Tag: West Yorkshire
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West Yorkshire – Bristol L5G – CWT 869 – 128
Copyright S N J White West Yorkshire Road Car Company1938Bristol L5GECW B32F This bus is one of the final Bristol L5G pre-war single deckers in the series 110 to 205 which could be seen all over the operating territory of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. It has a “bible indicator” with a minimum size…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol K5G – OWT 201 – YDG 88
Copyright Bob Gell West Yorkshire Road Car Company1954Bristol K5G ECW H28/28R A fine vehicle indeed, but quite sad in some ways. This typical ex-Tilling Group Bristol K5G is spending its final days on loan to Yorkshire Woollen District, after its parent company (York-West Yorkshire) had lost its Tilling identity to the National Bus Company. Eleven Bristol…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol K6B – HWW 863 – 774
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1950Bristol K6BECW L27/28R West Yorkshire 774 (DB 36) Bristol K6B is seen new at Chester Street Bus Station, Bradford on the Ilkley stand in 1950 on the 63 service via Manningham Lane to Shipley, an intermediate place before Ilkley. The service at this time ran every 30 minutes…
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York – West Yorkshire – Bristol K5G – OWT 201 – YDG 88
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. York – West Yorkshire Road Car Company1939Bristol K5GECW H30/26 re-bodied H28/28R in 1955 This bus is not what it seems as it started life as a 1939 Bristol K5G with ECW H30/26 body, numbered Y 702 (YDG 72) and registered DWU…
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Keighley – West Yorkshire – Bristol K5G – CWX 671 – KDG 26
Keighley – West Yorkshire1938Bristol K5GRoe L27/28R Keighley – West Yorkshire was established as a branch of West Yorkshire Road Car in 1930, if we believe the entry on Wikipedia. CWX 671 was new to KWY in 1938 and is a Bristol K5G, but the bodywork is not what one might expect, being by Roe rather…
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Keighley – West Yorkshire – Bristol K – CWX 671 – KDG26
Keighley – West Yorkshire1950Bristol K5GRoe L27/28R This Roe L27/28R Bristol K5G was delivered to Keighley – West Yorkshire (as K383) in April 1950. Over sixty-one years later KDG26 is seen passing through the impressive arch of the Halifax Piece Hall when taking a very active part in the Heart of the Pennines Event in October…
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Yorkshire Woollen District – Bristol K5G – OWT 204 – 154
Yorkshire Woollen District1939Bristol K5GECW H28/28R (1955) Aliens Land In Dewsbury. Yorkshire Woollen District experienced a severe shortage of vehicles during 1969 and consequently was obliged to acquire some most untypical vehicle types which no doubt caused much displeasure to both engineering and road staff. Seen here at Savile Town depot, Dewsbury in 1970 are a…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol JO5G – BWT 765 – 970
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1937Bristol JO5GECW B32F West Yorkshire Bristol JO5G 970 with Eastern Coach Works (ECW) B32F body built in 1937 is also seen at Bradford Chester Street Bus Station about 1950. It would appear to being used as a temporary crew rest room after a duty on a service from…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol JO5G – AWW 165 – 925
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. West Yorkshire Road Car Company1936Bristol JO5GECOC B32F Bristol JO5G 925 is seen operating on a local service in Harrogate about 1950. This bus was one of sixty built by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company in 1935/36 and is of the…
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West Yorkshire – Bristol GO5G – YG 8986 – 306
Copyright Roy Marshall West Yorkshire Road Car Company1935Bristol GO5GEastern Counties L53R West Yorkshire Bristol GO5G 306 with Eastern Counties L53R body built in 1935 is seen at Bradford Chester Street Bus Station about 1950. It is ready to depart to Baildon via Canal Road and this information is clearly displayed on its “bible” indicator. For…