Tag: Samuel Ledgard
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A Really Great Guy
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,…
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Samuel Ledgard – Some Truly Amazing Revivals
When vehicles were withdrawn from service it was almost invariably a permanent situation brought about by age, condition, or some very serious and expensive defect for which the repairs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…
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Fascinating Aspects of Scheduling at Samuel Ledgard
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…
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Samuel Ledgard – Guy LUF – DCN 838
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…
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Samuel Ledgard – Guy Arab LUF – DCN 834
Copyright John Boylett Samuel Ledgard1954Guy Arab LUFPicktree C35F DCN 834 was a Guy Arab LUF (chassis number 72143) with a Gardner 6HLW engine, bodied with a Picktree Continental C35F body.Picktree were based at Bensham in Gateshead, near the Northern General headquarters, who had a financial stake in Picktree, these coaches being the last PSVs built…
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Samuel Ledgard – Guy Arab I – JUA 762
Photographs by “unknown” if you took these photos please go to the copyright page. Samuel LedgardGuy Arab I1943Pickering H30/26RRe-bodied 1953 Roe H31/25R Much has been widely written about World War II utility bodywork and the appearance and durability of the various makes. Possibly the least numerous were the bodies by Pickering of Wishaw, the uppermost…
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Samuel Ledgard – Daimler CWA6 – HGF 948
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Samuel Ledgard1946Daimler CWA6Brush C36C Life for an enthusiast working for Samuel Ledgard was always full of intriguing surprises and developments, some of which are enigmas to this very day and will almost certainly now remain so. The saga of HGF 948…
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Samuel Ledgard – AEC Regent III RT – KYY 868
Samuel Ledgard1950AEC Regent III RTPark Royal H30/26R Before this bus arrived at Samuel Ledgard it was owned by Super Coaches of Upminster who acquired it from of course London Transport. The fleet number whilst at London Transport was RT 4265.All the information for this entry came from Peter Goulds excellent website, I hope he doesn’t…
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Samuel Ledgard – AEC Regent III RT – MXX 148
Samuel Ledgard1949AEC Regent III RTWeymann H30/26R In 1937-8 London Transport got together with AEC to jointly design and produce a new double deck chassis with AECs large 9.6 litre oil engine with air operated gearbox and brakes. From what I can gleam the prototype entered service in 1938 as ST1140 (EYK 396) but it had…
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Samuel Ledgard – AEC Regent III RT – NXP 764
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Samuel Ledgard1953AEC Regent III RTPark Royal H30/26R Here is a nice shot of a couple of ex London Transport Regent RTs in service with Samuel Ledgard the fleet number of the one in the foreground was RT 4410 unfortunately I can…