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SCT '61 Photo Index Daimler Fleetline | |
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| 1. 4559VC Daimler Fleetline demonstrator 4559VC, on trial with Southend Corporation on route 7 Photo taken December 1963, Victoria Avenue, Southend | |
| 2. 4594NE Manchester Corporation 4594, 4594NE, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6 with Metro-Cammell H43/33F body new in 1962 Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 3. 952BWB Sheffield 952, 952BWB, one of three Daimler Fleetlines CRG6LX with Weymann H44/33F bodies bought in 1962. Photo taken 1971, Sheffield | |
| 4. 59YKT Maidstone and District DL59, 59YKT, a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties H77F body, new in 1963. Photo taken Saturday 23 October 1965, Bishops Way, Maidstone - Photo of the Week 18/3/00 | |
| 5. HEX252 Rear view of Great Yarmouth 52, HEX252, one of four Daimler Fleetlines with Roe H43/33F bodies delivered in 1963 Photo taken Tuesday 30 June 1964, Sea Front, Great Yarmouth - Photo of the week 7/4/02 | |
| 6. HEX253 Great Yarmouth 53, HEX253, a Daimer Fleetline CRG6LX with Roe H43/33F body, one of a batch of 4 new in 1963 Photo taken Thursday 10 June 1965, Great Yarmouth | |
| 7. 101NLW Leeds City Transport 101, 101LNW the 1964 Commercial Motor Show exhibit. This bus was the first LCT double decker with a wrap round windscreen and forced ventilation. Photo taken early 1974, Corn Exchange, Leeds | |
| 8. 102LNW Leeds City Transport 102, 102LNW, a 1964 Daimler Fleetline with Roe bodywork, part of the original batch of rear engined buses for Leeds. Photo taken May 1976, Halifax | |
| 9. 104LNW Leeds 104, 104LNW, a Daimler Fleetline with Roe H70F body, new in 1964 Photo taken Monday 9 August 1965, Wellington Street, Leeds | |
| 10. 5006VT PMT L1006, 5006VT, Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H41/31F bodywork dating from 1964. Photo taken September 1976, Stoke on Trent | |
| 11. ANA679B Manchester 4679, ANA679B, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with MCCW H43/33F body, new in 1964, seen in the rain in August 1965 - note the waiting mother and daughter Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 12. CRU192C Bournemouth 192, CRU192C, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Weymann H43/31F body, new in August 1965. Photo taken April 1969, Bournemouth | |
| 13. CUV53C Ex-London Country XF3, CUV53C, one of 8 Daimler Fleetlines with Park Royal H41/31F bodies, bought in 1965 (along with 50 Atlanteans, the XA class) as a trial by London Transport of front-entrance/rear-engine bus operation. Photo taken Sunday 20 July 2003, Watercress Line Rally, Alton | |
| 14. DDB170C North Western 170, DDB170C, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Alexander H44/31F body which had entered service a few weeks before this picture was taken in August 1965 Photo taken Wednesday 4 August 1965, Manchester Piccadilly | |
| 15. DJX351D Hebble 625, DJX351D, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Northern Counties H44/31F body, new in 1966 and the only rear-engined bus bought new by Hebble. It was originally numbered 351. Photo taken early 1971, Shelf | |
| 16. DJX351D Calderdale 294. DJX351D, a Daimler Fleetline/Northern Counties H33/41F new to Hebble in 1966 as fleet number 351. Photo taken summer of 1972, leaving the old Crossfield bus station, Halifax | |
| 17. FUB123D Leeds City Transport 1966 Daimler Fleetline 123, FUB123D, with Roe bodywork, withdrawn in 1976. Photo taken 1973, Central Bus Station Leeds | |
| 18. FJX508E Calderdale 108, FJX508E, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX / Willowbrook B45F, new to Halifax Corporation "A" Fleet in June 1967. Photo taken summer of 1972, leaving the old Crossfield bus station, Halifax | |
| 19. FKY273E Bradford 273, FKY273E, a Metro-Cammell H43/31F bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX, new in 1967. Photo taken 1972, Forster Square, Bradford | |
| 20. HWG516E Alexander Midland MRF17, HWG516E, a 1967 Daimler Fleetline/Alexander. Photo taken Glasgow | |
| 21. JKG488F City of Cardiff 488, JKG488F, a Daimler Fleetline with Metro-Cammell H42/33F body, new in late 1967. Photo taken c. Oct 1971, Cardiff | |
| 22. JKG505F Cardiff 505, JKG505F, a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal H42/33F body, new in Jan/Feb 1968. Photo taken c. Oct 1971, Cardiff Bus Station | |
| 23. MAT826F East Yorkshire 826, MAT826F, a 1968 Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline, one of East Yorkshire's first batch of rear engined deckers. Photo taken 1971, Ferensway Bus Station, Hull | |
| 24. PUB151G 151, PUB151G, was one of Leeds first one man operated double deckers, dating from 1968 with bodies designed by the Leeds manager, Tom Lord. It was withdrawn in 1981 by WYPTE whose Metrobus livery is carried here. Photo taken March 1981, Vicar Lane, Leeds | |
| 25. PKG533H Cardiff 533, PKG533H, a Daimler Fleetine with Willowbrook H44/30D body, one of a batch of 25 delivered in late 1969. Photo taken c. Oct 1971, Cardiff | |
| 26. PKG550H Cardiff Daimler Fleetine 550, PKG550H, with Willowbrook H44/30D body, one of a batch of 25 delivered in late 1969, about 10 of which were used to replace the final Cardiff trolleybuses. Photo taken c. Oct 1971, Cardiff | |
| 27. RFN953G Preserved East Kent RFN953G, Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Park Royal H39/33F body, new in May 1969 Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| 28. RFN953G Preserved East Kent RFN953G, a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal H39/33F body, new in May 1969. Photo taken Saturday 16 February 2008, turning into the High Street, Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| 29. UHA225H Midland Red 6225, UHA225H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB with Alexander H45/30D body, new in 1969. Photo taken in 1977, Southsea for the Spithead Fleet Review | |
| 30. MJX12J Calderdale 92, MJX12J, a Daimler Fleetline/Northern Counties new in 1970. Photo taken summer of 1972, leaving the old Crossfield bus station, Halifax | |
| 31. SOE967H Osbornes SOE967H, Daimler Fleetline / Park Royal H47/33D, ex-West Midlands, one of a batch of nearly 100 delivered in late 1969, early 1970. Photo taken October 1980, Colchester Bus Station | |
| 32. TCD370J Crosville bought a number of second hand buses in the late 1970s to assist with the spread of one man operation One such bus was this Northern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline TCD370J, originally 370 in the Southdown fleet and HDG900 in the Crosville numbering system. Photo taken 1981, Wrexham bus station | |
| 33. TOB997H Partridge TOB997H, Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX / Park Royal H47/33D, ex-West Midlands PTE, new in April 1970. Photo taken 1982, Ipswich | |
| 34. UNW185H Leeds City Transport 185, UNW185H, a 1970 Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB with Roe 78 seat dual door bodywork, seen when a few days into service - the Daimler badge can be clearly seen Photo taken Saturday 4 April 1970, Central Bus Station Leeds | |
| 35. UNW206H Leeds City Transport 1206, UNW206H, a 1970 Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB/36. One of 30 similar vehicles, it is carrying the early version of the WYPTE livery which would date the photo to the mid 70s. Photo taken mid 1970s | |
| 36. GHJ384L ex-Southend Fleetline 384, GHJ384L, with Glantawe Coaches of Pontardawe, a Welsh village in the Swansea valley. It was photographed around 1998 providing a free bus service to Clydach market in another village in the valley, but nearer to Swansea. Photo taken c. 1998 | |
| 37. WJN348J Southend Fleetline WJN348J was sold on locally in January 1983 for use as the Rochford Leisure bus, serving Clements Hall Leisure Centre. Long gone now, 348 is seen here at a Southend Rally. Photo taken at a Southend Rally | |
| 38. WJN348J First of a series of shots of ex-Southend Fleetline WJN348J, now in New Zealand. Photo taken March 2004, Napier, New Zealand | |
| 39. WJN354J Former Southend Fleetline WJN354J was 'sold on' in 1983 to the Colchester Playbus Association and is seen here early on a gloomy January morning parked in a country lane on the outskirts of Colchester. Photo taken January 1992, on the outskirts of Colchester | |
| 40. WJN358J Southend Fleetline 358, WJN358J Photo taken Southend High Street by Central Station | |
| 41. WJN358J Southend Fleetline 358, WJN358J seen here in this colourful overall advertising livery by Wheatley Taverns, promoting Circus Tavern, which it carried from November 1973 to January 1976. Photo taken Monday 28 October 1974, SCT Garage, London Road | |
| 42. WJN359J Southend Fleetline 359, WJN359J, from the first batch of 26 delivered to Southend in 1971, seen at the Blue Boar, Prittlewell in usually harsh weather for South Essex Photo taken Thursday 13 January 1977, Blue Boar, Prittlewell | |
| 43. WJN362J A rear view of a very new Southend Fleetline 362, WJN362J. Photo taken 1971, Southend High Street by Central Station | |
| 44. WJN362J As well as PD3s, six Southend Fleetlines were hired to Cardiff City Transport in 1977, including 362, WJN362J. Photo taken Tuesday 16 August 1977, Cardiff | |
| 45. WJN364J Southend Fleetline 364, WJN364J, on route 66 to Shoebury Common, soon after the bus station opened. Photo taken Sunday 26 May 1974, Southend Central Bus Station | |
| 46. WJN366J Southend Fleetline - looks like 366, WJN366J - in a scrapyard in Carlton. Photo taken 1995, Carlton | |
| 47. WJN368J Ex-Southend Fleetline WJN368J with S&M coaches, in the late 1980's once it returned from Oxford... Now this bus is reported alive and well in Auckland, New Zealand as a tourist bus | |
| 48. WJN372J Southend Fleetline 372, WJN372J, looking very new and shiny. Photo taken 1971, Southend Kursaal | |
| 49. WJN372J A second view of a very new Southend Fleetline 372, WJN372J. Photo taken 1971, Hockley Spa | |
| 50. WJN372J Former Southend Fleetline 372, WJN372J, converted to open-top in 1980, and seen here later with Applebys. | |
| 51. WJN373J Former Southend Fleetline 373, WJN373J, converted to open-top in 1980, and seen here later with Applebys | |
| 52. WJN3??J Another ex-Southend Fleetline with S&M of Benfleet, but derelict and in use as a store Photo taken c.1990 | |
| 53. GHJ380L From 1971 onwards, Southend Transport operated special services on Boxing Day, including routes outside their normal area. For a number of years this included an hourly operation to Wickford over part of ENOC's famous 251 route. 380, GHJ380L, waits to leave Central Bus Station on Boxing Day 1974. Photo taken Thursday 26 December 1974, Southend Central Bus Station | |
| 54. GHJ382L From 1971 onwards, Southend Transport operated special services on Boxing Day, including routes outside their normal area. The most successful by far of the out of area routes was the 400 to Kings Cross, running every two hours over the normally ENOC operated route. It was always operated by the newest double deckers in the fleet, such as 382, GHJ382L, seen here and sometimes required duplication - helped by the absence of any train services from Southend to London on Boxing Day! Photo taken Sunday 26 December 1976, York Way at Kings Cross, on layover between 400 journeys | |
| 55. GHJ384L Southend 384, GHJ384L, on the infrequent 7A service from Lower Hockley, Dome Caravan Site to Southend. Photo taken Saturday 19 March 1977, Lower Road, Ashingdon | |
| 56. NHN250K Darlington Borough Transport 50, NHN250K, a 1972 Daimler Fleetline SRG6LX with Roe dual door 48 seat bodywork. The bus was some 22 years old when seen in 1994 just prior to the undertaking being taken over by Stagecoach. Photo taken June 1994, Darlington | |
| 57. RCP275K Halifax Corporation 85, RCP275K, a Daimler Fleetine CRG6LX with Northern Counties H43/31F body, new in May 1972. Photo taken Summer 1972, Halifax bus station | |
| 58. XAK337L Bradford City Transport 337, XAK337L on her first day in service in 1972. She was an Alexander bodied (H49/25F) Daimler Fleetline CRL6. Photo taken 1972, Forster Square, Bradford | |
| 59. EOF275L Coastal Red EOF275L, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX / Park Royal H43/33F, seen here on Clacton Circular route 50, with route adverts on the bus, in competition with Eastern National. Photo taken July 1987, Clacton | |
| 60. JDC544L Ex-Middlesbrough Corporation Dennis Loline MkI/Northern Counties, JDC 599, fleet no. 99 new in 1958 and ex-Tees-Side Municipal Transport Daimler Fleetline JDC544L new in 1973 which carried fleet no. L544. Photo taken September 1998, Showbus at Duxford | |
| 61. THM630M Partridge THM630M, Daimler Fleetline/MCW H44/24D, ex London Transport DMS1630, new in March 1974. Photo taken Winter 1987-88, Ipswich | |
| 62. GSL901N Osbornes GSL901N, Daimler Fleetline / Alexander H49/34D, new in March 1975 to Tayside. Photo taken August 1987, Colchester Bus Station | |
| 63. JTD390P This former Southend Open Top Fleetline, JTD390P, was seen in the yard of Trevor Wigley, the Carlton breaker/dealer, in early August 2000 Photo taken August 2000, Carlton | |
| 64. JTD397P Southend Fleetline JTD397P was sold on to Ensignbus who operated it as their 597, then sold it for scrap - it is seen here in the muddy yard of PVS Barnsley Photo taken c1996, PVS Barnsley | |
| 65. KUC949P Southend Transport 319, KUC949P, Daimler Fleetline/MCCW, ex-London Transport DMS1949, new in 1975 and to Southend in 1984. Photo taken May 1985, Southend Transport Garage | |
| 66. JTD395P Former Southend 395, JTD395P, Daimler Fleetline with NCME body new in 1976 converted to open top, seen here parked awaiting next turn of duty to Paignton Zoo. Photo taken Saturday 23 June 2007, Avenue Road, Torquay | |
| 67. XTE230V Another sad sight - a former Southend Fleetline (believe to be 230 - XTE230V) seen in the yard of Hardwick (breaker), Carlton. Photo taken August 2000, Carlton | |
| 68. MRJ233W Former Southend Transport Fleetline MRJ233W, preserved by Stephensons. Seen at Shoeburyness East Beach on route 14 on the special running day held on September 1st. Photo taken Saturday 1 September 2007, Shoeburyness East Beach | |
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