SCT '61 Photo Index
Ideal (Taylor & Wray)
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1. HRB912 ... Wray (Ideal), Hoyle Mill acquired HRB912 from Chesterfield Corporation 102 in May 1957 and withdrew it two years later. The Guy Arab II/Roe L27/26R was seen leaving Barnsley Bus Station on May 9th 1959 shortly before withdrawal. (Sat 9/5/59, Barnsley Bus Station)
2. KHE526 ... Wray (Ideal), Hoyle Mill rebuilt Leyland PS1 AHE987, Wilks & Meade C33F, as a double decker with a Roe L27/28R body in May 1956 and re-registered it as KHE526. (Wed 28/10/64, Barnsley Bus Station)
3. OWB995 ... Taylor (Ideal), Cudworth bought OWB995 in 1952. This Crossley SD42/9 was fitted with a Burlingham FC37F body and ran until September 1963. (Sat 9/5/59, Barnsley Bus Station)
4. HJN841 ... Former Southend PD2 281, HJN841 (H. Wray's Depot at Lord Street, Hoyle Mill, near Barnsley)
5. HJN841 ... Ex-Southend Leyland PD2/Weymann 281, HJN841, with Ideal of Hoyle Mill, leaving Pontefract Bus Station for Barnsley. It was operated by Wray from 1966 to 1972. (Pontefract Bus Station)
6. MWY603 ... Taylor, Cudworth was one of two operators which used the fleetname "Ideal Service" for a joint route from Barnsley to Pontefract. MWY603 carried fleet number 9 and was a Leyland PSU1/13 with Roe B44F body. (Sat 9/5/59, Barnsley Bus Station)
7. RWY825 ... West Yorkshire DX47, RWY825, a 1956 Bristol LD6B is seen in Pontefract working for Ideal of Hoyle Mill. (1969, Pontefract Bus Station)