Tag: Willowbrook
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Safeguard – AEC Reliance – 5389 PL
Safeguard Coaches (Guildford)1962AEC Reliance 2MU3RVWillowbrook B45F In October 1962, AEC Reliance 200 APB (Safeguard – AEC Reliance – 200 APB) was despatched to Safeway of South Pertherton, Somerset, and replaced by Willowbrook B45F bodied Reliance 5389 PL. The firm still runs a bidirectional circular service in Guildford which is a development of the Westborough service…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 43 – 643
East Yorkshire Motor Services1956AEC Regent VWillowbrook HBB56R Notice the roof this shape was unique to East Yorkshire for one reason the Beverly North Bar. This is the sole survivor of the gateways into the town of Beverly the shape of the arch comes to a point requiring the roof of the bus to do the…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 34 – 634
Photo by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Yorkshire Motor Services1956AEC Regent VWillowbrook HBB56R This is another highbridge Beverly Bar Regent V of East Yorkshire Motor Services this time a view of the near side, but what is very interesting is the single decker behind. You did…
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East Yorkshire – AEC Regent V – VKH 47 – 649
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Yorkshire Motor Services1957AEC Regent VWillowbrook L31/28RD Now we have two Regent Vs from a batch of 19 delivered to East Yorkshire in 1956/7 they were fleet numbered 634 – 652.634 to 648 were 27ft in length had AEC 7.68 litre…
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Devon General – AEC Regent V – 506 RUO – 506
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Devon General Omnibus & Touring Co Ltd 1964AEC Regent V 2D3RAWillowbrook H39/30F This very good looking Willowbrook bodied AEC Regent V of Devon General is I think about to start on its long distance run to Plymouth. It had not been in…
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Hebble – AEC Regent III – CJX 69 – 268
Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Hebble Motor Services1952AEC Regent IIIWillowbrook L55R This is one of the last batch of Regent IIIs Hebble took delivery of, to say it was new in 1952 it looks as if it was built well before that. I think it is…
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Trent – AEC Regal I – RC 9668/74 – 303/768
Copyright Bob Gell Trent Motor Traction 303 – 1947 – AEC Regal I – Willowbrook FDP39F Trent Motor Traction 768 – 1947 – AEC Regal I – Willowbrook B35F A company not yet represented on this site is Trent Motor Traction, so this photo is to rectify that omission. In the early postwar years, Trent…
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Express Motors – AEC Regal I 0662 – RC 9680
Express Motors1947AEC Regal I 0662Willowbrook rebody 1958 FDP39F RC 9680 was new to Trent in 1947 with a Willowbrook B35F body being lengthened and fitted with a new Willowbrook body in 1958. It was withdrawn by Trent in 1963 and is shown here four years later laying over in the shadow of Caernarvon Castle on…