Tag: West Riding
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West Riding – Guy Wulfrunian – BHL 369C – 1018
Copyright Roger Cox West Riding Automobile1965Guy WulfrunianRoe H43/32F This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled “West Riding Guy Wulfrunians” 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 regarding this vehicle either…
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West Riding – Dennis Loline III – FCP 303E – 552
West Riding Automobile1967Dennis Lowline IIINorthern Counties H41/33F During the mid-1960’s with the recent arrival of Geoffrey Hilditch as General Manager at Halifax Corporation, the Joint Omnibus Committee had begun to develop its tour and private hire operations, acquiring a number of secondhand coaches to that end. A works contract had been obtained requiring a number…
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West Riding – AEC Reliance – JHL 717 – 817
Copyright Chris Hough West Riding Automobile1956AEC RelianceRoe B44F In the nineteen fifties West Riding bought very few batches of saloons They were used on a selection of routes. Seen in Leeds bus station is a Roe bodied AEC Reliance fleet number 817 registration JHL 717 which dates from 1956. It is on the “back roads…
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West Riding – AEC Reliance – THL 921 – 921
West Riding Automobile1961AEC Reliance 2MU3RVRoe B41D In 1956 West Riding turned to the AEC Reliance for its limited bus saloon requirements, taking twelve with Roe B44F bodies characterised by a “droopy” lower line to the windscreen. www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/The Reliance then became the choice for the coach fleet with Roe C41C bodies, and in 1961 twelve of…
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West Riding – AEC Regent III – DHL 922 – 711
Copyright Unknown West Riding Automobile1951AEC Regent IIIRoe L50R Another bus from the large West Yorkshire independent this time an AEC Regent III. West Riding did not favour any particular make of vehicle they had various models from each of AEC, Leyland, Daimler and Guy. How much nicer this bus would have looked with a shiny…
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West Riding – Bristol Lodekka – XNU 428 – 405
West Riding Automobile1955Bristol Lodekka LD6GECW H33/25RD Around 1958, the Chief Engineer of West Riding, Ron Brooke, entered into collaboration with Guy, who then had an impeccable reputation for sound, robust engineering, in the design of a maximum capacity front entrance, low floor double decker, similar in concept to the then very new Leyland Atlantean, but…
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West Riding – Bristol Lodekka – HHY 183D – 452
West Riding Automobile1966Bristol Lodekka FLF6GECW H38/32F Proceeding on a very wet day into Leeds city centre is West Riding No. 452, Bristol FLF6G HHY 183D with ECW H38/32F bodywork, originally delivered to Bristol Omnibus as C7280 in October 1966. When, in 1967, West Riding sold out to the Transport Holding Company, which became the National…
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West Riding – Daimler Roadliner – FHL 826D – 133
West Riding Automobile1966Daimler RoadlinerPlaxton B50F I always thought the single deck version of the “Fleetline” was called a “Freeline” but it appears I was wrong, it was called a “Roadliner”. It as come to light whilst researching this bus that the “Roadliner” was not the most reliable chassis in fact it was quite the opposite.…