SCT '61 Photo Index
Daimler CV Single Decker
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1. FRW587 ... Leon, Finningley 34, FRW587, seen in Glasgow Paddocks, Doncaster, was a Daimler prototype leading to the post-war CVD6 range and was designated TV45.2 with chassis number 12580 and had a Willowbrook B35F body (6001) new in 1946.
Photo taken Fri 2 Jun 1961, Glasgow Paddocks Bus Station, Doncaster
2. FUP393 ... Seen at Marlborough Crescent Bus Station, Venture, Consett 111, FUP393, was a Willowbrook B35F bodied Daimler CVD6 new in 1946.
Photo taken Fri 31 Jul 1959, Marlborough Crescent Bus Station, Newcastle
3. DUX655 ... DUX655 is a 1947 Daimler CVD6 originally equipped with ACB 35F half-cab bodywork. It was barely two years old when rebodied with this elegant fully-fronted design by Metalcraft FC33F. Withdrawn from use in August 1966, the vehicle has been preserved in its original “Smith’s Eagle” livery by a group of enthusiasts.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jul 2013, Toddington, Glos
4. GPT60 ... Venture of Consett 127, GPT60, a Willowbrook B35F bodied Daimler CVD6
Photo taken John Street, Consett
5. GPT964 ... Venture, Consett 136, GPT964, was from the second batch of Daimler CVD6s with Willowbrook B35F bodies and was one of twenty new in 1947.
Photo taken Fri 31 Jul 1959, Marlborough Crescent Bus Station, Newcastle
6. HTE459 ... Seen in Glasgow Paddocks Bus Station in Doncaster is HTE459, a Daimler CVD6 with a Plaxton C33F body which had been new in July 1947 to Robinson, Great Harwood. In November 1948 it passed to Leon, Finningley, with whom it is seen here, as number 15.
Photo taken Glasgow Paddocks Bus Station, Doncaster
7. JNA244 ... Seen at Epsom Racecourse was JNA244, a Daimler CVD6 with a Harrington C33F body which had been new in November 1947 to Sharp, Manchester. By the time of this photograph it was in use by Goldhanger Fruit Farms.
Photo taken Mon 7 Aug 1961, Epsom Racecourse
8. KUB695 ... Seen at the Horsforth terminus of their route from Pudsey is Farsley Omnibus 8, KUB695, a 1947 Daimler CVD6 with a Roe 35 seat body.
Photo taken early 1950s, Long Row, Horsforth
9. BMS401 ... Alexander, Falkirk D6, BMS401, a Daimler CVD6 with a Burlingham C33F body, was one of twenty-nine, D2 - D30, new in March 1948, D1 having been delivered in May of the previous year.
Photo taken Fri 24 Jul 1959, Tay Street, Perth
10. BMS405 ... Preserved Alexander Northern, Aberdeen ND10, BMS405, a Daimler CVD6 with a Burlingham C33F body was seen arriving at the Hillingdon Rally in the older blue/cream livery of Alexander.
Photo taken Sun 24 Jun 1979, Showbus 79 Rally, Hillingdon
11. BMS415 ... Alexander bought a small batch of Daimler CVD6 coaches with Burlingham bodies in 1948. When the Alexander company was split in the early sixties, this one went to Alexander Northern. It is preserved in their attractive cream and yellow livery ND20, BMS415.
Photo taken 1988, Halifax
12. BMS415 ... Seen at Stonehaven was Alexander (Northern), Aberdeen ND20, BMS415, a Daimler CVD6 with a Burlingham C33F body. It had been new in August 1948 as Alexander D20 becoming Alexander (Northern) ND20 in May 1961, although the N prefix was not applied until 1962.
Photo taken Wed 29 Jul 1970, Stonehaven
13. BMS416 ... Preserved Alexander (Northern) ND20, BMS416, a Daimler CVD6 built in 1948 with Burlingham C33F bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 5 Aug 1984, The Stray, Harrogate
14. BMS420 ... Alexander Midland D25, BMS420, seen at Falkirk was a Burlingham C33F bodied Daimler CVD6SD new in 1948, which was sold in October 1965.
Photo taken Tue 27 Jul 1965, Falkirk
15. CAG818 ... Tumilty (AA, Ayr), Irvine CAG818, a Daimler CVD6SD with a Willowbrook DP35F body is seen opposite their garage in Irvine.
Photo taken Tue 3 Aug 1965, Irvine
16. CRS834 ... Aberdeen 14, CRS834, was a Daimler CVD6 with a Walker B34R body new in 1948. In 1956 it was rebuilt to B31F for one man operation and in 1963 further rebuilt to DP31F. Renumbered to 44 in March 1967 it was again rebuilt in 1968 to DP29F plus invalid chairs and was seen in this form at King Street Garage. It passed to McLennan, Spittalfield in October 1971.
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1970, King Street Garage, Aberdeen
17. CUD373 ... Worth, Enstone CUD373, a Daimler CVD6 with Wilks & Meade C33F body was new to him in January 1948 and, after withdrawal in December 1960 was sold to P.V.D. (Dealer), Dunchurch. Alongside is Jarvis, Middle Barton CTL652, a Dennis Lancet III with a Yeates C35F body dating from February 1948 which had been acquired from Judd, Byfield in December 1957.
Photo taken Wed 20 Aug 1958, Gloucester Green, Oxford
18. DVH114 ... Willowbrook advertising sent to the Trent Company circa 1949/50 when Derek worked in the Works Office.
Photo taken c.1949
19. FYS308 ... GCT DS3, FYS308, a Daimler CVD6 with GCT B33D body built 1948. Delivery of this batch of buses stretched from 1949-1953 and DS3 was photographed for an official GCT publication at the bus works.
Photo taken 1949
20. GWX168 ... Burrows 58, GWX168, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was one of two Daimler CVD6s new in March 1948 with Wilks & Meade C33F bodies.
Photo taken Sat 2 Feb 1957, Wakefield Bus Station
21. GYG205 ... Rossie Motors Daimler CVD6 GYG205 with Willowbrook DP35F body, new in 1948, is seen at the Glasgow Paddocks Bus Station in Doncaster.
Photo taken Wed 31 Jul 1957, Glasgow Paddocks Bus Station, Doncaster
22. HWT48 ... L.L. & W.L. Cooper, South Kirkby traded as part of United Services, and HWT48, a Daimler CVD6 with a Burlingham B35F body, which had been new in November 1948 to Kitchin, Pudsey, and which was acquired in January 1951, is seen in the bus station at Marsh Gate, Doncaster on the service from Wakefield, to where it is waiting to depart.
Photo taken Sun 15 Jun 1958, Marsh Gate Bus Station, Doncaster
23. JPT551 ... Venture bought sixty Daimler CVD6 buses with Willowbrook B35F bodies between 1946 and 1948. JPT551, number 163, was one of the last ten to be delivered and had by the time of this photograph been fitted with a two piece door and modified cab for one man operation.
Photo taken Wed 20 May 1964, Venture's Blackhill garage, Back Park Road, Blackhill
24. KUB695 ... KUB695, a Daimler CVD6 with Roe B35F body was new to the Farsley Omnibus Company in 1948 as fleet number 8.
Photo taken Tue 6 Nov 1956, Pudsey Bus Station
25. LTN464 ... Newcastle Transport 364, LTN464, a Daimler CVD6 with Willowbrook B35F new in 1948.
Photo taken 1963
26. LUB546 ... Farsley Omnibus bought this Roe bodied Daimler CVD6 in 1948. It was numbered 9, LUB546, and is seen heading for Pudsey.
Photo taken early 1950s, Town Street, Farsley
27. MCE201 ... Seen at Cheltenham Coach Station is MCE201 of Parkin, Borrowash, Derbyshire. It was a Heaver FC35C bodied Daimler CVD6SD.
Photo taken Sat 11 Aug 1962, Cheltenham Coach Station
28. YJ9636 ... Dundee 6, YJ9636, was a Weymann B35R bodied Daimler CVD6SD new in 1948, and which was withdrawn later in 1965, seen in Dundee.
Photo taken Wed 28 Jul 1965, Crichton Street, Dundee
29. CL1508 ... Porto 23, CL-15-08, was a right-hand drive Daimler CVD6 with a locally-made body (details requested please), dating from 1949. Like, Lisbon, Porto had a British influence (including trolleybuses). Here it is seen at their fine Tram Museum adjacent to Massarelos depot.
Photo taken Thu 17 Jun 2010, Tram Museum, Porto
30. ECX791 ... Huddersfield Corporation 91, ECX791, was a Daimler CVG6 with a Willowbrook B34R body new in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jul 1957, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield
31. FA9073 ... This Daimler CVD6SD, FA9073, with Burlingham C33F body new in 1949 to Viking, Burton-upon-Trent is seen at Say's garage in Gloucester.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jul 1958, Gloucester
32. GKV101 ... Seen at the Sandy Lane garage, Coventry 101, GKV101, was the first of sixteen Daimler CVD6s with Brush B34F bodies which were new in 1949.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1964, Sandy Lane Garage, Coventry
33. GUS293 ... Stevenson, Uttoxeter 25, GUS293, seen at the Uttoxeter garage, was a Daimler CVD6SD with a Plaxton C33F body which had been new in 1949 to Northern Roadways, Glasgow.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1964, Stevenson's Garage, Spath
34. HKV110 ... Coventry 110, HKV110, was one of sixteen Brush B34F bodied Daimler CVD6s new in 1949 and was seen at the Harnall Lane garage.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1964, Harnall Lane Garage, Coventry
35. HWW768 ... Burrows 62, HWW768, their third new vehicle in 1949 was a Daimler CVD6 with Wilks & Meade C33F body and is seen on hire to West Yorkshire.
Photo taken Mon 25 Aug 1958, parking area between Castle Street and Lisbon Street, Leeds
36. HWX40 ... HWX40 was a Daimler CVD6SD with a Plaxton C33F body new in April 1949 to Kitchin, Pudsey . It is seen here at Elland Road, Leeds when with O'Neill, Spennymoor.
Photo taken Sat 2 Jan 1965, Elland Road, Leeds
37. HWX40 ... A rear view of HWX40 which was a Daimler CVD6SD with a Plaxton C33F body new in April 1949 to Kitchin, Pudsey. It is seen here at Elland Road, Leeds when with O'Neill, Spennymoor.
Photo taken Sat 2 Jan 1965, Elland Road, Leeds
38. JFJ873 ... JFJ873, a Daimler CVD6 with Weymann B35F body, new to Exeter Corporation in 1949 as fleet number 73, becoming 173 after a livery change. Withdrawn in 1966, bought and restored by John Handford in 1995.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 2012, Sandy Lane, Coventry
39. JFJ873 ... The two preserved Exeter Daimler CVD6s with Weymann B35F bodies were together at the G & W Railway running day. There was a formal photo shoot in the morning and this more relaxed one in the afternoon where passengers were allowed to also take their pictures. JFJ873 was one of the first 3 built in 1949 whereas JFJ875 was built as part of the second batch of three in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 10 Jul 2016, Broadway
40. CHL771 ... West Riding 341, CHL771, was a Daimler CVD6 with Willowbrook B35F body delivered to J Bullock and Sons in 1950 just four months before the takeover by West Riding.
Photo taken 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
41. CHL772 ... West Riding Autos 342, CHL772, was one of two Daimler CVD6's with Willowbrook B35F body bought by Bullock & Sons in 1950. It was the last bus to be registered by them, just four months before they were taken over by West Riding. Like its sister (341) it had bus seating, but 342 maintained this coach livery.
Photo taken Sat 6 Mar 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
42. CHL772 ... West Riding Autos 342, CHL772, was one of two Daimler CVD6's with Willowbrook B35F body bought by Bullock & Sons in 1950
Photo taken c.1969, Hollins Hill, Baildon
43. CHL772 ... The last new vehicle to enter the fleet of Bullock, Featherstone was 342, CHL772, a Daimler CVD6 with a Willowbrook DP35F body, new in May 1950. Along with the other Bullock vehicles it passed to West Riding, Wakefield in September 1950 and is seen here in the yard at Featherstone garage.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
44. CRJ446 ... One of Salford's ten Daimler CVG6 single deckers new in 1950 which were fitted with Burlingham B33R bodies, 446, CRJ446, waits in Victoria Bus Station for a trip to Peel Green.
Photo taken Mon 26 May 1958, Victoria Bus Station
45. CRJ447 ... Grimsby-Cleethorpes 16, CRJ447, a Daimler CVG6SD with a Burlingham B33R body, new in 1950, was one of three acquired in March/April 1962 from Salford where it had been numbered 447.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jun 1964, Victoria Street South, Grimsby
46. EVY710 ... Reliance of York (Sheriff's) EVY710, was a Daimler CVD6 with a coach-like Barnaby B35F body of 1950, and remained in service until 1966.
Photo taken 1959, Helmsley Market Place
47. FEA156 ... Preserved West Bromwich Daimler CVG5 156, FEA156, new in 1950 with a Metro-Cammell B35R body.
Photo taken Sun 10 Jul 2011, Aston Transport Museum, Birmingham
48. FEA156 ... West Bromwich 156, FEA156, a Daimler CVG5SD with a Metro Cammell B38R body. The chassis was built in 1950 but was not bodied until March 1952.
Photo taken Sun 8 Jul 2012, near AMRTM in Aldridge
49. FEA156 ... Featuring a cut-away rear entrance, typical of some Scottish buses, is West Bromwich 156, FEA156, a Daimler CVG6 with a Metro Cammell B38R body seen at the Oak Lane garage.
Photo taken Sun 22 Mar 1964, Oak Lane Garage, West Bromwich
50. JFJ873 ... Preserved Exeter Corporation 173, JFJ873, a Daimler CVD6 with Weymann B35F body, new in 1950
Photo taken Sun 27 Sep 2009, Duxford
51. JFJ875 ... Exeter 175, JFJ875, a Daimler CVD6 with a Weymann B35F body new in 1950 is seen here leaving Exeter bus station but had passed, after withdrawal early the following year, to Whipton Chapel, Exeter as a non-P.S.V. by March 1969.
Photo taken Sun 19 May 1968, Exeter Bus & Coach Station
52. JTD830 ... Morley, Whittleseea JTD830 was a Trans United C33F bodied Daimler CVD6 seen at Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough. It had been acquired in December 1956 from Forder, Bingley and it passed to Webster, Pattishall in July 1959.
Photo taken Sat 24 Jan 1959, Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough
53. KOM150 ... KOM150 was a Daimler CVD6SD with bodywork by Wilsdon of Solihull, a part of Associated British Foods.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 2012, Sandy Lane Reserve Collection, Coventry
54. KXY486 ... New to Bradshaw, London S.E.18 in July 1950, KXY486 was a Daimler CVD6 with a Harrington FC33F body. In this nearside view it is seen at Victoria Coach Station on hire to Royal Blue whilst in the fleet of Wessex, Bristol.
Photo taken Sat 5 Aug 1961, London Victoria Coach Station
55. KXY488 ... New to Bradshaw, London S.E.18 in July 1950, KXY488 was a Daimler CVD6 with a Harrington FC33F body. It is seen at Victoria Coach Station on hire to Royal Blue whilst in the fleet of Wessex, Bristol.
Photo taken Sat 22 Jul 1961, London Victoria Coach Station
56. LAL558 ... Gash, Newark D05, LAL558, was a Daimler CVD6 with a Burlingham C35F body which had been new in March 1950 seen behind Gash's garage with a Timpson. London S.E.6 Duple Northern bodied A.E.C. Reliance in the background.
Photo taken Sun 13 Aug 1967, Gash's Garage, Bowbridge Road, Newark
57. MMA57 ... One of S.H.M.D.'s single-decker Northern Counties bodied Daimlers, 57, MMA57, parked in Hamnett Street, Hyde next to the store building that once housed the town's Woolworth's store. Until a bus station was built in the early '60s, this street allowed buses to enter the town's central market area or to leave it (as with this service to 'Walker Fold') for the suburbs.
Photo taken mid 1950s, Hamnett Street, Hyde
58. MMA58 ... MMA58 was number 58 in the fleet of the S.H.M.D. and was a Daimler CVD6 with a Northern Counties B35R body, one of five new in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 14 Mar 1959, St. Michael's Square, Ashton
59. ORB277 ... ORB277 is a Daimler CVD6SD with Duple C35F body dating from 1950, and previously on show at the Transport Museum at Wythall.
Photo taken Sun 30 Oct 2022, Chapel Lane, Wythall
60. BTS490 ... Dundee 10, BTS490, a Daimler CVD6SD with Brush B39R body seen in Dundee was one of ten new in 1951.
Photo taken Wed 28 Jul 1965, Crichton Street, Dundee
61. DMS550 ... Eastern Coachworks FC37F bodywork conceals the Daimler CVD6SD chassis of Alexander Midland D37, DMS550 seen at the Falkirk garage. One of thirteen such coaches new in 1951 it was sold in December 1965.
Photo taken Tue 27 Jul 1965, Falkirk
62. LAD380 ... Daimler LAD380 was a CVD6SD with Heaver FC40C body new in 1951 as fleet number 6 with Say, Gloucester at whose garage it is seen. It was burnt out early in 1961.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jul 1958, Gloucester
63. NTF466 ... Lancaster City Transport 466, NTF466, a 1952 Daimler CVG5 with Northern Counties bodywork seen on Morecambe Promenade in 1977.
Photo taken July 1977, Morecambe Promenade
64. NTF466 ... Lancaster City Council 466, NTF466, a Daimler CVG6 / Northern Counties B35F. This bus probably needs no introduction, known locally as the "prison bus" and subsequently preserved by LCT. At one time it ran in blue livery, whether before or after this shot to be clarified.
Photo taken Sun 6 Jul 1980, LCT Morecambe depot