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Bedminster stalwarts
My current model railway layout is inspired by Parson Street, located in Bedminster, Bristol. Part of the layout includes the Parson Street bridge which needs a good smattering of vehicles, the 2 vehicles pictured here having strong local connections.
The Leyland Atlantean HHF15 was owned by Bedminster Coaches who operated this very early ex Wallasey Atlantean for over 20 years, it's long life ensuring preservation in it's native Merseyside with the Merseyside Transport Trust. The model is a pretty straight forward repaint of an EFE Ribble Atlantean, the plain unbranded Bedminster livery saving me the expense of custom transfers. There are a few detail differences although Ironically Bedminster also owned NCK637 an ex Ribble Atlantean which would be a closer match, this was acquired later and was not so long lived.
The Seddon Atkinson tractor unit is in the colours of George Taylor, whose yard was located at the lower end of Parson Street and by the time my layout was set (1977) had focused solely on Container haulage and storage. I built this model when I worked for Taylors 20 years ago but it never made it on to any of my previous layouts. Technically this is a 401 model, whereas in reality it should be a 400 model as well as being a sleeper cab. In later years Taylors did modify a lot of the 400's by fitting the grille's from a 401. It is likely I will place this behind the Atlantean on the layout to hide the grille. Next project is to scratchbuild a 40' trailer for it.
Both Bedminster Coaches and Taylor's were trading until relatively recently, and there was a tenuous link between the 2 companies as Bedminster Coaches sister company Bedminster Transport used to do work for Taylors and operated an ex Taylors Leyland Roadtrain.
Bedminster stalwarts
My current model railway layout is inspired by Parson Street, located in Bedminster, Bristol. Part of the layout includes the Parson Street bridge which needs a good smattering of vehicles, the 2 vehicles pictured here having strong local connections.
The Leyland Atlantean HHF15 was owned by Bedminster Coaches who operated this very early ex Wallasey Atlantean for over 20 years, it's long life ensuring preservation in it's native Merseyside with the Merseyside Transport Trust. The model is a pretty straight forward repaint of an EFE Ribble Atlantean, the plain unbranded Bedminster livery saving me the expense of custom transfers. There are a few detail differences although Ironically Bedminster also owned NCK637 an ex Ribble Atlantean which would be a closer match, this was acquired later and was not so long lived.
The Seddon Atkinson tractor unit is in the colours of George Taylor, whose yard was located at the lower end of Parson Street and by the time my layout was set (1977) had focused solely on Container haulage and storage. I built this model when I worked for Taylors 20 years ago but it never made it on to any of my previous layouts. Technically this is a 401 model, whereas in reality it should be a 400 model as well as being a sleeper cab. In later years Taylors did modify a lot of the 400's by fitting the grille's from a 401. It is likely I will place this behind the Atlantean on the layout to hide the grille. Next project is to scratchbuild a 40' trailer for it.
Both Bedminster Coaches and Taylor's were trading until relatively recently, and there was a tenuous link between the 2 companies as Bedminster Coaches sister company Bedminster Transport used to do work for Taylors and operated an ex Taylors Leyland Roadtrain.