1. ... Taken on a boiling hot day trip to the Isles of Scilly is the c.1936/7 Bedford OB/OWB of Vic's Tours. The driver is the curly haired man in the picture and he had stopped at "Motorway Services" (his description!).
Photo taken Wed 29 Jun 1966, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly

2. CTP200 ... A rear view of preserved Portsmouth 170, CTP200, a Bedford OWB, which had been new in May 1944 with a Duple B32F body.
Photo taken Sun 19 Jul 2015, Anstey Park, Alton

3. DAY146 ... Browns Blue, Ibstock. DAY146, a 1945 Bedford with Duple B32F bus body, with coach seats 6/1946 ex Hipwells, Ibstock. 8/1956 to Hawkins, Loughborough.
Photo taken July 1950, Browns Blue Garage, Ibstock

4. DCA574 ... Bedford OB DCA574 with Mulliner body. Owner not known

5. EOT404 ... Odiham Motor Services EOT404 was a Bedford OB with a Duple body new in 1945 when it had been B32F. By the time of this photograph in Basingstoke it had been altered to B30F.
Photo taken Thu 21 Aug 1958, Wote Street, Basingstoke

6. GMN145 ... Isle of Man Road Services Bedford OB 26, GMN145, with Duple B32F body, new in 1945. It lasted until 1967.
Photo taken Sat 1 Aug 1964, Port Erin Station

7. 248FDE ... 248FDE, obviously withdrawn when seen adjacent to Edwards' premises, was a Bedord OB with a Duple B28F body, which had been acquired by Edwards, Maenclochog in September 1959 from the Royal Navy where it had been 698RN.
Photo taken Tue 3 Aug 1971, Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire

8. ACF181 ... Norfolk, Nayland ACF181, a Thurgood C29F bodied Bedford OB new in August 1946 is seen at the garage in Nayland.
Photo taken Sun 14 Feb 1965, Bear Street/Mill Street, Nayland

9. BUD522 ... Slatter, Long Hanborough 20, BUD522, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body dating from September 1946 is seen here at Gloucester Green, Oxford. It was withdrawn in April 1961 and sold for further service to Grainge, Westbury.
Photo taken Wed 20 Aug 1958, Gloucester Green, Oxford

10. CDP235 ... Stout (Valentine Coaches), Shalbourne CDP235, seen at The Wharf, Newbury, was a Bedford OB with a Duple B30F body which had been new in May 1946 as Reading 17 and was converted to B28F at an unknown date.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, The Wharf, Newbury

11. CDY294 ... Dengate, Beckley CDY294, a Duple B30F bodied Bedford OB new in 1946, seen in Hastings alongside Maidstone & District S273 (273DKT) an AEC Reliance with Park Royal DP40F body new as SO273 in 1959 and renumbered in July 1961.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1962, Wellington Square, Hastings

12. DBY329 ... Malta Route Bus 2059 DBY329. I am sure you all spotted that this was a Bedford OB built in 1946/7 though I must admit that I didn't.
Photo taken Mon 16 May 2011, Valletta Bus Station

13. DDL924 ... Reliance, Newbury 41, DDL924, a Duple B29F bodied Bedford OB which had been acquired in from Chard & District, Chard in 1955 and is seen in Newbury.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, The Wharf, Newbury

14. EP9388 ... Mid-Wales Motorways EP9388, a Bedford OB with a Duple C27F body was one of two new in December 1946. It was later upseated to C29F and is seen here in Welshpool.
Photo taken early 1971, Welshpool

15. GV9970 ... Bought new in 1946, GV9970 a Bedford OB with a 30 seat bus body by Thurgood of Ware had recently been withdrawn and put out to grass on Theobald's estate, a field on the edge of Hartest. This would have been quite a rarity had it been preserved. Behind is Duple coach bodied GPT207.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jun 1965, Hartest

16. J6986 ... Preserved former Jersey Motor Transport 57, J6986, a Bedford OB with Mulliner B32F body.
Photo taken Sun 4 Sep 1977, Bath

17. JLG991 ... Tillingbourne Valley operated JLG991 a Plaxton FC30F bodied Bedford OB new in 1946 to Altrincham Coachways. It was acquired from Holder, London S.E.8 in November 1955 and is seen in Onslow Street Bus Station in Guildford on the Peaslake service.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Onslow Street Bus Station, Guildford

18. KTW241 ... City Coach B28, KTW241 was a Bedford OB with a Perkins P6 oil engine and a Mulliner B32F body, new in August 1946. Passed to WMS in 1952 but was never renumbered and sold to Hipperson (contractor), Dagenham c.August 1952.
Photo taken Laindon Station

19. AEB204 ... Green, Thorney AEB204 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body which had been new to them in November 1947. It was withdrawn in June 1961 and is seen here at Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough.
Photo taken Sat 24 Jan 1959, Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough

20. AGV194 ... AGV194 was Premier Travel, Cambridge 64 and was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body acquired in December 1949 with the business of Burgoin, Haverhill to whom it had been new in 1947.
Photo taken Sun 12 Aug 1962, Haverhill Depot

21. BCB96 ... BCB96, a Bedford OB built in 1947/8 with full front Plaxton bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, near Brae, Shetland

22. CJT185 ... Seventeen year separate these two Bedford products, CJT185, a Bedford OB with Duple bodywork in the Gibbs and Hillyer fleet with BPR70B, a 1964 Bedford VAL with Plaxton C52F body with Blue Bird, Weymouth.
Photo taken 1964?, Dorset?

23. CRD593 ... Reading 70, CRD593, seen at Reading Stations was a Bedford OB with a Mulliner B32F body, one of six new in 1947.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, Reading Stations

24. DBU889 ... Felix of Long Melford 1947 Bedford OB DBU889 with Duple C27F body.
Photo taken Sun 6 Jun 2010, Clacton

25. DUX160 ... Dengate, Beckley 25, DUX160, a Mulliner B32F bodied Bedford OB new in 1947 to Jones, Market Drayton.
Photo taken Sat 21 Feb 1959, Wellington Square, Hastings

26. EAW283 ... Wye Valley EAW283 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1947. It was acquired from Aston, Kempsey in June 1962.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

27. EDL445 ... Safeguard acquired EDL445 in January 1951 from Moss. Sandown to whom it had been new in 1947. The Duple Vista C29F bodied Bedford OB is seen in Onslow Street Bus Station in Guildford.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Onslow Street Bus Station, Guildford

28. EDY44 ... Empress of Hastings EDY44, a Bedford OB with Plaxton body which was less common in the South of England on OB chassis. Photographed on Hastings Seafront with a fine selection of chalkboards advertising available tours, one of my very first colour photos.
Photo taken Sun 28 Aug 1966, Marine Parade, Hastings

29. EP9588 ... Mid Wales Motorways EP9588 a Bedford OB / Duple Vista C29F new to them as C27F in April 1947 does not look as though it has much longer left in this world, however it must have been under refurbishment as it soldiered on for another six and a half years before it was withdrawn for scrap 1/70.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 1963

30. EX6148 ... Farrans' EX6148 is a real rarity, a Bedford OB with a full front Plaxton body. It would presumably have entered service with a Great Yarmouth operator about 1947.
Photo taken Sat 20 Feb 1965, Reed Hall, Colchester

31. FDL802 ... The Bedford OB was long the stalwart of many East Anglian fleets.Theobald's FDL802 had served Southern Vectis from 1949 to 1957. Although showing Bury St Edmunds on the blind, it was simply being backed out for photographers, seemingly causing chaos to passing traffic.
Photo taken Sun 5 Sep 1965, Little St. Mary's, Long Melford, Sudbury

32. FDV548 ... FDV548, new in 1947, was acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford from Good, Beer in May 1964. It was a Bedord OB with a Duple Vista C29F body.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

33. FER241 ... Premier Travel, Cambridge 23, FER241, was a Bedford OB with a Duple B32F body new in February 1947. It was withdrawn in February 1961 and sold for use as a site hut.
Photo taken Sun 5 Jul 1959, Harston Depot

34. FFS857 ... Scottish Omnibuses C157, FFS857, was a Bedford OB with a Burlingham FC24F body fitted in 1953 to replace the original S.M.T. C29F body which had been fitted when it was new in October 1947.
Photo taken Thu 23 Jul 1959, Edinburgh Bus Station

35. FFS868 ... Scottish Omnibuses C168, FFS868,was a Bedford OB with a Burlingham FC24F body fitted in 1953 to replace the original S.M.T. C29F body which had been fitted when it was new in November 1947.
Photo taken Thu 23 Jul 1959, Edinburgh Bus Station

36. FWW596 ... West Yorkshire 646, FWW596, a 1947 Bedford OB with classic Duple body. This vehicle was for many years the York City Tour bus hence the quarter lights.
Photo taken Sun 14 Oct 2007, Ilkley Bus Station

37. FWW596 ... A pair of West Yorkshire Road Car coaches provide a contrast in size. Nearest the camera is CP1, FWW596, a 1947 Bedford OB with Duple body originally numbered 646 while the full size coach is CUG27, 8124WX, a 1961 Bristol MW6G with ECW body.
Photo taken Sun 11 Oct 2009, Bolton Abbey

38. FWW596 ... For many years the only non-Bristol in the West Yorkshire fleet was this Bedford OB with classic Duple bodywork. It owed its longevity to its use on the York City Tour. Dating from 1947 CP1, FWW596, is seen at the Skipton rally and running day.
Photo taken Sun 8 Oct 2017, Coach Street, Skipton

39. FWW596 ... FWW596 was the first in a batch of four Bedford OBs with Duple C26F bodies and was new to West Yorkshire Road Car Co in July 1947, numbered 646. In April 1954 it was renumbered CP 1 and in the first half of 1957, by then the sole survivor of the batch, it was heavily rebuilt by West Yorkshire for use on the York City Tour.
Photo taken May 1957, Harrogate Stray

40. GEL792 ... GRU158, GEL792 and the third one were all Bedford OBs with Harrington C29F bodies new in 1947 to Pounds (Charlie's Cars), Bournemouth.

41. GOR824 ... Digby, West Bergholt GOR824 was a Bedford OB with a Wadham C29F body which was acquired from Heath, West Bergholt in August 1957.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jan 1961, St. Johns Street Bus Station, Colchester

42. GRU104 ... Brady (Brown Motor Services), Forest Green started in 1924 with a model T Ford and a later coach, GRU104, a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB dating from 1947 which Brady acquired in May 1955 from Shamrock & Rambler, Bournemouth was seen at Horsham Carfax on the service to Ewhurst which operated daily except for Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Photo taken Sat 7 Feb 1959, Carfax, Horsham

43. HAD216 ... HAD216, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body, was acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford from Jenkins, Hay-on-Wye in March 1961. It had been new in 1947.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

44. 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

45. HTF586 ... Warburton Brothers, Bury HTF586, a 1947 Bedford OB with an SMT body.
Photo taken Sat 23 Feb 2019, Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester

46. HUO698 ... Western National 545, HUO698, was a Duple C27F bodied Bedford OB dating from 1947 seen at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

47. HYF531 ... United Service Transport, London S.W.17 number 1064, HYF531, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been new to them in March 1947. It is seen alongside another of their OBs at Ascot races.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1962, Ascot

48. HYM685 ... Eastern National KN025, HYM685, still in Moore Bros livery. HYM685 was a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body, new in 1947 to Fallowfield & Britten and bought by Moores in 1951, which passed to Eastern National with the rest of the Moore Bros fleet in February 1963.
Photo taken 1963

49. HYO197 ... Taylor, Bicester HYO197, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been new in 1947 to Frames, London W.C.2. It was acquired in February 1954.
Photo taken Sun 7 Apr 1963

50. JDD680 ... Cheltenham provides the setting for this shot of Bedford OB JDD680 with Duple C29F body of Gillett, Winchcombe.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jul 1958, Royal Well Bus Station, Cheltenham

51. JDV752 ... Duple bodied Bedford OBs JDV754 and KPW986, new in 1947 and 1950 respectively.
Photo taken Sun 7 Oct 2012, Warminster

52. JDV754 ... Rear view of Duple bodied Bedford OB numbers JDV754 and KPW986 slows slight differences between the vehicles.
Photo taken Sun 7 Oct 2012, Warminster

53. JMN130 ... Two of the many coaches visiting Rushen Abbey at Ballasalla, Isle of Man. JMN130, a Bedford OB with Pearson C26F body built in 1947, still in service nearly 20 years later, with a newer Bedford 3204MN alongside.
Photo taken Mon 26 Jun 1967, Rushen Abbey, Isle of Man

54. JTB262 ... New in 1947 to Cornish, Denton JTB262 was acquired by Tillingbourne Valley in January 1956 and is seen in Guildford (Farnham Road) Bus Station on the service to Farley Green. It was a Plaxton FC30F bodied Bedford OB.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

55. KDH801 ... Brook Bros, Castle Gresley, Bedford OB KDH801, new in 1947 to Boults Walsall with a Plaxton C29F body. Withdrawn in March 1955.
Photo taken July 1950, opposite Brooks Garage, Castle Gresley

56. KGY270 ... Booth & Fisher, Halfway KGY270 was acquired in 1959 from London County Council. It was a Bedford OB with a Mulliner B30F body which had been new in 1947 as a non-P.S.V school bus with London County Council, when it was B31F and numbered 1612.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Booth & Fisher Garage, Halfway

57. LPG191 ... Yellow Bus Services bought LPG191 in 1947 and the Bedford OB had a Duple Vista C29F body. It was involved in a serious accident in 1952 and the body written off. It was then fitted with a Gurney Nutting C29F body resembling the Duple one as seen in Guildford (Farnham Road) Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

58. LPH482 ... LPH482, a Duple Vista C20F bodied Bedford OB, was operated by Walton-on-Thames Motor Co. Ltd. on a service from Walton (Bridge Street) to Walton Station which operated daily. It was their first post-war vehicle, being new in October 1947.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Walton on Thames Station

59. 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

60. 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

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

62. LPU628 ... ENOC 184, LPU628, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body, new in 1947 with fleet number 3938.
Photo taken Mon 17 Jun 1957, Chelmsford Depot

63. MMH618 ... Seen here in Southend, somehwere near the seafront, is MMH618, which was number 1042 in the fleet of Adnams, London S.W.19, and was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1963, Southend

64. MMH619 ... Seen here at Ascot Racecourse is MMH619, which was number 1043 in the fleet of Adnams, London S.W.19, and which was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body.
Photo taken Sat 18 Jul 1964, Ascot Racecourse

65. NRE234 ... Reliance, Newbury ran this Bedford OB, registered NRE234, with a Duple C29F body which was number 29 in their fleet. New in 1947 it had arrived in January 1952 from Greatrex, Stafford 32 and is heading for Brightwalton in this view in Newbury.
Photo taken Sat 25 Oct 1958, The Wharf, Newbury

66. AEP551 ... Photographed here in Shrewsbury with Green (Worthen Motorways), Worthen, whilst displaying the incorrect registration AEP 51 (one of the 5s has fallen off), AEP551 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body which had been new to Mid-Wales Motorways in October 1948.
Photo taken early 1971, Barker Street Bus Station, Shrewsbury

67. CES447 ... Whyte, Bankfoot (Bankfoot Motor Services) CES447, was a Bedford OB with an S.C.W.S. B28F body which had been new in January 1948 and is seen here in Kinnoull Street, Perth.
Photo taken Fri 24 Jul 1959, Kinnoull Street, Perth

68. CFV851 ... Bedford CFV851 seen at the Canvey Rally in 2006, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body new in 1948.
Photo taken Sun 8 Oct 2006, Canvey Rally

69. DDP295 ... Salem Ali Abdo, Crater L3078 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body which had been new as DDP295, new in February 1948 to Smith, Reading.
Photo taken c.1960/2, Aden

70. EAJ679 ... EAJ679 is a Bedford OB with Plaxton C29F bodywork. This vehicle was new to Howard of Whitby in Feb 1948, and is one of only two known Plaxton bodied OB's to survive.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 2011, Marine Parade, Worthing

71. ENR262 ... Photographed at their garage Bedford OB ENR262, with a Duple Vista C29F body had been acquired by Springett (t/a Jennings), Ashen in November 1956 from Beacon, St. Austell.
Photo taken Sun 31 Oct 1965, Garage, Ashen, Essex

72. ENV250 ... ENV250, a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body, was number 18 in the fleet of York Bros., Northampton and was new in July 1948.  Seen here at their garage it was withdrawn in September 1965.
Photo taken Sun 14 Mar 1965, Garage, Northampton

73. EP9548 ... Photographed in the yard of Mid Wales Motorways of Welshpool is this Bedford OB, EP9548.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 1963, Cattle Market, Welshpool

74. ERX284 ... Reliance, Newbury 23, ERX284, was a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB new in December 1948 seen in Newbury.
Photo taken Sat 28 Jun 1958, The Wharf, Newbury

75. FCJ780 ... FCJ780 seen at Gilwell Park was a Bedford OB with a Plaxton C29F body which had been new to Morgan (Wye Valley), Hereford in May 1948.
Photo taken Sat 20 Jun 1964, Gilwell Park

76. FDL154 ... FDL154 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1948 to West Wight, Totland Bay, and was acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford in May 1964.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

77. FFS878 ... Acquired in 1956 from Scottish Omnibuses where it had been C178, FFS878, a Bedford OB with an S.M.T. C24F body new in 1948 became Highland Omnibuses C19.
Photo taken Sat 25 Jul 1959, Needlefields Central Works, Inverness

78. FFS879 ... Highland C20, FFS879, a Bedford OB with S.M.T. C24F body seen at Farraline Park Bus Station, Inverness was new in 1948 to Scottish Omnibuses (C179) and was acquired in November 1956.
Photo taken Fri 24 Jul 1959, Farraline Park Bus Station, Inverness

79. FWW599 ... New in 1948 as number 649, West Yorkshire, Harrogate CP4, FWW599, seen in Castle Street, Leeds, was a Bedford OB with a Duple C26F body.
Photo taken Sat 4 Aug 1956, Castle Street, Leeds

80. GDL137 ... Seaview Services GDL137, a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body, seen in Brighton on the H.C.V.C. Rally
Photo taken Sun 2 May 1971, Madeira Drive, Brighton

81. GER422 ... Premier Travel, Cambridge 39, GER422, new in June 1948, was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body and is seen here, engineless, although not being recorded as withdrawn until 1963 and then sold to Passenger Vehicle Sales (dealers), Ilford in March 1964.
Photo taken Sun 12 Aug 1962, Chrishall Depot

82. 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

83. 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

84. J8520 ... J8520, Jersey Coach Tours SEVEN, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body.
Photo taken Mon 6 Jun 1966, Esplanade, St Helier

85. JCD370 ... Southdown 70, JCD370 - Postwar the holiday camps on Hayling Island were very popular and in 1948 Southdown took delivery of 2 Bedford OB/Duple Vista C27F which were light enough to cross the wooden Langstone Bridge loaded.
Photo taken February 1950, Parked east of South Parade Pier, Southsea

86. JXT483 ... Carruthers, New Abbey 3, JXT483, was a newly acquired Duple B27F bodied Bedford OB seen in Dumfries. It had been new to the Metropolitan Police in 1948 and was recorded as passing to Carruthers in June 1962.
Photo taken Tue 5 Jun 1962, Whitesands, Dumfries

87. JXT903 ... JXT903. a Beford OB with Mulliner B31F body, new as London County Council 1593 in 1948.

88. KBP749 ... Mitchell, Warnham KBP749 was a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB new in December 1948 which is seen at Horsham Carfax on one of Mitchell's three services.
Photo taken Sat 7 Feb 1959, Carfax, Horsham

89. KCV688 ... To compliment my earlier postings of 60's shots of independents (Claribel Birmingham), I include some pictures taken around that time (61-62) of Cornwall independents. This Duple bodied Bedford OB, KCV688, was owned Roseland Motors, Veryan (Morse) and built in 1948.
Photo taken c.1961/2, Roseland Garage, Veryan

90. KHU129 ... KHU129, acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford, in March 1958, from Wessex, Bristol, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

91. KHW578 ... KHW578, acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford in March 1958 from Wessex, Bristol, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body, and had been new in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

92. LBH757 ... Seen at Wembley Arena was LBH757, a Bedford OB with a Thurgood C29F body new in June 1948 which was number 12 in the fleet of Dell (Rover), Chesham.
Photo taken Sat 18 Apr 1959, Wembley

93. LRB750 ... Booth & Fisher, Halfway LRB750 was a Bedford OB new in April 1948 with an Barnaby C29F body and was fleet number 11.
Photo taken Sun 2 May 1971, Madeira Drive, Brighton

94. MNU689 ... Tillingbourne Valley ran this 1948 Bedford OB, MNU689, with Woodhall Nicholson B29F body acquired in January 1951 from Booth & Fisher, Halfway. It is seen in Guildford (Farnham Road) Bus Station on the Warren Road service.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

95. MNU82 ... Booth & Fisher, Halfway MNU82 was a Bedford OB with an Allsop B29F body, one of six new in 1948.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Booth & Fisher Garage, Halfway

96. MNU83 ... Fifteen Bedford OBs were put into service by Booth & Fisher, Halfway between March and October 1948, three with Barnaby bodies, LRB 749-751, six with Allsop bodies, MNU 79-84, and six with Woodall-Nicholson bodies, MNU 686-690, MRA 599. Seen inside the garage at Halfway is MNU83 which had been new in June 1948 with an Allsop B29F body.
Photo taken Sun 14 Aug 1966, Booth & Fisher Garage, Halfway

97. MPE59 ... MPE59 of Brady, Forest Green was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body new to him in June 1948 and is seen here in the Farnham Road Bus Station in Guildford operating his service to Forest Green. Brady, who had started in 1924 with a Ford model T with a 14 seat bus body, traded as Brown Motor Services.
Photo taken Mon 31 Aug 1959, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

98. MPG750 ... Walton-on-Thames Motor Co. MPG750, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body.
Photo taken Sat 20 Apr 1963, Walton on Thames Station

99. BGV845 ... New to Norfolk, Nayland in August 1949, BGV845 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body seen at Egerton Road, Twickenham.
Photo taken Sat 16 Mar 1963, Egerton Road, London Twickenham

100. DFR987 ... Canham, Whittlesey DFR987 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1949 and was acquired in July 1962 from Dew, Somersham.
Photo taken Sun 20 Sep 1964, Scaldgate, Whittlesey

101. DHJ623 ... Eastern National 208, DHJ623, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body new to Westcliff in April 1949.
Photo taken Sat 13 Sep 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

102. EDP95 ... Smith, Reading EDP95 seen outside Reading Station was a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB.
Photo taken Sat 31 Aug 1963, Reading Stations

103. FAJ851 ... Ryedale Motors FAJ851, a Duple-bodied Bedford OB built in 1949.
Photo taken 1959, Hartoft End, Rosedale, North Yorkshire

104. FAW523 ... Rochester & Marshall, Great Whittington, FAW523, a Bedford OB built in 1949 with Duple B30F bodywork. It had been new to Shropshire County Council.
Photo taken mid 1960s?, Priestpopple, Hexham

105. FAW532 ... Acquired by Safeguard, Guildford in November 1952, FAW532 had been new in 1949 to Salopia Saloon Coaches, Whitchurch.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Onslow Street Bus Station, Guildford

106. FDL676 ... FDL676 is a Bedford OB with Duple body new to Southern Vectis in March 1949 for coach work on the isle of Wight
Photo taken Fri 13 Oct 2023, IOW Bus Museum, Ryde

107. FUJ564 ... FUJ564, seen after its withdrawal in July 1965, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body, which had been new to Vagg, Knockin Heath in November 1949.
Photo taken Fri 16 Jun 1967

108. HAA874 ... Taylor, Sutton Scotney, HAA874, a Bedford OB with Duple coach body. What more needs to be said?
Photo taken Sun 6 May 1979, Itchen Bridge, Southampton

109. HCG581 ... Banstead Coaches started operation in 1950 with the limited company being formed in 1958 and HCG581 was a Bedford OB with a Mulliner B31F body which had been new in 1949 to Ford, Silchester. Banstead acquired it in November 1958.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1959, western end of High Street, Banstead

110. HCG581 ... Banstead Coaches started operation in 1950 with the limited company being formed in 1958 and HCG581 was a Bedford OB with a Mulliner B31F body which had been new in 1949 to Ford, Silchester. Banstead acquired it in November 1958 and it is seen here outside The Mid Day Sun in Outwood Lane at Chipstead.
Photo taken Sat 4 Apr 1959, Outwood Lane, Chipstead

111. HHO164 ... I apologise for the quality of this obviously damaged photograph but I have included it because it typifies small operators in 50s/60s, in particular the small yards and garages where vehicles were parked when not in use.
Photo taken c.1961/2, Tremains garage, Zelah

112. HHO164 ... 1949 Bedford OB/Duple C29F HHO164, new to Hants & Sussex and sold to Tremains, Zelah in 1951. Withdrawn in 1968.
Photo taken Fri 16 Apr 1971, Waste ground, Lusty Glaze Road, Newquay, Cornwall

113. HOD55 ... HOD55, a 1949 Bedford OB with Duple C29F body, new to Western National now with Bill Holder Coastal Coaches of Lytham, a sensational vehicle back on the road after another amazing restoration by Cyril Kenzie and his team.
Photo taken Mon 28 Aug 2017, Lytham Hall, Lytham

114. HOD75 ... Mervyns Coaches HOD75, a Bedford OB / Duple Vista from 1949.
Photo taken Fri 1 Jan 2010, The Broadway, Winchester

115. HOD79 ... Western National/Royal Blue 1400, HOD79, was a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body new in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, rear of Hyde Park Road Southdown Garage, Portsmouth

116. HWW642 ... HWW642 was the Duple 'Vista' C29F bodied Bedford OB owned by Reed of Maidenhead, seen taking part in the driving tests for the Brighton Coach Rally in April 1974
Photo taken Sat 20 Apr 1974, Madeira Drive, Brighton

117. 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

118. 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

119. JFJ939 ... Seen at the Clacton Transport Fair and Running Day on Sunday 2nd June is Bedford OB/Duple JFJ939 which has been converted into a caravan. It was new to Greenslades in May 1949
Photo taken Sun 2 Jun 2013, Clacton Shopping Village

120. JTG280 ... Silver Service, Darley Dale, JTG280, a Bedford OB with Duple Vista C29F body, originally new to L. H. Starkey, Ton Pentre in 1949.
Photo taken 1967, Silver Service's Garage, Darley Dale, Derbyshire

121. JUE860 ... JUE860 is a 1949 Bedford OB with Duple Vista C29F body now in service with Webb's Coaches of Armscote, Warwickshire to who it was new in March 1950 and who repurchased it in April 2015.
Photo taken Sun 19 Mar 2023, Stratford-upon-Avon

122. JXU548 ... Bedford OB JXU548 Duple, new in 1949
Photo taken Sun 6 Jun 1993, Arley Hall, Nuneaton

123. JXW858 ... Seen at Edwards' garage in Maenclochog, in a rear view, are JXW858 and JXX487, Bedford OBs with Duple B30F bodies which were acquired in June 1963 and December 1962, respectively, from the Ministry of Supply, both having been new in 1950.
Photo taken Tue 3 Aug 1971, Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire

124. JXW872 ... Three views of Edwards, Maenclochog JXW872, was a Bedford OB with a Duple B30F body which had been acquired in June 1964, from the Ministry of Supply, having been new in 1949 and was seen adjacent to Edwards' premises.
Photo taken Tue 3 Aug 1971, Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire

125. JXX487 ... Seen at Edwards' garage in Maenclochog, in a rear view, are JXW858 and JXX487, Bedford OBs with Duple B30F bodies which were acquired in June 1963 and December 1962, respectively, from the Ministry of Supply, both having been new in 1950.
Photo taken Tue 3 Aug 1971, Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire

126. KAL683 ... Barton 532, KAL683, seen in the yard at Chilwell, was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in March 1949.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1959, Chilwell

127. KGN433 ... KGN433 is a B29F Duple Mark 1V bodied Bedford OB that was new to the Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard in 5/49.
Photo taken Sun 11 Oct 2009, Bolton Abbey Railway Station

128. KKN752 ... Moody's KKN752, Bedford OB/Duple C29F
Photo taken February 1969, Rose Street, Northfleet

129. KKN752 ... KKN752, Duple Vista bodied Bedford OB with Moody's Northfleet
Photo taken 1968, Rose Street, Northfleet Kent

130. KVF447 ... New in 1949 to Colin Pegg, Caston, Norfolk, KVF447 came to Theobald's in 1959. The setting is the sleepy picturesque village of Hartest where there was a small garage, possibly acquired from Cook's in the 1930s.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jun 1965, Hartest

131. LCV404 ... This Bedford OB / Duple was owned by Harper & Kellow, St Agnes. LCV404 had 29 seats and was bought new by them in 4/49 lasting until 2/67.
Photo taken c.1961/2, Truro

132. LHY918 ... LHY918, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body, had been new in 1949 to Wessex, Bristol, and was acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford in March 1958.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

133. LRL660 ... LRL660, a Bedford OB with Duple Vista C29F body, chassis no 110509 and body no 52473, new to Willis, Bodmin in July 1949.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jun 1998, Crowthorne Road Research Centre

134. LTA750 ... Royal Blue 1411, LTA750, a classic Duple bodied Bedford OB dating from 1949.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 2010, Chatsworth

135. LTA906 ... LTA906 is a Southern National Bedford OB, fleet number 1430, of 1949.
Photo taken Sun 22 Sep 2013, Kingsbridge

136. LTA908 ... Former Royal Blue 1432, LTA908, with a new owner at Exeter Bus Station in about 1971, a Bedford OB / Duple C27F of 1949.
Photo taken 1971, Exeter Bus Station

137. LTA909 ... Southern National 1433, LTA909, a Duple Vista C29F bodied Bedford OB new in 1949 seen in Royal Blue livery loads for Swanage at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Sat 10 Sep 1960, London Victoria Coach Station

138. LTA909 ... Southern National 1433, LTA909, a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB, new in 1949, at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jul 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

139. LYB941 ... Ostentatious Occasions LYB941, a Bedford OB built in 1949 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork making a cautious arrival to Stockton High Street at the start of a Tyne - Tees Run.
Photo taken early-mid 1980s, Stockton High Street

140. LYC731 ... Express Motors of Bontnewydd Caernarfon operate this Bedford OB with Duple bodywork. LYC731 dates from 1949 and was new to Blagdon Lioness of Blagdon.
Photo taken Sun 19 Jun 2011, Rowsley

141. MHU49 ... Newly restored Bedford MHU49 seen at the BVBG/Avon Valley Railway Brislington rally/running day. It was Bristol Tramways’ first new post war Bedford, and their first new OB, taking the fleet number 207.
Photo taken Sun 12 Aug 2012, Brislington

142. MHU49 ... Mid-Wales Motorways MHU49, acquired in February 1959 from the Bristol Omnibus Company, was a Bedford OB with a Duple B30F body and is seen in Welshpool alongside a Crosville Bristol/ECW.
Photo taken early 1971, Welshpool

143. MHU50 ... Whiteway of Waunfawr MHU50 was the former Bristol Tramways Bedford OB 228 with Duple B30F body which served Whiteway from 1957 to 1973.
Photo taken 1974, Waunfawr

144. MKX427 ... Pond, Nazeing MKX427 had been new to Payne, Buckingham in October 1949 and was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body. It had passed to Pond in December 1963.
Photo taken Sun 31 Oct 1965, Pond's Garage, Epping Green

145. MNW300 ... MNW300, a Bedford OB with Wilks and Meade bespoke special build of 1949.
Photo taken Thu 15 Aug 1963, Middleham Moors, North Yorkshire

146. NPJ349 ... This Duple Vista C29F bodied Bedford OB was new in 1949 to Cooke, Stoughton and was acquired by Yellow Bus Services in 1952. NPJ349 is seen in Onslow Street Bus Station, Guildford.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Onslow Street Bus Station, Guildford

147. NPJ349 ... A nearside shot of NPJ349 a Duple Vista C29F bodied Bedford OB new in 1949 to Cooke, Stoughton and acquired by Yellow Bus Services in 1952 and seen in Guildford.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Farnham Road, Guildford

148. OEV889 ... Seen in the Farnham Road Bus Station in Guildford is Tillingbourne Valley, Chilworth OEV889, acquired in July 1959 from Rippingale, Gestingthorpe. It was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been new in 1949.
Photo taken Mon 31 Aug 1959, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

149. PV9371 ... PV9371 is part of the Ipswich Transport Museum collection and fully operational. Purchased by the Suffolk Independent operator Mulleys Motorways in 1949, this 27 seat Duple bodied vehicle, which incorporates a sliding sun roof, was registered PV 9371.
Photo taken Sat 5 May 2018, Ipswich Transport Museum

150. SB7779 ... Craig (West Coast Motors), Campbeltown SB7779 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1949 to West Coast Motor Service, passing to Craig in 1959.
Photo taken Fri 14 Aug 1964, Kinloch Road, Cambeltown

151. SS7376 ... Sandwick Transport, Shetland, SS7376, a Bedford OB from 1949 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, Sandwick, Shetland

152. TMY26 ... Tillingbourne Valley TMY26 was a Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB seen at Farnham Road Bus Station in Guildford. It had been new to Beach, Staines in January 1949, passing to Tillingbourne in January 1960.
Photo taken May 1962, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

153. TMY700 ... Preserved Bedford TMY700, a 1949 Bedford OB with Duple Vista bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 18 Sep 2011, Duxford

154. 1949MN ... Tours Isle of Man were operating this 1950 Bedford OB with classic Duple bodywork in 1985. Reregistered 1949MN, it was new to Baily of Turvy as HTM20.
Photo taken July 1986, St Johns, Isle of Man

155. 1949MN ... Both former Tours (Isle of Man) Bedford OBs with Duple coachwork, 1949MN and 1950MN, pose together in preservation on the mainland while attending the 48th East Coast Run from Hull to Bridlington.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jun 2016, Sewerby Fields, Bridlington

156. 1950MN ... Both former Tours (Isle of Man) Bedford OBs with Duple coachwork, 1949MN and 1950MN, pose together in preservation on the mainland while attending the 48th East Coast Run from Hull to Bridlington.
Photo taken Sun 12 Jun 2016, Sewerby Fields, Bridlington

157. 1950MN ... Protours (Isle of Man) Duple bodied Bedford OB Registration 1950MN, new (appropriately) in 1950.
Photo taken Fri 18 Jul 2008, opposite Villa Marina, Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man

158. ACC629 ... Bibby, Ingleton ACC629 a 1950 Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body. New to the Penmaenmawr Motor Company it was purchased by Bibby's in 1975 from Blueband Motors of Lockerbie and used until the seat belt law came in in the 1980s.
Photo taken Sat 20 Apr 2019, Grand Prix Site, Main Street, Brough

159. ACC712 ... Whiteways Bedford OB ACC712
Photo taken Thu 15 Apr 1976, Waenfawr

160. ACC712 ... ACC712 was new to Williams (Whiteway) in 1949 and withdrawn in 1979. It was a regular on the stage service right up to the end. In front is LTT913 which was acquired in October 1958 and lasted until 1977, having been new to Sunbeam of Torquay but then passing to Wallace Arnold.
Photo taken 1974, Waunfawr

161. ATS689 ... One of a number of vehicles giving rides round the site was Bedford OB 1, ATS689 of Keelings. The body does not look quite right for Duple – is this one of the SMT bodies? The Scottish registration and the destination suggest that the operator was from somewhere in the Dunfermline area – does anyone know anything about him?
Photo taken Sun 29 Jun 2014, Hertfordshire Showground, Redbourn

162. BJV590 ... BJV590, a 1950 Bedford OB with Duple C24F bodywork new to Blackburn of Grimsby now in the livery of and operated by Taw and Torridge Coaches, Merton near Okehampton. Devon
Photo taken Sun 6 Oct 2013, Winkleigh

163. BJV590 ... BJV590, a Bedford OB from 1950 with Duple C24F body at Callander on the "Trossachs Trundler" service (try saying that after a wee dram), a tourist board inspired connecting service between various visitor centres in Stirlingshire in 1993. Taken at this angle the body looks like it has been pushed back and the engine fitted as an afterthought!
Photo taken Mon 3 May 1993, Callander, Stirlingshire

164. CCF669 ... H.C. Chambers & Son of Bures, Suffolk operated CCF669, this superb Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB. It was new in June 1950.
Photo taken Mon 29 Mar 1971, Depot, Bures

165. DJR264 ... Mid-Wales Motorways DJR264, photographed in the yard at their Newtown garage, was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body new in 1950 which had been acquired from Hoskin, Blackwood in March 1967.
Photo taken early 1971, Newtown Garage

166. DJR564 ... Tait, Kirkwhelpington, DJR564, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple MkIV B30F bodywork.
Photo taken Northumberland

167. EBW300 ... Slatter, Long Hanborough 22, EBW300, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body new in January 1950 is seen here at Gloucester Green, Oxford. Withdrawn in February 1963 it became a mobile shop.
Photo taken Wed 20 Aug 1958, Gloucester Green, Oxford

168. EDY44 ... Seen on Horse Guards Avenue in London was Phillips (Empress), Hastings EDY44, a Plaxton C29F bodied Bedford OB new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 13 Feb 1965, Horse Guards Avenue, London Whitehall

169. EDY44 ... A rear view of Phillips (Empress), Hastings EDY44, a Plaxton C29F bodied Bedford OB new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 13 Feb 1965, Horse Guards Avenue, London Whitehall

170. ETL221 ... Bedford OB ETL221, a 1950 Plaxton 29 seater coach with 28HP petrol engine.
Photo taken Llanon, Ceredigion, West Wales

171. ETL221 ... Preserved former Blankley, Colsterworth ETL221, seen at a Rally in Weymouth, was a Bedford OB with a Plaxton C29F body new in June 1950.
Photo taken Sun 1 Jul 1979, Weymouth

172. GCA747 ... Warstone Motors/Green Bus Service 15, GCA747, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1981, Great Wyrley Garage

173. GCE413 ... Moore, Saffron Walden acquired GCE413, a Bedford OB with a Thurgood C29F body in June 1955 and withdrew it in April 1958. It came from Harris, Cambridge.
Photo taken Sun 5 Jul 1959, Saffron Walden

174. GDL779 ... Southern Vectis 219, GDL779, a Bedford OB with Duple C29F body new in June 1950
Photo taken June 1960, St James' Square, Newport, Isle of Wight

175. GFU700 ... With a Duple Vista C29F body, GFU700 was a Bedford OB, new in 1950, which had been acquired in April 1961 from Farmery, South Elmsall and was numbered 130 in the Premier Travel, Cambridge fleet.
Photo taken Sun 12 Aug 1962, Haverhill Depot

176. GVJ832 ... GVJ832, a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body, was acquired by Wye Valley Motors, Hereford from Jenkins, Hay-on-Wye in March 1961. It had been new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 17 Jun 1967, Hereford Bus Station

177. GWF358 ... Connor & Graham, Easington, 16, GWF358, a Bedford OB built in 1949 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork. Probably preserved when photographed at the end of the East Coast run in 1972.
Photo taken June 1972, Scarborough

178. GWP577 ... GWP577 was a standard Bedford OB/Duple C29F new to Ketley, Stourport and acquired by O R Williams & Son (Whiteway) of Waenfawr/Waunfawr in 1958.
Photo taken 1974, Waunfawr

179. HCJ152 ... Wye Valley, Hereford HCJ152 was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in 1950.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1971, Hereford Bus Station

180. HGE219 ... J Watts of Reawick, HGE219, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, Lerwick, Shetland

181. HOT808 ... Dell Chesham t/a Rover ran this Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been acquired from Fox, Amersham. HOT808 had been new in 1950 and was seen at Ascot races.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1962, Ascot

182. HYG870 ... Smith (t/a Blue Bell), March HYG870, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body had been acquired from Yates, Morecambe in August 1960.
Photo taken Sun 20 Sep 1964, March

183. JHP985 ... JHP985, a Duple Vista C29F bodied Bedford OB new in 1950 was acquired by Brady, Forest Green (Brown Motor Services) in October 1956 and is seen at Guildford (Farnham Road) Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 14 Jun 1958, Farnham Road Bus Station, Guildford

184. KEL679 ... Former Hants & Dorset 1950 Duple C24F bodied Bedford OB 687, KEL679, pictured outside the Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch (more interesting than it sounds!!) sometime in the late 1980s.
Photo taken late 1980s, Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch

185. KEL94 ... Preserved Shamrock & Rambler KEL94, a 1950 Bedford OB with Duple C29F. This vehicle was new as KEL95 but following reregistration and a spell in Ireland has become KEL94.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jul 2013, Anstey Park, Alton

186. KNY731 ... Photographed in the yard of Mid Wales Motorways of Welshpool in August 1963 is KNY731 a Bedford OB with Duple 29 seat bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 1963, Welshpool

187. KPW986 ... Lewis Coaches of Henstidge, Somerset, own KPW986, a classic Duple bodied Bedford OB. New in 1950 to Eagle Coaches of Norfolk in 1950 and was owned by them for 28 years. It spent ten years of the road before being bought and restored for further service by Lewis
Photo taken Sun 16 Aug 2015, Top O' Town Car Park, Dorchester

188. KYE905 ... KYE905 is a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been new in March 1950 to George Ewer (Grey Green), London N.16.

189. KYE905 ... Nostalgiabus, Mitcham KYE905 is seen indicating that it is operating route 515 to Guildford.

190. KYE905 ... KYE905 seen here laying over is a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body which had been new in March 1950 to George Ewer (Grey Green), London N.16.

191. KYE905 ... This Duple bodied Bedford OB registered KYE905 has been operating with Padfields Tours of Tonypandy since early 2009 and has an interesting past and as yet, an unknown future.
Photo taken Sun 8 Jun 2014, Barry Transport Rally

192. L3076 ... Salem Ali Abdo, Crater, Aden L3076, a Plaxton L3 FC30F bodied Bedford OB.
Photo taken c.1960/2, Aden

193. L3077 ... Salem Ali Abdo, Crater, Aden L3077, a Plaxton L3 FC30F bodied Bedford OB.
Photo taken c.1960/2, Aden

194. LNA367 ... W.Gell 1950 Bedford OB / Duple Vista coach LNA367
Photo taken Sat 14 Sep 2002, Duxford

195. LRO296 ... The Mountain Goat, Windermere, LRO296, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken late 1970s, Windermere?

196. LRR655 ... Barton 594, LRR655, a Duple bodied Bedford OB at a rally in the Doncaster area in June 1971 on the St. Leger Run which ran from Doncaster to Sandtoft.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 1971, Doncaster

197. LTA750 ... Preserved ex-Southern National 1411 LTA750, a Bedford OB with Duple C27F body, new in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 26 Sep 2004, Duxford

198. LTA750 ... LTA750 a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body was new to Western National 1411 in June 1950 and was seen on the H.C.V.C. Rally on Madeira Drive at Brighton.
Photo taken Sun 2 May 1971, Madeira Drive, Brighton

199. LTA752 ... Lodge's Coaches, High Easter, LTA752, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista bodywork modified by Lincolnshire Road Car. New as Western National 1413.
Photo taken Wed 20 Nov 2013, Middlesbrough

200. LTA752 ... Preserved Bedford LTA752, a 1950 Bedford OB with Duple Vista bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 18 Sep 2011, Duxford

201. LTA759 ... Former Southern National 1420, LTA759, a Bedford OB with Duple C27F body of 1950 is seen operating for Tremains.
Photo taken 1968, off Green Street, Truro

202. LUR446 ... Duple bodied Bedford OB LUR446, new to Kirby’s of Bushey Heath in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 14 Oct 2012, Canvey Island

203. LUR446 ... Profile view of Duple bodied Bedford OB LUR446, new to Kirby’s of Bushey Heath in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 14 Oct 2012, Canvey Island

204. MDE666 ... Seen at Haverfordwest is Richards Bros, Moylegrove MDE666 which was a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body new in August 1950.
Photo taken Sat 4 Jul 1970, Haverfordwest

205. MHU52 ... Mid-Wales Motorways MHU52, acquired in February 1959 from the Bristol Omnibus Company, was a Bedford OB with a Duple B29F body which was pictured in the yard at their main garage in Newtown.
Photo taken early 1971, Newtown Garage

206. MHU52 ... Worthen Travel, Shrewsbury, MHU52, a Bedford OB built 1950 with Duple B30F bodywork. Taken in the Ironbridge area, this had been new as Bristol Tramways 210.
Photo taken Ironbridge

207. MYB33 ... Bedford OB/Duple C29F MYB33 was new in 1950 to Safeway Services, South Petherton, Somerset. Delivered in October of that year it must have been one of the last OB's built, at least with a coach body.
Photo taken Sun 20 Jul 2014, Normanby Hall Country Park, near Scunthorpe

208. MYB33 ... Classic Coaches, Wombourne, MYB33, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken Ironbridge area

209. MYB33 ... Gunn (Safeway), South Petherton MYB33 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body which had been new in October 1950.
Photo taken Sat 15 Jun 1968

210. OBB327 ... OBB327 appears to be built on a Bedford OB chassis, or possibly an O series goods chassis, but in any event I can't find anything about it on the web. The side mouldings are reminiscent of contemporary coach bodies. It is seen at the Huddersfield Bus Rally in Geenhead Park in 1974.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 1974, Greenhead Park, Huddersfield

211. ONO711 ... ONO711 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body in the fleet of Mrs. L.A. Bennett (t/a L.A. Went), Boxted. New to Sutton, Clacton, it had been acquired in December 1961 and is seen in Colchester Bus Station.
Photo taken February 1966, Colchester Bus Station

212. PPU767 ... Dell, Chesham (t/a Rover Bus Service) PPU767, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body rests in Clacton.
Photo taken Tue 1 Sep 1959, Clacton

213. REV213 ... Moore, Saffron Walden bought REV213 in August 1950 and the Duple C29F bodied Bedford OB is seen in the garage.
Photo taken Sun 5 Jul 1959, Saffron Walden

214. SS7486 ... Preserved Stark's of Dunbar C22, SS7486, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1978, Trans-Pennine Rally, Harrogate

215. SS7486 ... Stark, Dunbar C22, SS7486, a 1950 Bedford OB with Duple Vista C29F bodywork at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Running Day at Lathalmond
Photo taken Sun 19 May 2019, Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond

216. SW8039 ... Bee-Line Roadways, Middlesbrough, SW8039, a Bedford OB built in 1950 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken April 1972, Eston, Middlesbrough

217. BEP882 ... In the yard at their Newtown garage is Mid-Wales Motorways BEP882 which was a Bedford OB with a Duple B30F body new in March 1951.
Photo taken early 1971, Newtown Garage

218. BEP882 ... Preserved Mid-Wales Motors BEP882, a Bedford OB with Duple body new in March 1951.
Photo taken Sun 21 Apr 2013, Brooklands Gathering

219. BEP882 ... A rear view of Mid Wales Motorways, Newtown BEP882, a Bedford OB with a Duple B30F body, seen at a rally at Anstey Park, Alton.
Photo taken Sun 19 Jul 2015, Anstey Park, Alton

220. EHV65 ... EHV65, a Bedford OB with Duple B29F body, new to East Ham CBC in February 1951.
Photo taken Mon 1 Jan 2007, The Broadway, Winchester

221. JBY804 ... Duple bodied Bedford OB JBY804, new in 1951 to Barber of Mitcham and bought by Cyril Kenzie of Shepreth in 1966 for private hire work
Photo taken Sat 26 May 2012

222. LSM44 ... J Watt, Reawick, Shetland LSM44, a Bedford OB from 1951 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, Lerwick, Shetland

223. LSM44 ... J Watt & Son, Reawick, Shetland, LSM44, a Bedford OB built in 1951 with Duple Vista C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, Esplanade, Lerwick, Shetland

224. MFM39 ... Preserved Crosville SL71, MFM39, a 1951 Bedford OB with Duple Vista C29F coachwork. It is colloquially known as Bosworth.
Photo taken Sun 11 Aug 2013, Brislington Park & Ride

225. MPT410 ... AJ Eunson, Virkie, Shetland MPT410, a Bedford OB built in 1951 with a Duple Vista C29F body.
Photo taken August 1973, Near Sumburgh, Shetland

226. OPH528 ... Taylor, Caterham 54, OPH528, a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista C29F body.
Photo taken late 1962/early 1963

227. RHK843 ... Not quite what it seems, preserved Bedford OB RHK843 posing as Eastern National 4065. It was actually new to Wents of Boxted in March 1951 and also has been re-registered 1950MN, running for Protours in Douglas.
Photo taken 1979, Aldenham Open Day

228. RHK843 ... RHK843 was a Bedford OB with a Duple C29F body in the fleet of Mrs. L.A. Bennett (t/a L.A. Went), Boxted. It had been new in March 1951, and was seen at Gilwell Park.
Photo taken Sat 6 Jul 1974, Gilwell Park

229. RVW100 ... RVW100, a Bedford OB with Duple C29C body operated by H.Boon, new to Ashdown, Danbury in early 1951.
Photo taken Sat 22 May 1965, Seaway Car Park, Southend