SCT '61 Photo Index
Armstrong, Ebchester
Armstrong's Motor Services Ltd. of Ebchester, Co.Durham.

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1. TF3559
J. Miller & Partners (Contractor), Wakefield TF3559, seen on St. James Street car park in Leeds, was a Leyland TS3 with a 1949 Burlingham B35F body.
Photo taken Saturday 5 April 1958, St. James Street Car Park, Leeds
2. XUP507
Longstaffs of Mirfield, XUP507, was a Plaxton B45F bodied Albion Aberdonian, one of two delivered to Armstrongs of Ebchester in 1957.
Photo taken 1969, Dewsbury
3. XUP507
Albion Aberdonian XUP507 with Plaxton Highway body, seen here with Longstaff of Mirfield, was new to Armstrong, Ebchester.
Photo taken Thursday 17 August 1967, Longcauseway, Dewsbury
4. XUP507
Longstaff's of Mirfield XUP507, an Albion Aberdonian MR11L with Plaxton Highway B45F body, new in 1957 to Armstrong's of Ebchester and acquired in 1967.
5. 531GUP
Armstrong, Ebchester 531GUP, seen in Consett Bus Station, was a Leyland PSUC1/1T Tiger Cub with a Plaxton Highway B45F body, new in April 1960.
Photo taken Wednesday 20 May 1964, Consett Bus Station
6. 254MUP
Cramlington Royals JJB (Juvenile Jazz Band) 254MUP, a Bedford SB5 built in 1964 with Plaxton Embassy III C41F bodywork.
Photo taken October 1982, Market Avenue, Norwich
7. CPT5B
Armstrong of Ebchester, CPT5B, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/11 built in 1964 with Plaxton Highway B46F bodywork.
Photo taken mid 1960s, Victoria Road, Consett
8. CPT5B
Armstrong, Ebchester CPT5B, seen in Consett, was a Leyland PSUC1/11T Tiger Cub with a Plaxton Highway B47F body.
Photo taken Friday 4 August 1967, Consett
9. TUP30E
Armstrong, Ebchester TUP30E, new in 1967, was a Bedford VAM5 which had a Plaxton Derwent B48F body. It was seen in Stanley.
Photo taken Wednesday 30 July 1969, Scott Street Bus Park, Stanley
10. BPT889F
Scarlet Band, West Cornforth, BPT889F, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/11T built in 1968 with Plaxton Derwent B47F bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 12 April 1981, West Cornforth Depot
11. BPT889F
Seen in Consett Bus Station, on what would appear to be its first day in service, is BPT889F, a Leyland PSUC1/11T Tiger Cub with a Plaxton Derwent II B47F body, which is recorded as being new to Armstrong, Ebchester in August 1968.
Photo taken Thursday 1 August 1968, Consett Bus Station
12. KUP155J
Armstrong of Ebchester operated this Bedford VAM KUP155J, built in 1970 with Plaxton Derwent DP45F bodywork, newly delivered when photographed.
Photo taken August 1970, Co. Durham
13. KUP155J
Making its ownership pretty clear, KUP155J stands at the Burnhope terminus of the service from Stanley, formerly operated by Armstrong's of Ebchester. It was a Bedford VAM70 with Plaxton DP45F bodywork which had been new to Armstrong in 1971 and was acquired by Robert Fulton of Sacriston, along with the service, in 1974.
Photo taken 1974, Burnhope, War Memorial
14. MPT367J
Fulton, Sacriston MPT367J was an A.E.C. 6MU4R Reliance with a Plaxton Derwent B47F body which had been new in January 1971 to Armstrong, Ebchester.