RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2020 The Seddon (pic # 7) is not in Southend. Note the tracks in the road and the rail tankers and locomotive poking its nose out. I thought at first Weymouth but it could be a Scottish ferry port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2020 The first photograph was taken at Southend Airport. Of interest is the bus in the background is one of Southend's short-lived Leyland/Albion Lowlanders. These were brand new in 1965/66 but were all gone by 1971. In fact Southend's first low height double deckers was a batch of AEC Bridgemasters delivered in 1960. They were also withdrawn by 1971 but after the newer Lowlanders. They were replaced by low height Daimler Fleetlines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted October 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: The Seddon (pic # 7) is not in Southend. Note the tracks in the road and the rail tankers and locomotive poking its nose out. I thought at first Weymouth but it could be a Scottish ferry port. Definitely Weymouth, that's a 33 in the background which never ventured to Scotland until about 1994... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Incoming! I've been scanning again. More to follow. 5 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Bournemouth. Mike. That one almost looks like the top was accidentally bolted on to the bottom backwards. Not to mention the door being on the wrong side! Nice photos, keep them coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2020 11 hours ago, PhilJ W said: The Seddon (pic # 7) is not in Southend. Note the tracks in the road and the rail tankers and locomotive poking its nose out. I thought at first Weymouth but it could be a Scottish ferry port. Pay attention at the back! It's the caption under each picture you are supposed to reading. 11 hours ago, PhilJ W said: The first photograph was taken at Southend Airport. Of interest is the bus in the background is one of Southend's short-lived Leyland/Albion Lowlanders. These were brand new in 1965/66 but were all gone by 1971. In fact Southend's first low height double deckers was a batch of AEC Bridgemasters delivered in 1960. They were also withdrawn by 1971 but after the newer Lowlanders. They were replaced by low height Daimler Fleetlines. Now that's interesting and informative! The East Anglia trip that the photo was taken on was undertaken in a car I didn't acquire until 1973, so it's definitely not 1971 as I didn't even get my driving licence until August of that year, and I also have no recollection of specifically going to Southend airport either! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2020 I thought Arkell's was a Swindon brewer - did they really have bus ads in Sarfend? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: I thought Arkell's was a Swindon brewer - did they really have bus ads in Sarfend? Aha, that makes sense, I have some Swindon shots to come. The basic problem is that unlike train spotting, I took few if any notes whilst out bus photting, being confident back in the days of my youth that I would remember everything, but never writing anything down while I could! Mike. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 The third one down, shown as "Southend" is Swindon as well.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2020 Re the buses that are captioned Southend. The buses in both photographs look very much like those operated by Southend Corporation, same types and livery. The Lowlander as mentioned and the Daimler Fleetline in picture three. A possible answer is that Southend hired out some Lowlanders and other types to Alder Valley after they had been withdrawn in the early 70's and these are the buses that appear in the pics. It would also explain why they retained the corporation crest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Premier Travel Cambridge. TUH 366. ex City of Cardiff. Whippet Coaches. Cambridge? 29 ECO? Whippet Coaches. Cambridge. 8071 ML. 1962 AEC Renown. London Transport prototype originally RX1. Osbornes of Tollesbury. KWX 14. ex Todmorden JOC. W A Jolly/Mulleys Motorways. Ixworth. JWY 824. ex Todmorden JOC. W A Jolly/ Mulleys Motorways. Ixworth. NGX 885. ex Grey Green Coaches. 1948/50 Leyland Tiger half cab. CCF 897. Leyland comet. Both ex Corona Coaches, now with, but obviously not operated by W A Jolly/ Mulleys Motorways Ixworth. CCF 671. AEC / Duple. W A Jolly/Mulleys Motorways Ixworth. KHJ 999. 1955 AEC Reliance/Harrington. This coach still seems to be a going concern with Period Coaches Ltd. YJG 809. ex East Kent. 1959 AEC Bridgemaster. Osbornes of Tollesbury. 3156 WE. 1958 Leyland PD2/30 with Roe H33/26RD bodywork. Originally Sheffield Transport Department C fleet and therefore British Railways owned. With the formation of the National Bus Company and it's takeover of the railways owned buses it went to Yorkshire Woollen. Sold out of service to Don's of Dunmow, it's pictured here at Osbornes of Tollesbury. HER 27. AEC Regent III. ex Pest Control Cambridge. Moore of Saffron Walden. 399 COR. 1961 Dennis Loline III/Alexander. ex Aldershot and District. W Norfolk & sons. Norfolks of Nayland. Later went to Hawkes of Waunarlwydd due to problems with the sliding door! Austin CX. Norfolks of Nayland. More to follow. Mike. Edited October 5, 2020 by Enterprisingwestern 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2020 The 'mystery' Regent III has a 1949 Cambridge registration. The final pic is not a Bedford but an Austin CX with the post 1948 grill. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: I thought Arkell's was a Swindon brewer - did they really have bus ads in Sarfend? I was thinking the same so have just followed it up, Swindon buses were blue and cream also, and the depot photo matches the buildings at Swindon depot . https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AC0T7B/swindon-bus-station-AC0T7B.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, petethemole said: I was thinking the same so have just followed it up, Swindon buses were blue and cream also, and the depot photo matches the buildings at Swindon depot . https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AC0T7B/swindon-bus-station-AC0T7B.jpg I went there for a job interview many years ago........(when it was Thamesdown Transport) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 HER27 also appears here in the same livery: ttps://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=158748&search=Vasey%2C+LAngley+Moor&category_id=475&page=1 It was originally with Pest Control Ltd. of Cambridge (or very near). One of 3 bought new I believe for staff transport, the other 2 were sold on before HER27, which was retained for a while longer. I remember seeing it with them when I was at school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Top one Swinden? Judging by the Arkall's ad on the bus in the background 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2020 10 hours ago, stewartingram said: HER27 also appears here in the same livery: https://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=158748&search=Vasey%2C+LAngley+Moor&category_id=475&page=1 It was originally with Pest Control Ltd. of Cambridge (or very near). One of 3 bought new I believe for staff transport, the other 2 were sold on before HER27, which was retained for a while longer. I remember seeing it with them when I was at school. Thats better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2020 9 hours ago, laurenceb said: Top one Swinden? Judging by the Arkall's ad on the bus in the background You seem to have had a vowel movement?! Mike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Anyone fancy acquiring a GS - GS28 to be specific? As formerly owned by Ronnie Lane. The Nim. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, Nimbus said: Anyone fancy acquiring a GS - GS28 to be specific? As formerly owned by Ronnie Lane. The Nim. In the aerial shot what vehicle is that with the clerestory roof behind the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: In the aerial shot what vehicle is that with the clerestory roof behind the bus? A showman's wagon (two-axle caravan). As I recall, the GS was somewhat underpowered. So trailing a heavy showman's wagon would not have done it much good. Edited October 21, 2020 by Joseph_Pestell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Trundling around Flickr, looking for other stuff, threw up some shots of 10 years or so of my bus travel history. I rode on all these at one time or another, the latter two pretty much every day for several years. https://www.flickr.com/photos/neiljennings/49955420982/in/photolist-2iwfbBg-2jb2CGE-dbmnkt-dbmn8T-2j7oAeL-dqsnPP-2hP7MM7-oxwuVB-oegJq7 https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquinius_superbus/7993419517/in/photolist-2iwfbBg-2jb2CGE-dbmnkt-dbmn8T-2j7oAeL-dqsnPP-2hP7MM7-oxwuVB-oegJq7 https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquinius_superbus/7993420189/in/photolist-2iwfbBg-2jb2CGE-dbmnkt-dbmn8T-2j7oAeL-dqsnPP-2hP7MM7-oxwuVB-oegJq7 https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwadman/49569019733/in/photolist-2iwfbBg-2jb2CGE-dbmnkt-dbmn8T-2j7oAeL-dqsnPP-2hP7MM7-oxwuVB-oegJq7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) T448, a 1936 AEC Regal with Weymann 30 seat body, seen in the workshop at the London Bus Museum, Brooklands. With much of the front end completed work is now well underway on the rest of the bodywork. The new offside window pans can be seen here - along with the restored fuel tank - as a Green Line coaches these vehicles required big tanks. Edited October 24, 2020 by Unicorn1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 A 9T9: I didn't know any of those had survived. Nice to see, anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Western SMT coach, summer 1963: Sorry, I don't know type (though I'm sure several people on here will be able to tell me). Taken somewhere in Kent (!) after overnight run from Scotland, on the way to Dover. (As a real aside - there's a future Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in that picture.) 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Withdrawn Lancashire United Seddon single decker, DTC 724 J, Atherton Depot, May 1982. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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