SCT '61 Photo Index
Cheltenham District
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1. ... Cheltenham & District Light Railway Company 1 was a Stephenson (USA) 22/26 seat open top car, with a Peckham Cantilever 4-wheel truck, built in 1901. (circa 1905, Southam, Cheltenham)
2. EDG975 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EDG975, was a Guy Arab II (5LW) with a BBW L27/28RD body. (Sun 22/3/70)
3. 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 It was withdrawn in 1960 and passed to Hale Trent Cakes Limited, Clevedon no. 324 for staff transport. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
4. 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. (Sat 5/9/64, Cheltenham Bus Station)
5. 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. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
6. 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. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
7. 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. (Sat 18/8/62, Cheltenham Bus Station)
8. HDG448 ... HDG448, new in 1949 to Cheltenham District, an Albion Venturer CX19 with Metro-Cammell 56 seat body. (August 1997, Toddington)
9. 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. (Sun 24/6/79, Showbus 79 Rally, Hillingdon)
10. 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. (1962, High Street, Cheltenham)
11. 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. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
12. 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. (Sun 24/7/66, Cheltenham Garage)
13. 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. (Sun 24/7/66, Cheltenham Garage)
14. NHY939 ... Cheltenham garage is the location for NHY939, Cheltenham District 81, a 1951 Bristol KSW6B with E.C.W. H32/28R body. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
15. 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. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
16. UHY374 ... UHY374 is a Cheltenham District KSW6G with ECW H33/27R body, number 90 in the fleet and new in 1955. (Tue 26/4/16, private site near Coventry)
17. 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. (Mon 18/3/19, a private site near Coventry)
18. 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. (Sun 13/7/58, Cheltenham Garage)
19. 802MHW ... Preserved Cheltenham District Bristol FSF 6037, 802MHW. (Fri 15/6/01, Wythall Transport Museum)
20. KHW306E ... Preserved Cheltenham District Bristol RE 1000, KHW306E. (Sun 11/4/04, Wythall Transport Museum)
21. KHW309E ... Bristol RE KHW306E and KHW309E showing their different liveries whilst they were at Cheltenham District Traction company. (Sun 17/4/22, Wythall Transport Museum)
22. KHW309E ... Preserved ex-Cheltenham District 1003, KHW309E, a 1967 Bristol RELL. (Sun 18/7/10, Alton)