SCT '61 Photo Index
Cheltenham District
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1. EDG975
Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EDG975, was a Guy Arab II (5LW) with a BBW L27/28RD body.
Photo taken Sunday 22 March 1970
2. HAD132
Cheltenham District 63, HAD132, was a 1947 AEC Regent III with Lydney H30/26R body on Weymann frames and is seen at the garage at Cheltenham. It was withdrawn in 1960 and passed to Hale Trent Cakes Limited, Clevedon no. 324 for staff transport.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
3. GWO884
Seen at the Bus Station in Cheltenham is GWO884, number L79 in the Cheltenham & District fleet. This was an Eastern Coachworks L27/28R bodied Albion CX19 Venturer new as Red & White 884 in 1948.
Photo taken Saturday 5 September 1964, Cheltenham Bus Station
4. GWO884
GWO884, Cheltenham District L79 seen at the garage at Cheltenham. It was an Albion CX19 Venturer with E.C.W. L27/28R body new as Red & White 884 in 1948 and transferred to Cheltenham in March 1950 as number 79.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
5. HDG446
A pair from Cheltenham District 's fleet with Albion 70, HDG446, on the right and E.C.W. bodied Bristol NHY939 on the left. The Albion was a CX19 Venturer with M.C.C.W. H30/26R new in 1949.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
6. HDG448
Cheltenham District Traction 72, HDG448, an Albion CX19 with a Metro-Cammell H30/26R body, is seen laying over at the bus station in Cheltenham.
Photo taken Saturday 18 August 1962, Cheltenham Bus Station
7. HDG448
HDG448, new in 1949 to Cheltenham District, an Albion Venturer CX19 with Metro-Cammell 56 seat body.
Photo taken August 1997, Toddington
8. HDG448
Preserved former Cheltenham District 72, HDG448, an Albion CX19 with a Metro Cammell H30/26R body, new in 1949, is seen at a rally at Hillingdon.
Photo taken Sunday 24 June 1979, Showbus 79 Rally, Hillingdon
9. JDG786
Cheltenham District 74, JDG786, a 1950 Guy Arab III with Duple H31/26R body. The five buses in this batch were the last ordered under Red & White control, all subsequent deliveries being Bristols.
Photo taken 1962, High Street, Cheltenham
10. JDG787
Cheltenham District 75, JDG787, was new to Cheltenham District in 1950 and was a Duple H31/26R bodied Guy Arab III seen at the Cheltenham garage on the occasion of a P.S.V. Circle visit.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
11. JDG790
Cheltenham District 78, JDG790, was a Guy Arab III with Duple H31/26R body seen at the garage in Cheltenham on a rather wet and dreary day.
Photo taken Sunday 24 July 1966, Cheltenham Garage
12. JDG790
Rear view of Cheltenham District 78, JDG790, a Guy Arab III with Duple H31/26R body seen at the garage in Cheltenham. Note the unusual shape of the rear window on the platform.
Photo taken Sunday 24 July 1966, Cheltenham Garage
13. NHY939
Cheltenham garage is the location for NHY939, Cheltenham District 81, a 1951 Bristol KSW6B with E.C.W. H32/28R body.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
14. OHY954
Seen at the Garage in Cheltenham is Cheltenham District 84, OHY954, a Bristol KSW6B with E.C.W. H32/28R body new in 1953.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
15. UHY374
UHY374 is a Cheltenham District KSW6G with ECW H33/27R body, number 90 in the fleet and new in 1955.
Photo taken Tuesday 26 April 2016, private site near Coventry
16. UHY374
After just short of 3 years UHY374, Cheltenham District 90, is seen ready to be handed back to its owner after being fully restored. Ahead of leaving the West Midlands, a chance for some photography.
Photo taken Monday 18 March 2019, a private site near Coventry
17. YHT964
Seen at the garage at Cheltenham is YHT964, Cheltenham District L97, with a Duple bodied Guy and an E.C.W. bodied Bristol bringing up the rear. YHT964 was an E.C.W. H33/25R bodied Bristol LD6G new in 1958.
Photo taken Sunday 13 July 1958, Cheltenham Garage
18. 802MHW
Preserved Cheltenham District Bristol FSF 6037, 802MHW.
Photo taken Friday 15 June 2001, Wythall Transport Museum
19. KHW306E
Preserved Cheltenham District Bristol RE 1000, KHW306E.
Photo taken Sunday 11 April 2004, Wythall Transport Museum
20. KHW309E
Bristol RE KHW306E and KHW309E showing their different liveries whilst they were at Cheltenham District Traction company.
Photo taken Sunday 17 April 2022, Wythall Transport Museum
21. KHW309E
Preserved ex-Cheltenham District 1003, KHW309E, a 1967 Bristol RELL.
Photo taken Sunday 18 July 2010, Alton