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  • Remembering Samuel Ledgard – 45 Years on

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    In October of this year it will 45 years since the last Samuel Ledgard bus turned into the depot and ended an era.The company was missed by many for quite a while afterwards, and by a significant few for the whole 45 years. There can be few other long defunct independent bus operators who have…

  • Some Samuel Ledgard Gems

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    I hope the members find it of interest – of all the thousands of Ledgard pictures, literally, I tried to select just a few with something special about them. Chris Youhill02/2016 Pausing for refreshments on an arduous day excursion from Leeds to Blackpool, these charabancs are in Gisburn and include Mr. Ledgard’s initial fleet from…

  • Samuel Ledgards ex London Transport “Sutton Depot” Daimler CWA6s

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    Here are some happy reminiscences from personal experience on a class of Daimler vehicles which hold a very special place in Samuel Ledgard history. During 1953/4 no less than twenty four London Transport Daimler CWA6s were purchased. Two of these, GYL 291 and HGF 805, are not part of this account and so “may leave…

  • Monday at The Moorfield, Kid ??

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    Every Thursday at Bondgate Mr. Jack Tapscott would publish the following week’s work for the two garages at Otley and Ilkley including, as far as was possible in advance, any rest day working and overtime. Jack’s typing may admittedly have left a lot to be desired, but the accuracy of the weekly A4 page was…

  • The Stowaway

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    …one of many happy memories from ‘On the Buses’ One night when I was a young conductor for Samuel Ledgard we arrived in Leeds (King Street) at 10.45pm and nipped along for a coffee at ‘The American Coffee Bar’ beneath Wellington Street. Returning to the bus at 11.00pm we found the usual full load on…

  • An Arresting Experience

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    As a conductor in the Spring of 1960 I was off duty one fine Sunday and decided to visit a friend in Leeds for the evening. When I got on the bus in Burley in Wharfedale it was full to capacity with day trippers from Ilkley and so I rode on the platform chatting to…

  • A Really Great Guy

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    It was during the dark days of World War 2 and in November 1943 The Ministry of Supply allocated to Samuel Ledgard two Guy Arabs with rare Pickering utility bodywork. One was an FD1, with a short flush fitting bonnet (JUA 762). This vehicle had little connection with Otley and Ilkley but the other one,…

  • Samuel Ledgard – Some Truly Amazing Revivals

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    When vehicles were withdrawn from service it was almost invariably a permanent situation brought about by age, condition, or some very serious and expensive defect for which the repairs would not be economically acceptable. In very rare cases this misfortune occurred far earlier than would normally be expected and usually meant the premature end of…

  • Fascinating Aspects of Scheduling at Samuel Ledgard

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    Have you ever wondered how the buses and the crews reached their home depots at night?? Well usually there was no problem as the service timetable worked out suitably, but occasionally some interesting little tricks had to be devised and could be incorporated into the duties at any available time of the day. Take for…

  • Samuel Ledgard – Guy LUF – DCN 838

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    All three shots from the Stephen Howarth collection Samuel Ledgard1954Guy Arab LUFPicktree C35F DCN 838 was new to Samuel Ledgard in 1963, it was one of 35 second hand vehicles added to the fleet in an attempt at some sort of standardisation, in order to reduce stocking a wide range of spare parts.It was new…