1964 Daimler CCG5
Seen on the bus depot forecourt at Beamish Museum - and sporting a brand new coat of paint - is AHN 451B, a 1964 Roe-bodied Daimler CCG5, part of a batch of twelve purchased new by Darlington Corporation in that year and allocated No.7 in their fleet. The bus was withdrawn in 1981 and went immediately into preservation.
Oddly the first half of the batch (No's 1 - 6) were given 301-6 VHN registrations, and the other six (No's 7 -12) were registered AHN 451-6B. All had Gardner 5LW engines and constant mesh gearboxes, which didn't exactly make them fleet of foot! However, Darlington does not have any hills and the buses did not see service outside of the town boundary, so they were very adequate plodders.
AHN 451B is owned by Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Providing a backdrop, on the left is part of a 1964 Marshall-bodied Atkinson Alpha of Sunderland Corporation. Behind is a 1964 AEC Routemaster of Northern General, PCN 762.
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1964 Daimler CCG5
Seen on the bus depot forecourt at Beamish Museum - and sporting a brand new coat of paint - is AHN 451B, a 1964 Roe-bodied Daimler CCG5, part of a batch of twelve purchased new by Darlington Corporation in that year and allocated No.7 in their fleet. The bus was withdrawn in 1981 and went immediately into preservation.
Oddly the first half of the batch (No's 1 - 6) were given 301-6 VHN registrations, and the other six (No's 7 -12) were registered AHN 451-6B. All had Gardner 5LW engines and constant mesh gearboxes, which didn't exactly make them fleet of foot! However, Darlington does not have any hills and the buses did not see service outside of the town boundary, so they were very adequate plodders.
AHN 451B is owned by Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Providing a backdrop, on the left is part of a 1964 Marshall-bodied Atkinson Alpha of Sunderland Corporation. Behind is a 1964 AEC Routemaster of Northern General, PCN 762.
Copyright © 2022 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!