Tag: Weymann
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Cheltenham District – AEC Regent I – DG 9819 – 2
Copyright Colin Martin Copyright Davis Simpson Collection Cheltenham District1934AEC Regent IWeymann H30/24R When my photos of the Cheltenham & District Albion VenturerCX19 No. 72, were published they attracted a comment from Ian Thompson which read as follows-“Three of the civilised and handsome Weymann-bodied 56-seat AEC Regents, mentioned by Chris, went in 1947 to fellow Red…
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Provincial – AEC Regent I – JML 784 – 48
Copyright David Whitaker Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co)1938AEC Regent IWeymann H56R On 31st December 1962, a heavy snowfall occurred in the Portsmouth area, an unusual happening, and the snowy conditions lingered on until the March of 1963. The immediate consequence in Portsmouth was that Portsmouth’s trolleybuses bounced on the snow-packed uneven and unsalted roads…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent I – BWE 526 – 208
Copyright R H G Simpson Sheffield Corporation1935AEC Regent IWeymann H56R Another R H G Simpson photo which I think is worth sharing. Sheffield livery as you’ve never seen it before? Although many vehicles were taken into stock in 1935, this one was not part of a batch, and is possibly the only bus to appear…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regent I – DWB 27 – 27
Copyright Unknown Sheffield Corporation1937AEC Regent IWeymann H55R Quite a few of Sheffield’s Regent 1 intake of 1937/8 with both original and rebuilt bodies survived up to around 1960 with the majority being withdrawn in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. One such survivor was No. 27 registration DWB 27, a Weymann bodied H55R example. This…
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Brighton Corporation – AEC Regent I – FUF 63 – 63
Brighton Corporation1939AEC Regent IWeymann H56R FUF 63 is an AEC Regent I of the O661 variety, built in 1939. She is at Dunsfold on one of the occasions the Wisley event wasn’t at Wisley, on 10 April 2011. The second view is a close-up of the fleetname and Municipal Crest. I have memories of reading…
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Devon General – AEC Regal III – LUO 594 – SR594
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Devon General1950AEC Regal IIIWeymann B35F It is amazing how many buses after serving their time as public service vehicles were bought by private companies as staff transport vehicles. I have quite a few and I will title them by their original…
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British Rail – AEC Regal III – KRR 261
Copyright Ian Wild British Rail1949AEC Regal IIIWeymann B35F British Rail ran a staff bus between Sheffield Midland Station and Tinsley Marshalling Yard and at various times used this ex Mansfield District bus (fleet number 15), similar KRR 264 and KRB 88 which was an ex Midland General Leyland PS1 with a similar body. All ran…
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Midland General – AEC Regal III – KRR 255 – 175
Midland General Omnibus Company1949AEC Regal III 9621EWeymann DP35F A classic combination of AEC Regal III and Weymann body.Chassis number 9621E481 was combined with a 35-seat front-entrance Weymann body, M4122, and appropriate seating to allow dual-purpose use.Worthy of note is the ‘MGO’ badge replacing the more usual AEC triangle and also the additional chrome-work of which…
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Sheffield Corporation – AEC Regal I – KWJ 184 – 1184
Sheffield Corporation1948AEC Regal IWeymann B34R A few early post war Sheffield single deckers found their way to Contractors on withdrawal and this example is with H Camm. It is seen on the car park near Pond Street Bus Station in 1963. The bus would have been a regular performer on Peak District services during its…
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Maidstone & District – Bristol K6A – HKE 860 – DH 152
Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd1945Bristol K6AWeymann H30/26R In the years before the BAT-Tilling rift in 1942, the Maidstone & District company developed quite a liking for the Bristol double deck chassis. Initially, the GO5G type was tried, 12 going to the main fleet and 4 to the Chatham & District subsidiary in 1936. They…