An unidentified Dartford Tunnel cycle bus at one of the loading ramps, one of a fleet of five Ford Thames Traders with Strachans bodies seating 33 upstairs and carrying 23 bikes downstairs. They entered service in November 1963 and ran through the tunnel largely empty until October 1965 when they were replaced by a Land-Rover with trailer, on call for use as required. The five were registered 526FJJ to 530FJJ.
Photo taken early 1960s (added 23 May 2013)

Dartford Tunnel cycle bus 528FJJ, one of a fleet of five Ford Thames Traders with Strachans bodies seating 33 upstairs and carrying 23 bikes downstairs, in the yard of Don Everall after withdrawal.
Photo taken c.1966, Don Everall's, Wolverhampton (added 23 May 2013)

Northern General 1829, YPT829, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 with Metro-Cammell H41/32R body, new in 1958.
Photo taken Summer 1977, Worswick Street Bus Station, Newcastle (added 23 May 2013)

Northern General 3106, FPT592C, an AEC/Park Royal Routemaster new in 1965.
Photo taken Summer 1977, Worswick Street Bus Station, Newcastle (added 23 May 2013)

Northern General 2105, EUP405B, was an AEC Routemaster with Park Royal H41/31F bodywork. It was from the second batch of 32 and was new to Chester-le-Street depot in December 1964.
Photo taken c. 2007, South Shields, Bents Park (added 23 May 2013)

Northern General Routemasters laying over in a street close to Worswick Street Bus Station, Newcastle.
Photo taken Summer 1977, Newcastle (added 23 May 2013)

Reading 83, CRD872, was the last of ten A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal L26/26R bodies new in 1948, seen at Reading Station.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Reading Station (added 22 May 2013)

Reading 145, DRD131, was a 1949 B.U.T. 9611T with a Park Royal H30/26RD body, seen at Reading Station.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Reading Station (added 22 May 2013)

Reading 8, NDP426, was an AEC MU3RV Reliance new in 1957 with a Burlingham B34D+26 bodywork.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Reading Station (added 22 May 2013)

Reading 62, CRD256, a Park Royal L24/26R bodied AEC O661 Regent new in 1947.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Reading Station (added 22 May 2013)

Reading 4, MRD147, an AEC Regent III with Park Royal L57RD body new in 1956, is now preserved.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Reading Station (added 22 May 2013)

Jaronda Travel of Cawood, VDW424K, a Metro-Scania BR111MH built in 1972 with Metro-Cammell B40D bodywork.
Photo taken July 1984, Saint Denys Road, York (added 22 May 2013)

SELNEC Cheshire 327, NJA327H, a Bristol RELL6G built in 1969 with Alexander Y B49F bodywork and new as North Western 327.
Photo taken April 1973, Stockport (added 22 May 2013)

SELNEC Northern 6641, PBN659, a Leyland Titan PD2/27 built in 1961 with less common Metro-Cammell-Weymann FH35/27F bodywork, new as Bolton 141.
Photo taken October 1972, Shifnal Street, Bolton (added 22 May 2013)

SELNEC (Northern) ex-Bolton Corporation 95, KWH575, a Daimler CVG6K with Metro Cammell H34/28R body, new in 1957.
Photo taken July 1970, Bolton Depot (added 22 May 2013)

Former Lancashire United Transport 577, YTD878, a Daimler CVG5K with MCW Group Orion H33/28R body. New in 1956 and licenced to the South Lancashire Tramways subsidiary, though always carrying the LUT identity, this batch of 24 passed officially into the LUT fleet on the winding up of the SLT trolleybus system in 1958. Withdrawn in 1970 it is seen in North's yard at Sherburn-in Elmet shortly afterwards.
Photo taken late 1970, North's Yard, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire (added 22 May 2013)

T Severn of Dunscroft operated BWW654B, this 1964 Leyland PD3/4 with Roe front entrance bodywork. It passed with the business to South Yorkshire PTE in 1979 where it became fleet number 1156. Later in life it was cut down becoming a service vehicle.
Photo taken Tuesday 30 May 1978, Severn's depot, Dunscroft (added 20 May 2013)

Sheffield City Transport 712, XWJ782, an AEC Regent V D3RV with Weymann Orion H32/26R body. New in 1957 and originally numbered 782. Pictured near Sheffield's Pond Street Bus Station amidst some of the most depressingly miserable scenery of any slide in my collection.
Photo taken Winter 1970/71, Sheffield (added 20 May 2013)

Lytham St. Annes Corporation 74, LFV309, a Leyland Titan PD2/21 with Metro Cammell full-fronted highbridge body, which had been new to neighbouring Blackpool Corporation as its 309. The bus passed to the Corporation's successor Fylde Borough Transport when it was converted to a training bus and renumbered T74. Featuring the four-bay version of the Orion body, and rather long looking upper deck rear side windows.
Photo taken Spring 1971, unknown location (added 20 May 2013)

Lytham St. Annes Corporation 66, 49NTD, a Leyland Titan PD2/30 with Metro Cammell Orion highbridge body, new in 1960.
Photo taken Spring 1971, Lytham/St. Annes (added 20 May 2013)

Sheffield Corporation and its successor the PTE often converted former buses to a variety of service uses Typical of the breed is this former Sheffield Leyland Titan PD3/1 cut down to an engineers run about. New in this 1959 Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Roe body which was originally 913 3913WE in the passenger fleet South Yorks PTE livery is carried
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, First South Yorkshire Open Day, Olvie Grove, Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

BWW654B was a 1964 Leyland Titan PD3/4 with front entrance Roe bodywork was new to Severn of Dunscroft near Doncaster. It was acquired with the business by South Yorks PTE in 1979 and numbered 1156 and eventually converted to an engineering department tow car, as seen here.
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, First South Yorkshire Open Day Olvie Grove Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

Wallace Arnold adopted this two tone grey livery in the early seventies. Seen at the First South Yorkshire open day on Sunday 12 May is VUB396H, a 1970 Leyland Leopard PSU4A/4R with Plaxton bodywork
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, First South Yorkshire Open Day, Olive Grove, Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

Delivered to the Sheffield C fleet in 1962, this Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 originally carried a Weymann body. This was burnt out in 1968 and a Park Royal body was fitted, the standard Sheffield style at the time of rebuilding. 1357, 657BWB, stands at Lodge Moor Sheffield the site of the terminus of the first Sheffield motor bus route in 1913. The bus was taking part in the centenary celebrations of the route in 2013.
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, Lodge Moor, Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

A rear end view of Sheffield 1357, 657BWB, a 1962 Leyland Atlantean with a Park Royal body which replaced the original Weymann one following a fire in 1968.
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, Lodge Moor, Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

As time and one man operation progressed many companies blocked of the rear indicator as seen here on Lincolnshire Bristol MW5G 2245, OVL465, which dates from 1960 and also shows the large reversing light fitted to this style of ECW body.
Photo taken Sunday 12 May 2013, First Open Day Olive Grove Sheffield (added 19 May 2013)

Chesterfield Corporation 229, 229LRB, a Leyland Titan PD2/30 with Weymann Orion body, new in 1960.
Photo taken Summer 1973, Chesterfield Corporation Depot (added 16 May 2013)

GHD765, a Leyland Titan PD3A/1 with Metro Cammell H39/31F body, new in 1962 to Yorkshire Woollen District as its 893, later renumbered 102, and then again to 511. It passed to coach operator Norman Boyes of Bradford in the mid-1970's, in whose livery it is seen here.
Photo taken 1977, Shelf, near Halifax (added 16 May 2013)

West Yorkshire RCC SWX961F (SRG53) was a Bristol RELL6G with an ECW B53F body, dating from 1968.
Photo taken Friday 21 June 1968, Cookridge Street, Leeds (added 16 May 2013)

Western Greyhound MLL528 which is really MLL589 ex London Transport RF202 which hopefully survived the fire on 11/05/2013
Photo taken Sunday 14 August 2011, Western Greyhound Secondary Depot, Summerscourt Cornwall (added 16 May 2013)

Looking very sorry for itself is Crosville SRG203, RBD329G, which was new to United Counties in 1969.
Photo taken late 1980s (added 16 May 2013)

Taken on an Omnibus Society trip over a number of Moore’s former routes is preserved 1961 Guy Arab IV/Massey 373WPU (EN 2017).
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 2013, The Ship, Tiptree (added 16 May 2013)

Taken on an Omnibus Society trip over a number of Moore’s former routes is preserved 1961 Guy Arab IV/Massey 373WPU (EN 2017) in the now-closed ‘temporary bus station’ at Colchester (the former parking area to one end of the 1961 bus station)
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 2013, Colchester Bus Station (added 16 May 2013)

Taken on an Omnibus Society trip over a number of Moore’s former routes is former Eastern National RELL 1516 (FWC439H) which was for some time allocated to the former Moore’s depot at Kelvedon. It is seen at Messing Church (Messing was served 3 times a day by Moore’s).
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 2013, Messing Church (added 16 May 2013)

Final shot taken on an Omnibus Society trip over a number of Moore’s former routes, in one of the remaining parts of Moore’s depot at Kelvedon, two former stablemates reunite, former Eastern National RELL 1516 (FWC439H) and preserved Moore's 1961 Guy Arab IV/Massey 373WPU (EN 2017) behind.
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 2013, Kelvedon (added 16 May 2013)

701AEH, new in 1957 as PMT 701, a Leyland PD3/4 with Metro-Cammell H68FD body, anyone able to give me any more details about this vehicle which has obviously seen better days.
Photo taken Saturday 11 May 2013, Bishops Lydeard (added 15 May 2013)

Western Greyhound Leyland PD3 MHJ347F photographed at Depot alongside A30 Summerscourt Cornwall. This bus was purchased by the owner of Western Greyhound as he used to work for Southend Corporation where it was new as 347 in 1967. Hopefully it has survived the fire at the main depot on 13/05/2013
Photo taken Sunday 14 August 2011, Western Greyhound Secondary Depot, Summerscourt, Cornwall (added 15 May 2013)

969CWL, an AEC Regent V LD3RA with Weymann Orion H37/28R body, new in 1958 to City of Oxford Motor Services as its H969 and seen here with Leon of Finningley.
Photo taken Autumn 1973, Leon's Finningley Depot (added 15 May 2013)

953AJO, an AEC Regent V with Weymann Orion body, new in 1957 to City of Oxford Motor Services as its H953. It is seen here at a rally in Nottingham in 1973 whilst in the ownership of Luxicoaches of Borrowash, Derbyshire.
Photo taken Autumn? 1973, Nottingham (added 15 May 2013)

A regular series of transport fairs are held at Theydon Bois Village Hall and vintage London buses are normally there providing linking services and local rides. One of the vehicles at the event on Saturday 20th April was LT Leyland Cub C4 BXD628 from the Ensignbus vintage fleet, seen here approaching the Village Hall returning from one of its trips.
Photo taken Saturday 20 April 2013, Theydon Bois (added 14 May 2013)

In early 1961 I was in the enviable position of working in the Progress Office of Midland Red at the Central Works in Carlyle Road, Birmingham. I was therefore able to take pictures like this one that few other photographers could reach. It shows the D10 MkII (4944 - 1944HA) under construction in the body shop.
Photo taken Jan 1961, Mdland Red Central Works, Carlyle Road, Birmingham (added 14 May 2013)

B.M.M.O. 2279, FHA411, an S.O.S ONC new in 1939 with a Duple C30C body converted to C31C in 1951.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958 (added 14 May 2013)

Former East Midland D122, WAL122, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 with Weymann Orion L35/32RD body, new in 1957. On the right is former Neath & Cardiff RCY804, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with Weymann Fanfare C41F body, new in 1958, passing to South Wales Transport in 1970 as its 102.
Photo taken Summer 1972, North's Yard, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. (added 12 May 2013)

Former Bournemouth Corporation 142 ,YLJ142, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Weymann Orion H37/25D body, new in 1959. Seen, along with others of the same batch, at the premises of W. North, the dealer, of Sherburn-in-Elmet in 1973.
Photo taken Autumn 1973, North's premises, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorks. (added 12 May 2013)

Douglas Corporation buses from left to right 73 (VMN665), 60 (JMN724), 12 (WMN488) and 51 (FMN954). The location is not identified.
Photo taken May 1960, Douglas, Isle of Man (added 11 May 2013)

Seen on the spare ground at the top end of Victoria Coach Station is Maidstone & District CO39, JKM439, an A.E.C. O662 Regal new in 1948 with a Beadle C32F body.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Victoria Coach Station (added 11 May 2013)

East Kent NFN342, was an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance with a Beadle C41F body new in 1957 seen at Victoria Coach Station operating a Skyways contract service.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Victoria Coach Station (added 11 May 2013)

Southdown 1033, OUF133, was a Beadle C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub seen near Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, near Victoria Coach Station (added 11 May 2013)

East Kent Dennis J3 Lancet EFN577 with a Park Royal C32F body seen in Sutherland Street, near Victoria Coach Station was new in 1950.
Photo taken Saturday 28 June 1958, Sutherland Street, near Victoria Coach Station (added 11 May 2013)

North Western Training Bus T1, HCK464, a Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro-Cammell H33/28RD body, new in 1955 to Ribble as its 1383.
Photo taken late 1971, North Western Depot, Stockport (added 11 May 2013)