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SAMMY'S BLUE BUSES
The Samual Ledgard bus operation was based in the Leeds, Bradford, Otley and Ilkley areas of West Yorkshire and was a sizeable independent operator.
However its founder Samuel, died in the early fifties, the company being beset with death duties. Executors were appointed and the bus side of the operation was continued to be run by his son, Tom.
However, because of the death duties, the financial side of the operation was considerably weakened and they were forced, in the main, to purchase second hand vehicles, usually from the well known dealer W. North of Leeds.
This was good news for enthusiasts if not for the travelling public.
This picture was taken, in Otley bus station around 1961. It shows an ex United wartime K6A, which had been rebodied with a post war ECW lowbridge body, which I believe had graced an even earlier pre war Bristol GO5G.
SAMMY'S BLUE BUSES
The Samual Ledgard bus operation was based in the Leeds, Bradford, Otley and Ilkley areas of West Yorkshire and was a sizeable independent operator.
However its founder Samuel, died in the early fifties, the company being beset with death duties. Executors were appointed and the bus side of the operation was continued to be run by his son, Tom.
However, because of the death duties, the financial side of the operation was considerably weakened and they were forced, in the main, to purchase second hand vehicles, usually from the well known dealer W. North of Leeds.
This was good news for enthusiasts if not for the travelling public.
This picture was taken, in Otley bus station around 1961. It shows an ex United wartime K6A, which had been rebodied with a post war ECW lowbridge body, which I believe had graced an even earlier pre war Bristol GO5G.