SCT '61 Photo Index
Daimler Roadliner
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1. CVC124C ... 1965 Marshall B50F bodied Daimler Roadliner SRC6 demonstrator CVC124C unloading in Wakefield Bus Station. It was on hire to West Riding at the time possibly in connection with the reliability problems of the native batch.
Photo taken late 1960s, Wakefield Bus Station
2. FHL821D ... West Riding 128, FHL821D, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1966 with Plaxton Derwent II B50F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1971, Bus Station, Wakefield
3. FHL823D ... In 1962 West Riding had taken delivery of the first Plaxton Derwent bodied buses and in 1966 they took delivery of ten Daimler SRC6 Roadliners which had the first examples of the revised version of the Derwent body. 130, FHL823D, seen here in Leeds Central Bus Station was the fifth in the batch of ten and was to B50F configuration.
Photo taken Mon 31 Jul 1967, Leeds Central Bus Station
4. KEH449D ... Potteries MT, S1049, KEH449D, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1966 with Plaxton Derwent 2 B50F bodywork.
Photo taken February 1969, Newcastle-under-Lyme depot
5. DHC786E ... Eastbourne Corporation 86, DHC786E, a Daimler 'Roadliner' SRC6 with East Lancashire B45D body seen in The Goffs, Eastbourne in February 1969.
Photo taken Sat 22 Feb 1969, The Goffs, Eastbourne
6. KDD276E ... Black & White 276, KDD276E is a 1967 Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with Plaxton Panorama C44F Body. This vehicle was 'Coach of the Year' at the 13th British Coach Rally the same year, and is seen here after receiving the award on Madeira Drive, Brighton.
Photo taken Sun 16 Apr 1967, Madeira Drive, Brighton
7. KDD276E ... Black & White 276, KDD276E, was a 1967 Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with Plaxton Panorama C44F bodywork. Not only was this vehicle 'Coach of the Year' at the 13th British Coach Rally at Brighton, it won the Blackpool Coach Rally earlier in the year.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Lower Promenade, Blackpool
8. KDD276E ... Black & White 276, KDD276E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with Plaxton Panorama I C44F body, new in 1967. Seen taking part in the 1967 Blackpool Coach Rally where it won the overall Concours d'Elegance. A couple of weeks later it went on to take the same honour at the Brighton Coach Rally also.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Lower Promenade, Blackpool
9. KDD276E ... Black & White Daimler SRC6 Roadliner 276, KDD276E with a Plaxton Panorama I C44F body is seen whilst taking part in the British Coach Rally at Brighton driving along Madeira Drive to collect the trophy for having been judged "Coach of the Year" after it had won the premiere award at Blackpool two weeks earlier.
Photo taken Sun 16 Apr 1967, Madeira Drive, Brighton
10. KDD276E ... Black & White, Cheltenham KDD276E was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner whilst LAP665E was a similar coach from the fleet of Woburn Garage, London W.C.1, Both had Plaxton Panorama I bodies but have different versions of the Daimler badge.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Gynn Square Car Park, Blackpool
11. KDD276E ... Black & White, Cheltenham KDD276E was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Plaxton Panorama I C44F body and is seen entering the Lower Promenade at Blackpool for the judging in the Concours d’Elegance of the National Coach Rally.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Lower Promenade, Blackpool
12. KDD277E ... Harris (International Progressive), Cambridge KDD277E seen at Gilwell Park on the occasion of a Scout/Cub weekend jamboree was a 1967 Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with Plaxton Panorama I C47F body which had been acquired from Black & White, Cheltenham the previous year.
Photo taken Sat 1 Jul 1972, Gilwell Park
13. KEH450D ... Potteries, Stoke S1050, KEH450D, a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner, new in February 1967, with a Plaxton Derwent II B50F body was seen at Stoke Garage.
Photo taken Sun 20 Jun 1971, Stoke Garage
14. KKV800G ... City of Oxford 639, KKV800G, the Plaxton Derwent DP53F bodied Daimler Roadliner is seen in Victoria Coach Station. The Daimler SRC6 chassis was built in 1967 for experimental purposes. In 1968 it was fitted with a Perkins V8 engine to replace the Cummins V6 and then bodied and exhibited at the 1968 Commercial Motor Show before being used as a Daimler demonstrator. It was then acquired by City of Oxford in March 1970.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jun 1971, London Victoria Coach Station
15. KRU51F ... Bournemouth 51, KRU51F, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with Willowbrook B49F body proves that they actually ran in service with operators!. I remember it sounded like a DMU on a run to Columbia Road. Ashley Road was a terminal point for Boscombe services, off Christchurch Road.
Photo taken Sun 3 Aug 1969, Ashley Road, Boscombe
16. KRU55F ... A rear view of Bournemouth 55, KRU55F, a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Willowbrook B49F body, which had been new in September 1967, and which was seen at the Bournemouth Garage.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jul 1968, Bournemouth Garage
17. KRU55F ... Bournemouth Corporation 55, KRU55F, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6/Willowbrook B49F seen at Winkleigh in September, 2011.
Photo taken Mon 19 Sep 2011, Winkleigh Airfield
18. KVT157E ... New in February 1967, Potteries, Stoke S1057, KVT157E, was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Plaxton Derwent II B50F body, seen at Hanley Garage.
Photo taken Sat 19 Jun 1971, Hanley Garage
19. KVT163E ... Potteries, Stoke S1063, KVT163E was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Plaxton Derwent II B50F body and was seen at Longton Garage.
Photo taken Sun 20 Jun 1971, Longton Garage
20. KVT166E ... Potteries Motor Traction, Stoke S1066, KVT166E, was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Plaxton Derwent II B50F body new in February 1967.
Photo taken Sun 18 Jun 1967, Newcastle Bus Station
21. KVT167E ... Potteries S1067, KVT167E, was a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with a Plaxton B50F body dating from 1967.
Photo taken Tue 11 Jul 1972, Hanley Bus Station
22. KVT172E ... Potteries MT S1072, KVT172E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Marshall B50F bodywork.
Photo taken March 1969, Parking Area, Hassell Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
23. KVT198E ... Potteries MT C1098, KVT198E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Plaxton Panorama I C49F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1969, Stoke Garage
24. LAP665E ... LAP665E seen on Madeira Drive in Brighton, was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner, with a Plaxton Panorama C27F body. It had been entered in the British Coach Rally by Woburn Garage, London W.C.1.
Photo taken Sun 16 Apr 1967, Madeira Drive, Brighton
25. LAP665E ... Woburn Garage, London W.C.1 had Plaxton Panorama I C27F coachwork fitted to the Daimler SRC6 chassis of LAP665E which is seen entering the Lower Promenade at Blackpool for the judging in the Concours d’Elegance of the National Coach Rally.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Lower Promenade, Blackpool
26. LAP665E ... Seen here on Ebury Bridge, London S.W.1 is Woburn Garages, London W.C.1., LAP665E, a Daimler SRC6 (Perkins V8) Roadliner with a Plaxton Panorama I C47F body.
Photo taken Sat 18 Mar 1972, Ebury Bridge, London SW1
27. MDH211E ... Central Coachways Ltd, Walsall MDH211E was one of a pair of Daimler Roadliner SRC6 with Plaxton C51F bodywork new in May 1967.
Photo taken Sat 19 Apr 1969, Olympic Way, Wembley
28. MHN313E ... Darlington Corporation 13, MHN313E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Roe B47D+18 bodywork (UW 7-15-1 in old money).
Photo taken May 1972, Tubwell Row, Darlington
29. MHN316E ... Darlington Corporation 16, MHN316E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Roe B47D+19 standing bodywork.
Photo taken September 1972, West Row
30. NHN419E ... Darlington 19, NHN419E, a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner with a Roe B47D body was one of six new in May 1967.
Photo taken Thu 3 Aug 1967, Tubwell Row, Darlington
31. NHN420E ... Darlington Transport 20, NHN420E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Roe B47D bodywork.
Photo taken September 1978, Tubwell Row / Prebend Row, Darlington
32. NHN423E ... Darlington Transport 23, NHN423E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Roe B47D bodywork.
Photo taken September 1978, Prebend Row, Darlington
33. NHN424E ... Darlington Corporation 24, NHN424E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Roe B47D bodywork.
Photo taken March 1970, Prebend Row, Darlington
34. NJW715E ... Wolverhampton 715, NJW715E, a Daimler SRC6 with Strachans B54D body new in 1967.
Photo taken Summer 1967, A41 Tettenhall terminus
35. ORA73E ... Chesterfield Corporation 73, ORA73E, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1967 with Neepsend B49D+18 bodywork.
Photo taken April 1974, Elder Way, Chesterfield
36. ORA78E ... Like a number of operators Chesterfield were seduced by the charms of the Daimler Roadliner but were quickly disillusioned by its tempremental behaviour. Seen in central Chesterfield is 78, ORA78E, an East Lancs bodied SRC6 chassis one of ten bought in 1967.
Photo taken Mon 24 Apr 1972, Elder Way, Chesterfield
37. ORA80E ... Chesterfield 80, ORA80E, a 1967 Neepsend B49D Daimler Roadliner passes a local shop displaying no doubt "local produce for local people".
Photo taken June 1972, Newbold Road, Chesterfield
38. UQB010 ... M.T.T., Perth 10, UQB-010, was a Daimler SRC6 Roadliner (c/n 36101) with an MTT/Boltons B43D body new in 1967 and was seen in Perth, operating on one of the City Clipper services, buses on another one being in a red livery. This was the sole Roadliner in the MTT Perth fleet although 35 were delivered in 1969 to MTT, Adelaide with Freighter B46D bodies along with one chassis for use for spares.
Photo taken 1975, Perth
39. WEH135G ... Carver's Coaches, Ellesmere Port, WEH135G, a Daimler Roadliner SRP8 built in 1969 with Plaxton Derwent B46D bodywork.
Photo taken July 1978, City Road, opposite Chester Station
40. WEH139G ... Potteries, Stoke 139, WEH139G, was a Daimler SRP8 Roadliner, new in July 1969, with a Plaxton Derwent II B46D body, and was seen at the Newcastle-under-Lyme Garage.
Photo taken Sun 20 Jun 1971, Newcastle-under-Lyme Garage
41. RAR677H ... RAR677H of Inzani, London S.E.5, seen outside the Grosvenor Hotel at Victoria Station, London S.W.1, was a Daimler SRP8 Roadliner with a Plaxton Panorama Elite C51F body.
Photo taken Sat 25 Mar 1972, Victoria Station, London SW1
42. RAR678J ... A rear view of a Plaxton Panorama Elite C51F body on Best, London W.5 Daimler SRP8 Roadliner RAR678H.
Photo taken Sat 26 Sep 1970, Abingdon Street, Westminster
43. RAR678J ... Seen at the start, in Wigan, of the 1971 National Coach Rally is Daimler SRP8 Roadliner RAR678J of Best, London, W.5, with a Plaxton Panorama Elite C51F body.
Photo taken Sat 17 Apr 1971, Parson’s Walk, Wigan
44. UAD313H ... Seen in Victoria Coach Station is Black & White, Cheltenham 313, UAD313H, which was a Daimler SRP8 Roadliner with a Plaxton Panorama Elite C47F body.
Photo taken Sat 5 Jun 1971, London Victoria Coach Station