SCT '61 Photo Index
Skill, Nottingham
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1. LTO10 ... United Services (Bingley's) LTO10 was another fine example of the coach-style embellishments fitted to some of Duple's low-bridge double-deckers dating from the late 1940s. This Daimler CVD6 was originally delivered to Skills of Nottingham in 1950. (Thu 6/5/65, Wakefield Bus Station)
2. MAU31 ... This Leyland PS2/3, MAU31, with a Plaxton Consort IV FC37F body, was number 31 in the fleet of Skill, Nottingham, and is seen in Victoria Coach Station. (Sat 20/5/61, London Victoria Coach Station)
3. MTO32 ... Seen at Victoria Coach Station is Skill, Nottingham MTO32 which was a Leyland PS2/3 rebodied in 1959 with a Plaxton Consort IV FC37F body. (Sat 20/5/61, London Victoria Coach Station)
4. MTV41 ... MTV41, new as Skill, Nottingham 41 in July 1950, was a Leyland PS1/1 with a Yeates C39F body and passed to Dack, Terrington St. Clements, with whom it was photographed, in July 1961. Dack withdrew it in the first part of 1964.
5. OTV583 ... Skill, Nottingham 83, OTV583, an A.E.C. 9822S Regal IV with a Willowbrook C43F body seen at Victoria Coach Station, no doubt on hire to United Counties. (Sat 17/6/61, London Victoria Coach Station)
6. FRC951 ... One of the last bodies to be built by Leyland was fitted to FRC951, a Leyland PD2/12 with H32/26RD body which was new as Trent 1251 in 1954. It passed to Skill, Nottingham, who numbered it 60, in May 1967 and is seen at the garage. (Sun 28/4/68, Skill's Garage, St. Peter's Street, Nottingham)
7. 551BAU ... Skill, Nottingham 51, 551BAU, was a Commer Avenger IV with a Plaxton Consort II C41F body, which had been new in June 1958. (Sun 12/7/64)
8. 570CTO ... 570CTO, a Leyland PD3/1 with a Metro Cammell H40/32F body, was number 70 in the fleet of Skill, Nottingham at whose garage it is seen during an Omnibus Touring Circle visit. (Sun 28/4/68, Garage, St Peter's Street, Nottingham)
9. 570CTO ... Skill's Motor Coaches Ltd, Nottingham 70, 570CTO, was one of a pair of Leyland PD3/1 with Metro-Cammell H40/32F bodies which were new in 1959, this one in February and the other in March. (Fri 27/3/70, Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham)
10. 570CTO ... OK Motor Services 570CTO, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Metro Cammell H40/32F body, new to Skill's of Nottingham in 1959 as their number 70. (Sat 3/4/71, Bishop Auckland Market Place)
11. 780DAU ... Skill, Nottingham 80, 780DAU, seen on an Omnibus Touring Circle visit to their garage, was a Leyland PD3/1 with a Metro Cammell H40/32F body. (Sun 28/4/68, Garage, St Peter's Street, Nottingham)
12. 780DAU ... Skill, Nottingham 80, 780DAU, a Leyland PD3/1 with a Metro-Cammell H40/32F body was caught at Trent Bridge. (Sat 27/3/65, Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
13. 780DAU ... Barratt, builder, 780DAU, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 from 1959 with Metro-Cammell bodywork. (July 1974, Marton Building Site, Middlesbrough)
14. 706NAU ... Plaxton Embassy C41F bodywork was carried by 706NAU, a Bedford SB5 which was Skill, Nottingham number 6 and which had been new in April 1962. (Sun 28/4/68, Skills Garage, St. Peter's Street, Nottingham)
15. DTO17C ... Skill, Nottingham 17, DTO17C, was a Bedford SB5 with a Plaxton Panorama C41F body. (April/May 1966, Gloucester Green Bus Station, Oxford)
16. ETO26C ... Peace, Kirkwall, Orkney, ETO26C, a Bedford SB5 built in 1965 with Duple Bella Vega C41F bodywork. (August 1973, Junction Road, Kirkwall)
17. ETO26C ... Ex Skills Nottingham and Peace Kirkwall derelict coach minus engine near Scapa Flow. It was ETO26C, a Bedford SB5 built in 1965 with Duple Bella Vega C41F bodywork. (c.1990, Orkney Islands)
18. ETO27C ... Skill's Motor Coaches Ltd, Nottingham 27, ETO27C, was one of five Bedford SB5 with Duple Bella Vega C41F bodywork new in 1965. (Sat 31/5/69, Bridge Street/Parliament Square, Westminster)
19. GTO62D ... Skill's Motor Coaches Ltd, Nottingham 62, GTO62D, was one of a pair of Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R with Duple (Northern) Commander C51F bodywork new in 1966. (Fri 27/3/70, Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham)
20. GTO63D ... Skill, Nottingham 63, GTO63D, was a Leyland PSU3/3R Leopard with a Plaxton Panorama C51F body new in May 1966, seen on a visit to Heathrow Airport. (Sat 12/4/69, London Heathrow Airport)
21. MAU566F ... Seen on an Omnibus Touring Circle visit to Skill's garage in Nottingham is MAU566F, a Leyland PSU3/3RT Leopard with a Plaxton Panorama I C49F body. (Sun 28/4/68, Garage, St Peter's Street, Nottingham)
22. RTV667G ... Skill's Motor Coaches, Nottingham 67, RTV667G, was one of a pair of Leyland Panther PSUR1A/2R with Plaxton Panorama Elite C51F bodywork which had been new in June 1969. (Sat 26/7/69, Watford Gap Services, M1)
23. RTV667G ... Skill's Scenicruisers, Nottingham, 67 RTV667G, a Leyland Panther PSUR1A/2R built in 1969 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C51F bodywork. An uncommon choice for a coach operator, this had an unladen weight of 8tons 16cwt 1quarter. (July 1974, Redcar Racecourse)
24. XAU70J ... New in June 1971, XAU70J, seen arriving at Wembley Stadium, was a Leyland PSUR1B/2R Panther with a Plaxton Panorama Elite III C51F body and was Skill, Nottingham 70. (Sat 5/6/76, Wembley Stadium)
25. BTV42K ... Skill's of Nottingham 42, BTV42K, a Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R with Plaxton Panorama Elite II C51F body, new in 1972. (April/May 1973, Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham)