Tag: Smiths of Reading
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Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets
Here are some pictures of four of the Dennis Lancet fleet of Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading. They were taken at Hampton Court in 1961 (I think), where they arrived together carrying an excursion or private party. EDP 818 and 819 both seem to have a splendid Duple body of the style (wasn’t it called…
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Smith’s Luxury Coaches of Reading
I do hope you like my latest gallery of vehicles operated by Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd. There has been much written on this site about Smiths before now from people more in the know than I, so I will just show my shots. There will be no interesting questions arising in this gallery as…
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Smiths Luxury Coaches – Leyland Titan TD7 – EDK 648
Photograph taken by Stuart Wyss Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd 1940 Leyland Titan TD7 English Electric H30/26R Once again I am most grateful to Stuart Wyss for this photo. Peter Greave’s recent comment on that handsome Rochdale Regent III and Chris Youhill’s mention of the Leyland 8.6-litre engine prompted me to send this English Electric-bodied…
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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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Smiths Luxury Coaches – Dennis Lancet – EDP 818
Copyright Roger Cox Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1950Dennis Lancet J3Duple C35F This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets” 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 – Dennis Lancet – EDP 819
Copyright Roger Cox Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1950Dennis Lancet J3Duple C35F This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets” 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 – Dennis Lancet – EDP 820
Copyright Roger Cox Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1950Dennis Lancet J3Duple FC33F This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets” 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 – Dennis Lancet – JXK 540
Copyright Roger Cox Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) Ltd1948Dennis Lancet J3Smiths FC35F (1958) This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “Smith’s Luxury Coaches Dennis Lancets” 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…
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Smiths Luxury Coaches – Dennis Lancet J3 – KXX 329
Photograph by Graham Low Smiths Luxury Coaches (Reading) LtdDennis Lancet J31947-50Duple C35F I read with great interest Frank and Derrick’s notes on the Dennises run by Prestwells of Woodhouse Eaves. Unfortunately I’ve no info that might help, but here’s a Dennis Lancet J3 of about 1950 run by Smith’s of Reading until about 1964. The…