RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2018 Hi AllWhich RTP buses are suitable for mid sixties buses in Sheffield. I have the EFE Atlantean, Regent with rear door, and a 50s livery PD1 that needs repainting.I would like a Regent V with front entrance which is the most like a Sheffield one for repainting?EFE do a BET body single decker would that do for the Leyland Olympic and Leopard buses?The EFE MW coach body can be used for the Leyland Leopard with ECW body.Which model is most suitable for repainting into a Sheffield Transport PD2 with tin front. I wish there was a Bristol KSW with highbridge body I could convert to a Sheffield PD2 with ECW body.EFE did a Bridgmaster is that suitable for a Sheffield one? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Leyland PD2 tin front plus Leyland leopard bet body look at OOC models . I done a PD2 st helens tin front in Eastbourne corp livery. Link http://www.efezone.co.uk/ Go to the OOC Zone All the best Alf Edited October 15, 2018 by crompton 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 A little later than your era, but there are a few different types here http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;v03431&prevUrl= Searching the site is a mine of pictures of just about anything in the city! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 http://modelbuszone.co.uk/ Look in the 'Other Model Lists' Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Derek 19B Posted November 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hi All Which RTP buses are suitable for mid sixties buses in Sheffield. I have the EFE Atlantean, Regent with rear door, and a 50s livery PD1 that needs repainting. I would like a Regent V with front entrance which is the most like a Sheffield one for repainting? EFE do a BET body single decker would that do for the Leyland Olympic and Leopard buses? The EFE MW coach body can be used for the Leyland Leopard with ECW body. Which model is most suitable for repainting into a Sheffield Transport PD2 with tin front. I wish there was a Bristol KSW with highbridge body I could convert to a Sheffield PD2 with ECW body. EFE did a Bridgmaster is that suitable for a Sheffield one? Hi Clive For the PD2 the Corgi Chesterfield 40901 looks okay for a repaint. But the PD2 carried. two different livery, Sheffield history.co.uk and South Yorkshire bus museum for information both versions are preserved. Sheffield did have a front loading bridgemaster, the EFE Renowns on Hattons are all okay but would need the following,route number above two destination blinds , destination blind on the side and route number on the rear, just so you know you have missed your bus. Derek 19b 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 29, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2018 Thanks Derek They are models worth having ago at repainting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 You could always use vehicles from elsewhere as well, Sheffield Corporation had a wide operating area resulting in a number of jointly operated services with neighbouring municipalities as well with as operators such as Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Woollen and East Midland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 29, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2018 You could always use vehicles from elsewhere as well, Sheffield Corporation had a wide operating area resulting in a number of jointly operated services with neighbouring municipalities as well with as operators such as Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Woollen and East Midland. To oversimplify, pedantically not, Sheffield Corporation was the A fleet only, the Joint Omnibus/railway company B and C fleets were the shared services. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Visually was there any difference between the A B C fleets ? - there are number of photos at http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/ including this one http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=24749 from 1967 which shows a B fleet vehicle on a category A service Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2018 Visually was there any difference between the A B C fleets ? - there are number of photos at http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/ including this one http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=24749 from 1967 which shows a B fleet vehicle on a category A service None whatsoever in regards of liveries, other than the small A, B & C letters by the fleet numbers, but differences in accounting methods, official ownership and the ability to circumvent rules and buy ECW bodied buses, amongst others. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Derek 19B Posted December 17, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2018 I was intrigued by the above question what's the difference between fleets, knowing that two PD2 are preserved one has rear doors the other just the usual open back. A fleet numbered 1 to 999 owned by Sheffield corporation B fleet numbered 1251 to 1400 joint between Sheffield corporation and the railway company ( originally LMS &LNER) C fleet numbered 1150 to 1250 owned by the railway company, for such routes as Retford, Gainsborough Halifax Manchester (don't fancy a trip over either the snake pass or Woodhead in a sixtys bus, when you have the choice of a nice comfy train. Management of the fleets were common hence the cross overs. On the bridge master there were only 7 units 519 to 524 rear loading and 525 front loading. The bus you could have terminating at Sheffield Exchange is the 69 from Rotherham, which could be The rear entrance Damilers or Crossley. Www.old-bus-photos.co.uk is great for information on old busses. Regards Derek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 17, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2018 I was intrigued by the above question what's the difference between fleets, knowing that two PD2 are preserved one has rear doors the other just the usual open back. A fleet numbered 1 to 999 owned by Sheffield corporation B fleet numbered 1251 to 1400 joint between Sheffield corporation and the railway company ( originally LMS &LNER) C fleet numbered 1150 to 1250 owned by the railway company, for such routes as Retford, Gainsborough Halifax Manchester (don't fancy a trip over either the snake pass or Woodhead in a sixtys bus, when you have the choice of a nice comfy train. Management of the fleets were common hence the cross overs. On the bridge master there were only 7 units 519 to 524 rear loading and 525 front loading. The bus you could have terminating at Sheffield Exchange is the 69 from Rotherham, which could be The rear entrance Damilers or Crossley. Www.old-bus-photos.co.uk is great for information on old busses. Regards Derek You've never lived until you've been over the Pennines in a 1950's Regent111. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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