Old bus photos

Tag: West Bridgford UDC

  • Nottingham Area Bus Photos

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    I have just spent some time trundling through some memory-inducing pics on your website that include these vehicles. Here is Nottingham City Transport Roberts bodies Regent III during the twilight of its life, in 1966 speeding towards Beeston Square on the 5A/5 circuit. My second picture disproves the “back of a bus” suggestion of ugliness…

  • W Bridgford AEC Regent V’s with Reading Bodies

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    In 1958, West Bridgford UDC took delivery of three AEC Regent V’s, unusually with bodies by Reading & Co, Portsmouth. Most double-deck bodies by Reading were bespoke designs per order and these were no exception, I understand. They were numbered 31-33 (XVO329-331), then, on transfer to NCT in 1968, re-numbered 200-202 respectively.Has anyone got a…

  • West Bridgford – Daimler CWA6 – GNN 410 – 25

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    Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Bridgford Urban District Council1945Daimler CWA6Brush H30/26R Here is a fine example of a utility body built just at the end of the war all very square and flat with little if any panel beating due to using unskilled labour to…

  • West Bridgford – AEC Renown – BRR 241C – 41

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    West Bridgford Urban District Council 1965AEC RenownEast Lancs H44/31F Not many Urban District Council’s had there own bus concern but West Bridgford which is on the outskirts of Nottingham was one of them. The council started the bus service to connect to the Nottingham tram system which did not get as far as West Bridgford in…