number 643…
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North West Gallery
Here is the penultimate gallery of shots from the album purchased from a market stall. This time they are all vehicles from the North West area of England, they are mainly from municipal fleets Roy Dodsworth02/2016 Accrington CorporationRegistration CTC 217 fleet number 89 a 1937 Leyland Titan TD5c with a Leyland H30/24R body. Accrington CorporationRegistration…
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Concluding Photo Album Gallery
Here are the final shots from the album. They are not of any specific operator or from any particular area of the country, just a varied selection of vehicles. I hope they are of interest. Roy Dodsworth02/2016 Bournmouth CorporationRegistration BEL 826 fleet number 224 a 1935 Sunbeam MS2 electrical equipment by British Thomson-Houston with a…
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Todmorden Market
A further find at Todmorden Market, brown envelope with colour snaps. No further details of owner.I have identified the location as the main road running through Littleborough, Greater Manchester, near to where the newish Police Station is located.Three of the vehicles are in the Trans Pennine Run Rally programme for 1993 so I guess they…
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A Rare find
In July 2002 I spent some time working in Scotland and travelled home by many routes. One such journey was on a B road in Central Scotland and I saw a derelict coach parked in an orchard. I could not see sufficient detail to identify the coach so I made a note to bring my…