1. ... Cardiff Tramways 131 was a purpose built works car dating from 1905. It was used to clean the tracks and survived to the end of the system. It was the first car to arrive at Crich and was fully restored in time for the fiftieth anniversary celebrations in 2009 (Sun 24/5/09, at Crich Tramway Museum)

2. UH7175 ... New in 1929 this Leyland TD1, UH7175, had a Leyland L24/24R body and was initially on loan as a demonstrator for eighteen months before being purchased by Cardiff in April 1931 becoming number 66. It was renumbered to 52 in 1935 and, after withdrawal in 1945, passed to Southern Vectis as number 709. (Sun 27/4/58, East Street Coach Station, Manchester)

3. UH7175 ... A second shot of UH7175 a Leyland TD1, new in 1929, which had a Leyland L24/24R body and was initially on loan as a demonstrator for eighteen months before being purchased by Cardiff in April 1931. After withdrawal in 1945, passed to Southern Vectis, was fitted with a new Eastern Coachworks L27/26R body in 1949 and passed to Autodrome as a staff bus in August 1955 and was withdrawn in May 1962. It is seen here in the East Street coach station operated by L.M.S. Coachways and the bus just visible on the extreme left is TK1854 another of the Autodrome vehicles with the third one, BDL101, in the left background. (Sat 1/11/58, East Street Coach Station, Manchester)

4. CKG193 ... Cardiff 203, CKG193 a 1942 AEC 664T with NCME H38/32R body. This trolleybus has been recently refurbished to a very high standard. (Sun 25/7/10, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)

5. CKG193 ... Cardiff 203, CKG193, again pictured at Sandtoft alongside the amazing Aachen 22, AC-L-379, a Henschell 562E with Ludewig RB17/44T body which has to be seen to be believed. In one and a half decks it incorporates almost every seating configuration known to man and can be better appreciated by looking at the photo of it on the Sandtoft website. It's worth a visit to Sandtoft on its own! (c.2007, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)

6. CKG193 ... Preserved Cardiff trolleybus CKG193, seen at Smith's garage in Reading, a 1942 AEC 664T with NCME H38/32R body. (Sun 27/3/66, Smith's Garage, Reading)

7. CKG193 ... Cardiff 203 before final restoration showing how the wartime grey primer, in which it was delivered in 1942 and which it wore after initial restoration, was beginning to peel. (c.2007, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)

8. CKG193 ... Cardiff 203, CKG193, seen at Sandtoft during the years before its final glorious restoration. It was an AEC664T with Northern Counties H38/32R bodywork which was new on 1 March 1942 and withdrawn in December 1962. It is wearing the wartime grey primer in which this batch of trolleybuses were delivered. In 1946 is was repainted into the crimson lake livery which it currently carries, but by 1950 it had been repainted again, this time into standard motorbus colours. (c.2006, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum)

9. CKG653 ... Cardiff Bristol 86, CKG653, a Park Royal H30/26R bodied Bristol K6A new in 1946, at Cardiff Bus Station, looks like a utility body with modernised windows. (early 1960s, Cardiff Bus Station)

10. ... Unidentified withdrawn Cardiff trolleybus in the depot yard with fleet name and number already painted over. (Summer 1969, Roath Depot (?))

11. ... An unidentified Cardiff trolleybus (possibly from the 1948 batch DBO471-80) at Roath depot. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

12. CUH375 ... Cardiff 99, CUH375, an AEC Regent II new in 1948 with Air Dispatch H30/26R body. It was one of six delivered in 1947/8 and was withdrawn later in 1962. (Sun 12/8/62, Cardiff)

13. DBO471 ... Cardiff 211, DBO471, BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork. New in 1948 and originally had an additional front entrance. (Sun 24/12/67, Roath Depot)

14. DBO473 ... Cardiff 213, DBO473, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork. New in 1948 and originally had an additional front entrance. (Thu 25/4/68, Havelock Street, Cardiff)

15. DBO475 ... Cardiff Corporation 215 DBO475, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R body, new in 1948. (Sun 24/6/84, at Cardiff Rally)

16. DBO475 ... Rear view of Cardiff 215, DBO475, BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork. New in 1948 and originally had an additional front entrance. (Sun 11/1/70, Newport Road, Cardiff)

17. DBO475 ... Cardiff 215, DBO475, a BUT with East Lancs body seen during the closure of the Cardiff system. (Sun 11/1/70, MacDonald Road, Ely, Cardiff)

18. DBO475 ... Cardiff 215, DBO475, at Ely on route 10b, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs body, new in 1948. (Summer 1969, MacDonald Road, Ely)

19. DBO480 ... The Christmas illuminations on 220, DBO480 show up rather better in this shot in the centre of Cardiff at Christmas 1968. (December 1968, Havelock Street, Cardiff)

20. DBO480 ... Cardiff 220, DBO480, was a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29D bodywork, one of ten similar vehicles new in 1948. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

21. DUH307 ... Cardiff Bristol KW6G 120, DUH307, with a Bruce H33/26R body, new in 1948. (Mill Lane, Cardiff)

22. DUH722 ... Cardiff 227, DUH722, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork. New in 1948 and originally had an additional front entrance. (Sat 13/7/68, Roath Depot)

23. DUH722 ... Cardiff 227, DUH722, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork, approaching the Gabalfa terminus. (Summer 1965, Gabalfa, Cardiff)

24. DUH722 ... Cardiff 227, DUH722, was a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H38/29R bodywork, one of ten new in 1948. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

25. DUH723 ... During the Christmas period some Cardiff trolleybuses carried appropriate illuminations. 228, DUH723, is in the Ely estate on route 10a at Christmas 1968. Note the board on the front giving route details because the destination blind is obscured. (December 1968, MacDonald Road Terminus, Ely, Cardiff)

26. DUH304 ... Cardiff 117, DUH304, was a Bristol KW6G with Bruce H33/26R body new in 1949. (Sun 12/8/62, Cardiff)

27. EBO892 ... Cardiff trolley 239, EBO892, a 1949 B.U.T. 9641T with East Lancs B38R single-deck body. (August 1962, Cardiff Docks)

28. EBO897 ... Cardiff had a small number of Crossleys, such as 43, EBO897, seen here in Cardiff Bus Station. It was a DD42/5 with an Alexander L27/26R body new in 1949. (Cardiff Bus Station)

29. EBO900 ... An interior detail of Cardiff 46 showing the plate that caused all the confusion about who built the bodies. (Sun 26/6/83, Cardiff Rally)

30. EBO900 ... Former Cardiff C.T. 46, EBO900, a Crossley DD42/5 with Alexander L27/26R body, new in 1949. Passing on withdrawal into preservation it is seen here at a rally in its home city. (Sun 27/6/76, Cardiff)

31. EBO912 ... An interior shot of the upper saloon of Cardiff trolleybus 255. You have to look harder to see there's anything unusual but if you do you see the gap at the front nearside where the stairs descend and the rear-facing seat immediately behind that.

32. EBO916 ... Cardiff 259, EBO916, a BUT 9641T with Bruce H38/29R bodywork on East Lancs frames. New in 1949 and originally had an additional front entrance. (Sun 7/1/68, Roath Depot)

33. EBO919 ... In abysmal weather conditions Cardiff's last trolleybuses line up in the City Centre for the farewell run with 262, EBO919 in the lead. (Sun 11/1/70, High Street, Cardiff)

34. EBO919 ... Former Cardiff 262, EBO919, was a BUT 9641T with Bruce bodywork (on an East Lancs frame), one of seven new in 1949, with further examples being added in 1950. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

35. ... To complement the recent discussions regarding Cardiff trolleybuses, the interior lower deck is shown here with the front door removed and clearly showing the forward reversed staircase. (August 1968, Cardiff)

36. ... An unidentified Cardiff trolleybus, obviously being used as a spares donor, at Roath depot. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

37. EBO912 ... Cardiff 255, EBO912, a BUT 9641T with Bruce H38/29R bodywork on East Lancs frames. (Fri 26/4/68, Central Square, Cardiff)

38. EBO912 ... Lower saloon view of Cardiff trolleybus 255, EBO912, showing the arrangement after the forward entrance was closed off (1968)

39. GKG52 ... Cardiff Corporation 135 and 134, GKG52 and GKG51, Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tigers with East Lancs B44F bodywork, new in 1952. (Sun 12/8/62, Cardiff)

40. ... On the final days of the Cardiff system, a trolleybus on the last day tour being towed over the bridge on the Ely route undergoing major reconstruction by an ex-Rotherham tower wagon. Note that all trolleybus overhead has been removed. (January 1970, Ely Bridge, Cardiff)

41. ... Second shot from the final days of the Cardiff system, a trolleybus on the last day tour being towed over the bridge on the Ely route undergoing major reconstruction by an ex-Rotherham tower wagon. (January 1970, Ely Bridge, Cardiff)

42. ... Close-up of legal lettering on an unidentified Cardiff Trolleybus. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

43. KBO951 ... Cardiff 278, KBO951, was a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork, one of the final batch of thirteen trolleybuses dating from 1955. These magnificent vehicles were purchased to facilitate the 4 mile extension from Victoria Park along Cowbridge Road West and Grand Avenue into the Ely housing estate. (1969, Havelock Street, Cardiff)

44. KBO951 ... Cardiff 278, KBO951 on route 10b on the dual carriageway which runs through the Ely estate. Note that although this vehicle still has its original front windows and blind box, the latter has been masked to fit a rather more cramped blind layout. (Summer 1969, Grand Avenue, Ely, Cardiff)

45. KBO951 ... A rear view of Cardiff 278, KBO951, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork, one of 13 delivered between January and March 1955 for service in the May. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

46. KBO952 ... Cardiff 279, KBO952, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork. New in 1955 and only fitted with a single staircase unlike the previous batches of BUT 9641Ts. (Sun 7/7/68, Roath Depot)

47. KBO954 ... Cardiff East Lancs bodied BUT 281, KBO954 on route 10a. Again the blind box has been masked. (Summer 1969, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff)

48. KBO955 ... Cardiff 282, KBO955, BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork. New in 1955 and only fitted with a single staircase unlike the previous batches of BUT 9641Ts. (Sun 21/1/68, Royal Oak Terminus, Newport Road)

49. KBO957 ... Cardiff 284, KBO957 at the head of the line in the depot. It was an East Lancs bodied BUT, part of the final batch of 13 trolleybuses new in 1955. (Summer 1969, Roath Depot)

50. KBO958 ... Cardiff 285, KBO958 pulls out of the depot yard. Another unidentified trolleybus parked on the right has had its front panel removed, suggesting that it has had to be towed in. 285 was a BUT with East Lancs body, new in 1955. (Summer 1969, Roath Depot)

51. KBO958 ... Cardiff 285, KBO958, was one of 13 BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodies delivered between January and March 1955 and which entered service in the May. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

52. KBO959 ... Cardiff 286, KBO959, a BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork. New in 1955 and only fitted with a single staircase unlike the previous batches of BUT 9641Ts. (Fri 5/1/68, Roath Depot)

53. KBO959 ... Cardiff 286, KBO959, was one of 13 BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodywork which were delivered between January and March 1955, and entered service in the May. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

54. KBO960 ... Cardiff 287, KBO960 on its way out of Cardiff on route 10a at Victoria Park in 1969. It was an East Lancs bodied BUT, part of the final batch of 13 trolleybuses new in 1955 (Summer 1969, Victoria Park, Cardiff)

55. KBO960 ... Cardiff East Lancs bodied BUT 287, KBO960 on route 10a. (Summer 1969, Cowbridge Road East)

56. KBO960 ... That's how to do it!. As Cardiff Trolleybus 287, KBO960, the highest numbered BUT 9641T / East Lancs H40/32R in the fleet pulls away from a stop in Green Farm Road (?), nifty movement ensures that this passenger gets carried. The small trolley heads are apparent in this view. (Aug 1968, MacDonald Road, Cardiff)

57. KBO960 ... Cardiff 287, KBO960, was one of 13 BUT 9641T with East Lancs H40/32R bodies delivered between January and March 1955 and which entered service in the May. (Sat 6/9/69, Roath Depot, Cardiff)

58. LBO512 ... Seen in Cardiff Bus Station is Cardiff 302, LBO512, new in 1956, which was a Daimler CVG6 with an East Lancs H35/28R body. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

59. MUH319 ... Cardiff 319, MUH319, a 1956 Guy Arab IV with East Lancs H35/28R bodywork. (Fri 31/12/71, Cardiff Bus Station)

60. OUH344 ... Cardiff 344, OUH344, was one of 12 Guy Arab IV with East Lancs H35/28R bodywork new in 1958. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

61. ... Cardiff Corporation Transport Driver or Conductress. (Cardiff)

62. TUH363 ... In the first half of the 1970s, Prance of Cardiff could be relied to send something interesting on a trip to Weston - either ex Scarlet, Minehead AEC Regal III/Harrington KYD151 or this much newer ex Cardiff Corporation AEC Bridgmaster TUH363. TUH363 was new to Cardiff as no 363 in March 1960. (1974, Locking Road Coach Park, Weston-super-Mare)

63. TUH365 ... Cardiff 365 (TUH365), an AEC Bridgemaster B3RA with Park Royal H41/27RD, new in March 1960 (Thu 6/1/72, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff)

64. XUH368 ... Cardiff 368, XUH368, was one of five MCCW Orion H36/28R bodied Leyland PD2A/30 new in November 1961. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

65. XUH370 ... Cardiff 370, XUH370, a Leyland Titan PD2A/30 with Metro-Cammell H36/28R body, new in 1961. (c.Oct 1971, Tudor Street, Cardiff)

66. XUH375 ... Cardiff 375, XUH375, was one of ten A.E.C. 2D3RV Regent V's with East Lancs H35/28R bodies new in 1961. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

67. XUH376 ... Cardiff AEC Regent V 376, XUH376, with an East Lancs H35/28R body, new in 1961. (c. Oct 1971, Wood Street, Cardiff)

68. 385BUH ... Cardiff 385, 385BUH, seen in Cardiff Bus Station, was an A.E.C. 2D3RA Regent V with an East Lancs H35/28R body, one of ten new in 1962. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

69. 387BUH ... Cardiff 387, 387BUH, an AEC Regent V 2D3RA with East Lancs H35/28R bodywork. (Mon 20/8/73, Cardiff Bus Station)

70. 390BUH ... Cardiff 390, 390BUH, was one of ten AEC Regent V 2D3RA with East Lancs H35/28R bodies new in November 1962. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

71. 391BUH ... Cardiff 391, 391BUH, last of a batch of 10 AEC Regent V with East Lancs H35/28R bodies, delivered in 1962 (Sept 1972, Cardiff Bus Station)

72. 397BUH ... Cardiff 397, 397BUH, a Leyland PD2A/30 with East Lancs H37/28R body, new in 1963. (c.Oct 1971, Tudor Street/Ninian Park Road, Cardiff)

73. 397BUH ... Seen in Cardiff Bus Station is Cardiff 397, 397BUH, new in 1963, which was a Leyland PD2A/30 with an East Lancs H37/28R body. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

74. 402CKG ... East Lancs H38/32R bodywork was carried by a batch of Leyland PD3A/1 delivered to Cardiff in 1963. Seen here in Cardiff bus station is 402, 402CKG. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

75. 409DBO ... Cardiff 409, 409DBO, was one of six AEC Regent V 2D3RA with East Lancs H35/28R bodies new in November and December 1963. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

76. 410DBO ... Cardiff 410, 410DBO, was one of seven new in 1963, with the balance of the order for twelve following in 1964. They were A.E.C. 2D3RA Regent Vs with East Lancs H35/28R bodies. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

77. 415DBO ... Cardiff 415, 415DBO, an AEC Regent V with East Lancs H33/28R body, new in 1963 (1976, Cardiff Bus Station)

78. ABO422B ... Cardiff 422, ABO422B, was a Guy Arab V (6LW) with a Neepsend H38/32R body, new in 1964. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

79. ABO423B ... Cardiff 423, ABO423B, a Guy Arab V with Neepsend H38/32R bodywork. New in 1964. (Sat 30/6/79, Cardiff Bus Station)

80. ABO431B ... Cardiff C.T. 431, ABO431B, a Guy Arab V 6LW with Neepsend H37/28R body, new in 1964. (Sun 27/6/76, Duke Street, Cardiff)

81. ABO434B ... ABO434B, a 1964 Guy Arab/Neepsend open top. New to Cardiff Corporation as their 434 and converted to open top in 1976 for City Sightseeing Tours. Donated to the Welsh Maritime and Industrial Museum in 1984 and now in the care of CTPG. (Sun 9/9/12, Merthyr Tydfil)

82. ABO427C ... Rear view of Cardiff 427, ABO427C, a Guy Arab V with East Lancs H37/28R body, new in 1965. (1970s, Cardiff Bus Station)

83. ETN89C ... Cardiff 515, ETN89C, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann H44/34F body, new to Newcastle as no. 89 in May 1965. (1978, Cardiff Central Bus Station)

84. EUH439D ... City of Cardiff 439, EUH439D, a Guy Arab V with Alexander H38/32R body, new early in 1966. (c. Oct 1971, Cardiff Bus Station)

85. EUH454D ... Seen in Cardiff Bus Station is Cardiff 454, EUH454D, a Guy Arab V (6LW) with an Alexander H37/28R body which was one of thirty-seven new in 1966. (Tue 6/6/67, Cardiff Bus Station)

86. EUH455D ... Cardiff 455, EUH455D, a Guy Arab V with Alexander H37/28R body, new in 1966. (1970s, Cardiff Bus Station)

87. EUH457D ... A third major hire saw some of the 1965 batch of Southend PD3s and some Fleetlines hired to Cardiff City Transport in 1977. Southend 334, CJN434C, is seen here, overtaking Cardiff 457, EUH457D, a Guy Arab V from 1966 with Alexander H65R bodywork (Tue 16/8/77, Cardiff Bus Station)

88. EUH460D ... Cardiff C.T. 460, EUH460D, a Guy Arab V 6LW with Alexander H37/28R body, new in 1966. (Sun 27/6/76, Cardiff Bus Station)

89. EUH465D ... Cardiff 465, EUH465D, a Guy Arab V with Alexander H37/28R bodywork. (Sat 30/6/79, Central Square, Cardiff)

90. EUH470D ... One of a batch of Guy Arab Vs for Cardiff with Alexander H37/28R bodywork new in 1966, 470, EUH470D, stands in Cardiff Bus Station. (Sat 6/9/69, Cardiff Bus Station)

91. EUH472D ... Cardiff 472, EUH472D, was a Guy Arab V with Alexander H37/28R bodywork, new in April 1966. It is seen waiting to depart for Snowden Road in the Ely district of the city and only a short walk from Grand Avenue on the 10A and 10B trolleybus routes. (1969, Cardiff Bus Station)

92. JKG488F ... City of Cardiff 488, JKG488F, a Daimler Fleetline with MCW H42/33F body, new in late 1967. (c. Oct 1971, Wood Street/Central Square, Cardiff)

93. JKG497F ... JKG497F, a Cardiff City Transport Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with H42/33F Park Royal body was new in 1/68 as part of a batch numbered 490-505. (Sun 8/6/14, Barry Bus Museum)

94. JKG505F ... Cardiff 505, JKG505F, a Daimler Fleetline with Park Royal H42/33F body, new in Jan/Feb 1968. (c. Oct 1971, Cardiff Bus Station)

95. MBO509F ... General, Chester-le-Street, 4, MBO509F, an AEC Swift MP2R built in 1968 with Alexander W B47D bodywork. (April 1982, Chester-le-Street Bus Station)

96. MBO509F ... Tappin, Didcot, MBO509F, an AEC Swift MP2R, new to Cardiff City Transport as fleet number 509, new in 1968 with Alexander B47D body. (April 1980, Tappin Depot, Didcot)

97. MBO510F ... Cardiff 510, MBO510F, an AEC Swift with Alexander B47D body, delivered in Summer 1968. (c. Oct 1971, Cardiff Bus Station)

98. MBO513F ... Cardiff 513, MBO513F, an AEC Swift with Alexander body; a rather poor shot at Roath Depot when new. (Aug 1968, Roath Depot)

99. MBO522F ... Cardiff 522, MBO522F, an A.E.C. MP2R Swift with an Alexander 'W' B47D body seen at the R.T.I.T.B. at High Ercall. (Sun 30/9/73, High Ercall)

100. MBO523F ... Brewers, Caerau from right to left DTG676C, a 1965 AEC Reliance/Willowbrook, next 278TNY, a 1963 AEC Reliance/Weymann, and finally MBO523F, a 1968 AEC Swift/Alexander new to Cardiff. (Wed 30/3/83, Maesteg)

101. PKG533H ... Cardiff 533, PKG533H, a Daimler Fleetline with Willowbrook H44/30D body, one of a batch of 25 delivered in late 1969. (c. Oct 1971, Tudor Street, Cardiff)

102. PKG550H ... Cardiff Daimler Fleetline 550, PKG550H, with Willowbrook H44/30D body, one of a batch of 25 delivered in late 1969, about 10 of which were used to replace the final Cardiff trolleybuses. (c.Oct 1971, Cardiff)

103. PKG550H ... Cardiff 550, PKG550H, was a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Willowbrook H44/30D bodywork which was new in 1969. It is seen carrying an all-over advertising livery more details of which are given under Andrew Green's photograph of 550 which can also be viewed on the website. (1970, Cardiff Bus Station)

104. PKG550H ... Cardiff 550, PKG550H, was the last of twenty-five Willowbrook H44/30D bodied Daimler CRG6LX Fleetlines delivered in 1969/70. (Sun 1/8/71, Cardiff Bus Station)

105. PKG547H ... Cardiff Transport 547, PKG547H, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX-30 built in 1970 with Willowbrook H44/30D bodywork. (June 1978, Cardiff Bus Station)