1. TW9347 ... Len driving 2354, TW9347, giving a mechanic a lift. It was a Leyland PLC1 with Beadle C26D body, new to National Omnibus in June 1927 and passing to Eastern National on its formation in 1930. It was withdrawn in September 1934 and sold the following year.
Photo taken 1920s

2. ... In 1928, Glasgow Corporation Tramways invited bus manufacturers to send details of their current models as its fledgling bus network was expanding. Attached to a letter from John C. Beadle Ltd, of Spital Street, Dartford, dated 4 Sep 1928, was this photograph of East Kent 207. The company stated it could supply complete vehicles or bodies only. Over to the SCT 61 sleuths to provide more details please.
Photo taken 1928?

3. TR5295 ... Fornmer Eastern National Leyland TD1 3805, TR5295, new in 1928 to Hants & Dorset with an open-top Short body and acquired in 1938 by Eastern National for services in Clacton-on-Sea.
Photo taken Mon 6 Apr 1953, disposal yard behind Bedford depot

4. VW6010 ... Len Brown in front of Leyland Lion 2609, VW6010, a PLSC3 with Beadle B31R body, new to National in July 1928, passing to Eastern National on its formation in 1930. It had been withdrawn by September 1943, the body sold the following year and the chassis dismantled in 1945.
Photo taken 1920s

5. VW6010 ... Len Brown with two workmates in front of a Colchester bus, Leyland Lion 2609, VW6010 which was a PLSC3 with Beadle B31R body, new to National in July 1928, passing to Eastern National on its formation in 1930. It had been withdrawn by September 1943, the body sold the following year and the chassis dismantled in 1945.
Photo taken Chelmsford

6. TK1854 ... TK1854 was one of six Leyland TD1s with Beadle H24/24RO bodies new in January 1929 as Hants & Dorset 66, and renumbered E66 in 1930.
Photo taken Sat 19 Oct 1957, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

7. TK1854 ... A second shot of TK1854, a Leyland TD1 with Beadle H24/24RO body new in January 1929 to Hants & Dorset, withdrawn in July 1941 and passed to Southern Vectis No. 712 in August 1946.
Photo taken Sun 27 Apr 1958, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

8. TK1854 ... A third shot of TK1854, a Leyland TD1 with Beadle H24/24RO body new in January 1929 to Hants & Dorset, withdrawn in July 1941 and passed to Southern Vectis No. 712 in August 1946. It was rebodied by Beadle as L26/26R in August 1946 and was sold to Autodrome as a staff bus in November 1954.
Photo taken Sat 25 Oct 1958, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

9. TK6519 ... Southern National AEC Regal 3094, TK6519, one of two with a large luggage compartment at the rear for the replacement of the Lynton & Barnstaple trains.
Photo taken Wed 8 Jul 1953, Barnstaple Junction Station

10. TM6304 ... Eastern National AEC Regent 1144, TM6304, new in 1930/1 with a Short body and fleet number 3026, rebodied by Beadle L26/26R in June 1945.
Photo taken Fri 10 Sep 1954, Writtle Road, Chelmsford

11. EV6055 ... ENOC 3320, EV6055, a Dennis Lancet with Beadle B32R body new in 1932. It was rebuilt by Beadle in 1943, withdrawn in 1951. Between October 1940 and July 1941 it was on loan to LPTB.
Photo taken Mon 22 Oct 1951, Maldon Disposal Yard

12. GW6298 ... Lincolnshire 1909, GW6298, was a 1932 AEC Regent new to Tilling and was rebodied with a Beadle H30/26R body in 1944.
Photo taken Tue 16 Aug 1955, Skegness Bus Station

13. MJ440 ... ENOC 3317, MJ440, a Dennis Lancet with Beadle B32R body new in 1932. It was rebuilt by Beadle in 1943, withdrawn and sold in 1952.
Photo taken Fri 7 Sep 1951, Outside ENOC Bedford Depot

14. JN3229 ... JN3229, a 1933 AEC Regent originally similar to JN4747, but seen here in Fairfax Drive yard on 16th July 1955 after being rebuilt in the late 1940s by Beadle. Although nominally rebuilds, these bodies differed so much from the original that they were probably virtually new bodies. By this time the bus would have been in green livery and carries its Eastern National fleet number 1163.
Photo taken Sat 16 Jul 1955, Fairfax Drive Depot, Southend

15. JN3229 ... Westcliff tow truck MV842 was a familiar sight in Southend throughout the 1950s. It had originally been a demonstrator with a Brush H31/25R body, new in 1931 and acquired by Westcliff in 1932/3.
Photo taken 1951/2, Willson Road, Southend

16. AUF666 ... Southdown 966 and 968, AUF666 and AUF668, were Leyland TD3 Titans new in 1934 with Short H26/24R bodies. Both were rebodied after the war - 966 with a Beadle H28/26R in 1949 and 968 with an East Lancs H28/24R in 1947. These were from a batch 964-975 which were the first oil-engined vehicles in the fleet.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, rear of Hyde Park Road Garage, Portsmouth

17. BTA454 ... Southern National 164, BTA454, was a Bristol JJW supplied new as a Royal Blue coach with a 32 seat rear entrance body by ECOC, the second of the first batch of eight new coaches ordered by WNOC and SNOC when they acquired Royal Blue from Elliotts and first registered on 28 February, 1935.
Photo taken Summer 1958, West Bay

18. GP6235 ... Brighton Hove and District 6235, GP6235, a 1935 AEC Regent originally fitted with Tilling open staircase bodywork, but seen here with a 1944 fitted Beadle H30/26R body which it carried until withdrawal in 1954.
Photo taken 1950, North Street, Brighton

19. NJ3301 ... Brighton Hove and District 6301, NJ3301, a 1935 AEC Regent with a Tilling body which was rebuilt by Beadle in 1946. Hanningtons is the famous Brighton department store whose storage and removals offices are seen in front.
Photo taken 1950, North Street, Brighton

20. DUF153 ... Southdown 153, DUF153, was a Leyland TD4 new in 1937 with a Park Royal H28/24R body seen on South Parade, Southsea. It had been rebodied in 1948 with a Beadle H28/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, South Parade, Southsea

21. DUF153 ... Southdown 153, DUF153, was a Leyland TD5 which was fitted with a Park Royal H52R body when new in 1937. In common with many of their TD4s and TD5s new in the late 30s it was rebodied after the war - in this case by Beadle (H28/26R) in 1948.
Photo taken August 1953, Southampton Road, Cosham (since renamed Medina Road)

22. DUF174 ... Southdown 1174, DUF174, had just left Victoria Coach Station when Roger photographed it in Ebury Street in September 1953.
Photo taken September 1953, Ebury Street, London Victoria

23. ETA978 ... In 1937 sixteen A.E.C. O662 Regals entered service with Western/Southern National. Registered ETA 976-983, 992-999 they carried Mumford C31F bodies and were Western National 1050-1057 and Southern National 1058-1065.
Photo taken Sun 18 May 1958, Eastgate, Leeds

24. EUF185 ... Southdown 185L, EUF185, a 1937 Leyland Titan TD5 with Beadle 52 seat lowbridge bodywork is seen at Pool Valley, Brighton about to operate a journey on service 23. According to Ken's original 1950 Ian Allan ABC on Southdown, the service ran to Crawley, but the bus is set up for a short working to Haywards Heath.
Photo taken 1950's, Pool Valley Bus Station, Brighton

25. BOW169 ... Hants & Dorset BOW169, a late prewar Bristol L5G which had been converted into an ancilliary vehicle.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jun 1976, Cardiff Rally

26. EUF192 ... Holder, Charlton-on-Otmoor EUF192, a Leyland TD5 with a Beadle L27/26RD body, was acquired from Hutfield, Gosport in April 1961 and sold in December 1964, new to Southdown in 1938.
Photo taken Sun 7 Apr 1963, High Street, Charlton-on-Otmoor

27. EUF196 ... New as Southdown 196 in 1938, EUF196, a Leyland TD5 with Beadle L26/26R body had passed to Hutfield, Gosport in March 1956, who fitted platform doors, to T.P.E. (dlr), Macclesfield in 1966 and to 11th Southgate Scout Group in August 1966.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jul 1969, Gilwell Park

28. GFN273 ... East Kent GFN273 was built as a double deck Leyland TD5 in 1938 and was rebodied by Beadle in 1952. It was withdrawn in 1967 and passed into preservation in 1972.
Photo taken Sat 1 Apr 2017, Kent Showground Detling

29. DOD518 ... Western National 333, DOD518, is a 1939 Bristol L5G with 1949 Beadle body, now owned by the 333 Bus Group.
Photo taken Sat 20 Jun 1987, Highnam, near Gloucester

30. GCD47 ... Former Southdown 247, GCD47, a 1939 Leyland Titan TD5 with Beadle bodywork from 1949 seen at Cowleys, Salford in 1959.
Photo taken Thu 7 May 1959, outside Cowleys, Salford

31. NCD99 ... Former Southdown 899, NCD99, a Leyland TS8 of 1939, rebodied by Beadle in 1954. It was sold in 1963 to Blue Boar Service Stations for transport of catering staff to their motorway restaurants.
Photo taken 1964, Blue Boar Services, M1

32. HKL819 ... New in 1946 as Maidstone & District SO9 with a Beadle B36F body, HKL819 was converted to OB35F in May 1958 and renumbered OR1. It was renumbered again in January 1968 to 8001 and was withdrawn in 1970 and entered preservation in 1978 after sale in April 1971 to a dealer. It is seen here leaving Sevenoaks Bus Station on the occasion of a London Transport Country Area Running Day.
Photo taken Sun 18 May 2014, Sevenoaks Bus Station

33. HKL819 ... HKL819 was new in 1946 as Maidstone & District SO9 with a Beadle B36F body and was converted to OB35F in May 1958 when it was renumbered OR1. It was renumbered again in January 1968 to 8001 and was withdrawn in 1970 and entered preservation in 1978 after sale in April 1971 to a dealer. The rear view is seen here in Sevenoaks Bus Station on the occasion of a London Transport Country Area Running Day.
Photo taken Sun 18 May 2014, Sevenoaks Bus Station

34. HKL819 ... Maidstone & District OR1, HKL819, seen in Hastings, was an A.E.C. O662 Regal with a Beadle B36F body when new in November 1946 as SO9. It was converted to OB35F in May 1958 and renumbered to OR1.
Photo taken Sat 25 Aug 1962, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings

35. HKL826 ... New to Maidstone and District in 1946, this AEC Regal carries a Beadle body; it was delivered as SO16, HKL826. In 1957 it was converted to open top form, renumbered as OR2 and ran on the Hastings town tour.
Photo taken 1995, Piccadilly, York

36. HKL826 ... The NEBPG Durham rally on 18 June took place in the middle of a heat wave. One of the more appropriate buses attending was this former Maidstone & District AEC Regal of 1946 with Beadle 36 seat bodywork SO16, HKL826.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jun 2017, Howlands Park and Ride, Durham

37. HKL826 ... Maidstone & District OR2, HKL826, seen in Hastings, was an A.E.C. O662 Regal with a Beadle B36F body when new in September 1946 as SO16. It was converted to OB35F in November 1957 and renumbered to OR2.
Photo taken Sat 25 Aug 1962, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings

38. HKL826 ... Maidstone & District OR2, HKL826, formerly SO16, a 1946 AEC Regal with Beadle body converted in 1957 to OB35F, along with two other similar buses, used from 1958 until the mid-1970s in Hastings and known as Emily. After a spell with Guide Friday in various places and then private ownership, it was acquired by NEBPT in 2007.
Photo taken Mon 30 Aug 2010, Seaburn Show Field, Sunderland

39. HKL836 ... Maidstone & District 8003, HKL836, and 8001, HKL819, 1946 AEC Regals with Beadle body, converted to OB35F. The cost of the round the town tours appears as 2/6d by this time.
Photo taken Wed 22 Jul 1970, Hastings Depot

40. LEV920 ... Eastern National 1111, LEV920, a Leyland PD1/1 with Beadle L52R body, new to City Coach Co in 1946, then to Westcliff, then to ENOC. LEV920 was later converted to open-top.
Photo taken Leigh Beck Garage, Canvey Island

41. LEV920 ... On the duty which fell to most open toppers each year, Eastern National 1111, LEV920, with Beadle body, waits outside the Great Eastern Hotel in Liverpool Street to pick up a party for the 1962 Derby.
Photo taken 1962, Liverpool Street, London

42. LNO150 ... Eastern National 162, LNO150, a Beadle/Bedford semi-chassisless with Beadle B33R body, delivered in 1946 and entering service in 1947.
Photo taken Sat 6 Dec 1958, Chelmsford

43. FNG818 ... Eastern Counties D999, FNG818, new in 1947 was a Beadle-Dennis integral with a Beadle B33R body seen at Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough. It had a Gardner 4LK engine and Dennis units from United Counties 504 (VV7278) and was withdrawn later in 1959.
Photo taken Sat 24 Jan 1959, Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough

44. GNY911 ... Pontypridd single decker 47, GNY911, a Bristol L5G with Beadle B32R body new in 1947.
Photo taken Morgan Street, Pontypridd

45. GNY913 ... Pontypridd 49, GNY913, was one of four Bristol L5Gs with Beadle B32R bodies new in 1947, which were rebuilt with rubber mounted windows between 1956 and 1963. Seen at the garage, 49 was sold to Coles, Pencoedcae in November 1967.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontypridd Garage

46. GNY915 ... Pontypridd 51, GNY915, a Beadle B32R bodied Bristol L6G, dated from 1947 was in use as the towing vehicle when photographed. It was reinstated to normal service work in 1972 and withdrawn in 1973.
Photo taken Sun 7 Sep 1969, Pontypridd Depot

47. GNY915 ... Pontypridd 50 and 49, GNY914/913, were Bristol L5G's, and were soon to be withdrawn, but 51, GNY915, had an L6G engine and lasted until 1972. All had Beadle B32R bodies dating from 1947.
Photo taken 1967, Pontypridd Depot

48. GNY915 ... Photographed at the garage is Pontypridd 51, GNY915, which was the first of a pair of Bristol L6Gs with Beadle B32R bodies dating from 1947. It was rebuilt with rubber mounted windows by April 1957 having been rebuilt by Longwell Green in 1955.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontypridd Garage

49. GRU857 ... GRU857 was Hants & Dorset 648, a 1947 Bristol L6G with Beadle coach body. It was converted for bus use (when the large bus-type destination indicator was fitted) in 1953 and was scrapped in 1959.
Photo taken August 1956, near Swanage Pier

50. HFM34 ... Blue Bus, Slough HFM34 was one of two Beadle B28F bodied Bedford OBs which Blue Bus acquired from Crosville in 1954. Dating from 1947 this one had been Crosville S8 and when seen at Ascot had been fitted with a Perkins engine.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

51. HKL836 ... Maidstone & District OR3, HKL836, seen in Hastings, was an A.E.C. O662 Regal with a Beadle B36F body when new in March 1947 as SO26. It was converted to OB35F in June 1958 and renumbered to OR3.
Photo taken Sat 25 Aug 1962, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings

52. LEV919 ... Eastern National SD1110, LEV919, a Leyland Titan PD1/1 with Beadle O33/26R body. Originally City Coach LD3, it passed to Westcliff-on-Sea in 1952 and then to Eastern National before conversion to open top in 1959. Later renumbered 2100.
Photo taken Sat 16 May 1964, Western Esplanade, Southend

53. LEV919 ... Eastern National 1110, LEV919, a Leyland Titan PD1/1 with Beadle O33/26R body. Originally City Coach LD3, it passed to Westcliff-on-Sea in 1952 and then to Eastern National before conversion to open top in 1959.
Photo taken Sat 29 Aug 1959, Kursaal, Southend

54. LEV920 ... In 1947 City Coach acquired their first double deckers, a batch of four Leyland PD1/1s. Two, as LD4, LEV920, seen here in Romford Market Square on the way to Southend, had lowbridge Beadle bodies.
Photo taken 1940s/early 1950s, Romford Market Square

55. LPU616 ... Eastern National 3925/187, LPU616, one of a batch of six Bedford OBs with Beadle B30F bodies, new in 1947. It was withdrawn in 1958.
Photo taken outside Prittlewell Garage, Southend

56. LPU616 ... New in 1947 as Eastern National 3926, LPU616 was the second of a batch of six Bedford OBs with Beadle B30F bodies. It was renumbered to 187 in July 1954 and, after withdrawal, passed to A.M.C.C. Limited (dlr), London E15 in 11/59 and to the yard at Southend in 3/60. It is seen here in Ingrave Road, Brentwood.
Photo taken Sat 14 Feb 1959, Ingrave Road, Brentwood

57. LPU618 ... Eastern National 3928, LPU618, a Bedford OB with Beadle B30F body, new in 1947.
Photo taken Fri 6 Nov 1953, Chelmsford Depot

58. EMW183 ... Wilts & Dorset 274, EMW183, a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body.
Photo taken c.1960, parking ground behind Basingstoke Bus Station

59. HOD100 ... Southern National (Royal Blue) 1237, HOD100, seen on the spare ground at the top end of Victoria Coach Station was a Bristol L6A with a Beadle C31F body new in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

60. HOD28 ... Former Royal Blue 1226, HOD28, a Bristol L6A with Beadle C31F body, new in 1948 and withdrawn in 1960.
Photo taken Sun 6 Oct 1974, WETC, Winkleigh, Devon

61. HOD30 ... Two preserved Royal Blue Bristol Ls, 1228, HOD30, and 1250, LTA729.
Photo taken Sun 10 Aug 2008, Brislington

62. HOD30 ... Royal Blue were the owners of this AEC engined Bristol L6A carrying attractive but uncommon Beadle bodywork. New to Royal Blue as their 1228, HOD30, in 1948; the bus has been in preservation for over 30 years, far longer than it spent in revenue earning service!
Photo taken Sun 9 Oct 2011, Jerry Croft, Skipton

63. HOD30 ... Former Royal Blue 1228, HOD30, a Bristol L6A with Beadle C31F body, new in 1948. Withdrawn in 1960 it passed, along with HOD28, to a china clay works for staff transport with whom it survived until 1968.
Photo taken early 1974, WETC, Winkleigh, Devon

64. HOD30 ... The Shipley-based Yesteryear Coaches fleet includes former Royal Blue 1228, HOD30, a Bristol L6A with an unusual Beadle C31F body dating from 1948.
Photo taken Sat 24 Jun 2017, Bradley, Skipton

65. HOD30 ... Royal Blue 1228, HOD30, a 1948 Bristol L6A with Beadle coachwork.
Photo taken Sun 14 Oct 2007, Bolton Abbey Station

66. HTX609 ... Pontypridd 54, HTX609, one of two Bristol K5Gs with Beadle H30/26R bodies dating from 1948.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Cilfynydd Terminus, Pontypridd

67. HUF320 ... Southdown 1320, HUF320, was a Leyland PS1 with a Beadle body seen in Ebury Bridge Road.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Ebury Bridge Road, near London Victoria Coach Station

68. HUO680 ... Beadle B29F bodywork was fitted to three Bedford OBs, new in 1948, which were acquired from Southern National. Seen here on an Omnibus Touring Circle visit is HUO680 which entered service with Booth & Fisher, Halfway in October 1960.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Booth & Fisher Garage, Halfway

69. HUO682 ... New in 1948, HUO682, seen inside the garage at Halfway, was one of three 1948 Bedford OBs acquired from Southern National. Beadle B29F bodywork was carried and it entered service with Booth & Fisher, Halfway in October 1960.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Booth & Fisher Garage, Halfway

70. JKM439 ... 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 Sat 28 Jun 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

71. JKM444 ... Seen at Victoria Coach Station is Maidstone & District CO44, JKM444, an A.E.C. O662 Regal with a Beadle C32F body, one of sixteen new in 1948.
Photo taken Wed 3 Jun 1959, London Victoria Coach Station

72. NVX308 ... Eastern National Beadle bodied open-topper 2108, originally 1128, NVX308.
Photo taken c.1964/5, Thames Drive, Leigh-on-Sea

73. NVX308 ... Eastern National 1128, NVX308, a Leyland Titan PD1A with Beadle O33/26R body, new to City Coach in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 29 Aug 1959, Kursaal, Southend

74. NVX310 ... City Coach's first four double deckers were later supplemented by PD1As with Beadle and Roberts bodies and Daimlers with Roberts bodies. Here, after takeover by Westcliff, the former LD13, NVX310, with Beadle body, heads into Southend along London Road.
Photo taken 1950s, London Road, Southend

75. NVX527 ... Eastern National BD165, NVX527, a Beadle/Bedford semi-chassisless new in 1948
Photo taken c. 1960, Brentwood Depot

76. DOD518 ... Western National 333, DOD518, a 1939 Bristol L5G with 1949 Beadle body.
Photo taken October 1989, Kidderminster

77. EMW184 ... Wilts & Dorset 275, EMW184, dating from 1949 was a Bristol L6B with a Beadle C32R body seen at Ascot. It had been rebuilt in March 1957 with top sliding windows replacing the full-drop ones fitted originally.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

78. EMW284 ... Wilts & Dorset 279, EMW284, a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body, new in March 1949. It was registered as YSV 610 from 1986-91, now preserved by Lionel Tancock as part of the BVBG collection, seen here freshly repainted.
Photo taken Sat 30 Jun 2012, Torquay

79. EMW284 ... A second shot of Wilts & Dorset 279, EMW284, a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body, new in March 1949.
Photo taken Sat 30 Jun 2012, Exeter

80. EMW284 ... Rear view of preserved Wilts & Dorset 279, EMW284, a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body, new in March 1949.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 2013, Pensford

81. EMW284 ... Former Wilts&District 279, EMW284, spotted on the Thames Valley and GWR Trust three day run to the West Country north of Bracknell having passed the White Bus Company depot a mile or so back.
Photo taken Fri 19 Jun 2015, Bracknell

82. FAM2 ... Wilts & Dorset 285, FAM2 is a Bristol L6B with Beadle C32R body, built in 1949 for Wilts & Dorset.
Photo taken Sun 6 May 1979, Itchen Bridge, Southampton

83. FAM2 ... Following the recent uploading of ex Wilts & Dorset 285, FAM2, (Bristol L6B/Beadle C32R 1949) is this shot of her I took in March 2000.
Photo taken Wed 15 Mar 2000, West of Waterhouses, Staffs.

84. FAM2 ... Another angle on FAM2, Ex Wilts & Dorset 285, Bristol L6B/Beadle C32R of 1949.
Photo taken Wed 15 Mar 2000, West of Waterhouses, Staffs.

85. HOD31 ... Western National 1229, HOD31, a Bristol L6A with a Beadle C31F body new in 1949 and part of the Royal Blue fleet.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, The Wharf, Newbury

86. HOD66 ... HOD66 is Western National 2015, one of 20 lightweight single deck buses built by Beadle of Dartford in 1949. It operated for 9 years in South Devon and was withdrawn in 1958.
Photo taken Fri 20 Sep 2019, private site near Loddiswell

87. HPW814 ... Eastern Counties CB829, HPW814, was a Beadle-Bedford with a Beadle B35R body new in 1949.
Photo taken Sat 24 Jan 1959, Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough

88. HTX611 ... Pontypridd 56, HTX611, one of four Bristol K5Gs with Beadle H30/26R bodies dating from 1949. This one was only partially rebuilt with rubber mounted windows by 9/59.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Cilfynydd Terminus, Pontypridd

89. HUF290 ... Beadle bodied Leyland PS1, HUF290, seen here with McLennan, Spitalfield had been new as Southdown 1290 in 1949 as C32R. Along with the rest of the batch (1290-1298) it was rebuilt by Beadle in 1954/5 to FC32R. Acquired from Rennie, Cairneyhill in June 1963 and rebuilt to FC35F by McLennan it was withdrawn in 1968.
Photo taken Wed 28 Jul 1965, Spittalfield

90. HYG972 ... A rear view of HYG972, the first of a pair of Morris Beadle chassisless buses new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co. in late 1949. It was numbered 618 and allocated to Harrogate depot. Renumbered SM 1 in April 1954 it was withdrawn on 31 July 1956 and subsequently converted to a depot van, numbered 1023 and allocated to Leeds depot. Photographs of these depot van conversions appear under the "1024" heading.
Photo taken early 1950s, outside West Yorkshire Head Office, Myrtle Road, Harrogate

91. HYG972 ... HYG972 was the first of a pair of Morris Beadle chassisless buses new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co. in late 1949. It was numbered 618 and allocated to Harrogate depot.
Photo taken early 1950s, Harrogate Bus Station

92. HYG972 ... HYG972 was the first of a pair of chassisless Morris-Beadles new to West Yorkshire Road Car in late 1949. This example was numbered 618, new to Harrogate depot and was renumbered SM1 in April 1954.
Photo taken May 1954, Bramham, Yorkshire

93. HYG973 ... HYG973 was the second of a pair of Morris Beadle chassisless buses new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co. in late 1949. It was numbered 619 and allocated to Harrogate depot.
Photo taken mid 1960s, Norths, Sherburn in Elmet

94. HYG973 ... HYG973 was the second of a pair of Morris Beadle chassisless buses new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co. in late 1949. It was numbered 619 and allocated to Harrogate depot.
Photo taken early 1950s, West Yorkshire Grove Park Depot, Harrogate

95. HYG973 ... HYG973 was the second of a pair of Morris Beadle chassisless buses new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co. in late 1949. It was numbered 619 and allocated to Harrogate depot.
Photo taken early 1950s, Skipton Road, Harrogate

96. JEL278 ... I took this snapshot in the fifties at (I think) the Southampton depot of this lovely Bedford operated by Hants and Dorset, 983, JEL278, a Bedford OB with Beadle B20F body that was new in 1949. It was withdrawn in 1957.
Photo taken 1950s, Grosvenor Square Depot, Southampton

97. JEL580 ... Hants & Dorset 567, JEL580, a Bedford OB with Beadle B20F body was new in 1949, the body being rebuilt to B28F in 1952. Withdrawn in August 1957 it was used until December 1958 as the crew room during the reconstruction of Bournemouth Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 6 Sep 1958, Bournemouth Bus Station

98. JFM990 ... JFM990, Crosville SC18, a Beadle/Bedford JCB32 with Beadle B35R body new 1949. This former bus has been restored by K & R Walsh of Manchester as a mobile ticket office on the outside with living accommodation inside and has appeared on the rally scene this year.
Photo taken Sun 2 Sep 2018, Heaton Park, Manchester

99. JRU62 ... The first of two Hants & Dorset Beadle/Morris Commercial B35R buses JRU62, numbered 777, was seen in Winchester. It was new in 1949 and withdrawn in November 1962.
Photo taken Tue 9 Feb 1960, Winchester Bus Station

100. JRU63 ... Beadle/Morris Commercial 778, JRU63, was the second of two such vehicles new to Hants & Dorset in 1949. The integral vehicle had a B35R body and was caught in Winchester.
Photo taken Tue 9 Feb 1960, Winchester Bus Station

101. NVX308 ... Eastern National SD2108, NVX308, a Leyland Titan PD1A with Beadle O33/26R body, new to City Coach in 1948 and converted to open top in 1958.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 1965, Shoebury Common, Southend

102. NVX309 ... Eastern National 1129, NVX309, a Leyland PD1A with Beadle body, new to City Coach in 1949 as their LD12. Later renumbered 2109.
Photo taken Fri 29 Aug 1958, Kursaal, Southend

103. NVX309 ... Eastern National 1129, NVX309, a Leyland PD1A with Beadle body, new to City Coach in 1949 as their LD12. Later renumbered 2109.
Photo taken Sat 29 Aug 1959, Kursaal, Southend

104. NVX310 ... Seen in Clacton on the service to Jaywick Sands, Eastern National 1130, NVX310, was a Leyland PD1A which had been new in 1949 as City, Brentwood LD13 with a Beadle L26/26R body.
Photo taken Tue 1 Sep 1959, Clacton

105. NVX311 ... Eastern National 2111, NVX311, a Leyland PD1 with a Beadle L26/26R body was new in 1949 as City Coach Company LD14, acquired by Westcliff/Eastern National in 1952 and renumbered 1131 in 1954. It was rebuilt to PO33/26R in 1958 and again renumbered to 2111 in August 1964.
Photo taken Sun 13 Sep 1964, Western Esplanade, Southend

106. NVX311 ... Eastern National 1131, NVX311, a Leyland PD1 with a Beadle L26/26R body was new in 1949 as City Coach Company LD14, acquired by Westcliff/Eastern National in 1952 and renumbered 1131 in 1954. It was rebuilt to PO33/26R in 1958 and again renumbered to 2111 in August 1964.
Photo taken Sat 29 Aug 1959, Kursaal, Southend

107. NVX313 ... Eastern National 1132, NVX313, was a Leyland PD1A with a Beadle L27/26R body which had been new in February 1949 as City Coach Company, Brentwood LD16 and which passed to Westcliff-on-Sea in February 1952 retaining the fleet number LD16 before being renumbered 1132 in July 1954, and passing to Eastern National in January 1955.
Photo taken Sat 14 Feb 1959, Chelmsford Bus Station

108. NVX313 ... Eastern National 1132, NVX313, was a Leyland PD1A with a Beadle L27/26R body which had been new in February 1949 as City Coach LD16.
Photo taken Thu 13 Sep 1956, Braintree Bus Park

109. NVX530 ... NVX530 was a Beadle-Bedford new in 1949 as Eastern National 4016. It had a Beadle B35R body and was fitted with a Gardner 4LK engine in 1951 or 1952.
Photo taken Sat 14 Feb 1959, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford

110. NVX530 ... Eastern National Beadle-Bedford chassisless bus 4016, NVX530, new in 1949, carrying a Beadle B33R body, later changed to B35R.
Photo taken Sun 9 Aug 1953, Chelmsford Depot

111. DCN91 ... Northern General 1491, DCN91, one of ten Beadle-AEC rebuilds, with Beadle C35F body in Manchester (L.M.S.) Bus Station on a short working of the service from Newcastle to Liverpool in May 1959
Photo taken Sat 16 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

112. HFH702 ... HFH702 was a Beadle-Bedford chassisless with B35R body, new in November 1950.
Photo taken early 1960s, Falmouth

113. JTX520 ... Pontypridd 39, JTX520, seen at the garage, was a Bristol K6G with a Beadle H30/26R body new in 1950.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontypridd Garage

114. JTX523 ... Pontypridd 62, JTX523, was a Bristol L5G with a Beadle B32R body, one of two new in 1950. It had been rebuilt with rubber mounted windows by September 1959 and was seen at the garage.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontypridd Garage

115. JTX524 ... Pontypridd 63, JTX524, seen at the garage, was a Bristol K6G with a Beadle L26/26R body, one of two new in 1950. It was rebuilt with rubber mounted windows by June 1964, by the council.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontypridd Garage

116. FFN446 ... Preserved East Kent FFN446, a Beadle of Dartford 'chassisless' 35 seater coach built in 1951 using components from 1938 Leyland TD5 double decker(s).
Photo taken Sat 16 Feb 2008, Hawkhurst

117. FFN446 ... A slightly more modern vehicle on the service at the South East Bus Festival at Detling was East Kent coach FFN446, a Beadle 'chassisless' coach built in 1951 using components from 1938 Leyland TD5 double decker(s).
Photo taken Sat 28 Mar 2015, South East Bus Festival at Detling

118. HAW302 ... Brown, Donnington Wood HAW302 was the first of Brown's Sentinels and was an SLC4 model with a Beadle C35C body new in May 1951. It was converted firstly to DP35D in 1968 and then to DP41F in 1969 and is seen in Donnington.
Photo taken early 1971, Wellington Road, Donnington

119. HAW303 ... HAW303, a Sentinel SLC4/35 with a Beadle C35C body, seen at Donnington Wood was new to Brown, Donnington Wood in May 1951.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1971, Donnington Wood

120. HAW303 ... A nearside shot at Donnington Wood of HAW303, a Sentinel SLC4/35 with a Beadle C35C body which was new to Brown, Donnington Wood in May 1951.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1971, Donnington Wood

121. HAW373 ... Climbing New Bank as it leaves Halifax heading for Harrogate on the Trans-Pennine Rally is peserved Brown, Donnington Wood HAW373, a Sentinel SLC4 with a Beadle DP41F body.
Photo taken Sun 6 Aug 1972, New Bank, Halifax

122. HAW374 ... Seen at Donnington Wood is HAW374, which was a Sentinel SLC4/35 new in May 1951 to Brown, Donnington Wood with a Beadle DP37C body. It was withdrawn in November 1969 and, after some parts had been used for spares, was scrapped in June 1972.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1971, Donnington Wood

123. HAW374 ... A nearside view, at Donnington Wood, of HAW374, which was a Sentinel SLC4/35 new in May 1951 to Brown, Donnington Wood with a Beadle DP37C body.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1971, Donnington Wood

124. HNT101 ... Brown, Donnington Wood HNT101, a Sentinel SLC4/35 was new in August 1951 with a Beadle C35C body as a demonstrator for Sentinel, Shrewsbury.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1971, Donnington Wood

125. HNT101 ... Brown, Donnington Wood HNT101 was a Sentinel STC4 with a Beadle C35C body new in 1951 as a Sentinel demonstrator and acquired by Brown in April 1953. It was altered to DP37C and then, in 1969, to DP41F and is seen in Donnington.
Photo taken early 1971, Wellington Road, Donnington

126. HNT49 ... Browns of Donnington Wood, Shropshire, HNT49, a Sentinel SLC4 with Beadle body converted from a centre-entrance coach to a front-entrance bus by the operator.
Photo taken Sat 1 Jun 1968, Donnington Wood

127. NKT956 ... Dating from 1952, Maidstone & District SO97, NKT956 seen in Sutherland Street, near Victoria Coach Station was a Beadle-A.E.C. with a DP39F body. Rebuilt using the units from DH296, DKT30, an A.E.C. O661 Regent new in 1937, it had been CO228 initially as C35F and was renumbered and reseated in January 1955 when downgraded to bus work.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Sutherland Street, near London Victoria Coach Station

128. GFN271 ... East Kent GFN271, seen at Ascot, was a Beadle-Leyland dating from 1952. The semi-chassisless C35F vehicle used parts from a 1938/9 Leyland TD5.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

129. GFN279 ... East Kent GFN279, one of the twenty five 1952 Beadle-Leyland rebuilds with C35F body alongside 1957 AEC Reliance NFN335 with Beadle DP41F body at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Sat 10 Sep 1960, London Victoria Coach Station

130. LCD851 ... In the early 1950s Beadle developed an integral coach design which utilised the running units from pre-war Leyland Tigers and AEC Regals, thus producing modern looking coaches from outdated looking vehicles.
Photo taken April 1952, Canoe Lake, Southsea

131. LCD852 ... Southdown 852, LCD852, was one of twenty Leyland/Beadle rebuilds new in 1952 with Beadle C35C bodies which is seen on South Parade, Southsea. They were rebuilt from Leyland TS8s dating from 1938.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, South Parade, Southsea

132. LCD860 ... Mexborough & Swinton, Rawmarsh 105, LCD860, seen at Ascot Racecourse, had been acquired from Southdown, Brighton 1460 in November 1962, and was withdrawn and scrapped at Rawmarsh in November 1964.
Photo taken Sat 18 Jul 1964, Ascot Racecourse

133. OKP980 ... Maidstone & District CO252, OKP980, a 1952 Beadle-Leyland rebuilt using parts from prewar Leyland chassis. This vehicle is now preserved by Thornes of Bubwith
Photo taken Sun 5 Aug 2007, Harrogate Rally

134. OKP983 ... Maidstone & District CO255, OKP983, was a Beadle-Leyland with a Beadle C35F body seen at Victoria Coach Station. It was one of nineteen new in 1952.
Photo taken Wed 3 Jun 1959, London Victoria Coach Station

135. DCN90 ... Northern General 1490, DCN90, was one of ten A.E.C.-Beadle rebuilds new in 1953. The chassis components came from earlier vehicles and the Beadle bodies were C35F.
Photo taken Sat 1 Aug 1959, Bishop Auckland Market Place

136. MUF488 ... Preserved ex-Southdown 649, MUF488, a 31 seat Leyland Tiger TS8/Beadle integral built in 1953 using running units from a pre-war single decker.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 2004, Watercress Line Rally, Alton

137. MUF488 ... Preserved ex-Southdown 649, MUF488, a 31 seat Leyland Tiger TS8/Beadle integral built in 1953 using running units from a pre-war single decker.
Photo taken Sun 17 Jul 2005, Alton

138. MUF488 ... Rear view of ex-Southdown 649, MUF488.
Photo taken Sun 17 Jul 2005, Alton

139. MUF488 ... Southdown like several of its nearby BET fellows had a number of these Beadle rebuilds, in this case with Leyland units. MUF488 (649) entered service in 1953 as a 31 seater.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 2005, Marine Parade, Worthing

140. MUF491 ... Southdown 891, MUF491, was one of eight Leyland/Beadle rebuilds in 1953. It had a Beadle C26F body and had been reconstructed using a 1938 Leyland TS8 chassis. It is seen on South Parade, Southsea.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, South Parade, Southsea

141. MUF491 ... Southdown 891, MUF491, was a 1953 Beadle rebuild using 1938-39 Leyland TS8 running units. There were 30 of these new in 1953-54.
Photo taken June 1953, Canoe Lake, Southsea

142. SKE997 ... Scout, Hastings CO301, SKE997, a Beadle-Leyland rebuild from 1953 with a Beadle C26F body is seen on the spare ground at the top end of Victoria Coach Station, parked facing Semley Place with the chimney on the end of the overseas departures building prominent in the background.
Photo taken Wed 9 Aug 1961, London Victoria Coach Station

143. FT7792 ... Wakefield Motor's 192, FT7792 (with 191, FT7791 on the left) were two AEC Beadle rebuilds with Beadle FC39F bodies of 1954. Unusually, these were not allocated Northern General chassis numbers and their former identities were unknown. Both were sold to Garners of Bridge of Weir in 1962, and withdrawn in 1965.
Photo taken 1960, Whitby

144. NCD98 ... Southdown 898, NCD98, was a Beadle C26F bodied rebuild of a Leyland TS8 in 1954 and was seen at Ascot.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, Ascot

145. OUF130 ... Southdown 1601, LUF601, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 with Duple C41C body, new in 1952 and alongside 1030, OUF130, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with a Beadle C41C body, new in 1954.
Photo taken Tue 11 Aug 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

146. PGC970 ... A. Timpson & Sons Ltd. of Rushey Green Catford, London SE6, PGC970, a Beadle-Commer TS3 with Beadle C41F body new in November 1954.
Photo taken Bromley Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent

147. SKE997 ... Scout, Hastings CO301, SKE997, was one of three Beadle C26F bodied rebuilds of 1936 Leylands new in 1954 and was seen at Ascot.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, Ascot

148. SKE998 ... Scout, Hastings CO302, SKE998, seen at Epsom racecourse was one of three Beadle-Leyland rebuilds new in 1954. CO301/2 were in Scout livery whilst CO303 was in standard Maidstone & District livery, They were reconstructions using units from SO540/2/1, (DKL 587/9/8 - 1936 Leyland TS7s) respectively and had Beadle C26F bodies.
Photo taken Sat 2 Aug 1958, Epsom Racecourse

149. MVJ934 ... In the 1960s, a familiar sight in and around Morpeth was MVJ934, a Beadle-Commer TS3 integral with Beadle B42F bodywork belonging to Tait’s of Knowesgate, which was used on their Morpeth to Stannington service, a route acquired from J O Merson of Loansdean, Morpeth, in 1953.
Photo taken late 1960s, Morpeth Bus Station, Newmarket

150. OUF111 ... Wimpey OUF111, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 built in 1955 with Beadle C37C bodywork.
Photo taken August 1969, Hemlington, Middlesbrough

151. OUF121 ... Southdown 1021 OUF121, a slightly morose looking Beadle C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub new in 1955.
Photo taken August 1955, Rock Gardens, Southsea

152. OUF127 ... Howells & Withers, Pontllanfraith, acquired OUF127 from Southdown. It was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Beadle C41C body, which had been new in June 1955 as Southdown 1027.
Photo taken Thu 8 Jun 1967, Pontllanfraith

153. OUF133 ... Southdown 1033, OUF133, was a Beadle C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub seen near Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Avery Farm Row, near London Victoria Coach Station

154. OUF134 ... Southdown 1034, OUF134, was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Beadle C41C body new in July 1955.
Photo taken Sat 18 Apr 1959, London Victoria Coach Station

155. PUP625 ... Charlton's Services 33 PUP625, a Commer-Beadle TS3 from 1955 with Beadle bodywork.
Photo taken April 1972, Acomb, near Hexham

156. PUP625 ... M Charlton & Sons, Newbrough, 33 PUP625, a Commer-Beadle TS3 built in 1955 with Beadle B44F bodywork. New as Northern General 1625.
Photo taken early 1960s?, Priestpopple, Hexham

157. PYK61 ... Birch Brothers K61, PYK61, was a Beadle C41F bodied Beadle-Commer TS3 new in 1955 seen at Ascot.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, Ascot

158. WKM362 ... WKM362 was numbered CO362 in the Maidstone & District fleet, being a Beadle-AEC rebuild with C37C body dating from 1955 and is seen at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Mon 22 May 1961, London Victoria Coach Station

159. 717AEH ... Potteries C7717, 717AEH, was a Beadle C41F bodied Beadle-Commer TS3 new in 1956 and is seen at Ascot.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, Ascot

160. ROD756 ... ROD756 was a Commer-Beadle integral with a C41F body which had been new to Devon General in 1956.
Photo taken Sun 15 Nov 1964

161. RUF178 ... Southdown 778, RUF178, was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Beadle H31/28RD body new in 1956 which is seen in Pool Valley at Brighton.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jan 1959, Pool Valley Bus Station, Brighton

162. RUF184 ... Southdown 784, RUF184, a Leyland PD2/12 with Beadle H59RD body from 1956 with behind, two Guy Arabs with Park Royal H59RD bodies, 524, PUF624, and 548, PUF648, also new in 1956
Photo taken Sun 14 Mar 1965, Pool Valley Bus Station, Brighton

163. RUF186 ... Preserved Southdown 186, RUF186, a Leyland PD2/Beadle H59RD, one of a batch of 12 new in 1956
Photo taken Sun 3 Apr 2005, Wisley Aerodrome

164. RUF186 ... Another preserved Southdown Leyland Titan, 186, RUF186, on route 12 on 24 September 2005 to mark the last day of the Stagecoach share of the service.
Photo taken Sat 24 Sep 2005, Newhaven Town Station

165. RUF186 ... At the Southdown Centenary Rally, a later Southdown Leyland, 1956 PD2 RUF186, stands in the bus station at The Hard.
Photo taken Sun 7 Jun 2015, Southdown Centenary Rally, The Hard, Portsmouth

166. RUF188 ... Southdown Leylands TD5 217, FCD517, and PD2/12 788, RUF188.
Photo taken Sat 30 Mar 1957, Pool Valley, Brighton

167. RUF51 ... Southdown 1051, RUF51, a Beadle C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub new in 1956.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

168. RYO477 ... Bird's Coaches of St Pauls Cray RYO477, a Beadle-Commer TS3 integral new to Timpsons in 1956.
Photo taken Sat 27 Aug 1966, London Victoria Coach Station

169. RYO478 ... Timpson, London S.E.6 ran a number of Beadle-Commer integrals and RYO478 with a C41F body was one of six new in 1956. It passed to Bird, St. Pauls Cray in January 1966.
Photo taken Wash Lane Coach Station, Clacton

170. TCD12 ... Southdown 12,TCD12, a Beadle/Commer TS3 Integral new in 1956
Photo taken c. 1956, London Victoria Coach Station

171. TGJ490 ... A Timpson & Sons TGJ490, a Beadle-Commer TS3 with Beadle C41F body new in 1956. I believe this body was called the Rochester.
Photo taken rear of Depot, 175 Rushey Green, Catford (Plassy Road)

172. WKJ787 ... WKJ787 began life as a Beadle demonstrator in November 1955. It was an integral Beadle-Commer TS3 with Beadle Rochester C41C body.
Photo taken Sun 29 Mar 1981, Nottingham Bestwood Estate at a junction with the B6004 Arnold Road

173. WKM363 ... Maidstone and District CO363, WKM363, a semi-chassisless AEC Regal III with Beadle C37C body built in 1956, based on a 1948-9 vintage AEC Regal.
Photo taken c.1956, London Victoria Coach Station

174. 1BTN ... Welshways Menai Bridge 1BTN, a Beadle Commer TS3 C41C, new to Galley of Newcastle on Tyne in 1957
Photo taken December 1967, Pentraeth Road, Menai Bridge

175. 28LHX ... Salmons (Audawn Coaches), Corringham 28LHX, a Beadle-Commer integral with a C41F body, new in 1957, is seen at the main entrance to Hampton Court.
Photo taken Sat 20 Apr 1963, Hampton Court

176. 718AEH ... Potteries MT C7718, 718AEH, a Beadle-Commer TS3 built in 1957 with Beadle C41F bodywork.
Photo taken March 1968, Newcastle-under-Lyme Garage

177. CHD369 ... Operating a short working on the Newcastle to Liverpool service and seen in Wellington Street Coach Station, Leeds is Yorkshire Woollen District 784, CHD369, one of twelve C41F Beadle Rochesters with Commer running units new in 1957.
Photo taken Fri 4 Apr 1958, Wellington Street Coach Station, Leeds

178. CHD370 ... CHD370 was a 1957 Beadle-Commer seating C41F and still in the livery of its previous owner, Yorkshire Woollen District (Number 423), when photographed here with G.C. Bickers of Coddenham, Suffolk.
Photo taken Mon 29 Mar 1971, Depot, Coddenham

179. KPR687 ... Ironside, Toop & Davis (t/a Bere Regis & District), Dorchester KPR687 was a Beadle Rochester with a C41C body.
Photo taken Sun 15 Feb 1959, Waterloo Coach Park, London

180. KPR688 ... Bere Regis, Dorchester KPR688 and KPR517, a pair of Beadle-Commer TS3 integrals new in 1957 seen at Ascot. Alongside is Harrington bodied Crossley SD42/7 AGL227 of James, High Littleton (Roman City) dating from 1949.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

181. MJG292 ... East Kent MJG292, an AEC MU3RV Reliance with a Beadle C37F body, seen in Sutherland Street near Victoria Coach Station whilst operating a Skyways contract service was new in 1957.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Ebury Bridge, near London Victoria Coach Station

182. MJG297 ... A good general shot of the station with an East Kent coach in the foreground, looks like MJG297, an AEC Reliance with Beadle body new in 1957, and some Thames Valley K types in the distance
Photo taken c. 1957, London Victoria Coach Station

183. MJG43 ... East Kent MJG43 and MJG44, AEC Reliance MU3RU new in 1957 with Beadle C32C bodies, modified to C41C in 1970. Two for the price of one ! in the later maroon grey livery. The Bedford on the left of the picture is 639MUR.
Photo taken Cliftonville Coach Park, Margate

184. MJG43 ... The East Kent Beadle-bodied AEC Reliance coaches got around quite a bit even in NBC days, when their non-corporate colour scheme might have attracted attention. MJG43 is seen here in a rather damp Blackpool with what I suspect is a Bostock's of Congleton coach behind it.
Photo taken Seafield Road, Blackpool

185. MJG50 ... East Kent RCC MJG50 & MJG47, AEC Reliance MU3RVs with Beadle C32C bodies, new in 1957. The one on the right appears to have had a home made offside windscreen fitted, without the surrounding brightwork.
Photo taken July 1970, Rock-A-Nore Road Coach Park, Hastings

186. MJG50 ... East Kent Road Car Company MJG50, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with Beadle C41C body of 1957. There were only 12 of these (41 to 52, although EK did not use fleet numbers) but I recall seeing them all the time on services to Victoria Coach Station. This one has additional trim around its waist in order to take an early EK interpretation of NBC livery.
Photo taken 1975, Battersea Wharf

187. NFN342 ... 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 Sat 28 Jun 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

188. SUF887 ... Southdown 1087, SUF887, a 1957 Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with Beadle C41C body.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jun 1958, Ascot

189. SUF897 ... Southdown, Brighton T1097, SUF897, was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Beadle C41C body new in May 1957 and is seen at Ascot.
Photo taken Sat 18 Jul 1959, Ascot

190. SUF899 ... On 28th May 1957 Southdown acquired the share capital (but none of the vehicles) of Triumph Coaches Ltd, Portsmouth. The attraction of Triumph was a network of Forces leave services from Portsmouth and Fareham to destinations all over England, together with a large group of excursion and tours licences from Southsea sea front. A possible extra attraction was that Triumph had been part of Basil Wiliams empire from 1947 until the Hants & Sussex group collapsed at the end of 1954. Keeping Triumph as a separate company would help avoid any potential objections from Basil Williams if Southdown were to apply for the licences to be transferred.
Photo taken June 1957, South Parade Pier, Southsea

191. SUF905 ... At North's, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet is former Southdown 1105, SUF905, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Beadle C41C body, new in 1957.
Photo taken July 1972, Premises of Norths, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet

192. SUF909 ... Southdown 1109, SUF909, dated from 1957 and was a Beadle C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub seen on South Parade, Southsea.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, South Parade, Southsea

193. TCD10 ... Southdown 10, TCD10, seen in Victoria Coach Station was a Beadle-Commer TS3 integral with a Beadle Rochester C41F body new in 1957.
Photo taken Sat 18 Apr 1959, London Victoria Coach Station

194. TGJ488 ... Charlton-on-Otmoor Services (G.P.Holder) of Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire operated TGJ488, a 1957 C41F Beadle-Commer integral, acquired from Timpson, S.E.6 in April 1967.
Photo taken Sat 27 Feb 1971, Depot, High Street, Charlton-on-Otmoor

195. TUF16 ... Former Southdown 16 (TUF16), a Beadle-Commer TS3 Rochester C41F new in 1957, seen here after sale by the Salford dealer Frank Cowley to Ward & Goldstone Ltd., Frederick Road, Salford.
Photo taken March 1973, Yard off Frederick Road, Salford

196. TUK255 ... Don Everall of Wolverhampton, operated this Commer-Beadle Integral coach, TUK255, of 1957.
Photo taken 1960, Filey

197. UCD116 ... Southdown 1116, UCD116, was a Beadle C41F bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub new in 1957 seen at Ascot presumably having brought a party from Brighton.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, Ascot

198. UCD117 ... Triumph, Portsmouth 1117, UCD117, was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Beadle C41F body which was seen at Ascot Racecourse.
Photo taken Sat 18 Jul 1964, Ascot Racecourse

199. WKJ787 ... Preserved Island Queen Commer Beadle WKJ787, a 1957 ex-demonstrater Beadle coach with 41 seat body.
Photo taken Sun 10 Jul 2011, Aston Transport Museum, Birmingham

200. WKJ787 ... WKJ787 at the border crossing lay-by on the A68, being taken by Roger Burdett to the Scottish Bus Museum open day via the Lakeside Railway and returning via Beamish. It is a Beadle Rochester demonstrator fitted with Commer TS3 engine which spent its early working life with Moss Tours on the Isle of Wight. It had a re-conditioned engine fitted in 2006.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 2008, A68 England/Scotland Border

201. YKR225 ... Another ex Maidstone & District unit operated by Clynnog & Trevor Motor Co of Trevor was YKR225, a Beadle B42F bodied AEC Reliance (MU3RV 1461) new in 1957.
Photo taken Tue 8 May 1973, Garage, Trefor

202. YKR236 ... Seen in the Bus Station in Maidstone is Maidstone & District SO236, YKR236, which was an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance (AH410) with a Beadle B42F body new in 1957.
Photo taken Sat 26 Nov 1960, Maidstone Bus Station

203. UCD126 ... Triumph, Portsmouth T1126, UCD126, seen here at Epsom racecourse was one of two Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cubs with Beadle C41F bodies new in January 1958 which were painted in the blue livery of Triumph Coaches.
Photo taken Sat 2 Aug 1958, Epsom Racecourse

204. UCD128 ... Southdown 1128, UCD128, was a Beadle C32F bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub which was seen at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 18 Apr 1959, Wembley