Tag: United Automobile
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United Automobile – Bristol LL6B – NHN 128 – B51
United Automobile Services1950Bristol LL6BECW B39R This bus has been on this website before it was one of the first and I did not research into it as well as I could of done, but as this bus is in the process of being preserved I think I should do it justice. This bus entered service with…
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United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – PHN 809 – BH27
Copyright John Stringer United Automobile Services1952Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R Following all the recent enthusiastic comment regarding the Western National KS5G photo, I thought I would submit this, taken from a recently rediscovered early slide of mine.United’s BH27 (originally BBH27), PHN 809, a KSW6B, is seen operating the 109 Seafront Service around North Marine Drive in Scarborough…
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United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – VHN 851 – H51
United Automobile Services1954Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R In this shot you can certainly see the difference in height between this highbridge KS and the height of the Lodekka both of which had the centre isle seating plan. The KS series succeeded the K series in 1950 when body length was increased from 26ft to 27ft, the extra…
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Samuel Ledgard – Bristol K6A – GHN 840
Photograph from The late Robert F Mack collection. Samuel Ledgard1945Bristol K6AECW L27/26R As featured in “An Arresting Experience” by Chris Youhill on the “articles” page here we have the vehicle in question. This vehicle was ex-United Automobile Services fleet number BAL 8 new to them in 1945 acquired by Samuel Ledgard in 1959 and served…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – 301 GHN – UC1
United Automobile Services1958Bristol LS6BECW C34F Photo taking out side Scarborough railway station this is where United started there coach tours from I always liked the mystery tours. There was 1409 Bristol LS (light Saloon) built between 1953 – 58. United must of liked them, as they were by far the biggest buyer having 328 of…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – UHN 347 – UT11
United Automobile Services1954Bristol LS6BECW C39F Another LS6B coach belonging to United this coach instead of having roof windows had glass panels depicting the service that it ran. The first panel says “Tyne Tees” the second panel starts with a “T” is 6 or 7 letters long it could be “Thames” and the third panel I…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS5G – VHN 898 – U98
United Automobile Services 1955Bristol LS5GECW B45F Photographed at the Corner Cafe Scarborough is a bus version of the Bristol LS5G owned by United Automobile, there has been two coach versions on this site before click the Bristol LS link below to view them. United had large numbers of one man operated single deck vehicles as it…
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United Automobile – Bristol K6B – NHN 906 – H6
United Automobile Services1950Bristol K6BECW H30/26R Here we have a line up of three United Automobile buses in Scarborough bus station. the one in the centre is as the specification above having a Bristol AVW 8.1 litre six cylinder diesel engine. In 1965 all United double decker buses had the Bristol engine, 20 had been converted…
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United Automobile – Bristol LS6B – XHN 402 – BUE2
United Automobile Services1955Bristol LS6BECW DP39F Waiting in Glasgow, exact location unknown, BUE2 is being prepared for departure on the service 14 (later 515) to Whitley Bay. The service ran once a day in winter, and twice a day in summer months. It was a long drawn out affair with a total running time of about…
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United Automobile – Bristol MW6G – 517 LHN – UE517
United Automobile Services1959Bristol MW6GECW DP39F These dual purpose vehicles were purchased for the North East to London route it had coach seats and maybe a bit more leg room but apart from that it was still just a bus. I think when I took this photo in 1966 they had been moved on to shorter…