SCT '61 Photo Index
Llandudno UDC
(also includes the Great Orme Tramway which Llandudno UDC took over in 1949)

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1. ... Great Orme Car 4 (Wed 8/9/82, Great Orme Lower Section Loop)
2. ... Great Orme Cars 5 and 4 (Wed 8/9/82, Great Orme Lower Section Loop)
3. ... Great Orme Cars 5 and 4 (Great Orme Lower Section Loop)
4. ... Great Orme Car 7 (Sat 27/7/63, Great Orme Upper Section Loop)
5. ... Great Orme Cars 6 and 7 (Wed 8/9/82, Great Orme Upper Section Loop)
6. ... Great Orme Tramway car 4 approaches the summit of the lower section. (Thu 9/8/12, Ty-Gwynn Road, Great Orme)
7. ... Great Orme Tramway car no.4 descending from Halfway station. Picture taken from Great Orme cable car with the Conwy estuary in background. (Wed 8/9/82, Ty-Gwynn Road, Great Orme)
8. CC8671 ... Llandudno U.D.C. CC8671, a Dennis G with a J. Roberts B20T body seen on the A23 on the way to Brighton during an H.C.V.C. Rally was one of two new in March 1929. (Sun 1/5/66, A23, Brighton Road, south of Crawley)
9. CC8671 ... CC8671, a 1929 Dennis Toastrack with Roberts 17 seat bodywork. Former Llandudno U.D.C. No2. (Sun 17/7/05, Alton)
10. CC9424 ... This Dennis GL with Roberts toastrack body, CC9424, was new to Llandudno UDC in 1929. (Sat 13/8/16, North Parade, Llandudno)
11. ... Another shot on the Great Orme, showing why many consider it to be a tramway, at least for part of its route. Here car 5 is descending Old Road, where the gradient ranges from 1 in 3.6 to 1 in 4.4 (a stimulating climb for photographers!). This road is closed to traffic except for access to local premises. (Mon 18/7/11, Old Road, Great Orme)
12. ... Great Orme Tramway Car 5 minus bogies at Victoria Terminus, Llandudno during winter shutdown. (Sun 24/12/17, Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno)
13. ... Taken from the top station of the Great Orme tramway, looking south-east at Llandudno in the distance and showing the mixture of rail and cable operation. (Fri 31/7/09, Great Orme Top Station)
14. ... The tram is on Ty-Gwyn Rd looking down Old Road, with Llandudno Bay in the distance. This clearly shows the conduit housing the cables and this doesn't give a true feel of the near-vertical incline of the roads at this point. (Fri 31/7/09, Ty-Gwynn Road, Great Orme)
15. CC9424 ... New to Llandudno UDC in 1930, this Dennis GL carries a 19 seat toastrack body by Charles Roberts who would go on to build a number of bodies in the post war era as well as Sheffields last trams. When photographed CC9424 was hard at work on the Whitby town tour. (Tue 24/5/05, Whitby)
16. CC9424 ... Latest addition to the English Riviera Sightseeing fleet is CC9424, a 1930 Dennis GL with Roberts T20 body new to Llandudno Corporation. (Tue 5/6/18, Belgrave Road, Torquay)
17. JC4557 ... One of the real 'gems' at Showbus 2017 was Llandudno Urban District Council JC4557, a Commer PN3 with Waveney B20F body, new in 1937. (Sun 17/9/17, Showbus, Castle Donington)
18. JC5313 ... Llandudno JC5313, a Guy Wolf with Waveney B20F bodywork. (September 1970, Portmadoc Harbour Station)
19. JC5313 ... Llandudno UDC Guy Wolf 20 seat coach registration JC5313 at Tan-y-Bwlch station on the Ffestiniog Railway, destination blind reads 'Glanwydden' near Llandudno. (September 1967, Tan-y-Bwlch Station, Ffestiniog Railway)
20. JC5313 ... Second in a series of views of Llandudno UDC Guy Wolf JC5313 taken in 1967. (September 1967, Tan-y-Bwlch Station, Ffestiniog Railway)
21. JC5313 ... Third in a series of views of Llandudno UDC Guy Wolf JC5313 taken in 1967. (September 1967, Tan-y-Bwlch Station, Ffestiniog Railway)
22. JC5313 ... Fourth in a series of views of Llandudno UDC Guy Wolf JC5313 taken in 1967. (September 1967, Tan-y-Bwlch Station, Ffestiniog Railway)
23. JC5313 ... Fifth in a series of views of Llandudno UDC Guy Wolf JC5313 taken in 1967. (September 1967, Tan-y-Bwlch Station, Ffestiniog Railway)
24. JC5313 ... Llandudno U.D.C. JC5313, seen as it left the 'tea-stop' in Crawley to head for Brighton during the H.C.V.C. rally, was a Guy Wolf with a Waveney B20F body which had been new in March 1938. (Sun 4/5/80, Brighton Road, Crawley)
25. JC8344 ... Formerly in the Llandudno UDC fleet, this small Guy Wolf chassis, JC8344, carries a Barnard body and dates from 1948. (2004, North Parade, Llandudno)
26. JC9735 ... Llandudno JC9735, a Guy Wolf with Barnard B20F body built 1949, awaits passengers for the town tour in August 1974. Gloddaeth Street is in the background, the site of the tramway to the West shore terminus. (Tue 20/8/74, North Parade, Llandudno)
27. AJC551 ... Llandudno UDC AJC551, a Guy Wolf with Metalcraft B24F body, one of three supplied in 1951. Seen here waiting to depart on the Marine Drive circular tour round the Great Orme. (Thu 29/8/68, North Parade Pier Head, Llandudno)
28. AJC551 ... Llandudno AJC551, a 1951 Guy Wolf with Metalcraft body and CCC597, a 1954 Guy Otter with Roe B25F body (Tue 10/8/76, North Parade Pier Head, Llandudno)
29. AJC91 ... Llandudno UDC AJC91, a 1951 Foden PVSC6 with Metalcraft FC35F body, one of two used for the service to the summit of the Great Orme. (Thu 29/8/68, Lloyd Street, Llandudno)
30. AJC91 ... Llandudno U.D.C. AJC91, a 1951-built Foden PVSC6 with 35-seat body by Metalcraft (Staffordshire) Ltd. (August 1965, Ty-Gwyn Road junction with Old Road, Llandudno)
31. CCC596 ... Aberconwy BC, CCC596, is a Guy Otter with a Roe B25F body, built in 1954 for Llandudno UDC and is still operating. (Sun 25/7/76, North Parade Pier Head, Llandudno)
32. CCC597 ... Llandudno AJC551, a 1951 Guy Wolf with Metalcraft body and CCC597, a 1954 Guy Otter with Roe B25F body (Tue 10/8/76, North Parade Pier Head, Llandudno)
33. FJC736F ... Now restored to Llandudno livery, FJC736F was one of two Dennis Pax with Dennis B33F bodies. Seen here on the Sunday evening road run around the Great Orme as part of the Llandudno Transport Festival 2014. (Sun 4/5/14, Great Orme)
34. FJC737F ... Llandudno FJC737F, a Dennis Pax with Dennis B33F body, one of two unusual little service buses. (Wed 7/7/76, Mostyn Street, Llandudno)
35. FJC737F ... Llandudno Dennis FJC737F on the climb up to St. Tudno's Church, proving that at least this one carried the red and grey livery. (Ty-Gwyn Road/Llwynon Road, Llandudno)