Copyright Roy Cox
Crosville
1941
Leyland Titan TD7
Body unknown see text in ‘Gallery’
This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled "The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom" click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments.
The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding this vehicle either here or on the gallery.
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This bus was built for Southdown as No 288 with a Park Royal body part of a batch numbered 266-292 in 1940 but due to travel restrictions on the south coast they were deemed surplus to requirements and diverted to other companies, Crosville receiving 16 the others went to Western Welsh 7 and Cumberland 4, none ever ran for Southdown. The fleet numbers were used after the war the first of their Leyland PD1’s.
Diesel Dave
Copyright Roy Cox
Lancaster City Transport
1947
Crossley SD42/3
Crossley B36R
This shot is from the Roger Cox gallery contribution titled "The People’s League for the Defence of Freedom" click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments.
The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding this vehicle either here or on the gallery.
12/07/13 – 08:02
My father worked for A E C Crossley from 1930 after he left the army, his colonel was a Crossley. He informed me years ago that he test drove busses and trucks until the start of the Second World War his name was Cecil Louis Fidler.
John Fidler
Copyright Ray Soper
Bournemouth Corporation
1961
Sunbeam MF2B
Weymann H65D
This shot is from the Ray Soper ‘Gallery’ contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.
The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding this vehicle either here or on the gallery.
26/04/12 – 11:35
This very vehicle No.296 was the first to enter service with the light green lining in 1962. For more detail see my comment here.
mf2b
17/07/13 – 06:48
This lovely shot is taken at the upper end of Gervis Place, I would say, or possibly opposite the Pavilion. The ‘Christchurch’ routes all departed from this end of the Square
Grahame Arnold
05/11/13 – 10:34
I have a photo of myself driving bus no 188 in November 1973 which was a Daimler. also a photo of bus no 213 a Leyland Atlantean. It was my last day as a driver so had some photos taken as a keepsake if anyone would like a copy please forward e.mail address.
John Kilroe
