1. VH2851 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 27, VH2851, was a Leyland LT1 Lion new in 1929 or 1930 with a B30F body.
Photo taken Wed 25 Jul 1956, Henconner Lane, Bramley

2. CCX880 ... Carmichael, Glenboig (t/a Highland) 19, CCX880, was an Albion CX13 with a Pickering B35F body which had been new as B34F as Hanson, Huddersfield 186 in November 1945, passing to Carmichael in 1949.
Photo taken Thu 20 Jun 1963, Water Street, Coatbridge

3. GWU624 ... Hanson 305, GWU624, was a Maudslay Marathon II new to Bottomley, Huddersfield in 1946 with a Barnaby C33F body. It was rebodied in 1951 with a 1949 Duple B35F body removed from Hanson 284 (AVH903) and is seen in this condition at the Upperhead Row Bus Station in Huddersfield.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jul 1957, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

4. EVH84 ... Hanson 290, EVH84, an AEC Regal III with Duple B35F body, only a year or two old when this photo was taken.
Photo taken Mon 7 May 1951, Huddersfield

5. NCX367 ... Hanson 358, NCX367, was an AEC Regal III of 1949 (originally with a Duple body). In 1960 is was rebuilt by Hanson and given a new FB39F body by Roe.
Photo taken 1967, Lindley Moor, Huddersfield

6. XVH133 ... Hanson's, Huddersfield 375, XVH133, an AEC Regent III 9612E with Roe H37/28F body.
Photo taken 1969, Manchester Road, Huddersfield

7. XVH133 ... Hanson Regent III rebuild 375, XVH133 prepares to depart from Meltham bus station at 11pm for the final journey to Huddersfield via Helme and Milnsbridge under the "Hanson Banner" on 30/9/69.
Photo taken Tue 30 Sep 1969, Meltham Bus Station

8. XVH133 ... Hanson Regent III rebuild 375, XVH133 enters the St. John's Road depot at about 11:40pm on the last night of Hanson's stage carriage services, 30th September 1969.
Photo taken Tue 30 Sep 1969, Hanson's St John's Road Depot, Birkby, Huddersfield.

9. XVH133 ... Huddersfield Corporation, ex Hanson 375.
Photo taken late '69/early'70, Slades Lane, Helme

10. NCX481 ... Huddersfield 59, NCX481 ex Hanson Regal rebuild 359.
Photo taken 1970, Longroyd Bridge Depot, Huddersfield

11. TVH497 ... AEC/Hanson Regent/Regal III rebuild 361, TVH497, with Roe H37/28F body dating from 1961.
Photo taken c.1973, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum

12. VVH349 ... Hanson 369, VVH349 in Blackpool, summer 1964, an AEC Regent II with Roe body. This bus started life as a double decker - met a low level bridge (ouch), lost its roof and was rebuilt as a single decker.
Photo taken 1964, Blackpool

13. VVH349 ... A second view of Hanson 369, VVH349 in Blackpool, an AEC Regent II later rebuilt as a single decker after an accident.
Photo taken 1964, Blackpool

14. XVH134 ... Hanson's Buses of Huddersfield XVH134, originally an AEC Regal III 9621E with handsome Duple D-type B35F body, numbered 292 and new in 1950, it was rebuilt, lengthened and rebodied by Roe as FB39F in 1963, and renumbered 376.
Photo taken August 1969, John William Street/Northumberland Street, Huddersfield

15. FVH359 ... Hanson 303, FVH359, one of three Roe B41F bodied AEC Regal IVs, new in 1951, seen leaving Huddersfield’s Upperhead Row Bus Station.
Photo taken Mon 18 May 1964, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

16. HCX213 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 331, HCX213, was a Bedford SB new in November 1953 with a Plaxton Venturer II C35F body.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

17. HCX214 ... With Wembley Stadium in the background Hanson, Huddersfield 332, HCX214, was an AEC 9822E Regal IV with a Plaxton Venturer II C41C body new in November 1953.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

18. ... Unidentified Hanson AEC Reliance/Roe B41F. One of three new in 1954, 333-5, HVH209-11.
Photo taken c.1956?, Mytholmroyd

19. HVH211 ... Hanson 335, HVH211, an AEC Reliance new in 1954 with Roe B41F bodywork seen in Huddersfield.
Photo taken Sun 27 Jul 1958, Huddersfield

20. HVH211 ... Hanson's of Huddersfield 335, HVH211, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with Roe DP41F body, new in 1954.
Photo taken July 1969, Dog Kennel Bank, approaching Lowerhouses, Huddersfield

21. HVH211 ... Hanson 335, HVH211, was one of three AEC Reliances with Roe B41F bodies new in 1954.
Photo taken 1969, outside Hanson Buses Depot, St John's Rd, Huddersfield

22. KVH344 ... Hanson, Huddesfield 346, KVH344, was an AEC MU3RV Reliance with a Plaxton Venturer III C41C body new in December 1955 and is seen at Wembley.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

23. KVH345 ... Seen at Wembley Stadium is Hanson, Huddersfield 345, KVH345, an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance with a Plaxton Venturer III C41C body new in December 1955.
Photo taken Sat 9 May 1959, Wembley Stadium

24. KVH353 ... Bottomley, Huddersfield KVH353 was an AEC MU3RV Reliance with a Plaxton Venturer III C41C body new in December 1955.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

25. OWU772 ... Schofield, Marsden OWU772 was a Sentinel SLC6/30 with a Burlingham Seagull C41C body new in February 1955 and is seen at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

26. KVH889 ... Hanson 347, KVH889, an AEC/Hanson Regent which was rebuilt from 20 (VH9101) and 284 (AVH903), rebodied with a Roe H37/28R body and reregistered in 1956.
Photo taken Sun 14 Jul 1957, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

27. MCX386 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 348, MCX386, was a Bedford SBG with a Plaxton Consort C41F body new in April 1957 and is seen at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

28. MVH837 ... Hanson AEC Regent rebuild 349, MVH837 with Roe H37/28R body dating from December 1957.
Photo taken Sep 1969, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

29. MVH837 ... Hanson rebuild 349, MVH837 with Roe H37/28R body.
Photo taken December 1965, Blackmoorfoot Road, Linthwaite

30. MVH837 ... AEC/Hanson rebuild 349, MVH837 with Roe H37/28R body dating from December 1957.
Photo taken Thu 25 Sep 1969, St. George's Square, Huddersfield

31. MVH837 ... Hanson rebuilds 370, VVH350 and 349, MVH837.
Photo taken Thu 25 Sep 1969, Swan Inn, Meltham

32. NVH399 ... Hanson 350, NVH399, seen at Huddersfield’s Upperhead Row Bus Station was a Roe H37/28R bodied Hanson rebuild based on the chassis of AEC Regal III 322 (DVH311) new in 1948. The rebuild took place in 1958 and was the third of seven such rebuilds between 1956 and 1963.
Photo taken Mon 18 May 1964, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

33. NVH399 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 350. Originally 243, DVH311, an AEC Regal III with Duple C35F body new in 1948, it was rebuilt with a Venturer-style full front by Plaxton as FC33F in 1953 and renumbered 322.
Photo taken July 1969, Swallow Street, Huddersfield

34. NVH604 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 352, NVH604, seen at Wembley Stadium was a Bedford SB3 with a Plaxton Consort II C41F body new in June 1958.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

35. OVH978 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 353, OVH978, an April 1959 Ford 570E with a Plaxton Consort IV C41F body has just arrived at the Coliseum Bus Station in Blackpool.
Photo taken Sat 22 Aug 1964, Coliseum Bus Station, Blackpool

36. PCX130 ... Bottomley, Huddersfield PCX130 was a Ford Thames 570E with a Plaxton Consort IV C41F body new in 1959 and is seen at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

37. PCX131 ... Bottomley, Huddersfield PCX131 was one of two Ford 570Es with Plaxton Consort IV C41F bodies new in 1959 and was seen at Twickenham.
Photo taken Sat 16 Mar 1963, Craneford Way, London Twickenham

38. NCX367 ... Hanson 358, NCX367, was a Hanson rebuild of an AEC Regal III (ECX741, number 282, which had a Duple B35F body when new in 1949) and was fitted with a Roe FB39F body. It is seen here in Huddersfield.
Photo taken Fri 16 Apr 1965, Byram Street, Huddersfield

39. NCX481 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 359, NCX481, an AEC/Hanson rebuild with Roe FB39F body.
Photo taken 1967, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

40. TVH244 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 366, TVH244, was a Ford Thames 570E with a Plaxton Embassy C41F body new in 1961 and is posed with Wembley Stadium in the background.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

41. TVH497 ... Seen at Shildon on 31st August 1975 for the Railway Cavalcade were these two AECs, confusing though as the Regent is the single-decker and the Regal is the double-decker. South Wales 38, 282DWN, is one of the ultra-low single-deckers required by South Wales for some Llanelli dock services. In front is Hanson Regal rebuild 361, TVH497, which had served with Thorne's of Bubwith before being bought for preservation, which sadly proved short-lived.
Photo taken Sun 31 Aug 1975, Railway Cavalcade, Shildon

42. TVH497 ... Hanson AEC Regal III rebuild 361, TVH497 with Roe H37/28F body dating from 1961.
Photo taken Jan/Feb 1969

43. TVH499 ... Hanson 363, TVH499, an AEC/Hanson rebuild with a Roe FB39F body.
Photo taken Sun 28 Sep 1969, Moorside Garage, Slaithwaite Road, Meltham

44. TVH650 ... Bottomley, Huddersfield TVH650 was a Ford Thames 570E with a Plaxton Embassy C41F body new in April 1961 and is seen here at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

45. VVH189 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 371, VVH189, was a Ford Thames 570E with Plaxton Embassy C41F body new in April 1962 and is seen at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

46. VVH191 ... Hanson, Huddersfield 372, VVH191, a Ford Thames 570E with a Plaxton Embassy C41F body new in April 1962 is seen here at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1962, Wembley Stadium

47. VVH349 ... Two Huddersfield Corporation vehicles acquired with their takeover of Hanson's stage services in 1969, 69, VVH349 and 82, BCX485B.
Photo taken Manchester Street Bus Park, Huddersfield

48. VVH350 ... Hanson rebuild 370, VVH350 with 1962 Roe H37/28F body. This bus had started life as Duple bodied Regal III coach 294, EVH 807 in 1950.The front end was modernised by Plaxton in 1953/4, then the chassis was rebuilt by Hanson in 1962 and bodied as a double decker by Roe.
Photo taken Summer 1968, Meltham Bus Station, Kirklees

49. VVH350 ... Hanson 370, VVH350 was new in 1950 as a Duple FC33F bodied Regal III 294, EVH807. It was renumbered 325 in 1954 when Plaxton rebuilt and modernised the front end. The chassis was rebuilt in 1962 and it re-entered service as 370 with Roe H37/28F body.
Photo taken Winter 1968/69, Slades Lane, Helme

50. VVH350 ... Hanson rebuilds 370, VVH350 and 349, MVH837.
Photo taken Thu 25 Sep 1969, Swan Inn, Meltham

51. XVH133 ... Oh dear! Hanson 375, XVH133 a AEC/Hanson Regal/Regent rebuild of 1963 with Roe H37/28F body.
Photo taken 1968, A62 Manchester Road, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield

52. XVH133 ... Onlookers inspect Hanson 375's attempts to redesign an Austin A60.
Photo taken 1968, A62 Manchester Rd, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield.

53. XVH133 ... AEC/Hanson Regal/Regent III rebuild 375, XVH133 with Roe H37/28F body, another view of miscreant 375 embedded in the boot of an Austin A60 Cambridge.
Photo taken 1968, A62 Manchester Rd, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield

54. BCX485B ... Hanson 382, BCX485B, was a Hanson rebuild of an earlier AEC Reliance (JCX753, number 336, which had a Plaxton C41C body when new in 1954), fitted with a Roe B41F body and is seen here in Huddersfield.
Photo taken Fri 16 Apr 1965, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

55. BCX485B ... Two Huddersfield Corporation vehicles acquired with their takeover of Hanson's stage services in 1969, 69, VVH349 and 82, BCX485B.
Photo taken Manchester Street Bus Park, Huddersfield

56. BCX491B ... Hanson's, Huddersfield 388, BCX491B, a Ford Thames 570E with Duple Northern Firefly C37F body, new in 1964, and withdrawn in 1970.
Photo taken May 1966

57. ECX111C ... Hanson's of Huddersfield 393, ECX111C, a Ford Thames 570E with Plaxton Panorama C37F body, new in 1965.

58. ECX111C ... Rear view of Hanson's of Huddersfield 393, ECX111C, a Ford Thames 570E with Plaxton Panorama C37F body, new in 1965.
Photo taken Upperhead Row bus station, Huddersfield

59. ECX886C ... Hanson AEC Reliance rebuild 389, ECX886C with Roe B41F body.
Photo taken Sep 1969, Depot, St. John's Road, Huddersfield

60. ECX886C ... Huddersfield Corporation 89, ECX886C was an AEC/Hanson Reliance rebuild with a Roe B41F body "new" in 1965.
Photo taken 1970, New Street, formerly Buxton Road, Huddersfield

61. ECX887C ... Hanson, Huddersfield 390, ECX887C, an AEC/Hanson Reliance rebuild with Roe B41F body. Originally KVH353, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with a Plaxton Venturer III C41C body, new to the Hanson subsidiary Bottomley's Tours in 1956, it was absorbed into the main fleet in 1962.
Photo taken March 1966

62. GVH411D ... Hanson, Huddersfield 396, GVH411D with Roe B41F body was an 1966 Hanson/AEC Reliance rebuild with Hanson chassis no.6691.
Photo taken Sep/Oct 1969, outside Hanson's St. John's Road depot, Birkby

63. LCX34E ... Hanson, Huddersfield 405, LCX34E, an AEC Reliance 6MU3R with Willowbrook B53F body, new in 1967. It passed to Huddersfield Corporation as their number 1 on takeover of Hanson's stage services in 1969, and into WYPTE ownership as 4001 in 1974. Withdrawn by 1980 it passed via Central Motor Auctions to T. Wigley, breaker, Carlton, in the April of that year.
Photo taken June 1968, Upperhead Row Bus Station, Huddersfield

64. NVH371F ... Hanson, Huddersfield, 408, NVH371F, a Ford R192 built in 1968 with Plaxton Panorama I C45F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1972, Redcar Racecourse

65. TVH418H ... Hanson, Huddersfield, 418 TVH418H, a Ford R192 built in 1970 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C45F bodywork
Photo taken April 1974, Redcar Racecourse

66. TVH419H ... West Yorkshire PTE 75, TVH419H, a Ford R192 built in 1970 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C45F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1975, Redcar Racecourse

67. WVH723J ... West Yorkshire P.T.E. (Metro Hanson), Wakefield 79, WVH723J, was a Ford R192 with a Plaxton Panorama Elite II C45F body, which was seen in Blackpool.
Photo taken Sun 13 Apr 1975, Blackpool

68. NVH467M ... Ford Transit Deansgate NVH467M was one of a pair delivered new to Hansons of Huddersfield and passing to the West Yorkshire PTE with that business.
Photo taken Sat 27 Dec 1975, Commercial Street, Bradford