SCT '61 Photo Index
Chiltern Queens
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1. LPH429 ... LPH429, seen in Reading, was a Maudslay Marathon III with a Whitson FC33F body operated by Chiltern Queens, Woodcote. An A.E.C. Mark V grille has been added at some time. (Sat 12/10/63, Blagrave Street, Reading)
2. DBW66 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote DBW66 was a Tilling Stevens K6LA7 with a Vincent C33F body new in August 1948 seen in Reading. (Sat 28/6/58, Blagrave Street, Reading)
3. EBW838 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote EBW838 was a Commer Avenger with a Dutfield C37F body, new to them in May 1950, which was seen in Reading. (Sat 28/6/58, Blagrave Street, Reading)
4. HRK906 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote HRK906 was a Leyland CPO1 Comet with a Strachan C37F body new to Homeland Tours, Croydon in July 1950, passing to Chiltern Queens in July 1955. (Sun 15/2/59, Waterloo Coach Park, London)
5. HRK901 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote acquired HRK901 from Homeland Tours, Croydon to whom it had been new, in June 1955. It was one of seven Leyland CPO1 Comets with Strachans bodies new to Homeland in March 1950 (HRK 901-902) and June 1950 (HRK 903-907). (Sat 31/8/63, Blagrave Street, Reading)
6. LMO743 ... LMO743, the first of three A.E.C. MU3RV Reliances with Duple Midland B44F bodies bodies new to Chiltern Queens, Woodcote in October 1955, is seen in Reading. (Sat 31/8/63, Blagrave Street, Reading)
7. LMO744 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote LMO744 was an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance with a Duple Midland B44F body which had been new in October 1955 and which is seen in Reading. (Sat 31/8/63, Blagrave Street, Reading)
8. LMO745 ... Seen outside the station in Reading is Chiltern Queens, Woodcote LMO745, the last of the three A.E.C. MU3RV Reliances with Duple Midland B44F bodies new in October 1955.  (Sat 31/8/63, Reading Stations)
9. LMO745 ... Chiltern Queens, Woodcote LMO745, an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance was the last of three with Duple Midland B44F bodies new in October 1955, seen in Reading. (Sat 28/6/58, Blagrave Street, Reading)
10. NBW407 ... Plaxton Highway B45F bodywork was fitted to NBW407, an A.E.C. 2MU3RA Reliance of Chiltern Queens, Woodcote new in August 1958 and seen here in Reading on the route to Didcot. (Sat 31/8/63, Blagrave Street, Reading)
11. YNX478 ... When browsing for suitable views, my first thought about this AEC Reliance of Chiltern Queens (my only one), was not sufficiently interesting until I read that this bus had the Duple Midland body of the famous Dennis Pelican (530BPG). YNX478 was spotted outside Reading Railway Station. More details would be appreciated. (Thu 9/10/75, Reading Stations)
12. TYD122G ... TYD122G, an AEC Reliance 6MU3R/Willowbrook B45F, was new to Hutchings & Cornelius, South Petherton, in March 1969. (December 1983, Reading Stations)
13. EUD256K ... New to Chiltern Queens of Woodcote in 1972, AEC Reliance EUD256K carries Plaxton Derwent bodywork of a type more usually seen in the north of England and was relatively rare in southern England. (Sun 18/8/13, Oxford Bus Museum)
14. EUD256K ... Plaxton Derwent bodies appear relatively rare in the Home Counties, but Chiltern Queens, Woodcote chose one as B47F for EUD256K their AEC Reliance 6MU3R new in March 1972. It's framed by early car park automation at the western end of their trunk service A to Wallingford and Reading. (Sat 16/4/83, Didcot Station)