SCT '61 Photo Index
Caerphilly UDC
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1. ... Caerphilly U.D.C. (Sat 31/7/71)
2. GTX310 ... Caerphilly 10, GTX310, a Foden PVSC5 with Saunders B36F body new in 1947 is seen here at the garage. (Sun 12/8/62, Caerphilly Garage)
3. GTX311 ... Caerphilly single decker 11, GTX311, a Foden PVSC5 with Saunders B36F body new in 1947. (1960s, Station Terrace, Caerphilly)
4. HTX443 ... Caerphilly Guy Arab III 43, HTX443, new in 1948 with a Willowbrook L27/26R body, seen here in Station Terrace, Caerphilly. (Station Terrace)
5. HTX445 ... Caerphilly U.D.C. 45, HTX445, one of four Willowbrook L27/26R bodied Guy Arab IIIs new in 1948. (Thu 16/8/62, Caerphilly)
6. HTX445 ... Caerphilly 45, HTX445, was a Guy Arab III (6LW) with a Willowbrook L27/26R body new in December 1948, and was the last of four delivered that year. (Tue 6/6/67, Station Terrace, Caerphilly)
7. JTG489 ... Caerphilly U.D.C. 48, JTG489, heads a row of vehicles at Caerphilly. It was a 1949 Guy Arab III with Strachan L27/28R bodywork rebuilt by the council and was withdrawn in 1966. (Thu 16/8/62, Caerphilly)
8. LTX311 ... 1952 Leyland Tiger PS2/5 LTX311 with a Massey B35F body, was fleet No 1 in the Caerphilly UDC fleet. (Sun 9/9/12, Merthyr Tydfil)
9. LTX311 ... Seen at a rally in Weymouth, in the livery of Jones, Aberbeeg, LTX311 was a Leyland PS2/5 with a Massey B35F body which had been new to Caerphilly in June 1952, with fleet number 1. (Sun 1/7/79, Weymouth)
10. UTX9 ... Caerphilly UTX9, a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Massey B44F body, was new in 1956. (Tue 6/6/67, Station Terrace, Caerphilly)
11. YNY922 ... Blue Line, Upminster YNY922 was a Leyland PD2/40 with a Massey L29/28R body which had been new as Caerphilly U.D.C. 22 in 1958. It passed to Gelligaer U.D.C. in January 1971 and was numbered 21. After withdrawal in 1972 it passed to Blue Line, Upminster in August 1972. It was seen in Station Road, Chingford on its way to the Cub & Scout Jamboree at Gilwell Park, Epping Forest. (Sat 7/7/73, Station Road, Chingford)
12. 31SNY ... This is the upper saloon of Rhymney Valley District Council 31, 31SNY which had come into that fleet from Caerphilly Urban District Council, with whom it was also 31. It was a Leyland Titan PD3/4 with Massey L35/33RD bodywork. The lowbridge seating is formed of two two-seat assemblies side-by-side but slightly staggered. (Tue 26/6/79, Caerphilly Depot, Mill Road)
13. GNY432C ... Warstone Motors (Green Bus Service), Great Wyrley, 12, GNY432C, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 built in 1965 with Massey L35/33RD bodywork. (June 1981, Great Wyrley)
14. GNY433C ... Caerphilly Urban District Council 33, GNY433C, a Leyland PD3/4 with Massey L35/33RD body, one of a batch of three new at the end of 1965. (c.Oct 1971, Cardiff Bus Station)
15. GTX734C ... Rhymney Valley 34, GTX734C, a Leyland PD3/4 with Massey L35/33RD body, new to Caerphilly in late 1965. (1970s, Cardiff Bus Station)
16. GTX734C ... Three Leyland PD3/4s were new to Caerphilly in 1965, and GTX734C, the last of them, is seen here. They had Massey L35/33RD bodies. (Tue 6/6/67, Station Terrace, Caerphilly)
17. GTX734C ... New in 1965, Caerphilly 34, GTX734C, was a Leyland PD3/4 with a Massey L35/33RD body. (Thu 8/6/67, High Street, Blackwood)
18. GTX734C ... This photo captures a scene in transition. National Welsh R3671, YWO691K, had been in the Jones Aberbeeg fleet and carried the unusual NBC blue livery - it was new as R.671J and had been delivered as YWO691J but was changed before entering service. (Fri 21/11/80, Castle Street, Caerphilly)
19. LNY536D ... Preserved Caerphilly 36, LNY536D, a Leyland PD2/37 with Massey L31/29RD body, new in October 1966 and alongside 32, GNY432C, a Leyland PD3/4 with Massey L35/33RD body, one of a batch of three new at the end of 1965. (Sun 12/8/12, at Brislington)
20. LNY536D ... Preserved Caerphilly 36, LNY536D, a Leyland PD2/37 with Massey L31/29RD body, new in October 1966. (Sun 10/8/08, at Brislington)
21. ONY638F ... Rhymney Valley 38, ONY638F, a Leyland PD2/37 with Massey H37/27F body, new to Caerphilly in late 1967. (1970s, Central Square, alongside Cardiff Bus Station)
22. STX217G ... Rear view of Rhymney Valley DC 17, STX217G, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2R with Massey B51D body, new to Caerphilly in late 1968. (1970s, Cardiff Bus Station)