1. KXW19 ... Armstrong of Westerhope, Newcastle operated several double deckers, all smartly presented in this attractive livery. Former London Transport RTL669, KXW19, is a 1950 Leyland 7RT with Metro-Cammell H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken Tue 24 Apr 1973, Depot, Westerhope

2. MTO32 ... MTO32 was a Leyland PS2/3 which was fitted originally with Burlingham C35F body when new to A Skill, Nottingham in May 1950.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1969, Coach park by amusement park, Whitburn Road, Seaburn

3. WJO184 ... WJO184 is a 1955 Park Royal L30/26RD bodied AEC Regent Mk.V MD3RV. New to City of Oxford Motor Service, it saw service with Pinnington of Crook, before coming to Armstrong of Westerhope, as depicted here.
Photo taken Tue 24 Apr 1973, Depot, Westerhope

4. WJO184 ... City of Oxford L184, WJO184, was the middle bus of a trio of AEC Regent V MD3RVs with Park Royal L30/26R or L30/26RD bodies new in 1955 or 1956, the continued use of exposed radiator was quite unusual.
Photo taken Sun 19 Apr 1970, Frosterley Inn, Front Street, Frosterley, Co Durham

5. HCN551 ... Armstrong, Westerhope HCN551 was a Bedford D4LZ1 with a Plaxton Consort C29F body which had been new to J Thirlwell & Sons, Gateshead, in June 1958 and came to Armstrong via Bell, Stamfordham in January 1968.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1969, Coach park by amusement park, Whitburn Road, Seaburn

6. HCN551 ... HCN551 was a Bedford D4LZ1 with Plaxton C29F bodywork which had been new to Thirlwell, Gateshead in 1958, passing to Bell’s of Stamfordham in February 1965.
Photo taken 1969, Wentworth Car Park, Hexham

7. HDJ744 ... Armstrong of Westerhope, Newcastle purchased HDJ744, an AEC Regent Mk.V D3RV with Weymann H33/28R body, from St Helens, where it was numbered J144. It was new in 1958.
Photo taken Tue 24 Apr 1973, Depot, Westerhope

8. 1249PT ... Armstrong, Westerhope 1249PT was a Bedford SB1 with Plaxton Conway B44F bodywork which had been acquired from Armstrong's Motor Services Ltd, Ebchester in December 1968 and passed to Hoyle (dealer), Wombwell for scrap in May 1973..
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1969, Coach park by amusement park, Whitburn Road, Seaburn

9. ANL806B ... We Northeasterners can home it on an exile miles away, even if it means ignoring the charms of a sunny Harrington coach adjacent. ANL806B was a AEC Reliance 2MU3RA with Plaxton Panorama C41F new in February 1964 as Armstrong, Westerhope 136, the first of three.
Photo taken Sun 16 May 1971, Humberstone Gate, Leicester

10. GNL704D ... Armstrong, Westerhope 148 GNL704D, was a Bedford VAM14 with Plaxton Panorama C41F body new to the operator in February 1966.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1969, Coach park by amusement park, Whitburn Road, Seaburn

11. NJR997F ... Armstrong, Westerhope 161, NJR997F, was a Bedford VAM14 with Plaxton Panorama I C41F bodywork new to the operator in January 1968.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1969, Coach park by amusement park, Whitburn Road, Seaburn

12. NJR997F ... Tor Coaches, Street, NJR997F Bedford VAM14 built in 1968 with Plaxton Panorama C45F bodywork.
Photo taken October 1983, Street, Somerset

13. RNL428G ... Armstrong, Westerhope 164, RNL428G, was a Bedford VAM70 with a Plaxton Panorama Elite C45F body seen in Newcastle.
Photo taken Wed 30 Jul 1969, Scotswood Road/Marlborough, Newcastle

14. RNL429G ... Armstrong of Westerhope 165, RNL429G, a Bedford VAS5 built in 1969 with Plaxton Panorama I C29F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1972, Guisborough Old Station Yard

15. VTY502J ... R Armstrong, Westerhope, 169 VTY502J, a Bedford VAM70 built in 1971 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C45F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1974, Redcar Racecourse

16. XTY110J ... On a warm, sunny evening in 1973, Armstrong’s of Westerhope 173, XTY110J, arrives in the pretty Northumberland village of Matfen on the 1730 ex Newcastle.
Photo taken 1973, Matfen

17. YJR591J ... Armstrong of Westerhope YJR591J, a Bedford YRQ built in 1971 with Duple Viceroy C45F bodywork. Stokesley was a convenient stopping place for Tyneside excursions to Helmsley and Pickering with its Fish and Chip shop, cafe and toilets.
Photo taken May 1973, College Square, Stokesley

18. YJR592J ... R Armstrong, Westerhope, 72 YJR592J, a Bedford YRQ built in 1971 with Duple Viceroy C45F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, Redcar Racecourse