SCT '61 Photo Index
Crossley
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1. ANB851 ... Manchester Corporation 436, ANB851, a 1934 Crossley Mancunian with a 1938 Crossley/Manchester Corporation body.
Photo taken Sat 23 Feb 2019, Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester
2. CVR760 ... 1936 Crossley Mancunian with Metro-Cammell framed Crossley H28/24R body, former Manchester 558, CVR760.
Photo taken late 1981, Greenfield, Saddleworth
3. EKM395 ... Maidstone Corporation 41, EKM395, a 1937 all-Crossley Mancunian 48-seater, which survived until 1955.
Photo taken 1953, Maidstone Depot
4. CAK637 ... Bradford 637, CAK637, was a 1938 AEC with 1952 Crossley re-body seen outside Saltaire depot that had a small extra allocation for peak services and seen here for this purpose are two Crossley re-bodies.
Photo taken Saltaire Depot
5. CAK684 ... Bradford trolleybus 684, CAK684, a 1938 Karrier E4 with Weymann body, rebodied by Crossley H33/26R body in 1952.
Photo taken Mon 22 Apr 1957, Saltaire
6. CAK688 ... Bradford Karrier trolleybus 688, CAK688, new in 1938, rebodied by Crossley in 1952.
Photo taken Sat 19 Apr 1952, Hall Ings
7. EVR359 ... Manchester 2779, EVR359, Crossley Mancunian with Crossley H28/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station alongside 3301.
Photo taken Thu 18 Aug 1955, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester
8. FXJ320 ... Seen at Barlow Moor Road is Manchester 3939, FXJ320, a Leyland TD5 with Crossley H28/26R body on Metro Cammell frames.
Photo taken Mon 6 Jun 1960, Princess Road, West Didsbury
9. FXJ66 ... FXJ66, a Crossley Mancunian had been new in October 1939 as Manchester 1203, being renumbered 2873 in 1946, but is seen here after withdrawal in January 1953, and sale to a showman.
Photo taken Sun 12 Oct 1958, Wellington Road North, Stockport
10. FXJ320 ... Manchester 3624 and 3939, UNB624 and FXJ320 seen at Barlow Moor Road. 3624 was a relatively new Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean with a Metro-Cammell H44/33F body whilst 3939 was a somewhat older Leyland TD5 with a Crossley H28/26R body.
Photo taken Mon 6 Jun 1960, Princess Road, West Didsbury
11. FXJ322 ... Manchester 3941, FXJ322, seen in Parker Street, Manchester, was a Leyland TD5 with a Crossley H28/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jan 1958, Parker Street, Manchester
12. GNA401 ... Manchester 3962, GNA401, Leyland TD5 - Crossley H28/26R (on Metro Cammell frames) at Warwick Road, Old Trafford on a football service. New in February 1940 as 962 it became 3962 after the war and was withdrawn in March 1959.
Photo taken Sat 19 Oct 1957, Warwick Road, Old Trafford
13. GNA405 ... Manchester 3966, GNA405, seen in Piccadilly Bus Station operating on the Styal route was one of a batch of thirty-one Leyland TD5s with H28/26R Crossley bodies on Metro Cammell frames new in 1940.
Photo taken Sat 30 Apr 1960, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester
14. GNA409 ... Manchester 3370, GNA409, seen in the partly completed "New" Piccadilly Bus Station, was a Leyland TD5 with a Crossley H28/26R body on Metro Cammell frames, which had been numbered 1370 when new in 1940.
Photo taken Sat 11 Oct 1958, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester
15. GNA454 ... A poor shot of Manchester 3380, GNA454, a 1940 Leyland TD5 with an H28/26R Crossley body on Metro Cammell frames which was the only pre-war bus to be spray painted into the red livery, thus becoming the only one to have a red roof. New as 1380 it became 3380 in 1946 as a result of the renumbering scheme.
Photo taken Sat 30 Apr 1960, Piccadilly, Manchester
16. GNA673 ... Manchester 3388, GNA673, seen at Warwick Road was a Leyland TD5 with a Crossley H28/26R body. New in March 1940 as number 1388, it became 3388 in the block numbering system introduced in 1946.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jan 1959, Warwick Road, Manchester
17. GNB1 ... Manchester 3392, GNB1, a Leyland TD5 with Crossley H28/26R body (on Metro Cammell frames) in Albert Square. This was one of a batch of 33 delivered in the early part of 1940. New as 1370-1402 they became 3370-3402 in the renumbering.
Photo taken Thu 29 Mar 1956, Albert Square
18. GNC57 ... Manchester 4259, GNC57, a 1940 Daimler COG5 with Crossley H28/26R body seen in May 1959 at Cheetham Hill Road on a short working to Brooks's Bar on the 53 service from Cheetham Hill Road to Old Trafford.
Photo taken Sat 23 May 1959, Cheetham Hill Road
19. GNA65 ... Turning from Portland Street into Aytoun Street is Manchester 1147, GNA65, a Crossley TDD4 with a Crossley H28/26R body.
Photo taken Wed 17 Sep 1958, Portland Street, Manchester
20. GNA87 ... Manchester 1169 and 1167, GNA87 and GNA85, Crossley TDD4s with Crossley H28/26R bodies, new in 1941, seen in Portland Street at the terminus of the routes from Ashton and Stalybridge.
Photo taken Fri 15 May 1959, Portland Street, Manchester
21. JA7603 ... Stockport 203, JA7603, was one of two Crossley Mancunians with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1941 and is seen joining Wellington Road from Heaton Lane having just left the depot in the right background.
Photo taken Wed 12 Feb 1958, Wellington Road, Stockport
22. CTP151 ... Portsmouth 171, CTP151, the first of nine new in 1944, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Duple H30/26R body which was replaced in 1955 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Aug 1962, Canoe Lake, Esplanade, Southsea
23. CTP153 ... Portsmouth 172, CTP153, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Duple H30/26R body, new in 1944.
Photo taken Sun 15 Mar 1959, Cosham Station
24. CTP178 ... Portsmouth 177, CTP178, was a Daimler CWA6 new in 1944 with a Duple H30/26R body. It was rebodied with a Crossley H30/26R body in 1955.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jan 1961, Guildhall, Portsmouth
25. CTP180 ... Portsmouth 179, CTP180, the last of nine new in 1944, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Duple H30/26R body which was replaced in 1955 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Aug 1962, Canoe Lake, Esplanade, Southsea
26. FTE183 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 41, FTE183, a Crossley H30/26R bodied Guy Arab II (5LW), is seen in Manor Road, Ashton.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Manor Road, Ashton
27. FTE185 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 43, FTE185, seen in Manor Road, Ashton, was a Guy Arab II (5LW) with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Manor Road, Ashton
28. FTE66 ... Lancaster CT 66, FTE66, a Guy Arab II (5LW) with Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Lancaster CT depot
29. FTE892 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 73, FTE892, was a Guy Arab II with a Crossley H30/26R body, seen in Ashton Market Place. The body, to Park Royal design had been fitted in 1955, replacing the Massey H30/26R one which it had when new in 1945.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Ashton Market Place
30. BWH128 ... Turning into Moor Lane bus station is Bolton 314, BWH128, one of the eight Crossley DD42/3s with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1946, the other sixty-seven of the order having bodies by Cravens.
Photo taken Thu 24 Mar 1960, Moor Lane Bus Station, Bolton
31. EN8534 ... Harkins of Glasgow EN8534, formerly Bury Corporation 100, a Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R bodywork new in 1946.
Photo taken Fri 22 May 1959, Polmadie, Glasgow
32. EN8535 ... Bury Corporation 101, EN8535, was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body seen operating a football special service in Bury. It is being followed by a similar bus from the Bolton fleet.
Photo taken Sat 8 Feb 1958, Knowsley Street, Bury
33. GNF840 ... Seen at Warwick Road is Manchester 2910, GNF840, a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body, which had been new in August 1946.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jan 1959, Warwick Road, Manchester
34. GNF849 ... Manchester 2919, GNF849, a Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1946
Photo taken Fri 15 May 1959, Portland Street, Manchester
35. GNF869 ... Seen at Mount Road, Belle Vue is Manchester 2939, GNF869, which was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 9 Mar 1958, Mount Road, Belle Vue
36. GNF869 ... Manchester 2939, GNF869, seen in Oldham Road, Manchester was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body, one of seventy-one which were new in 1946, although ten of them had H32/26R seating.
Photo taken Mon 6 Jun 1960, Oldham Road, Manchester
37. JA7627 ... Stockport Corporation 227, JA7627, a 1946 Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body
Photo taken Fri 24 Apr 1959, St. Peter's Square, Stockport
38. JUB727 ... Leeds 701, JUB727, was numbered 27 when it entered service in August 1946, becoming 701 in November 1948. It was the only Crossley DD42/3 to serve Leeds and had a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 3 Nov 1956, Dib Lane, Leeds
39. JUB727 ... Leeds 701, JUB727, the solitary Crossley DD42/3 new in 1946 with Crossley H30/26R body seen in Leeds Bus Station. This was one of the few Leeds buses to have painted engine covers in the days of exposed radiators.
Photo taken Fri 3 Jun 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
40. JUB727 ... Leeds 701, JUB727, which had been new in 1946 as number 27, was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body. It had been renumbered to 701 in 1948 when the two Leyland PS1s 27/8, MNW85/6, were delivered.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jan 1953, Low Fields Road, Leeds
41. BBV314 ... Blackburn 4, BBV314, Leyland PS1 with Crossley B32F body, one of five new in 1947
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1965, Blackburn Station
42. BBV314 ... A colour shot of Blackburn 4, BBV314, Leyland PS1 with Crossley B32F body, one of five new in 1947
Photo taken Sat 11 Sep 1965, Blackburn Garage
43. DJY962 ... Say, Gloucester acquired two Crossley L27/26R bodied Crossley DD42/5 from Plymouth and DJY962 is seen at their garage in Gloucester
Photo taken Sun 13 Jul 1958, Gloucester
44. GR9007 ... Preserved ex-Sunderland Corporation 13, GR9007, Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1947
Photo taken Sun 16 Sep 2007, Duxford
45. GR9007 ... Rear view of preserved ex-Sunderland Corporation 13, GR9007, Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1947
Photo taken Sun 16 Sep 2007, Duxford
46. GR9007 ... Seen at the Clacton Transport Fair and Running Day is Sunderland Corporation Crossley 13, GR9007, carrying the usual massive “Shop at Binns” advert.
Photo taken Sun 2 Jun 2013, Clacton Shopping Village
47. GR9007 ... Sunderland all Crossley DD42/3 13, GR9007, built 1947, one of the visiting vehicles in service at the Ipswich Transport Museum Winter Warmer event.
Photo taken Sun 10 Nov 2013, Ipswich Transport Museum
48. GR9007 ... Sunderland Corporation 13, GR9007, is a Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body dating from 1947.
Photo taken Tue 23 Jul 2024, Beamish Museum Depot
49. GTJ521 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 1, GTJ521, was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body, seen in Ashton Market Place.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Ashton Market Place
50. GTJ524 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 12, GTJ524, was a Crossley DD42/3 with a Crossley H30/26R body, seen in Wellington Road, Ashton.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Wellington Road, Ashton
51. GTJ528 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 45, GTJ528, seen in Ashton Market Place, was a Leyland PD1 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 1 Nov 1958, Ashton Market Place
52. HTF569 ... Lancaster 569, HTF569, a Crossley DD42/5 with Crossley H30/26R body new in 1947 on driver training duties.
Photo taken December 1965, Lancaster Bus Station
53. JRA634 ... This is not some sort of wood burning vehicle but all that is left of JRA634, Chesterfield 47, a Leyland PS1 with Crossley B32R body, dating from April 1947.
Photo taken Mon 31 Aug 2020, Wythall Transport Museum
54. JRA635 ... Chesterfield Corporation 48, JRA635, Leyland Tiger PS1 with Crossley bodywork, new in 1947.
Photo taken Sun 9 Sep 2007, at Meadowhall Rally, Sheffield
55. JRA635 ... Chesterfield 48, JRA635, a Leyland PS1 with a Crossley B32R body seen at the Chesterfield Garage after transfer to the driving school.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1969, Chesterfield Garage
56. JWJ739 ... Sheffield A 239, JWJ739, was one of six Crossley SD42/3s with Crossley B32R bodies delivered in July 1947, having been ordered by Chesterfield Corporation and diverted to Sheffield.
Photo taken Tue 29 Sep 1959, Pond Street Bus Park, Sheffield
57. KWA774 ... Sheffield 574, KWA774, a Crossley DD42/3 with Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Thu 15 May 1958, Midland Station
58. KWA775 ... Sheffield 575, KWA775, a Crossley H30/26R bodied Crossley DD42/3, new in 1947, was seen at the Midland Station in Sheffield.
Photo taken Sat 21 Feb 1959, Midland Station, Sheffield
59. LNU952 ... Chesterfield 74, LNU952, a Crossley L26/26R bodied Crossley DD42/5 with the Maltese Cross badge on the radiator.
Photo taken Tue 29 Sep 1959, Elder Way, Chesterfield
60. LNU963 ... This Crossley DD42/5 with Crossley L26/26R body registered LNU963 was 150 in the Chesterfield fleet and is seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 1965, Sheffield Road Garage, Chesterfield
61. NRA707 ... Chesterfield Corporation single deck 7, NRA707, a Crossley B35R bodied Crossley SD42/7.
Photo taken 1963, Vicar Lane, Chesterfield
62. BCB340 ... Blackburn bought several batches of both double and single deck buses with Crossley bodywork in the late 1940s. 7, BCB340, is a Leyland Tiger PS1 with 34 seat rear entrance body.
Photo taken 1998, at Piece Hall, Halifax
63. BCB340 ... A rear view of preserved former Blackburn Corporation 7, BCB340, a Leyland Tiger PS1 with Crossley B32F body, new in 1948.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 1983, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
64. BCB340 ... Thought you would like to see the Quantock Heritage livery for EAS956, the former BCB340, Blackburn Corporation 7, a Leyland Tiger PS1 with Crossley B32F body, new in 1948
Photo taken Sat 18 Sep 2021, Kingsbridge Bus Station
65. BCB341 ... Blackburn 8, BCB341, Leyland PS1 with Crossley B32F body, one of five new in 1948, on the bus park at Blackburn. It was not withdrawn until 1967 when it passed to a Liverpool school.
Photo taken Tue 22 Mar 1960, Blackburn
66. EKU523 ... Bradford had only six Crossleys and the last of them 523, EKU523, a DD42/7 with Crossley's own bodywork new in 1948 with H30/26R body but reseated to H32/26R in 1956, was caught here in Union Street.
Photo taken Fri 26 Apr 1957, Union Street, Bradford
67. EO8795 ... McGregor, Saltcoats (Clyde Coast), acquired EO8795 from Barrow Corporation 108 in September 1958, a Crossley DD42/4 with a Crossley H32/26R body new in November 1948.
Photo taken Tue 18 Jun 1963, Princes Street, Ardrossan
68. FNM105 ... Luton 105, FNM105, was a Crossley DD42/5T with a Crossley L27/26R body and was one of nine new in 1948/9. The Turbo transmitter was replaced by a conventional clutch and crash gearbox in 1953.
Photo taken Sat 3 Dec 1960, Williamson Street, Luton
69. FNM106 ... Luton Corporation 1948 Crossley DD42 with Crossley bodywork, 106, FNM106, on service 6 Luton Library.
Photo taken October 1960, Williamson Street, Luton
70. FYS163 ... Glasgow A63, FYS163, an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Crossley H30/26R body is seen at the Bath Street/West Nile Street junction in Glasgow. It was one of fifty new in 1948.
Photo taken Sun 10 Apr 1960, Bath Street/West Nile Street, Glasgow
71. GVR147 ... Manchester 2053, GVR147, was a Crossley DD42/4 with a Crossley H32/26R body new in February 1948, and was seen in Aytoun Street.
Photo taken Sun 1 Feb 1959, Aytoun Street, Manchester
72. GVR192 ... Manchester 2098, GVR192, a Crossley DD42/4 with a Crossley H32/26R body is seen in Wythenshawe Road.
Photo taken Sat 30 Apr 1960, Wythenshawe Road, Manchester
73. JND769 ... Manchester Corporation 2128, JND769, a 1948 Crossley DD42/7S with Crossley H32/26R body
Photo taken Wed 4 Aug 1965, Portland Street, Manchester
74. JND964 ... Manchester 2962, JND964, Crossley DD42/5 - Crossley H32/26R at Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
Photo taken Sat 2 Nov 1957, Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy
75. JVO472 ... Mansfield District Traction 162, JVO472, was an A.E.C. O961 Regent III with a Crossley H30/26R body and had been new in 1948 to Bevan & Barker, Mansfield.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jul 1964, Mansfield Garage
76. MNW703 ... The crew take a rest on the seat opposite the Traveller's Rest at Hill Top, the Whingate terminus of the service from Seacroft (South Parkway), whilst a man in a top hat strolls past. Seen on the first day of the route, MNW703, Leeds 703, was one of twenty Crossley H30/26R bodied Crossley DD42/7s new in 1948.
Photo taken Sun 22 Jul 1956, Hill Top Terminus, Whingate
77. MNW705 ... Seen here operating a route on which the Crossleys were regular performers is MNW705, Leeds 705, one of twenty Crossley DD42/7s fitted with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1948. They ran regularly on services 67 (Dib Lane) and 68 (Foundry Lane) from the Central Bus Station.
Photo taken Wed 24 Apr 1957, Leeds Central Bus Station
78. MNW705 ... Leeds 705, MNW705 was one of their all-Crossley DD42/7s.
Photo taken c.1960, Central Bus Station, Leeds
79. MNW706 ... Leeds 706, MNW706, seen at the Bailey's Lane terminus at Seacroft, was one of twenty Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1948. This was at the new North Parkway terminus, an extension along North Parkway as far as Bailey's Lane introduced in October 1955.
Photo taken Sun 25 Mar 1956, North Parkway, Seacroft
80. MNW718 ... Leeds Crossley DD42/7 numbered 718, MNW718, reverses off the parking stand ready for a journey to Horsforth on route 50, a service normally operated by Headingley garage whilst 718 was from the Seacroft garage on the other side of the city.
Photo taken Sat 19 Apr 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
81. NRA707 ... NRA707, a Crossley B35R bodied Crossley SD42/7, was number 7 in the Chesterfield fleet and is seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 1965, Sheffield Road Garage, Chesterfield
82. NRA708 ... Chesterfield all Crossley SD42/7 35 seater built in 1948,fleet no. 8, NRA708. BBF 5 East Midlands area shows the buses as being fleet numbers 1-17, but only ten were shown in service at publication (May 1960).
Photo taken Mon 30 Aug 1971, Crich Tramway Museum
83. CBV425 ... Blackburn 125, CBV425, Guy Arab III with Crossley H30/26R body, one of twenty new in 1949. Two of them remained in service until 1973 but 125 was withdrawn in 1971.
Photo taken Tue 22 Mar 1960, Blackburn Station
84. CBV425 ... A remarkable survivor as a driver trainer, long after its brethren had departed to the "great scrapyard in the sky" (more likely Barnsley !). Blackburn Corporation Transport No. 125 CBV425, is a Crossley H30/26R bodied Guy Arab Mk.III (6LW), new in 1949.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1973, Depot, Blackburn
85. CBV431 ... Ex-Blackburn Corporation 131, CBV431, a Guy Arab III with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken Summer 1973, Beachy Head lay-by, near Eastbourne
86. CBV431 ... Preserved former Huddersfield JOC 181, JVH381, an AEC Regent III 9613S with East Lancs. H33/28R body, new in 1955. Behind is former Blackburn C.T. 131, CBV431, a Guy Arab III (6LW) with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken August 1973, Blackpool
87. CBV433 ... Blackburn 133, CBV433, Guy Arab with Crossley H30/26R body, one of twenty new in 1949, at the Garage. This one lasted until 1973 and was then sold for preservation.
Photo taken Sat 11 Sep 1965, Blackburn Garage
88. CBV433 ... Blackburn Corporation 133, CBV433, a 1949 Guy Arab 111 6LW with a Crossley H30/26R body on the A685 near Winton during the Brough & Kirkby Stephen Rally on April 19th 2014. It was bowling along towards Kirkby Stephen at it's top speed of 33mph at the time.
Photo taken Sat 19 Apr 2014, A685 near Winton
89. CBV433 ... Blackburn 133, CBV433, a 1949 Guy Arab III with Crossley bodwork loads in Kirkby Stephen on its way to Kirkby Stephen railway station. Crossley unlike Leyland were more than happy to build bodies on chassis other than their own.
Photo taken Sun 20 Apr 2014, Kirkby Stephen
90. CBV433 ... Blackburn 133, CBV433, is the magnificently preserved Guy Arab III with a Crossley body, dating from 1949. It now sports this smart lined-out livery and was used on Skipton town circular services during the 10th Yorkshire Dales Bus Running Day.
Photo taken Sun 11 Oct 2015, Skipton Bus Station
91. CBV435 ... Blackburn 135, CBV435, Guy Arab III with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1949
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1965, Blackburn Station
92. CBV435 ... Blackburn 135, CBV435, a Guy Arab III with Crossley H30/26R body, one of twenty new in 1949, photographed in its last year in service.
Photo taken Mon 17 Apr 1972, Blackburn Station
93. DBN978 ... Former Bolton Corporation 8, DBN978, a Crossley SD42/7 with Crossley B32R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 3 Apr 2005, Wisley Aerodrome
94. DBN978 ... Bolton Corporation 8, DBN978, a Crossley SD42/7 with Crossley B32F body, new in 1949. This bus survived longer than its sisters by being transferred to the Welfare Department (as seen) and was later preserved.
Photo taken 1966, Bolton
95. DBN978 ... Bolton Crossley No 8, DBN978
Photo taken Sun 26 Sep 2010, at Open Day, Rigby Road Tram Depot, Blackpool
96. DBN978 ... Preserved 1949 Bolton Corporation 8, DBN978, a Crossley SD42/7 with Crossley B32R body
Photo taken Sat 10 Aug 2013, at Hanging Gate Pub, Diggle
97. DBN978 ... Bolton 8, DBN978, an all Crossley single decker of 1949. Photograph taken at Tram Remise Lekstraat Amsterdam at approximately midday. This was part of a trip over 5 days and later in the afternoon I drove the bus accross Amsterdam centre in the evening rush to the Diamond Museum. The following day the bus attended a bus rally in Noordwijk along with a few other preserved British buses and many local buses including a number of Royal Tiger Worldmasters.
Photo taken Thu 13 May 2004, Amsterdam, Nederland
98. EBK569 ... Portsmouth 32, EBK569, one of twenty-five delivered in 1949, was a Crossley DD42/7T with a Crossley H28/24R body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Aug 1962, Clarence Pier, Southsea
99. EBK571 ... Portsmouth 34, EBK571, an all-Crossley DD42/7T new 3/49, photographed from Roger's flat in Gladys Avenue in 1953.
Photo taken 1953, Gladys Avenue, North End, Portsmouth
100. EBK572 ... Portsmouth Corporation 35, EBK572, one of 25 all-Crossley DD42/7T new in 1949 and disposed of by 1967.
Photo taken 1965, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth
101. EBK573 ... Portsmouth 36, EBK573, an all-Crossley DD42/7T new 3/49 is seen at Devonshire Avenue, Southsea the following month.
Photo taken April 1949, Devonshire Avenue, Southsea
102. EBK575 ... Recognise anyone? The Southern Counties Touring Society visited Portsmouth on 14th May 1950, and Roger seems to have had a hand in the organisation of a tour for the participants. This group photo was taken at Paulsgrove during the tour - from Roger's notes, I can offer up the following from L to R :Inspector Brooks; Driver 666; not known; E.J.Smith (editor Buses Illustrated); Roger Janes (open collar); the rest I have no idea. By the way, the bus is Portsmouth 38 EBK575, a 14 month old Crossley DD42/7T with a Crossley H28/24R body.
Photo taken Sun 14 May 1950, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth
103. EBK575 ... Portsmouth 38, EBK575, an all-Crossley DD4/7T H28/24R on the Southern Counties Touring Society tour at Paulsgrove, with most of the passengers on board this time.
Photo taken Sun 14 May 1950, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth
104. EBK575 ... Portsmouth all Crossley DD42/7T 38 EBK575 is now at the Hayling Ferry on the Southern Counties Touring Society tour.
Photo taken Sun 14 May 1950, Hayling Ferry
105. EBK576 ... Portsmouth 39, EBK576, one of twenty-five delivered in 1949, was a Crossley DD42/7T with a Crossley H28/24R body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Aug 1962, Clarence Pier, Southsea
106. EBK585 ... Portsmouth 52, EBK585, was a Crossley DD42/7T with Crossley H28/24R body new in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, The Hard, Portsmouth
107. GVR320 ... Manchester 4018, GVR320, a 1949 Daimler CVG5/Crossley H32/26R in the revised livery travels down Lower Mosley Street on a short working to Wythenshawe Park in May 1959
Photo taken Sat 16 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street
108. HWW474 ... Seen in Dewsbury is HWW474, which was a Crossley SD42/7 with a Crossley B32R body, and was Wood, Mirfield 14, having been new to them in April 1949.
Photo taken Sat 2 Nov 1963, Dewsbury
109. JND791 ... Preserved Manchester 2150, JND791, a Crossley DD42/8S with Crossley H32/26R body, new in 1949.
Photo taken Sat 14 Oct 2006, Manchester Museum of Transport
110. JND791 ... Manchester 2150, JND791, is a preserved all-Crossley DD42/8s built in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 20 Mar 1977, Bradford Interchange
111. JND793 ... Manchester 2152, JND793, was a Crossley DD42/8 with a Crossley H30/26RD body dating from 1949.
Photo taken Sun 17 Dec 1967, Palatine Road, Northenden
112. JVU709 ... Manchester 1202, JVU709, seen in Aytoun Street, was a Crossley TDD42/1 with a Crossley H32/26R body, new in May 1949.
Photo taken Sun 1 Feb 1959, Aytoun Street, Manchester
113. KNA601 ... Seen travelling along a deserted Piccadilly was Manchester 2161, KNA601, a Crossley DD42/8S with a Crossley H32/26R body new in July 1949.
Photo taken Sun 23 Feb 1958, Piccadilly, Manchester
114. KNA623 ... Manchester 2183, KNA623, seen at Levenshulme (Lloyd Road) was a Crossley H32/26R bodied Crossley DD42/8S new in 1949.
Photo taken Sat 8 Mar 1958, Lloyd Road, Levenshulme
115. KNA654 ... Manchester 2214, KNA654, Crossley DD42/8S with Crossley H32/26R body in Piccadilly Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 2 Nov 1957, Piccadilly Bus Station, Manchester
116. KTD378 ... Darwen 42, KTD378, was a Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body, seen at Darwen (Circus).
Photo taken Tue 22 Mar 1960, Darwen Circus
117. LWB298 ... Sheffield A 598, LWB298, was delivered to Sheffield in January 1949 and was one of four Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies which had been ordered by Liverpool.
Photo taken Sat 21 Mar 1959, Blonk Street, Sheffield
118. LWB299 ... Sheffield A 599, LWB299, was delivered to Sheffield in January 1949 and was one of four Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies which had been ordered by Liverpool.
Photo taken Thu 15 May 1958, Pond Street Bus Station
119. MNW702 ... Leeds 702 and 710, MNW702/710, were both all-Crossley DD42/7's with H30/26R bodies dating from 1949.
Photo taken 1962, Torre Road Depot
120. MNW708 ... Leeds 708, MNW708, was a Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body and was seen at the Foundry Lane terminus of route 68 from the Central Bus Station.
Photo taken Mon 28 Sep 1959, Foundry Lane, Leeds
121. MNW711 ... Leeds City Transport 711 and 706, MNW711 and MNW706, were both Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R dating from 1949.
Photo taken 1962, Sovereign Street Yard, Leeds
122. MNW715 ... Leeds in common with many operators bought Crossley chassis in the immediate post war period. 715, MNW715, a Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley bodywork in the postwar blue Leeds livery in Leeds bus station.
Photo taken c.1950, Leeds Central Bus Station
123. MNW715 ... Leeds 715, MNW715, seen here on learner duty, enters Leeds Central Bus Station. It was a Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body, one of twenty new in 1949 with 715 entering service on 18th January.
Photo taken Sat 29 Oct 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
124. MNW719 ... Leeds 719, MNW719, was one of their all-Crossley DD42/7s. At the time, I was fixated by these Crossleys and somehow thought this early attempt at a flash photo would be worthwhile.
Photo taken c.1962, Dib Lane, Leeds
125. MNW719 ... Leeds 719, MNW719, one of twenty Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies, new in 1949, arrives in Leeds Central Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 13 Aug 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
126. MNW720 ... Leeds 720, MNW720, the last but one of the twenty Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies, new in February 1949, is seen in Stanningley Road, Bramley on a short working, to Bramley Town End, of the Half Mile Lane route.
Photo taken Wed 28 Jul 1954, Stanningley Road, Bramley
127. MNW721 ... Leeds 721, MNW721, the last of a batch of 20 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R bodies, entered service in February 1949 is seen here at Bramley Station on its way to Half Mile Lane. The bus was withdrawn from service in July 1962.
Photo taken Wed 1 Jun 1955, Bramley Station
128. MNW721 ... Leeds 721, MNW721, the last of the batch of twenty Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R body enters Leeds Bus Station with an unusual working on route 77, normally operated by Leyland bodied PD2s as seen on the left.
Photo taken Sat 29 Oct 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
129. NRA708 ... Chesterfield 8, NRA708, is a preserved all-Crossley SD42/7 of 1949, seen here at the St Leger Bus Rally.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 1971, Doncaster
130. ERD154 ... Reading 85, ERD154, is a preserved all-Crossley DD42/8 with an L26/26RD body, dating from 1950.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 1971, Doncaster
131. ERD154 ... Twelve Crossley DD42/8s with Crossley L26/26RD bodywork featured in the Reading fleet and seen here at the garage are 85 and 89, ERD154/8, new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 31 Aug 1963, Mill Lane Depot, Reading
132. ERD160 ... Reading purchased twelve Crossleys in 1950, and 91, ERD160, a Crossley DD42/8 with a Crossley L26/26RD, was the eighth of the batch and was new in December 1950.
Photo taken Sat 13 Jul 1963, Reading
133. ERD161 ... Reading 92, ERD161, was one of twelve Crossley DD42/8s with Crossley L26/26RD bodies new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Blagrave Street, Reading
134. ERD163 ... Reading Corporation 94, ERD163, and 85, ERD154, Crossley DD42/8 with Crossley L52RD body new in 1950
Photo taken Sat 5 Dec 1964, Mill Lane Depot
135. FBU827 ... Oldham 368, FBU827, was a Crossley DD42/8S new in July 1950. It had a Crossley H30/26R body and lasted to become Oldham's last non-Leyland bus at the end of 1967. It was the subject of an early preservation project and passed to the Buckley Wells Bus Enthusiasts (later the Crossley Omnibus Society) after withdrawal.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jun 1970, Rochdale Town Hall
136. FBU827 ... The recent discussions about Derby 27 have prompted me to submit the above photo. The occasion was the collection of Derby 111 for preservation.
Photo taken Sun 29 Nov 1970, Derby Corporation Depot, Ascot Drive
137. FBU827 ... Oldham CT 368, FBU827, a Crossley DD42/8 with Crossley H30/26R body, new in 1950.
Photo taken March 1968, Oldham Corporation Garage
138. JOJ489 ... Birmingham City Transport bought huge numbers of new buses in the early post war years. 2489, JOJ489, is a 1950 Crossley DD42/6 with Crossley bodywork to Birmingham's standard design.
Photo taken 1996, Heart of the Pennines Rally, Halifax
139. JOJ489 ... Birmingham 2489, JOJ489, a 1950 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley bodywork.
Photo taken October 1989, Kidderminster
140. JOJ489 ... Birmingham 2489, JOJ489, a Crossley DD42/6 with a Crossley H30/24R body, new in 1950
Photo taken 1996, Manchester Musuem of Science & Industry
141. LTC771 ... Ashton-under-Lyne 77, LTC771, a Crossley TDD42/2 with Crossley H30/26R body turns from its terminus in Portland Street into Aytoun Street on its way to Stalybridge in May 1959.
Photo taken Sat 16 May 1959, Portland Street, Manchester
142. LTC774 ... Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation trolleybus fleetnumber 80 registered LTC774, an all-Crossley Empire TDD42/2 of H30/26R layout with Metropolitan Vickers MV209NO motor is being restored at the Manchester Museum of Transport.
Photo taken Sun 4 Sep 2016, Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Cheetham
143. EDB575 ... Preserved Stockport Corporation 321, EDB575, a 1951 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R body
Photo taken Sat 17 May 2008, Manchester Museum of Transport
144. EDB575 ... With the Crossley factory within the borough boundary, Stockport not unnaturally supported local industry when buying buses. 321, EDB575, dates from 1951 and is a Crossley DD42/7 with bodywork by the chassis builder.
Photo taken Sat 5 Dec 2009, Manchester Museum of Transport
145. EDB575 ... Preserved Stockport 321, EDB575, a 1951 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R body, seen on the Trans-Pennine Rally.
Photo taken c.1969, Hollins Hill, Baildon
146. EDB575 ... Another view of three ex-Stockport Corporation vehicles from the Manchester Museum of Transport making a tour of former Stockport routes. Closest to the camera is 1951 Crossley/Crossley 321, EDB575, in front is 1969 East Lancs/Leyland PD3 91, MJA891G and leading the line up is 1951 Leyland/Leyland PD2 308, EDB562,
Photo taken May 1997, St. Petersgate, Stockport
147. EDB575 ... Stockport 321, EDB575, is the since-preserved Crossley. Was it preserved when seen or still in service?
Photo taken 1969, Heaton Lane Depot
148. EDB578 ... Stockport 324, EDB578, Crossley H30/26R bodied Crossley DD42/7 in George Street, Manchester adjacent to Piccadilly Gardens.
Photo taken Wed 29 Jan 1958, George Street, Manchester
149. EDB586 ... Stockport 332, EDB586, seen in Chorlton Street Bus Station in Manchester, was a Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 6 Dec 1958, Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester
150. GET507 ... Rotherham 207, GET507, a Crossley DD42/7 was one of six with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1951, 207 having been withdrawn in June 1966, when photographed at the garage.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Rotherham Garage
151. GET508 ... Rotherham Corporation 208, GET508, last numerically of a batch of six Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies, new in 1951.
Photo taken Wed 5 Aug 1964, Masbrough Street, Rotherham
152. GWM816 ... Southport Corporation 116, GWM816, a 1951 Crossley SD42/7 with a Crossley B32F body at Brough during the 2014 Brough & Kirkby Stephen Rally.
Photo taken Sat 19 Apr 2014, Brough
153. JOJ489 ... A rear view of preserved former Birmingham C.T. 2489, JOJ489, a Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/24R body, new in 1951.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 1983, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
154. JVU746 ... Manchester 1241, JVU746, Crossley TDD64/1 with Crossley H36/30R body was from a batch of sixteen delivered in 1951 which were used mainly on peak hour duties. This batch represented the only post war 6-wheel Crossley trolleybuses built.
Photo taken Wed 2 Oct 1957, Aytoun Street
155. JVU758 ... In 1951 Manchester Corporation Transport took delivery of the only Crossley TDD64 chassis built, complete with Crossley H36/30R 8-feet wide bodywork, numbered 1240 to 1255 JVU745-760. 1253 JVU758 is seen in Miller Street on 23 April 1959 on service 213 to Greenhays.
Photo taken Thu 23 Apr 1959, Miller Street
156. SVW451 ... Colchester 6, SVW451, the first of a pair of Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies new in 1951.
Photo taken February 1966, Colchester Bus Station
157. ECF756 ... Seen in Colchester Bus Station is Chambers, Bures ECF756, a Crossley L27/28R bodied Guy Arab III new in June 1952. 
Photo taken Sat 28 Mar 1964, Colchester Bus Station
158. ECF756 ... Henry Christopher Chambers set up a saddlery business in Bures, a village that straddles across the Suffolk/Essex border, in 1877, and began began operating a horse drawn bus service a few years later. Up to the time when it was taken over by Go Ahead in 2012, H C Chambers & Son of Bures laid claim to being the oldest bus operating company in England.
Photo taken August 1969, Colchester Bus Station
159. HET509 ... Rotherham Corporation - from right to left - 209, 212 & 211, HET509, HET512 & HET511, Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R bodies, new in 1952.
Photo taken Aug/Sep 1968, Rotherham CT Garage
160. HET510 ... Rotherham Corporation 210, HET510, a 1952 Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R body
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1965, Bridge Street, Rotherham
161. HET513 ... Rotherham Corporation 213, HET513, a Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H30/26R body, built in 1952. This bus is now preserved.
Photo taken 1968, Main Street, Rotherham
162. HET513 ... Rotherham 213, HET513, is the now-preserved Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body dating from 1952.
Photo taken 1968, Westgate, Rotherham
163. JOJ799 ... Birmingham CT 2799, JOJ799, a Daimler CVG6 with Crossley H30/25R body of 1952, on the route from Hamstead to Yardley, one of a very small number of routes in Birmingham which ran across the city via the centre.
Photo taken 1970, Hamstead Road/Villa Road, Handsworth
164. JOJ823 ... West Midlands PTE 2823, JOJ823, a Daimler CVG6 built in 1952 with Crossley H30/25R bodywork. This had been new to Birmingham 22 years earlier and still looked in good condition.
Photo taken August 1974, Dudley Bus Station
165. JOJ861 ... JOJ861, Birmingham 2861, was one of 125 Daimler CVG6s with Crossley H30/24R bodies delivered in 1952.
Photo taken Sun 22 May 1966, Yardley Wood Garage, Birmingham
166. JOJ864 ... JOJ864, a Daimler CVG6, carried a Crossley H30/25R body, and was new in December 1952 as Birmingham 2864, one of 125 such vehicles new in 1952/3.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jun 1970
167. JOJ896 ... JOJ896, Birmingham 2896, was one of 125 Daimler CVG6s with Crossley H30/24R bodies delivered in 1952.
Photo taken Sun 22 May 1966, High Street, Birmingham
168. JOJ897 ... West Midlands P.T.E. 2897, JOJ897, a Daimler CVG6 with Crossley H30/25R body, new to Birmingham City Transport in 1952.
Photo taken Summer 1970, Worcester Streeet, Birmingham
169. OTD575 ... Darwen 44, OTD575, a Crossley DD42/7 with a Crossley H30/26R body was seen in Darwen.
Photo taken Fri 6 Aug 1965, Market Street, Darwen
170. TVX496 ... Colchester Corporation 8, TVX496, a Crossley DD42/7 with Crossley H56R body new in October 1952.
Photo taken Sat 17 Apr 1965, Colchester Bus Station
171. TVX496 ... Crossley bodied Crossley DD42/7 registered TVX496 and operated from new in 1952 by Colchester Corporation Transport.
Photo taken Fri 7 Aug 1959, Mile End Road, Colchester
172. TVX496 ... In 1952 Colchester purchased two Crossley DD42/7s with Crossley H30/26R bodies and TVX496, number 8 in the fleet, is seen here.
Photo taken Sat 28 Mar 1964, Mile End Road, Colchester
173. TVX497 ... TVX497 was the second of two Crossley DD42/7s which were new in 1952 and was Colchester number 9 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 28 Mar 1964, Mile End Road, Colchester
174. HET510 ... One of six, new in 1953, Rotherham 210, HET510, was a Crossley DD42/8 with a Crossley H30/26R body whichh was seen at the garage.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Rotherham Garage
175. JOJ840 ... Birmingham City Transport JOJ840, a Daimler CVG6 with Crossley H30/25R built in 1953 rests between duties at Perry Barr. Somewhere along the line, the traditional "New Look" radiator has been replaced with a much plainer one, although embellished with a "BCT" badge.
Photo taken August 1968, Perry Barr Garage
176. JOJ870 ... BCT 2870, JOJ870, is seen in Ward End exiting Alum Rock Road and turning onto Washwood Heath Road. The bus is seen with West Midlands decals but in former BCT livery. It was a Daimler CV6G with Crossley H30/25R body, new in early 1953.
Photo taken Mon 19 Mar 1973, Ward End, Birmingham
177. NKD536 ... NKD536 is Liverpool Corporation A36, an AEC Regent III from 1953 with Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Sun 6 Oct 2013, Shore Road, Birkenhead
178. NKD536 ... Ex-Liverpool CT A36, NKD536, an AEC Regent III 9613S with Crossley bodywork, new in 1953.
Photo taken Sun 6 May 1973, Madeira Drive, Brighton
179. GRG176 ... Aberdeen 176, GRG176, was a Daimler CVG6 new in 1954 with a Crossley H32/28R body. It was reseated to H32/29R in 1958 and again to H33/29R in 1965. It was seen at King Street Garage.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1970, King Street Garage, Aberdeen
180. KVA750 ... Baxter, Airdrie 103, KVA750, was exhibited at the 1954 Commercial Motor Show as a Crossley CMU3RV272 Reliance with a Crossley B44F body and entered service in November 1954.
Photo taken Thu 20 Jun 1963, Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge
181. MED168 ... A pair of Warrington Corporation Foden PVD6's at the Wilderspool Causeway Depot.
Photo taken Late 1969, Wilderspool Causeway Depot
182. MOF184 ... West Midlands PTE 3184, MOF184, a Daimler CVG6 with Crossley H30/25R body, new to Birmingham CT (3184) in 1954.
Photo taken Summer 1970, Bull Ring area, Birmingham
183. MOF193 ... West Midlands PTE 3193, MOF193, a Daimler CVG6 built in 1954 with Crossley H30/25R bodywork. This had been new to Birmingham Corporation.
Photo taken April 1970, Colmore Row, Birmingham
184. MOF225 ... MOF225, a Daimler CVG6 with a Crossley H30/25R body dating from October 1954, had been new as Birmingham 3225, one of 125 such vehicles new in 1953/4.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jun 1970
185. MOF225 ... Birmingham 3225, MOF225, a Daimler CVG6 with Crossley body, new in 1954
Photo taken May 1997, Manchester Science Museum
186. NKD583 ... City of Liverpool A83, NKD583, an A E C Regent III 9613A built in 1954 with Crossley/LCPT H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken September 1969, Pier Head, Liverpool
187. RNN624 ... Acquired by Mansfield District Traction from Bevan & Barker, Mansfield in 1957, and seen at the Mansfield Garage is 165, RNN624, an A.E.C. 9613S Regent III with a Crossley H32/28R body which had been new to Bevan & Barker in 1954.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jul 1964, opposite Mansfield Garage
188. HRG205 ... Aberdeen 205, HRG205, the first of five A.E.C. D2RV6G Regent Vs with Crossley H34/28R bodies new in 1955. It was reseated to H34/29R in 1959 and again to H35/29R in 1966 and was seen at King Street Garage.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1970, King Street Garage, Aberdeen
189. HRG213 ... Aberdeen Corporation 213, HRG213, a 1955 Daimler CVG6 with Crossley bodywork
Photo taken August 1973, Castle Street
190. NKD600 ... Liverpool Corporation A100, NKD600, an A E C Regent III 9613S built in 1955 with Crossley/LCPT H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken August 1970, Derby Square, Liverpool
191. SKB111 ... Liverpool Corporation A111, SKB111, a 1955 AEC Regent V with Crossley H32/26R bodywork.
Photo taken late 1960s, Liverpool City Centre
192. SKB118 ... City of Liverpool A118, SKB118, an A E C Regent V D3RV built in 1955 with Crossley H32/26R bodywork.
Photo taken May 1970, Pier Head, Liverpool
193. SKB130 ... Liverpool A130, SKB130, an AEC Regent V, built 1955 with Crossley H32/26R body finished by LCPT.
Photo taken 1963/64, Depot, Park Road, Liverpool
194. UTB313 ... Ashton 29, UTB313, was a Leyland PD2/12 which had a Crossley H32/28R body and had been new in April 1955.
Photo taken Sat 4 Oct 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester
195. UTB314 ... Seen in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester, on the service to Glossop operated jointly with Manchester and S.H.M.D., is Ashton-under-Lyne 30, UTB314, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Crossley H32/28R body.
Photo taken Sun 4 May 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester
196. UTB315 ... Ashton 31, UTB315, seen in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester, was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Crossley H32/26R body, new in March 1955.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jan 1959, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester
197. VUP327 ... The Eden (Summerson Bros) acquired VUP327 from Economic (G Anderson) of Whitburn in whose fleet it had been numbered 1. It was a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with a 1957 Crossley B44F body on Park Royal frames, the chassis having been new in 1955.
Photo taken mid 1970s, The Eden Garage, Staindrop Road, West Auckland
198. VUP327 ... Eden C6, VUP327, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with Crossley B44F bodywork on Park Royal frames, new in 1957 on a chassis built in 1955
Photo taken January 1972, The Eden Garage, Staindrop Road, West Auckland
199. VUP327 ... New to Economic of Whitburn as their number 1, VUP327 was a Leyland Tiger Cub with Crossley B44F bodywork on Park Royal frames, new in 1957 on a chassis built in 1955. It is seen in a semi derelict condition at the home of its second owner, The Eden of West Auckland
Photo taken 1975, The Eden Garage, Staindrop Road, West Auckland
200. WTB166 ... Darwen 14, WTB166, was a Leyland PD2/22 with a Crossley H30/26R body, one of two new in 1955.
Photo taken Mon 26 Aug 1968, Darwen Circus
201. WTB167 ... Seen at Darwen (Circus) is Darwen 15, WTB167, a Leyland PD2/22 with a Crossley H30/26R body.
Photo taken Tue 22 Mar 1960, Darwen Circus
202. SKB171 ... Liverpool XL174, SKB171, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 built ca.1956 with a Crossley body that was modified with an upper deck by Metro-Cammell.
Photo taken July 1970, Skelhorne Street, Liverpool
203. SKB172 ... Ex Liverpool SL175 or SL176 (SKB172 or SKB173), Royal Tiger/Crossley/Corporation began life as dual doored saloons for one man operation in 1960 trials four years after they were built. In 1974, I found the above being used as a mobile office for Merseyside PTE. I did not record where the location was, most likely Liverpool City Centre.
Photo taken August 1974, Liverpool
204. SKB224 ... Preserved Liverpool L227, SKB224, a Leyland PD2/20 with Crossley H32/26R body, new in May 1956.
Photo taken Sun 3 Sep 2017, Heaton Park
205. SKB226 ... City of Liverpool L229, SKB226, a Leyland Titan PD2/20 built in 1956 with Crossley H32/26R bodywork finished by Liverpool.
Photo taken September 1971, South Castle Street, Liverpool
206. VKB711 ... VKB711 is Liverpool Corporation L255, a Leyland Titan PD2/20 with Crossley H33/29R body dating from 1956.
Photo taken Sun 6 Oct 2013, returning to Birkenhead from New Brighton
207. YDH225 ... Walsall 825, YDH225, Crossley Bridgemaster with Crossley H41/31R body new in 1956.
Photo taken 1960, Walsall Bus Station, Townend Bank
208. 76MME ... Seen here in Mount Street, Nottingham, is Barton 805, 76MME, an A.E.C. B3RA Bridgemaster, which had been new in November 1957 with a Crossley H41/31R body, painted in Barton livery, as a demonstrator for A.C.V., Sales, Southall.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jul 1964, Mount Street, Nottingham
209. FYS816 ... A line-up of Glasgow trolleybuses in the rain. The location is Muirend terminus and the trolley nearest the camera is TB55, FYS816, a BUT9613T with Crossley H37/34R bodywork which had originally seated 70.
Photo taken c.1966, Muirend Road at Hazelden Gardens, Muirend, Glasgow
210. NBU512 ... Oldham 412, NBU512, was from a batch of five Crossley-bodied PD2s bought by Oldham Corporation. They were attractive buses, even more so when new as they carried poppy red lining. However, the body design was susceptible to corrosion and after the problems overhauling the first, the cost of doing the others was deemed prohibitive and they were withdrawn.
Photo taken Wed 4 Feb 1970, Wallshaw Street Garage
211. VKB837 ... Liverpool L316, VKB837, a Leyland Titan PD2/20 built in 1957 with Crossley H33/29R bodywork.
Photo taken March 1970, Pier Head, Liverpool
212. VUP327 ... Summerson (Eden), West Auckland C6, VUP327, was a Leyland PSUC1/1T Tiger Cub with a Crossley B44F body seen in Spennymoor Bus Station.
Photo taken Thu 3 Aug 1967, Spennymoor Bus Station
213. VUP328 ... VUP328 was number 2 in the Anderson, Whitburn part of the Economic fleet. Seen here in the garage yard, apparently delicensed, it was a Crossley B44F bodied Leyland PSUC1/1T Tiger Cub new in 1957.
Photo taken Sun 25 Jul 1965, Anderson Garage, Whitburn
214. VUP463 ... Teesside Municipal Transport 98, VUP463, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1957 with Crossley H35/28R bodywork.
Photo taken March 1970, High Street, Stockton
215. 76MME ... Barton 805, 76MME, was a Crossley H41/31RD bodied AEC Bridgemaster which served originally as a demonstrator and is seen at Barton's Chilwell garage.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jul 1971, Barton's Chilwell Depot
216. 76MME ... A.C.V. Demonstrator 76MME was an A.E.C. B3RA Bridgemaster with a Crossley H41/31R body which is seen at the terminus at South Parkway, Seacroft ready to depart for the Whingate terminus of route 15.
Photo taken Wed 25 Jun 1958, South Parkway, Seacroft, Leeds
217. FYS839 ... Glasgow TB78, FYS839, a 1958 BUT 9613T trolleybus with Crossley H37/34R body.
Photo taken Sun 25 Jul 2010, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
218. FYS839 ... Glasgow Trolleybus TB78, FYS839, a 1958 BUT 9613T with Crossley H37/34R bodywork.
Photo taken Sat 13 Sep 2008, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
219. FYS839 ... Preserved Glasgow TB78, FYS839, a BUT9613T with Crossley H37/34R bodywork, peeps out of her shed at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Delivered to the city on 21 February 1958, she entered service on 25 March. She survived until the end of the system, 27 May 1967, and was one of two trolleys (TB123 being the other) to carry 'Last Trolleybus Week' posters.
Photo taken c.2006, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
220. FYS849 ... Glasgow's trolleybuses in the main were towed to Dunsmore, Lanarkshire to be scrapped. This view of TB88 is being removed by Dunsmore's tow wagon from Hampden Garage.
Photo taken Mon 26 Sep 1966, Hampden Trolleybus Garage, Glasgow
221. FYS868 ... While her crew are in conversation with an inspector, Glasgow TB107, FYS868, a BUT9613T with Crossley H37/34R bodywork, basks in the sun at Clarkston terminus prior to a journey to Queen's Cross. The trolleybus was delivered on 25 October 1958 and entered service on 3 November of that year. TB107 survived until the 27 May 1967.
Photo taken c.1966, Mearns Road, Clarkston
222. FYS868 ... On the last night of Glasgow's trolleybus service 108, TB107, FYS868, with driver and conductor waits at Paisley Road Toll.
Photo taken Sat 4 Mar 1967, Admiral Street, Paisley Road Toll, Glasgow
223. FYS874 ... Glasgow TB113, FYS874, stands in dazzling sunshine at the Muirend terminus of service 107 to Maitland Street. She was a BUT9613T with Crossley H37/34R bodywork and was delivered on 24 September 1958 although she didn't enter service until 12 November; she lasted until 27 May 1967, the final day of the system.
Photo taken c.1966, Muirend Road at Hazelden Gardens, Muirend
224. FYS874 ... Glasgow's trolleybus system only operated for 18 years. To commemorate the opening and closure in 1967, a new book has just been published by "Trolleybooks". TB113, a Crossley-bodied BUT 9613T is captured in George Square on the 20th May 1967 heading for Queens Cross on the last service.
Photo taken Sat 20 May 1967, George Square, Glasgow
225. NDB355 ... Stockport 402, NDB355, was one of four Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cubs supplied in May and July 1958 with the last single deck bodies to be built by Crossley.
Photo taken Sat 11 Oct 1958, Offerton, Stockport
226. NDB355 ... Stockport 402, NDB355, was a Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cub with a Crossley B44F body, new in May 1958. Seen here at Offerton, with the crew posing for a photograph.
Photo taken Sat 11 Oct 1958, Offerton, Stockport
227. NDB356 ... Stockport Corporation 403, NDB356, a 1958 Leyland Tiger Cub with very late Park Royal-designed Crossley body.
Photo taken Sun 17 Jun 2012, Peak Rail Centre, Rowsley
228. NDB360 ... The last Crossley bodies to be built seated H33/28R and were supplied to Stockport, fitted to Leyland PD2/30 chassis in August 1958 as Stockport's first new 'deckers since 1951. Seen here at Chorlton Street bus station is 337, NDB360, with a Leylend bodied PD2 on the left and a Crossley bodied DD42 on the right.
Photo taken Sat 4 Oct 1958, Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester
229. NDB361 ... Stockport 338, NDB361, seen travelling down Portland Street as it passes Piccadilly Bus Station on its way to Chorlton Street Bus Station, was a Leyland PD2/30 with a Crossley H33/28R body.
Photo taken Wed 17 Sep 1958, Portland Street, Manchester
230. WKF204 ... Liverpool L348, WKF204, a Leyland Titan PD2/20 built in 1958 with Crossley H33/29R bodywork.
Photo taken October 1970, South Castle Street, Liverpool