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Bristol VR with Eastern Coachworks ECW bodywork on approach to the central bus station at Heathrow Airport Central LHR during March 1977. On route 310 (London & Reading). Taken from a footbridge over the one-way system, which I think has since been removed.
One of two Arab IV's that were purchased new with the signature Provincial full-front Reading body. Still looking impeccable when 12 years old.
A psychiatrist's office based on part of a facade of a bank building in Brisbane. It was meant to be all grey, but that ended up looking too dull and didn't work for the office on the first floor.
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Leyland Titan PD2 / 12 - Roe FH56RD
New to Walsall Corporation (820) during July-1953 .
RDH510 was posed for us at the Walsall Corporation Bus Garage .
A Sunday in in early June-1970.
A number of interesting features about thsi bus. The chassis dates from 1949, and it spent 12 years as a development chassis with AEC. In 1961 it was sold to Hampshire independent Liss & District who had this unique Roe full fronted, front entrance lowbridge body built on it. By 1969 it had joined the fleet of Super, Upminster whose status as both a dealer and an operator plus a liking for acquiring any old vehicle that happened to be available ensured that any visit to their premises would be a delight for the enthusiast.
AEC Regal III 9621A - Harrington FC33F
New to this Operator during July-1950 .
URE281 is in the Operator’s yard at Tean , Staffordshire .
Sunday morning 14th-March-1971 .
Taken but a few hours ago as ex Barton AEC Regent V 851 FNN left us for the Barton event to be held tomorrow in Notts. The bus had been with us since the POPS 'Potteries Connection' rally held at the Gladstone Pottery museum in early August and has been the recipient of a few tweaks required by owner Steve Morris.
Here with SM at the wheel, the full fronted Northern Counties 'lowbridge' Regent V leaves Parkhouse Industrial estate just as the sun was setting. It's working on vehicles like this (and road testing them ... when a sidelight bulb goes out!) which makes the job more rewarding than it might otherwise be.
The original B&W to this effort was taken by me back in 1975/6. It was one of those captured when I understood little of the basics of photography. If it was dull and dark, you just opened up the 'F' stop . . . with the result that almost all of my output was un-sharp. Still, its a record of times past and nowadays, with computer technology, its possible to tinker around with things and even add some colour (manually, not using an 'app').
The picture shows Berresford's ex Blackpool Corporation Metro Cammell 'full fronted' Leyland Titan PD2, NFV 327 leaving Longton (Stoke on Trent) bus station. The bus had a comparatively short stay in the fleet as it collided with a telegraph pole which considerably damaged the front end. In the days of advancing 'On Man Operation' it would be of little use either and so was withdrawn to the field at the rear of the garage. Longton bus station (which also doubled as a PMT garage) was one of those all enclosed products of the sixties where nobody appeared to be concerned about mixing the punters with Diesel fumes. Latterly it was never kept particularly clean either. Nowadays there's a relatively new facility opposite the railway station but very few services are scheduled to call and I don't think any of First's do. Passengers have a miserable experience in poor weather waiting often in the soaking wet without shelter, so maybe the old bus station was better?
Van Hool TD927 Astromega on loan to Stagecoach Yorkshire at Chesterfield Stonegravels depot during the summer of 2018 for a rail replacement service between Chesterfield and Derby railway station on the Midland Mainline. Replaced trains operated by East Midland Trains and Cross Country. Still with route branding for the X76 Kilmarnock & Glasgow service of Stagecoach Western Scottish as it passed through Wingerworth on the A61.
What an operator! A bus spotter's delight. Sorely missed.
This operator had a liking for bodywork by the Reading company of Portsmouth, whose products otherwise were largely to be found in the Channel Islands. HWO335 was not particularly popular as it was lowbridge even though it didn't need to be and it was usually confined to the Holly School contract.
AEC Reliance with Park Royal at Mablethorpe in June 1995. Originally supplied to Maidstone & District M&D in closed top form. Converted during 1993 and soon passed to London & Country to become number OT1 in the fleet and used for a couple of seasons on the Surrey Hills Network of seasonal services.
An early Isha from the metal series. I was looking at Russian headdresses, sort of evolved over a couple of years.
English Electric powered BUT 9611T trolleybus with Roe body at the Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum North Lincolnshire.
Leyland Titan PD2 with East Lancs bodywork passing by Winton on 22 March 2008 during that year's Kirkby Stephen annual commercial vehicle event organised by the Eden Valley Commercial Vehicle group.
AEC 661T English Electric powered trolleybus with Park Royal body at the Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum North Lincolnshire.
(built 1958)
12th Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, 2016.
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A 16-stud wide townhouse version of the 10228 Haunted House, restored to its former glory, complete with restored furniture. There are a few cosmetic and structural changes from the original WIP.
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Photographed at the 2011 SVBM open weekend at Lathalmond is RAG 578, a Daimler CVG6LX with full-front Northern Counties 73-seat bodywork which was delivered new to A1 Services member, Hunter in 1960.
Back in the 1970 and 80s, the variety of vehicles plying for trade on the numerous round London sightseeing tours was truly amazing. One bus which took my eye and which I'd seen several times was this ex East Kent full fronted Park Royal bodied AEC Regent V. Normally I'd pass it whilst driving, but on this one occasion between the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey I was fortunate enough to just turn round with sufficient time to raise the camera to it. From memory, 'Big Bus's PFN 853 usually acted in the role of static booking office somewhere around Hyde Park leaving the actual business of carrying passengers to newer ex London Transport DMSs, or at least that's how it seemed to the occasional visitor.
(built 1955)
12th Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, 2016.
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(built 1962)
12th Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, 2016.
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AEC Regent V 2LD3RA - Park Royal FO72F
New to East Kent Road Car Company during May-1959 as FH72F , converted to open-top by East Kent during August-1972 .
Acquired by this Company in February-1976
PFN879 is in Whitehall , London, working on The Round London Sightseeing Tour . Some interesting cars in the shot too !
October-1977 .
(built 2005)
Silverstone Classic Sunday 2015.
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(built 1963)
12th Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, 2016.
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The full gothic glory of an East Yorkshire Beverley Bar bus, parked on "The Muck" by Hull Paragon and the bus station. In 1952, EYMS took delivery of a glorious batch of Leyland Titan PD2/12s, numbered 568-583 (MKH77-93). These were to coach specification and in the eye-catching primrose and light blue livery, providing comfort and style on the longer routes from Hull to York, Leeds and Scarborough. Within two years, though, diminishing passenger numbers led to 576-583 in the batch to be downgraded to buses, being fitted with extra seats in place of the luggage racks, and repainted into standard bus livery of midnight blue, primrose and white. 568-575 remained coaches. Thus the batch came to be divided between the "Yellow Perils" and the "Bluebottles". All I can vouchsafe were superb vehicles, favourites of us connoisseurs on the school run to Beverley. I was very sorry indeed when most of the batch were withdrawn in late 1967/early 1968. Yellow Peril 575 went directly into preservation; EYMS converted 572 into a tow wagon; and 574 enjoyed a brief stint with Halifax Corporation as a driver trainer. 578 seen here and 580 survived however for a further two years. I wonder if 578 had simply been forgotten about: it was based in Bridlington and pottered around on local town services. I never did see it service in Hull until this capture in September 1969. Already denuded of destination blinds, I suspect that 578 had been pressed into service at the last minute for a final working, a peak-hour extra to Hessle Square, as displayed in the windscreen sticker. It was officially withdrawn that very month, thus closing a memorable chapter in EYMS history.
(built 1993)
12th Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, 2016.
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Foden PVSC6 - Metalcraft FC37F
New to this Operator in July-1950 .
TRF994 was parked out of use , note front offside wheel missing . It is in the Operator’s garage yard .
Saturday 13th-March-1971 .
(built 1996)
Silverstone Classic Sunday 2015.
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