1. CK3825
Ribble Motor Services C295, CK3825 a 1927 Leyland Lion PLSC1 with a Leyland B31F body.
Photo taken Saturday 23 February 2019, Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester

2. CK4886
The regular participants in the site's message board seem to have a great interest in door mechanisms, so I thought I would submit the attached. It's one of a set of English Electric photographs of Ribble buses I have just uploaded to my gallery (see link below). It's the interior of Dennis Ace C1416, CK4886, which had a twenty-seat body.
Photo taken c.1934

3. FV5733
Ribble, Preston 751, FV5733, a Leyland TS7 had been new in 1935 to Standerwick, Blackpool with an English Electric C31F body and was allocated fleet number 77 in 1936, being renumbered to 30 in 1946.
Photo taken Sunday 19 August 1956, Chester Street, Bradford

4. FV5734
Ribble 752, FV5734, seen in Chester Street, Bradford was new to Standerwick, Blackpool in 1935 and was numbered 78 in 1936, although also allocated Ribble fleet number 1458 (not carried). It was a Leyland TS7 and had an English Electric C31F body at that time.
Photo taken Sunday 24 June 1956, Chester Street, Bradford

5. FV5737
Ribble FV5737, a Leyland TS7 with English Electric C31F body new to Standerwick in 1935, pictured on a running day in Hove, Sussex.
Photo taken 1980s, King George V Avenue, Hove

6. HD5802
Ribble, Preston 201, HD5802, is about to work a duplicate journey, as far as Burnley, on the X43 service, with the Burligham bodied Leyland PD3 behind, operating the full service journey.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

7. RN7588
Ribble Motor Services had a number of Leyland Tigers rebodied by Burlingham after the war. Typical of the breed is 209. RN7588. a 1935 Leyland Tiger TS7 with a 1949 35 seat Burlingham body. When new this bus carried an English Electric coach body Prior to being secured for preservation it spent some time as a gasrden shed in Clevelys!
Photo taken December 2001, Manchester Museum of Transport

8. WH6577
Ribble 768, WH6577, a Leyland TS6, new to Christy, Bolton in 1935 and acquired in 1938, rebodied with a Duple C31F body in 1950 is seen here in June 1959 in the parking area used for the Saturday overflow from Wellington Street coach station during the summer months.
Photo taken Saturday 13 June 1959, parking area between Castle Street and Saville Street, Leeds

9. BDV1
BDV1, a 1936 Leyland Tiger TS7, new to Devon General (110) with petrol engine and Harrington B32F body.
Photo taken July 1964, Tipperary, Eire

10. BDV6
Seen in Leeds, on the land between Lisbon Street and Saville Street is Ribble, Preston 219, BDV6, a Leyland TS7 with a Burlingham B35F body fitted in 1949, when it was numbered 2710, being renumbered to 219 in 1951.
Photo taken Saturday 6 September 1958, between Lisbon Street and Saville Street, Leeds

11. FV5737
FV5737 was a Leyland Tiger TS7, new to WC Standerwick of Blackpool in 1936. She was rebodied in 1950 and transferred to the Ribble fleet as 753. She has been in preservation for many years, and views of her have appeared on different sites.
Photo taken May 1971, Victoria Road, Southampton

12. RN7745
Seen here in Dunoon, RN7745 was acquired by Dunoon Motor Services in July 1961 after its sale by Ribble to Millburn Motors (dealer) by June 1961. It was a Leyland TS7 which had been new in 1936 as Ribble 1495 with a Duple C31F body. In 1950 it was fitted with a new Duple C31F body (8'0" wide) and equipped with a Leyland E181 7.4 litre engine and renumbered to 757. Note that it is operating the "LOCAL Dunoon Circular" service.
Photo taken Monday 11 June 1962, Pier Promenade, Dunoon

13. RN7749
RN7749, seen in Dunoon with Dunoon Motor Services, was a Leyland TS7 which had been new in 1936 as Ribble 1499 with a Duple C31F body. In 1950 it was fitted with a new Duple C31F body (8'0" wide) and equipped with a Leyland E181 7.4 litre engine and renumbered to 759 which it still carries in this photograph.
Photo taken Monday 11 June 1962, Dunoon Pier

14. RN7824
Ex Ribble 1568, RN7824 a 1936 Leyland Cheetah LZ2 with Brush C31F body.
Photo taken Sunday 25 May 2014, RVPT Running Day, Morecambe

15. RN7857
Ribble, Preston 227, RN7857, was a Leyland TS7 which had been new in 1936, numbered 1452, with an English Electric C31F body.  In 1949 it was fitted with a Burlingham B35F body and a Leyland E181 engine, and renumbered to 2718.
Photo taken Saturday 25 August 1956, Saville Street, Leeds

16. RN8091
RN8091, a Leyland TD4 new in 1937 to Ribble as their 1730, with Brush L53R body, rebodied H56R by Burlingham 1947 and withdrawn in October 1957. Seen here in onerous duty with a showman, the combination following looks rather choice too.
Photo taken September 1967, Aetheric Road, Braintree

17. RN8157
RN8157, a Leyland TD5 new to Ribble in 1938 with Burlingham L53R body, rebodied by ECW L53R in 1948, and withdrawn March 1960. Seen with Leylux Furniture of Chorley as a mobile showroom.
Photo taken Wednesday 7 April 1965, Osborne Street, Colchester

18. RN8187
Ribble, Preston 1803, RN8187, a Leyland TD5 with an Eastern Coachworks L27/26R body, dating from June 1948, is seen in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester, ready to work a journey to Accrington on route X23.
Photo taken Saturday 1 November 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

19. RN8188
Ribble, Preston 1804, RN8188, a Leyland TD5 with an Eastern Coachworks L27/26R body, is seen in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station in Manchester. When new in January 1938 it carried a Brush L27/26R body and was rebodied in July 1948.
Photo taken Saturday 25 October 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

20. RN8189
Ribble 1805, RN8189, a 1938 Leyland Titan TD5 carrying an Eastern Coachworks L53R body built in 1948.
Photo taken Friday 27 March 1959, Fleetwood Station, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood

21. RN8371
Ribble, Preston 725, RN8371, seen here on the approach road to the goods yard at Leeds Central Station was a Leyland TS8 new in 1938 with a Duple C31F body as Ribble 1941. It received a new Duple C31F body In 1950 and was renumbered to 725.
Photo taken Saturday 11 August 1956, Goods Yard, Leeds Central Station

22. RN8604
Waiting in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester to depart to Accrington on the X23 service is Ribble, Preston 2039, RN8604, a Leyland TD5 with an Alexander L27/26R body.
Photo taken Saturday 4 October 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

23. RN8608
New as Ribble 2043 in March 1939 with a Burlingham L27/26R body RN8608, a Leyland TD5, was rebodied in 1950 with an 8'0" wide Alexander L27/28R body. It was acquired by Barton in July 1961 and numbered 918.
Photo taken Saturday 6 October 1962, Mount Street, Nottingham

24. RN8621
Holt, Rusholme acquired RN8621 from Ribble in October 1958. It was a Leyland TD5 which had been new as Ribble 2056 in March 1939 with a Burlingham L27/26R body but is seen here with its second Burlingham H30/26R body which had been new in 1947 on Ribble 1608, RN7863, and which was transferred to RN8621 in 1952 retaining the fleet number 1608.
Photo taken Saturday 13 February 1960, Norman Road, Manchester

25. RN8622
Preserved former Ribble 2057, RN8622, Leyland Titan TD5 new in 1939, rebodied by Alexander L27/26R around 1949/50.
Photo taken Sunday 26 June 2005, Blackpool

26. RN8622
Ribble Motor Services 2057, RN8622, a 1939 Leyland Titan TD5, rebodied by Alexander in 1949.
Photo taken Sunday 12 October 2008, Bolton Abbey Station

27. RN8622
Ribble 2057, RN8622, a Leyland TD5 with Alexander body, built in 1939. Thanks to its use as a contractor for Saxone Shoes it survived longer than most of its class, and was saved to become a well-known vehicle on the preservation scene, restored to its Ribble condition.
Photo taken 1966, Saxone Warehouse, Seacroft, Leeds

28. RN8622
Former Ribble 2057, RN8622, is a preserved Leyland TD5 with Alexander body, built in 1939.
Photo taken 1966, Benefit Shoes warehouse, Seacroft, Leeds

29. RN8622
Seen in Brighton on the H.C.V.C. Rally is Ribble, Preston 2057, RN8622, a Leyland TD5 with an Alexander L27/26R body.
Photo taken Sunday 2 May 1971, Madeira Drive, Brighton

30. RN8622
A rear view of Ribble 2057, RN8622, the preserved Leyland TD5, showing its unusual rear bumpers. Also seen is Woods of Mirfield Crossley EVD406.
Photo taken June 2002, Denholme Gate

31. RN8630
Dunoon Motor Services RN8630 was a Leyland TD5 new as Ribble 2065 in February 1939 with a Brush L27/26R body. In 1950 it was fitted with an Alexander L27/26R body (8'0" wide).
Photo taken Monday 11 June 1962, Dunoon Pier

32. RN8632
RN8632 was Paton, Renfrew 68 and was a Leyland TD5 with an Alexander L27/26R body.
Photo taken Wednesday 19 June 1963, Paton's Garage, Ferry Road, Renfrew

33. RN8639
South Notts 72, RN8639, had been new in 1939 as Ribble 2074, a Leyland TD5 with a Brush L27/26R body. In 1949 it received a new Alexander L27/26R body and was withdrawn in 1960 passing to Millburn Motors (dealer) and then to South Notts in September 1960.
Photo taken Saturday 6 October 1962, Broadmarsh Bus Station, Nottingham

34. RN8700
Ribble, Preston 741, RN8700, a Leyland TS8 had been new in 1939 as 2135 with a Burlingham C31F body.  It was rebodied in 1950 with a Duple C31F body and fitted with a Leyland E181 engine and renumbered 741.
Photo taken Sunday 19 August 1956, Chester Street, Bradford

35. RN8761
Ribble 780, RN8761, a Leyland TS8, dates from 1939 and originally had a Burlingham B32F body, but the Duple C31F body of 1936-1938 vintage was fitted in 1951.
Photo taken Sunday 24 June 1956, Chester Street, Bus Station, Bradford

36. RN8997
Seen in Wakefield Bus Station was RN8997, a Leyland TD7 with a Leyland L27/26R body new in May 1940 as Ribble 2341.
Photo taken Saturday 17 November 1956, Wakefield Bus Station

37. ACK563
ACK563 seen in Wakefield Bus Station was a Leyland TD7 with a Leyland L27/26R body belonging to W.R. & P. Bingley, Kinsley which they ran in the United Services fleet. It was new as Ribble 2390 in 1942 and was acquired by Bingley in October 1956.
Photo taken Saturday 22 March 1958, Wakefield Bus Station

38. ACK727
Worth, Enstone acquired ACK727 from Ribble, Preston where it had been number 2394 in 1956. It was a Daimler CWG5 with a Brush L27/26R body new in 1943 and is seen here at Gloucester Green, Oxford.
Photo taken Wednesday 20 August 1958, Gloucester Green, Oxford

39. ACK755
Everett, South Kirkby (t/a United Services) ACK755, seen in Wakefield Bus Station, departing for Doncaster, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Duple L27/28R body which had been new as Ribble 2409 in September 1943, and which had been acquired by Everett in May 1957.
Photo taken Sunday 17 August 1958, Wakefield Bus Station

40. ACK819
ACK819, seen in Wakefield Bus Station, was a Guy Arab I with a Roe L27/26R body in the fleet of Everett, South Kirby, operating on the United Services routes. It had been acquired from Ribble, Preston where it was number 2429.
Photo taken Sunday 11 November 1956, Wakefield Bus Station

41. BCK434
Paton, Renfrew 8, BCK434, acquired in April 1967, was a 1946 Leyland PD1A chassis which had been fitted with a Burlingham L27/26RD body in July 1955, replacing the original Brush L27/26R body which it carried when it entered service in August 1947.
Photo taken Tuesday 4 August 1970, Renfrew Ferry

42. BCK416
BCK416 was new in May 1947 as Ribble 2473 and was a Leyland PD1A with a Leyland H30/26R body. It passed to Dunoon Motor Services in July (?) 1961 and then to Paton, Renfrew as number 71 in December 1961.
Photo taken Wednesday 19 June 1963, Renfrew Ferry

43. BCK417
M Charlton & Sons, Newbrough, 48 BCK417, a Leyland Titan PD1A built in 1947 with Leyland H30/26R bodywork. New as Ribble MS 2474.
Photo taken early 1960s?, Hexham Bus Station

44. BCK421
Samuel Ledgard BCK421, a Leyland PD1A with Leyland H32/26R body, new in 1947 and bought by Samuel Ledgard in 1961 from Ribble and behind BCK633, identical spec to BCK421 but ex-Preston Corporaton, also in 1947
Photo taken Saturday 1 July 1967, Otley

45. BCK422
Samuel Ledgard BCK422, a Leyland PD1A with Leyland H32/26R body, new in 1947 and bought in 1961 from Ribble.
Photo taken Saturday 12 August 1967, Crossgate, Otley

46. BCK422
Ledgard, Armley BCK422, seen in Otley Bus Station, was a Leyland PD1A with a Leyland H30/26R body, later modified to H32/26R, which had been new in 1947 as Ribble, Preston 2479.
Photo taken Saturday 7 October 1967, Otley Bus Station

47. BCK427
Acquired by Ledgard, Armley from Ribble, Preston 2484 in 1966, BCK427 was a Leyland PD1A which had been new in 1947 with a Brush L27/26R body.
Photo taken Saturday 7 October 1967, Park Place, Leeds

48. BCK435
Ribble 2492, BCK435, a Leyland PD1A chassis from 1946 with a Burlingham L27/26RD body dating from 1955 seen in Manchester on the X60 service to Blackpool
Photo taken Saturday 16 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

49. BCK452
Ezra Laycock, Barnoldswick 74 and 76, BCK437 and BCK452, Leyland PD1As with Burlingham L27/26RD bodies.
Photo taken 1966, Ezra Laycock's depot, Barnoldswick

50. BCK460
United Services (Cooper Bros) BCK460, was former Ribble 2517, a Leyland PD1A/Brush of 1947, and given a Burlingham L27/26RD body in 1955. It was sold to Coopers in 1965 and withdrawn in 1972.
Photo taken 1970, Wakefield Bus Station

51. BRN262
Ribble 1202, BRN262, seen here at Burnley Cattle Market Bus Station in bus livery, was one of the original 'White Lady' coaches. It was a Leyland PD1/3 with Burlingham FCL27/22RD body and was new as number 2519 in 1948.
Photo taken Sunday 8 September 1957, Cattle Market Bus Station, Burnley

52. BRN272
Ponds of Nazeing BRN272, a 1948 Leyland PD1/3 with Burlingham FCL27/22RD coachwork, one of the famous Ribble 'White Ladies' seen at the operator's yard during an enthusiasts tour in June 1965.
Photo taken Sunday 13 June 1965, operator's yard at Nazeing near Hoddesdon, Essex

53. BRN272
Former Ribble 2529 (later 1212) BRN272 'White Lady' Burlingham bodied Leyland PD1/3 new in 1948 and withdrawn at the end of 1959.
Photo taken Sunday 13 June 1965, Nazeing, Essex near Hoddesdon

54. BRN278
BRN278, seen here with Pond, Nazeing, had been new in November 1948 as Ribble, Preston 2535.
Photo taken Sunday 31 October 1965, Pond's Garage, Epping Green

55. BRN278
Pond of Nazeing BRN278, a 1948 Leyland PD1/3 with Burlingham FCL27/22RD coachwork, one of the famous Ribble "White Ladies" seen at the company's yard during an enthusiasts tour in June 1965. The livery was red and cream.
Photo taken Sunday 13 June 1965, operator's yard at Nazeing near Hoddesdon, Essex

56. CCK342
Barton, Chilwell 953, CCK342, seen at Chilwell Garage was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland L27/26R body, one of five acquired from Ribble, Preston in July/August 1962.
Photo taken Sunday 25 August 1963, Chilwell Garage

57. CCK343
Leyland PD2/3 CCK343 had been new as Ribble 2568 in 1948, passing to Young, Ayr in August 1962 and is seen at the A.A. Bus Station in Ayr. The bodywork, by Leyland, was L27/26R and it was withdrawn in 1967 passing to a showman.
Photo taken Monday 17 June 1963, A.A. Bus Station, Ayr

58. CCK362
Barton, Chilwell 954, CCK362, had been acquired from Ribble, Preston 2587 in August 1962.
Photo taken Sunday 25 August 1963, Chilwell Garage

59. CCK370
At the Coliseum Coach Station in Blackpool, Ribble, Preston 2595, CCK370, a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland L27/26R body new in 1948, awaits a later departure on the X60 to Manchester, seemingly with several other buses and a Ribble coach.
Photo taken Sunday 7 April 1957, Coliseum Coach Station, Blackpool

60. CCK607
CCK607 was Paton, Renfrew 76 having been acquired from Ribble 2619 in November 1962. It was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body new in 1948. It was part of an order diverted from Cape Town.
Photo taken Wednesday 19 June 1963

61. CCK610
Young, Ayr contibuted towards his part of A.A. Motor Services fleet CCK610, which was a Leyland H30/26R bodied Leyland PD2/3 which had been new as Ribble 2622 in 1948. It was acquired in March 1962 and is seen here in the A.A. bus station in Ayr.
Photo taken Wednesday 6 June 1962, A.A. Bus Station, Boswell Park, Ayr

62. CCK610
Young, Ayr acquired CCK610 from Ribble in March 1962. New in 1948 as Ribble, Preston 2622, it was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body.
Photo taken Monday 17 June 1963, Young's Garage, Carrick Street, Ayr

63. CCK618
Cunningham, Paisley 39, CCK618, a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body seen at Renfrew.
Photo taken Saturday 31 July 1965, Renfrew Ferry

64. CCK621
Frazer, Fairlie (Clyde Coast) acquired CCK621, a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body, from Ribble, Preston 2633 in July 1963. Seen in Largs, it had been new in December 1948.
Photo taken Monday 10 August 1964, Barr Crescent, Largs

65. CCK636
Ribble 2648, CCK636 was a Burlingham L27/26R bodied Leyland PD2/3 new in 1948. Seen here alongside one of the East Lancs bodied White Lady coaches, 2648 was the only Ribble bus to have the style of body associated with the White Ladies when new.
Photo taken Monday 18 May 1959, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

66. CCK665
Whippet Coaches CCK665, a Leyland PD2/3 with Brush L53R body, originally in the Ribble fleet
Photo taken Saturday 20 June 1964, Drummer Street, Cambridge

67. BRN290
Seen in Huntingdon Street Bus Station in Nottingham is Barton, Chilwell 856, BRN290, which was a Leyland PD1/3 with a Burlingham FL27/26RD body, which had been new in 1949 as Ribble, Preston 2547, when it seated FCL27/22RD.
Photo taken Sunday 25 August 1963, Huntingdon Street Bus Station, Nottingham

68. CCK631
Cunningham, Paisley 37, CCK631, was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body new as Ribble 2643 in January 1949. It was part of an order diverted from Cape Town and passed to Cunningham in December 1962 via Millburn Motors (dealer), Preston.
Photo taken Wednesday 19 June 1963, Renfrew Ferry

69. CCK663
South Notts, Gotham 77, CCK663, a Leyland PD2/3 with a Brush L27/26R body had been new in November 1949 as Ribble 2687.
Photo taken Saturday 6 October 1962, Broad Marsh Bus Station, Nottingham

70. CCK668
Ribble, Preston 2691, CCK668, a Leyland PD2/3 with a Brush L27/26R body new in 1949, awaits a later departure from the Coliseum Coach Station in Blackpool, seemingly with several other buses and a Ribble coach.
Photo taken Sunday 7 April 1957, Coliseum Coach Station, Blackpool

71. CCK831
Stanhope Motor Services acquired CCK831, formerly Ribble 2659, which was a 1949 Leyland PD2/3 with Leyland H30/26R bodywork.
Photo taken 1967, Stanhope Depot

72. CCK832
Cunningham, Paisley 38, CCK832, which was seen in Gilmour Street, Paisley was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland H30/26R body new in April 1949 as Ribble, Preston 2660 and was acquired in August 1963.
Photo taken Thursday 20 August 1964, Gilmour Street, Paisley

73. CCK668
Delaine, Bourne 54, CCK668, acquired from Ribble, Preston 2691 in May 1961 was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Brush L27/26R body which had been new in 1950.
Photo taken Sunday 20 September 1964, Bourne

74. CRN212
Ribble 279, CRN212, had been numbered 2723 when new in February 1950. It was the first of the five Sentinel STC4s with Sentinel B40F bodies which Ribble received in 1950 and was renumbered in 1951. It passed to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford in August 1963 and appears to have had no further use.
Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1959, Carlisle Bus Station

75. CRN821
Former Ribble 2728, CRN821, a Leyland PD2/3 with Leyland L53R body, new in 1950, working as a staff bus for Saxone Shoes.
Photo taken 1966, Coal Road, Seacroft, Leeds

76. CRN822
Shaw Bros, Byers Green, CRN822, a Leyland Titan PD2/3 built 1950 with Leyland L27/26R bodywork. This had been new as Ribble 2729.
Photo taken mid 1960s ?, Spennymoor Bus Station

77. CRN856
Ribble 2763, CRN856, a Leyland Titan PD2/3 with Leyland L53R bodywork built in 1950.
Photo taken Friday 27 March 1959, Fleetwood Station, Queens Terrace, Fleetwood

78. CRN978
Ribble MS, BD1, CRN978, a Leyland Tiger PS2/5 built in 1950 with Burlingham bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 2 August 1981, Harrogate Stray

79. CRN983
Ribble 2783 renumbered 233 then BD2 (recovery vehicle), a Leyland PS2/5 with Burlingham B35F body, dating from 1950. Originally CRN983, re-registered NSU250 and seen at the 2015 Wirral tram and bus show. Restoration was completed in 2014
Photo taken Sunday 4 October 2015, Birkenhead

80. CRN990
Merseyside PTE 10, CRN990, a Leyland Tiger PS2/3 built in 1950 with Burlingham B35F bodywork (subsequently changed to open-top). New as Ribble 2790.
Photo taken September 1974, Promenade, Southport

81. CRN990
Southport Corporation 10, CRN990, a Leyland Tiger PS2/5 with Burlingham body, new to Ribble MS (2790) in 1950 as B35F, renumbered 240 in 1951, sold to Southport in 1963 who rebuilt it as OB35F.
Photo taken early 1969, Southport CT Depot

82. CRN993
Southport 12, CRN993, was purchased from Ribble in 1963 and converted to "open top". A Leyland PS2/5 with Burlingham O35F, no.12 unloads on the Promenade whilst a healthy crowd patiently waits to go for a breezy trip.
Photo taken Sunday 1 September 1974, Promenade, Southport

83. CRN994
Carmichael, Glenboig (t/a Highland) CRN994, a Leyland PS2/5 with a Burlingham B35F body started life in February 1950 as Ribble, Preston 2794, being renumbered to 244 in 1951 and passing to Carmichael by August 1963 according to the P.S.V. Circle's Alexander fleet history.
Photo taken Thursday 20 June 1963, Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge

84. CRN996
Ribble 246, CRN996, had been numbered 2796 when new in 1950, being renumbered 246 in 1951, and was a Leyland PS2/5 with a Burlingham B35F body.
Photo taken Saturday 28 July 1956, Castle Street, Leeds

85. DCK204
Premier Travel, Cambridge 146, DCK204, a Leyland Titan PD2/3 with East Lancs. FL27/26RD body, new to Ribble M.S. (1233) as FCL27/22RD in 1950.
Photo taken Saturday 11 July 1970, Drummer Street Bus Station, Cambridge

86. DCK205
Ribble, Preston 1234, DCK205, a Leyland PD2/3 new in 1950 with an East Lancs FCL27/22RD body.
Photo taken Saturday 11 October 1958, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

87. DCK208
Premier Travel, Cambridge 140, DCK208, a Leyland PD2/3 with an East Lancs FL27/26RD body, had been new as Ribble, Preston 1237 in 1950 and was acquired in January 1962, being seen here at Premier Travel’s garage at Haverhill.
Photo taken Sunday 11 September 1966, Haverhill Depot

88. DCK211
Premier Travel 137, DCK211, a former Ribble White Lady Leyland Titan PD2/3 double-deck coach with East Lancs FL27/26R body, new to Ribble in 1950 and one of 10 acquired by Premier Travel in 1960.
Photo taken Saturday 20 June 1964, Drummer Street Bus Station. Cambridge

89. DCK212
In early 1962 Premier Travel bought 10 'White Lady' coaches from Ribble and, later that year, bought another from Reliance of Newbury, whose stage carriage services had been sold to Thames Valley.
Photo taken c.1969, Drummer Street Bus Station. Cambridge

90. DCK212
Ten Leyland PD2/3s with East Lancs FL27/26RD bodies new to Ribble, Preston in 1950 were acquired in 1962 by Premier Travel Cambridge and 138, DCK212, which entered service with Premier Travel in January 1962, is seen at Chrishall.
Photo taken Sunday 5 September 1971, Chrishall

91. DCK212
Ribble Motor Services 1241, DCK212, a Leyland Titan PD2/3 with East Lancs L49R coach seated bodywork new in 1950-51.
Photo taken Saturday 13 August 1960, Cookson Street, Blackpool

92. DCK215
Ribble 1244, DCK215, was from the second batch of White Lady coaches. It had East Lancs FCL27/22RD bodywork on its Leyland PD2/3 chassis and is seen in Burnley
Photo taken Thursday 10 April 1958, Cattle Market Bus Station, Burnley

93. DCK218
Premier Travel, Cambridge 142, DCK218, acquired in January 1962,was a Leyland PD2/3 with an East Lancs FL27/26RD body, new as Ribble 1247 in 1950.
Photo taken Sunday 12 August 1962, Chrishall Depot

94. DCK219
Ribble were one of the first British companies to use double deck coaches. 1248, DCK219, a Leyland Titan PD2/3 with full front East Lancs body dates from 1950.
Photo taken Sunday 27 March 2005, Brough

95. DRN243
DRN243 was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland L27/26RD body seen here with Edwards, Joys Green who had acquired it, in May 1964, from Ribble, Preston 1303. It had been new in 1950.
Photo taken Saturday 3 June 1967, Depot Yard, Joys Green

96. DRN260
Garner, Bridge of Weir 26, DRN260, a Leyland L53RD bodied PD2/3 new to Ribble Motor Services in 1950, seen at the operators premises in 1966.
Photo taken November 1966, Bridge of Weir

97. DRN271
DRN271 had been new in 1950 as Ribble, Preston 1331. It was acquired by Edwards, Joys Green in May 1965 and was a Leyland PD2/3 with a Leyland L27/26RD body.
Photo taken Saturday 3 June 1967, Depot Yard, Joys Green

98. DCK207
Ribble 1236, DCK207, a Leyland PD2/3 of 1951 with East Lancs 49 seat Lowbridge coach body
Photo taken 1958, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester

99. DCK219
Ribble, Preston 1248, DCK219, a Leyland PD2/3 with an East Lancs FCL27/22RD body, is seen in Lower Mosley Street Bus Station awaiting departure to Burnley on the X53 service.
Photo taken Saturday 4 June 1960, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

100. DCK219
Ribble double deck coaching contrasts. It was rather damp and dull in Morecambe on Whit Sunday for the RVPT's rally to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the iconic Ribble bus company. Here we see 1951 Leyland PD2/3 1248, DCK219, (with East Lancs lowbridge body, FCL27/22RD) contrasting with its sister from 11 years later, 1962-built 1274, RRN423, a Leyland Atlantean (Weymann CH39/20F).
Photo taken Sunday 26 May 2019, Morecambe Football Club stadium

101. DRN112
Ribble 248, DRN112, a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork.
Photo taken Tuesday 27 March 1951, Central Station Yard, Wellington Street, Leeds

102. DRN118
Ribble Motors Leyland Olympic, 254, DRN118, built in 1951.
Photo taken 1961/62, Express Bus Station, Corner of North Road and Lords Walk, Preston, Lancs

103. DRN127
DRN127 was a Leyland Olympic HR44/Weymann B44F new Ribble in 1951 and one of seven sold to the Ulster Transport Authority in 1966. As 9104, it passed to Ulsterbus on the formation of that company in 1967, later becoming a towbus before being sold in 1973 to the Gaelic Football Club in Loughanisland for use as a changing room.
Photo taken August 1968, Enniskillen (?)

104. DRN129
Ribble 265, DRN129, a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork.
Photo taken Tuesday 27 March 1951, opposite Wellington Street Coach Station, Leeds

105. DRN132
Mitchell, contractor, DRN132 a Leyland Olympic HR44 from 1951 with Weymann B44F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1970, Upper Teesdale, near Cow Green

106. DRN141
Ribbble 277, DRN141, a 1951 Leyland Olympic HR44 with Weymann body. This was the last Olympic to enter Ribble service. When photographed the bus was in the process of being preserved but appears to have sunk without trace in the intervening years.
Photo taken 1975, Morecambe

107. DRN260
Ribble, Preston 1320, DRN260, was a Leyland PD2/3, new in 1951, with a Leyland L27/26R body and is seen outside Fleetwood Station, operating route 152 to Wigan.
Photo taken Monday 23 August 1954, Fleetwood Station

108. DRN342
Ribble 285, DRN342, was the second of the fourteen Sentinel STC6s new in 1951 with Sentinel B44F bodies, this one being new in February. After withdrawal it passed in August 1963 to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford.
Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1959, Carlisle Bus Station

109. DRN351
Ribble Motors 294, DRN351, a Sentinel STC6 with Sentinel body, built 1951. Probably from Carlisle or Penrith Depot waiting to be scrapped.
Photo taken 1963, New Delivery Park And Repair Building Frenchwood Knoll, Preston

110. DRN353
Ribble Motors 296, DRN353, a Sentinel STC6 with Sentinel body, built 1951. Probably from Carlisle or Penrith Depot waiting to be scrapped.
Photo taken 1963, New Delivery Park And Repair Building Frenchwood Knoll, Preston

111. DRN703
Malta Y-0458, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 built in 1951 with Aquilina bodywork built in Malta. New as Ribble 781, DRN703, this had been the prototype with Leyland coachwork but had been changed beyond recognition in Malta.
Photo taken ca 1993, Malta

112. DRN708
Seen in the yard at the Gower Street garage of Smith, Wigan is DRN 708, apparently being used as their towing vehicle. It was a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger which had been new in April 1951 with a Leyland C41C body as Ribble 786, one of one hundred and twenty delivered that year. Withdrawn by Ribble in 1962 it passed, according to the P.S.V. Circle Fleet History, to Millburn Motors (dealer), Preston in November 1962.
Photo taken Saturday 15 April 1972, Wigan

113. DRN736
Ribble, Preston 914, FCK414 and 814, DRN736, Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tigers with Leyland C41C bodies together with 713 BRN862, a Leyland PS1/1 with a Burlingham C31F body, are seen on the parking area between Saville Street and Castle Street in Leeds.
Photo taken Saturday 28 May 1955, Saville Street/Castle Street parking area, Leeds

114. DRN748
Ribble 826, DRN748, one of 120 Leyland C41C bodied PSU1/15 Royal Tigers new in 1951 seen at Rigby Road, Blackpool.
Photo taken Thursday 2 June 1955, Rigby Road, Blackpool

115. DRN929
Abbott, Blackpool acquired DRN929, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 with Bellhouse Hartwell C41C body, from Lansdowne, Fleetwood in May 1959. It had been new to Scout in 1951.
Photo taken Saturday 4 June 1960, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

116. ECK179
ECK179, seen at Spittalfield, was acquired in 1965 from Kerr & Smith, Coatbridge who had acquired it from Ribble, Preston 899 in November 1962. McLennan rebuilt it to C41F before putting it into service in May 1966.
Photo taken Wednesday 29 July 1970, Spittalfield

117. ECK587
Yuill, Hartlepool based contractor, ECK587, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 built in 1951 with Leyland B44F bodywork.
Photo taken March 1972, Hemlington building site, Middlesbrough

118. EFV145
EFV145, a Leyland PSU1/15 with Duple Roadmaster C41F body, new to Standerwick (no 120) in 1951 and transferred to the main Ribble fleet as no. 1054 in 1963. It was withdrawn in October 1965.
Photo taken Sunday 26 March 1967, Rock-A-Nore Road Coach Park, Hastings

119. EFV146
Ribble 1055 (former Standerwick 121), EFV146, was one of the distinctive Duple Roadmaster-bodied Leyland Royal Tigers from 1951.
Photo taken Sunday 14 June 1964, Chester Street Bus Station, Bradford

120. EFV148
Standerwick 123, EFV148, was a Duple Roadmaster C41F bodied Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger, new in 1951, seen at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 19 July 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

121. EFV624
Standerwick 133, EFV624, a Leyland C41C bodied Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger, new in 1951, at Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 19 July 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

122.
A line up of Ribble Leyland bodied coaches, suspect withdrawn and waiting disposal.
Photo taken 1965/6, Morecambe Depot Yard

123. ECK584
Rear view of Highland Omnibuses J6, ECK584, a Leyland bodied PSU1/13 showing the modifications of the ex-Ribble vehicle to accommodate the skiers equipment on the Aviemore to Cairngorms service.
Photo taken Saturday 28 March 1970, Cairngorms

124. ECK595
Ulsterbus 9008, ECK595, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 built in 1952 with Leyland B44F bodywork. New as Ribble 332, this was acquired in 1966 and converted to a towbus in 1974 and finally withdrawn in Jan 1980.
Photo taken July 1979, Newtownards Depot

125. ECK601
Morley, Whittlesey ECK601 was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Leyland B44F body which had been new as Ribble 338 in 1952.
Photo taken Sunday 20 September 1964, Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough

126. ECK602
Complementing John Boylett's picture on this site of sister ECK601, here is ECK602. Recorded as Morley, Whittlesey, it was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Leyland B44F body which had been new as Ribble 339 in 1952.
Photo taken Bishop's Road Bus Station, Peterborough

127. ECK604
ECK604 was a Leyland PSU1/13 with a Leyland B44F body new as Ribble 341 in May 1952. It is seen here with Highland Omnibuses, seemingly having been operating the service to Aviemore.

128. ECK606
Ribble 343, ECK606, new in 1952 and seen here in Leeds was one of 110 Leyland B44F Royal Tigers in this fleet.
Photo taken Saturday 2 July 1955, Castle Street, Leeds

129. ECK616
Ribble 353, ECK616, was a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger with a Leyland B44F body, one of 110 such vehicles delivered to Ribble in 1952, apart from the first one which was delivered in 1951. Withdrawn in 1963 it passed to F. Cowley (dealer), Salford in September and to Simpson, Rosehearty in October. It became Alexander (Northern) NPC69 in December 1966 when Simpson's business was acquired.
Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1959, Carlisle Bus Station

130. ECK926
Ribble, Preston 1356, ECK926, seen in Rochdale was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26RD body.
Photo taken Sunday 14 October 1956, Packer Street, Rochdale

131. ECK934
JD Peace, Kirkwall, Orkney, ECK934, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 from 1952 with Leyland L27/26RD bodywork.
Photo taken August 1973, St Margaret's Hope, Orkney

132. ECK935
Martindale of Ferryhill, Co. Durham ECK935, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 of 1952 with Leyland L27/28R bodywork, originally with Ribble.
Photo taken May 1970, Martindale's Garage off Durham Road, Ferryhill

133. ERN688
Ribble 365, ERN688, seen at Moor Lane bus station in Bolton was one of a hundred and ten Leyland B44F bodied Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tigers delivered in 1951 (298) and 1952 (299-407).
Photo taken Tuesday 22 March 1960, Moor Lane Bus Station, Bolton

134. ERN693
Contractor Peter Lind ERN693, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 built in 1952 with Leyland B44F bodywork. Former Ribble 370 was showing signs of neglect as it nears the end of its career.
Photo taken April 1972

135. ERN708
ERN708 was a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 with Leyland B44F body, new in 1952 to Ribble Motor Services, no. 385. Withdrawn in 1966, it was one of a batch of 37 vehicles of this type that were sold to the Ulster Transport Authority later the same year.
Photo taken June 1966, Stranraer Docks

136. FFR361
Standerwick 142, FFR361, a Leyland PSU1/15 with Leyland C41C body, new in 1952, caught leaving Victoria Coach Station en-route for Blackpool.
Photo taken c. 1956, London Victoria Coach Station

137. FFR697
Standerwick 153, FFR697, and 155, FFR699, a pair of Leyland PSU1/15 with Leyland C41C bodies, new in 1952, preparing for the trip back to Blackpool.
Photo taken c. 1956, London Victoria Coach Station

138. ERN776
Riduna Buses of Alderney AY750, a 1953 Leyland PSUC1/1 with Saro B44F body and acquired in April 1969, new as Ribble ERN776.
Photo taken 1977, Le Huret, Alderney

139. FCK402
Gozo Route Bus Y-0815, a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 built in 1953 with Schembri B40C bodywork from 1973.
Photo taken probably near Victoria bus station, Gozo.

140. FCK403
Scout, Preston S903, FCK403, seen during a refreshment break at the Potteries Four-in-Hand Cafe at Newcastle-under-Lyme, was a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger with a Leyland C41C body, one of 120 supplied to the Ribble fleet and its subsidiaries, Scout and Standerwick.
Photo taken Sunday 23 August 1964, Four-in-Hand Cafe, Newcastle-under-Lyme

141. FCK414
Ribble, Preston 914, FCK414 and 814, DRN736, Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tigers with Leyland C41C bodies together with 713 BRN862, a Leyland PS1/1 with a Burlingham C31F body, are seen on the parking area between Saville Street and Castle Street in Leeds.
Photo taken Saturday 28 May 1955, Saville Street/Castle Street parking area, Leeds

142. FCK430
Ribble 930, FCK430, the fifth of fifteen Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/16s with Burlingham Seagull C41C body new in 1953, one of England's finest seen in the parking area at Carlisle Ribble Bus Station, Lowther Street on St George's Day, 1966.
Photo taken Saturday 23 April 1966, Carlisle Ribble Bus Station, Lowther Street

143. FCK431
FCK431, Ribble 931, was one of the forty Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tigers new to Ribble in 1953. Twenty-five had superb Leyland C41C bodies whilst fifteen, including 931, had Burlingham Seagull C32C bodies for use on extended tours from 1953 to 1961 when they were altered to C41C. All fifteen of the Burlingham ones passed to Millburn Motors (dealer), Preston in 1967 with 931 being licensed by Millburn from May to August 1968 before passing to J. Smart and Company (contractors) Limited, Edinburgh in September. It was sold for scrap by April 1971.
Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1959, Court Square, Carlisle

144. FCK433
Malta EBY622 Leyland Royal Tiger built ca 1953 with an Aquilina body from 1975.
Photo taken Thursday 19 May 2011, Valletta, Malta

145. FCK569
Seen at Victoria Coach Station is Scout, Preston FCK569, which was a Leyland PSU1/15 Royal Tiger with a Duple Coronation Ambassador C41C body, the last one of three new in 1953.
Photo taken Wednesday 3 June 1959, London Victoria Coach Station

146. FCK841
Ribble 409, FCK841, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 of 1953 with Saunders Roe 44 seat body.
Photo taken 1966, Penrith

147. FCK851
Ribble 419, FCK851, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 from 1953 with Saunders-Roe B44F bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

148. FCK858
Ribble 712, BRN861, a Leyland PS1/1 with a Burlingham C31F body and Ribble 426, FCK858, a Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cub with a Saro B44F body are seen in the parking area between Castle Street and Saville Street in Leeds. both of which were used as overflow departure points for the Wellington Street Coach Station on summer Saturdays.
Photo taken Saturday 30 July 1955, Castle Street/Saville Street, Leeds

149. FCK849
Three former Ribble vehicles at North's, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet. 417, FCK849, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with Saro B44F body, new in 1954 and 1653 & 1634, NCK642 & NCK623, Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1's with Metro Cammell H44/34F bodies, new in 1960.
Photo taken Autumn 1973, Premises of Norths, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet

150. FCK852
Ribble, Preston 420, FCK852, a Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cub with a Saro B44F body lays over in Leeds on the land between Lisbon Street and Saville Street.
Photo taken Saturday 20 September 1958, between Lisbon Street and Saville Street, Leeds

151. FCK882
Ribble, Preston 450, FCK882, was a Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cub with a Saro B44F body seen in Leeds when working the J1 service to Blackpool, accompanied by a Leyland TS7, RN7616, and a Leyland PSU1/13 Royal Tiger ERN708.
Photo taken Saturday 2 August 1958, Leeds

152. FCK884
Ribble Motor Services 452, FCK884, a 1954 Leyland Tiger Cub with Saunders-Roe (SARO) body
Photo taken Sunday 20 March 2005, Manchester Transport Museum

153. FCK884
Lockeys of St Helen Auckland, Co. Durham, FCK884, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1 with Saunders-Roe (SARO) bodywork.
Photo taken March 1972, Lockey's Garage, St Helen Auckland

154. FCK887
Lough Swilly 115, FCK887, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 built in 1954 with Saunders-Roe B44F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1979, Letterkenny Depot

155. GCK295
Former Ribble 960, GCK295, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Burlingham Seagull III C41C body, new in 1954. Seen here leaving City Square, Leeds whilst operating as staff transport for clothing manufacturer David Little & Co.
Photo taken August 1970, City Square, Leeds

156. HFR603
Standerwick 158, HFR603, seen at Victoria Coach Station was a Burlingham Seagull C41C bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub new in 1954.
Photo taken Saturday 19 July 1958, London Victoria Coach Station

157. HCK464
North Western Training Bus T1, HCK464, a Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro-Cammell H33/28RD body, new in 1955 to Ribble as its 1383.
Photo taken late 1971, North Western Depot, Charles Street, Stockport

158. HCK466
Ribble bought large numbers of Metro Cammell group bodied Leyland Titans in the nineteen fifties. Seen in Wigan in the hot summer of 1976 is the former 1385, HCK466, a 1955 Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro Cammell bodywork. When photographed the bus was TU2 in Ribble's ancillary fleet.
Photo taken Tuesday 13 July 1976, Wigan Bus Station

159. HCK473
Ribble 1413, HCK473, a Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro-Cammell H33/28R body, new in 1955, and 702, SCK867, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R with Duple Northern Continental C40Ft body, new in 1962.
Photo taken 1972, Morecambe Depot Yard

160. HCK476
Former Ribble 1416 and 1389 (HCK476, HRN29), Leyland Titan PD2/13's with Metro-Cammell Orion H33/28R (1416) or H33/28RD (1389) bodies, new in 1955.
Photo taken November 1970, Premises of North's (dealer), Sherburn-in-Elmet

161. HCK477
New in 1955 and withdrawn in 1969, Ribble 1417, HCK477, was a Leyland PD2/13 with a Metro-Cammell H33/28R body. It was one of forty-five new in 1955, twenty-five of which, 1381-1405, were fitted with platform doors whilst 1406-1430 had open platforms.
Photo taken Thursday 30 July 1959, Carlisle Bus Station

162. HRN29
Former Ribble 1416 and 1389 (HCK476, HRN29), Leyland Titan PD2/13's with Metro-Cammell Orion H33/28R (1416) or H33/28RD (1389) bodies, new in 1955.
Photo taken November 1970, Premises of North's (dealer), Sherburn-in-Elmet

163. HRN31
Ribble TU4, HRN31, a Leyland Titan PD2/13 / Metro Cammell H33/28RD, previously 1391, new in 1955.
Photo taken Saturday 6 September 1980, Ribble Morecambe Depot Yard

164. JCK511
Ribble 1436, JCK511, a Leyland PD2/12 with Burlingham H61RD body, new in 1955.
Photo taken Friday 1 July 1966, Keswick Bus Station

165. JCK523
Ribble MS 1448, JCK523, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1955 with Burlingham H33/28RD bodywork.
Photo taken July 1970, Hotham Place, Liverpool

166. JCK536
Ribble MS 1461, JCK536, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1955 with Burlingham H33/28RD bodywork.
Photo taken April 1971, Wigan Bus Station

167. JCK507
Allander Travel had several second hand buses for contract work. JCS4, a Guy Arab IV with Alexander low height body ex Western SMT 1247 contrasts with ex Ribble JCK507 (1432), Leyland PD2/12 with Burlingham body.
Photo taken May 1972, Main Street, Milngavie

168. JCK513
Ribble 1438, JCK513, a 1956 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Burlingham body stands in the yard of North of Sherburn, the well known dealer.
Photo taken 1975, Sherburn in Elmet

169. JCK530
Ribble 1455, JCK530, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Burlingham 61 seat bodywork dating from 1956
Photo taken 2001, Piece Hall, Halifax

170. JCK535
Ribble, Preston 1460, JCK535, was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Burlingham H33/28RD body seen in the bus station at Southport.
Photo taken Saturday 15 April 1972, Southport Bus Station

171. JCK542
Recently restored Ribble Motor Services 1467, JCK542, a 1956 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Burlingham H33/28RD bodywork unloading it's passengers in Skipton Bus Station during the Aire Valley Running Day.
Photo taken Sunday 8 October 2023, Skipton Bus Station

172. JCK542
Rececently restored Ribble Motor Services 1467, JCK542, a 1956 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Burlingham H33/28RD bodywork battling through the traffic on Skipton High Street during the Aire Valley Running Day.
Photo taken Sunday 8 October 2023, High Street, Skipton

173. JCK545
Ribble MS 1470, JCK545, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1956 with Burlingham H33/28RD bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

174. JCK898
Ribble 986, JCK898, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2T with Burlingham Seagull IV C41F body, originally new in 1956 to the Auty, Bury subsidiary.
Photo taken Wellington Street Coach Station, Leeds

175. JRN41
Ribble Motors Leyland Tiger Cub 975, JRN41, with Burlingham Seagull MK 3 body, built 1956.
Photo taken 1962/63, Ribble Depot, Selbourne Street, Frenchwood, Preston

176. JRN47
Ribble MS 1480, JRN47, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 built in 1956 with Metro-Cammell H33/28R bodywork.
Photo taken July 1970, Hotham Place Depot, Liverpool

177. JRN63
Ribble Motors 1490, JRN57, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 with a Metro-Cammell H61R body, built 1956.
Photo taken 1961/62, Fleetwood Railway Station

178. KCK858
The upper saloon, looking towards the front and rear, of Ribble 1512, KCK858, a Leyland PD3/4 with a Burlingham FH41/31F body, photographed at Lower Mosley Street Bus Station.
Photo taken Sunday 20 October 1957, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

179. KCK880
Lockeys of St Helen Auckland, Co. Durham, KCK880, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 of 1957 with Burlingham bodywork.
Photo taken August 1975, West Auckland Green

180. KCK880
ELTPG, Blackburn, (East Lancashire Transport Preservation Group?) KCK880, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 built in 1957 with Burlingham bodywork.
Photo taken August 1981, Harrogate Stray

181. KCK???
A Ribble Burlingham bodied Leyland Titan PD3/4, possibly 1523, KCK869, one of 69 similar vehicles bought in 1957 makes its way along Morecambe promenade bound for Lancaster
Photo taken Wednesday 15 August 1973, Promenade, Morecambe

182. KRN193
Scout, Preston KRN193, a Duple Britannia bodied Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub new in 1957
Photo taken Sunday 20 March 1960, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

183. KCK869
Ribble TV5, KCK869, a Leyland Titan PD3 with Burlingham H41/31F body, new to Ribble in 1958 as 1523.
Photo taken Sunday 19 September 1982, Burscough

184. KCK873
Ribble 1527, KCK873, a Leyland PD3/4 with Burlingham H41/31F body, next to an unidentified Atlantean
Photo taken 1965/6, behind Morecambe Bus Station

185. KCK879
Former Western Welsh 1271, UKG271, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Metro-Cammell B41F body, new in 1960.
Photo taken March 1973, Premises of North's, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet

186. KCK903
Cunningham's Bus Service 61, KCK903, a Leyland PD3/4 with Burlingham FH41/31F bodywork. It had been new to Ribble in August 1958 as their 1542.
Photo taken mid 1970s, Cunningham Garage, Underwood Road, Paisley

187. KCK910
Two ex Ribble Leyland PD3/4s with Burlingham 72 Seat bodies from 1958, seen here in service with Cunningham's Bus Services of Paisley. They were KCK910 and KCK907, originally 1549 and 1546 in the Ribble fleet.
Photo taken c.1973, Underwood Road, Paisley

188. KCK912
Ribble MS, 1551 KCK912, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 built in 1958 with Burlingham FH41/31F bodywork.
Photo taken March 1970, Liverpool

189. KCK919
Cunningham's Bus Service, Paisley bought new Atlanteans in the 60/70s but continued to acquire second-hand Leyland Titans predominantly with forward entrances in the early 70s. KCK919 was one such vehicle with a PD3/4 chassis and Burlingham bodywork and ex-Ribble 1558.
Photo taken February 1975, Old Sneddon St., adjacent to Gilmour St. Station, Paisley

190. KCK927
Ribble 1566, KCK927, a 1958 Leyland Titan PD3/4 with attractive Burlingham body.
Photo taken Wednesday 13 August 1975, Wigan Bus Station

191. KCK930
Ribble, Preston 1569, KCK930, was a Leyland PD3/4 with a Burlingham FH41/31F body and is seen in Preston.
Photo taken Saturday 15 April 1972, Preston Bus Station

192. LCK701
Ribble Motors 987, LCK701, a Leyland Tiger Cub with Burlingham Seagull Mk 3 body, built 1958. Looks like it's in for a paint touch up job, Ribble Offices in the background.
Photo taken 1963/64, front of the old Spray and Repair Garage on Frenchwood Knoll, Preston

193. LCK706
Ribble, Preston 992, LCK706, seen in the Cattle Market Bus Station in Burnley, was a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Burlingham Seagull C41F body.
Photo taken Sunday 14 September 1958, Cattle Market Bus Station, Burnley

194. LCK721
Ribble 1007, LCK721, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 from 1958 with Burlingham Seagull Mk3 C41F bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

195. LCK724
Ribble, Preston 1010, LCK724, a Leyland PSUC1/2 Tiger Cub with a Burlingham Seagull C41F body, new in July 1958, is seen in Castle Street, Leeds, apparently working the X192 service to Liverpool.
Photo taken Saturday 23 August 1958, Castle Street, Leeds

196. LCK726
In front is Ribble Motors 1012, LCK726, a Leyland Tiger Cub with Burlingham Seagull MK3 C41F body, built in 1958, with a Western SMT centre entrance coach behind and a Ribble PD3 in the rear.
Photo taken 1962/63, Carlisle Express Bus Station

197. LCK731
Wimpey (contractor) LCK731, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Burlingham Seagull Mk. VI C41F body, new to Ribble (1017) in 1958.

198. LCK734
Also acquired by London Country for use as driver trainers were twenty ex-Ribble Burlingham bodied Leyland PD3s. These were painted yellow and numbered in an LR class. LR18, LCK734, was new in 1958 and served LC as a trainer from 1976-79. It is probably parked in the yard of a London Country garage.

199. LCK737
Ribble 1574, LCK737, a Leyland PD3/4 with Burlingham H72F body from 1958 poses under the magnificent departure board at Southport bus station about to leave on the S2 service to Liverpool which came under the Liverpool area services.
Photo taken Saturday 15 March 1975, Southport Bus Station

200. LCK766
Fok-Lei, Macau, PD207 M-87-62, a Leyland Titan PD3/4 built in 1958 with Burlingham H41/31F bodywork. Formerly registered LCK766 and new as Ribble 1603.
Photo taken July 1981, Macau

201. 398JTB
398JTB, seen in Preston, had been new as a Leyland demonstrator in July 1959, and became Ribble 1970 when acquired from Scout, Preston in October 1968.
Photo taken Sunday 8 April 1973, Preston

202. KCK879
Southend 317, KCK879 and 318, KCK920 (in Ribble red showing old fleet number 1559), at the works being prepared for service. For just over a year, Southend operated three Burlingham bodied ex Ribble Leyland PD3s on hire from Ensign. They were fitted with Southend destination gear and repainted before entering service.
Photo taken Sunday 24 March 1974, Tunbridge Avenue Works, Southend

203. KCK879
Southend 317, KCK879, seen here in service leaving central Southend on route 1 to Rayleigh
Photo taken May 1975, EN Depot/Bus Station, London Road, Southend

204. KCK879
Rear view of Southend 317, KCK879
Photo taken 1974/5

205. LCK739
Southend 318, LCK739, one of three Burlingham bodied ex Ribble Leyland PD3s on hire from Ensign.
Photo taken 1974/5, Central Bus Station, York Road, Southend

206. LCK739
Southend Corporation 318, LCK739, Leyland PD3 / Burlingham, ex-Ribble in 1974
Photo taken Sunday 27 April 1975, SCT Garage, London Road, Southend

207. LRN63
Ribble 1691, NRN591, a 1960 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell bodywork and alongside ex-Scout of Preston LRN63, a Leyland Titan PD3/3 with Burlingham bodywork dating from 1959. Originally 22 in the Scout fleet it ran as S22 in the Ribble fleet. In 1968 it was renumbered 1975 when the Scout fleet was absorbed into the main Ribble fleet ... Scout had been taken over by Ribble in 1961.
Photo taken 1976, Morecambe

208. MCK370
Ribble 1977, MCK370, a Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Burlingham H41/31F body, originally new to Scout, Preston as their S24. This makes an interesting comparison with Ribble's own more familiar and much more numerous PD3/4's with full-fronted bodies by the same builder.
Photo taken Summer 1971, Blackpool

209. MCK371
Rare bird by 1973, Ribble 1978, MCK371 was new to the independent Scout, Preston company in January 1959 as 25. December 1961 saw Scout retained as a separate subsidiary by new owner Ribble, and the Leyland Titan PD3/1 with Burlingham H41/31F body became S25 until full absorption in October 1968.
Photo taken Friday 17 August 1973, adjacent to Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester

210. MCK371
Ribble, Preston 1978, MCK371, seen in Blackpool, was a Leyland PD3/1 with a Burlingham H41/31F body which had been new in January 1959 as Scout, Preston 25.
Photo taken Sunday 4 August 1974, Blackpool

211. NCK349
At North's, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet with in the centre former Western National 634, 348EDV, a Bristol SUL4A with ECW B36F body, new in 1961. Withdrawn in 1972 it passed to North's who quickly sold it on to Garforth Comprehensive School (whose name is actually marked on the windscreen here).
Photo taken June 1972, Premises of Norths, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet

212. NCK354
1613, NCK354, was one of the first batch of Leyland Atlanteans delivered to Ribble. Delivered in November 1959 it had an M.C.C.W. H44/34F body on its PDR1/1 chassis and is seen entering Moor Lane bus station at Bolton.
Photo taken Tuesday 22 March 1960, Moor Lane Bus Station, Bolton

213. NCK371
Kenneally, Waterford, GWI232, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1959/60 with Metro-Cammell H44/34F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1975, Waterford, Eire

214. NRN613
Scout Motor Services (a Ribble subsiduary) S68, NRN613, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann 50 seat coach body
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

215. SFV414
Standerwick 18, SFV414, a Leyland Atlantean with Weymann CH34/16F body, new in 1959, one of 33 double deck Atlantean coaches delivered to this Ribble subsidiary between 1959 and 1961.
Photo taken Tuesday 11 August 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

216. SFV419
Standerwick double-deck coaches were once a common sight on the M1 and M6 motorways. Here we see Standerwick 23, SFV419, a Leyland Atlantean with Weymann CH34/16F body of 1959 showing its paces southbound in this very indistinct but nostalgic view.
Photo taken 1965, South of Watford Gap, M1

217.
Unfortunately I haven't got identities for the vehicles in this picture but they include a Ribble PD3/Burlingham and an Albion Lowlander
Photo taken Friday 31 May 1974, Ribble Bus Station, Lord St, Southport

218. NCK362
Ribble 1621, NCK362, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 of with a Metro Cammell H44/34F body, new in January 1960.
Photo taken 1963, probably Bolton

219. NCK372
Harwich & Dovercourt NCK372, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell H44/34F body, ex Ribble 1631, new in February 1960.
Photo taken July 1978, Harwich

220. NCK623
OK Motor Services, Bishop Auckland, NCK623, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 of 1960 with Metro-Cammell H44/34F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1974, West Auckland Green

221. NCK623
OK Motor Services NCK623, a 1960 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell bodywork picks up passengers bound for Evenwood in Bishop Auckland.
Photo taken October 1974, Chester Street, Bishop Auckland

222. NCK642
Three former Ribble vehicles at North's, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet. 417, FCK849, a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with Saro B44F body, new in 1954 and 1653 & 1634, NCK642 & NCK623, Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1's with Metro Cammell H44/34F bodies, new in 1960.
Photo taken Autumn 1973, Premises of Norths, the dealer, Sherburn-in-Elmet

223. NRN166
Scout, Preston NRN166, new in 1960, alongside Bamber Bridge 5, DRN357, which had been new to Scout in 1951. Seen in Manchester at LMS Coachways, East Street Coach Station they are a Duple Midland Donington C41F bodied Leyland Tiger Cub and a Duple Roadmaster C41F bodied Leyland PSU1/11 Royal Tiger.
Photo taken Sunday 20 March 1960, East Street Coach Station, Manchester

224. NRN166
Scout, Preston S54, NRN166, a Leyland PSUC1/2T Tiger Cub new in January 1960, had a Duple Midland Donington C41F body and was seen in Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 1963, London Victoria Coach Station

225. NRN168
This picture shows West Yorkshire CUG44, SLA759, parked in Ribble's Blackpool depot with a Standerwick Leyland Tiger Cub/Burlingham Seagull to the left and a Scout Duple Midland Donington, S56, NRN168, to the right.
Photo taken Devonshire Road Depot, Blackpool

226. NRN563
Ribble 1663, NRN563, a Metro-Cammell L39/33F bodied Leyland PDR1/1 of 1960, loads at the terminus at Patterdale for its return journey along the shore of Ullswater to Penrith.
Photo taken March 1976, Patterdale

227. NRN585
Photographed near its owners base in Ashby, Scunthorpe in May 1973, former Ribble Motor Services NRN585 was working on Hornsby's bus service into Scunthorpe.
Photo taken Thursday 17 May 1973, Ashby, Scunthorpe

228. NRN586
Ribble 1686, NRN586, a 1960 Leyland Atlantean with Metro Cammell bodywork.
Photo taken 2000, Halifax

229. NRN586
After several early batches of Leyland Atlanteans, Ribble switched back to Leyland Titans as a more reliable alternative to the tempremental Atlantean. Seen at Stagecoach's Morecambe depot are 1960 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 1686, NRN586, and 1962 Leyland Titan PD3/5 1775, RCK920, Both vehicles carry Metro-Cammell bodywork.
Photo taken Saturday 28 May 2011, Stagecoach Morecambe Depot

230. NRN590
Ribble 1690, NRN590, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 of 1960 with Metro-Cammell 77 seat body.
Photo taken 1962, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

231. NRN591
Ribble 1691, NRN591, a 1960 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell bodywork and alongside ex-Scout of Preston LRN63, a Leyland Titan PD3/3 with Burlingham bodywork dating from 1959. Originally 22 in the Scout fleet it ran as S22 in the Ribble fleet. In 1968 it was renumbered 1975 when the Scout fleet was absorbed into the main Ribble fleet ... Scout had been taken over by Ribble in 1961.
Photo taken 1976, Morecambe

232. NRN595
OK Motor Services NRN595, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Metro-Cammell H44/33F bodywork.
Photo taken December 1975, Bishop Auckland Market Place

233. NRN602
Teesside Municipal Transport A55, NRN602, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Weymann CH34/16Ft bodywork.
Photo taken December 1971, South Bank depot

234. NRN603
Teesside Municipal Transport acquired twelve Leyland PDR1/1s with Weymann CH34/25F bodies from Standerwick, Blackpool in October/November 1971 and A56, NRN603, is seen in Stockton High Street.
Photo taken Thursday 20 April 1972, Stockton High Street

235. NRN604
Cleveland Transit H57, NRN604, Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Weymann bodywork.
Photo taken April 1979, Hemlington Bus Station, Middlesbrough.

236. NRN606
Seen at Battersea Wharf coach park is NRN606 of Lyons, London W.14. Somewhat modified from its original incarnation as a Ribble 'Gay-Hostess' coach the Weymann bodied Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean is seen here as a mobile restaurant.
Photo taken Sunday 2 April 1972, Battersea

237. NRN606
Standerwick 44, NRN606, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1, was new to Ribble as one of the new generation of double deck coaches, known as the "Gay Hostesses" for the north west to London services. She was later transferred to Standerwick - some also went to Scout - and we see her in Morecambe Road, Lancaster in June 1970.
Photo taken June 1970, Morecambe Road, Lancaster

238. NRN607
Two Standerwick Atlantean Coaches NRN607 and SFV417 with 50 seat coach bodies sit at an unidentified motorway service area.
Photo taken 1966?

239. NRN610
Standerwick 48, NRN610, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Weymann CH34/16Ft bodywork.
Photo taken June 1969, The Four in Hand, Newcastle-under-Lyme

240. NRN610
Teesside Municipal Transport A59, NRN610, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Weymann H35/ 34F bodywork.
Photo taken April 1974, Middlesbrough Exchange

241. NRN611
City Coach Lines, London W.C.1 ran NRN611 a Leyland PDR1/1 with Weymann CH34/16FT body on its sightseeing tours in a Union Jack livery with fleet number 102. New in 1960 as Ribble 1262 it passed to Scout in 4/63 and to Standerwick in 10/68.
Photo taken Saturday 25 September 1971, Horse Guards Avenue, London Whitehall

242. NRN611
A rear view of City Coach Lines, London W.C.1 Leyland PDR1/1 with Weymann CH34/16FT body, NRN611, on its sightseeing tour in a Union Jack livery with fleet number 102. New in 1960 as Ribble 1262 it passed to Scout in 4/63 and to Standerwick in 10/68.
Photo taken Saturday 25 September 1971, Horse Guards Avenue, London Whitehall

243. NRN614
Scout, Preston S69, NRN614, a Leyland PDR1/1 with a Weymann CH34/16FT body is seen in Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 13 April 1963, London Victoria Coach Station

244. VFR372
Standerwick 30, VFR372, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1960 with Metro-Cammell CH34/16Ft bodywork.
Photo taken February 1969, The Four in Hand, Newcastle-under-Lyme

245. VFR373
Standerwick 31, VFR373, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann 50 seat coach body, new in 1960
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

246. VFR373
Rear view of Standerwick Atlantean coach 31, VFR373
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

247. 5043HN
Ribble 275, 5043HN, a Bristol MW5G from 1961 with Eastern Coach Works B45F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1970, Hexham Bus Station

248. NRN586
Ribble quickly built up a fleet of both lowbridge and highbridge Atlanteans and 1686, NRN586, is an Metro Cammell bodied example of 1961.
Photo taken Sunday 9 October 2011, Broughton

249. PCK334
Ribble 1701, PCK334, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro-Cammell L39/33F body, new in 1961.
Photo taken April 1973, Chapel Street, Salford

250. PCK358
Ribble 1717, PCK358, a Leyland PD3/5 with Metro-Cammell FH41/31F body new in May 1961.
Photo taken Lime Street, Liverpool

251. PCK361
Ribble 1720, PCK361, a Leyland Titan PD3/5 with Metro Cammell FH41/31F body new in 1961.
Photo taken c.1966, Morecambe Depot Yard

252. PCK369
Ribble 1728, PCK369, a Leyland PD3 with Metro-Cammell FH72F body, new in 1961.
Photo taken Monday 27 June 1966, Bridge Street, Carlisle

253. PCK383
For many years the backbone of the Ribble Merseyside fleet were Leyland Titan PD3/5s with Burlingham or Metro Cammell full front bodywork. 1961 example 1742, PCK383, with Metro Cammell body rests at the rear of the former Ribble bus station in Skelhorn Street with the roof of Lime Street station in the background
Photo taken 1976, Hilbre Street, Liverpool

254. PCK394
Ribble Motor Services 1753, PCK394, a Leyland Titan PD3/5 built in 1961 with Metro-Cammell FH41/31F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1977, Lancaster Bus Station

255. PCK601
Ribble Motors, Leyland Leopard 1019, PCK601, with Harrington Cavalier body, built 1961.
Photo taken 1963, Liverpool Lime Street Express Bus Station

256. PCK603
Ribble Motors 1021, PCK603, a Leyland Leopard with Harrington Cavalier body, built 1961.
Photo taken 1963, Liverpool Lime Street Express Bus Station

257. PCK618
Ribble Motor Services 1036, PCK618, a Leyland Leopard L2 of 1961 with Harrington body, one ony many such coaches run by Ribble and its subsiduaries in the 1960s.
Photo taken Sunday 11 October 2009, Bolton Abbey Station

258. PCK618
Ribble Motor Services bought large numbers of these handsome Harrington bodied Leylands in the early 1960s. 1036, PCK618, is a 1961 Leyland Leopard L1 with a Harrington Cavalier body, seen in the car park of Kirkby Stephen CoOp during the 2014 Kirkby Stephen rally.
Photo taken Sunday 20 April 2014, Co-op car park, Kirkby Stephen

259. PCK619
New as Ribble 1037 in July 1961, PCK619 was a Leyland L2T Leopard with a Harrington Cavalier C32F body. By the time of this photograph in Brighton, when taking part in a British Coach Rally, it had passed to Grayline, Bicester who had fitted two tables with reversed seating towards the rear of the coach.
Photo taken Sunday 23 April 1972, Madeira Drive, Brighton

260. PCK621
Ribble Motors 1039, PCK621, a Leyland Leopard with Harrington Cavalier body, built in 1961.
Photo taken 1961/62, Express Bus Station, corner of North Road and Lords Walk. Preston

261. PCK626
Llynfi 124, PCK626, a Leyland Leopard with Harrington C32F body, new to Ribble as 1044 in August 1961.
Photo taken Maesteg Depot

262. PCK632
Ribble 1050, PCK632, a Leyland Leopard with Harrington C41F body, new in 1961.
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

263. PCK834
Ribble 1052, PCK634, was a Leyland Leopard L2T with Harrington Cavalier C41F body, new in 1961.
Photo taken 1965, Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed

264. PRN143
Eggins Bus Service, Taree, Sydney, N.S.W. MO5205 was a Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean with a Metro Cammell H44/33F body seen at Taree. It had been new in June 1961 as Scout, Preston S3, PRN143, becoming Ribble 1971 in October 1968. Withdrawn in 1975 it passed to Sykes (dealer), Barnsley in September 1975 and to Cowley (dealer), Salford in October 1975, then to Leydon (dealer), Rottingdean in November 1975 and was exported to Australia arriving there in January 1976.
Photo taken May 1976, Sydney

265. PRN144
Joyce's Bus Service, Urunga, N.S.W. MO4210, a Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean with a Metro Cammell H44/33F body seen at Newry Island was new in May 1961 as Scout, Preston S4, PRN144, becoming Ribble 1972 in October 1968. Withdrawn in 1975 it passed to Sykes (dealer), Barnsley in September 1975 and to Cowley (dealer), Salford in October 1975, then to Leydon (dealer), Rottingdean in November 1975 and was exported to Australia arriving there in January 1976.
Photo taken May 1976, Urunga, N.S.W.

266. PRN148
Scout sent PRN148, a 1961 Duple Midland C38FT bodied Leyland L2 Leopard, on the service from Preston to Victoria Coach Station.
Photo taken Saturday 4 August 1962, London Victoria Coach Station

267. 747EUS
When Ribble took over Bamber Bridge Motor Service in 1967 one of the vehicles retained for further service was 747EUS an Alexander bodied Albion Lowlander which was a former demonstrator. It was numbered 1968 in the Ribble fleet where it joined a batch of Lowlanders with unusual full front Alexander bodywork
Photo taken 1975, Wigan Bus Station

268. 747EUS
Ribble 1968, 747EUS, an Albion Lowlander with Alexander body. New in 1962, it was briefly used as a demonstrator until sold to Bamber Bridge Motor Service (no. 6) later the same year. BBMS sold out to Ribble in 1967, the vehicle passing to them until withdrawal about 1975.
Photo taken Winter 1970/71, Skipton Bus Station

269. RCK920
Despite being early users of the Atlantean, Ribble returned to the tried and tested Titan for new deliveries in the early sixties. This Leyland Titan PD3/5 1775, RCK920, dates from 1962 and carries a Metro Cammell full front body.
Photo taken Sunday 24 April 2011, Brough

270. RCK920
A nearside view of Ribble Lyland Titan PD3/5 1775, RCK920, a 1962 example with full front Metro Cammell body. The unusual sliding door adopted by Ribble can be clearly seen.
Photo taken Sunday 29 May 2011, Marine Drive, Morecambe

271. RCK920
An interior shot of the upper deck of Ribble Titan 1775, RCK920, which dates from 1962
Photo taken Sunday 29 May 2011, Carnforth Station

272. RCK920
Ribble 1775, RCK920, one of their characteristic full-front PD3s.
Photo taken Sunday 28 October 2012, Piece Hall, Halifax

273. RCK920
For many years Skipton was the most easterly outpost of the Ribble empire. 1775, RCK920, a 1962 Leyland Titan PD3/5 with full front Metro Cammell bodywork recalls those days as it swings out of Skipton bus station at the Aire Valley Running Day.
Photo taken Sunday 13 October 2013, Skipton Bus Station

274. RRN402
Ribble got long service from its early Atlanteans. Seen in Preston in 1980 is 1802, RRN402, a 1962 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell L39/31F. Alongside is Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlantean AN68/1R 1366, GBV145N, of 1974.
Photo taken Wednesday 14 May 1980, Preston Bus Station

275. RRN405
Ribble 1962 Metro-Cammell L39/33F bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 1805, RRN405, at the Piece Hall, Halifax during the Heart Of The Pennines Rally.
Photo taken Sunday 27 October 2013, Piece Hall, Halifax

276. RRN410
Ribble 1810, RRN410, an Atlantean PDR1/1 with Metro Cammell lowheight body built in 1962, passing the Western SMT garage in Lonsdale Street, Carlisle. 1810 has lost its traditional red and now in NBC colours. Western Leopard 1908, AAG101B, just manages into the shot.
Photo taken Aug 1974, Lonsdale Street, Carlisle

277. RRN420
Ribble MS 1271, RRN420, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann CH39/20F body, new in 1962.
Photo taken April 1973, Lower Mosley Street Bus Station, Manchester

278. RRN422
Ribble 1273, RRN422, was a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann CH39/20F body, built in 1962.
Photo taken 1965, Chester

279. RRN423
Ribble double deck coaching contrasts. It was rather damp and dull in Morecambe on Whit Sunday for the RVPT's rally to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the iconic Ribble bus company. Here we see 1951 Leyland PD2/3 1248, DCK219, (with East Lancs lowbridge body, FCL27/22RD) contrasting with its sister from 11 years later, 1962-built 1274, RRN423, a Leyland Atlantean (Weymann CH39/20F).
Photo taken Sunday 26 May 2019, Morecambe Football Club stadium

280. RRN424
Ribble 1275, RRN424, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1962 with Weymann CH30/29F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1971, Euston Road Bus Station, Morecambe

281. RRN428
K & M Gagg of Bunny, ex-Ribble Weymann bodied Atlantean RRN428, on a road run in connection with a bus rally at Sandwell in May 1986. It started life in 1962 as Ribble 1279.
Photo taken Sunday 11 May 1986, Sandwell

282. RRN428
Ribble Motor Services 1279, RRN428, a 1962 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with coach seated Weymann bodywork.
Photo taken Sunday 27 March 2005, Brough

283. SCK867
Ribble 1413, HCK473, a Leyland Titan PD2/13 with Metro-Cammell H33/28R body, new in 1955, and 702, SCK867, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R with Duple Northern Continental C40Ft body, new in 1962.
Photo taken 1972, Morecambe Depot Yard

284. SCK867
Ribble 702, SCK867, a 40 seat Duple Northern Continental bodied Leyland Leopard coach, new in 1962.
Photo taken Thursday 21 May 1964, London Victoria Coach Station

285. SCK869
Seen at Wembley Stadium is Potteries, Stoke 19, SCK869, a Leyland PSU3/3RT Leopard with a Duple Northern Continental C49F body which had been new in November 1962 as Ribble, Preston 704 with a C40FT configuration.
Photo taken Saturday 4 March 1972, Wembley Stadium

286. SCK870
Ribble Motors, 705, SCK870, a Leyland Leopard with Duple Northern Continental Body, built 1962. As far as I know, Ribble only bought six of these numbered 701 to 706, all fitted with Toilet and Refreshment Servery.
Photo taken 1962/63, Express Bus Station, corner of North Road and Lords Walk, Preston

287. 822YEH
This is the second of a pair of Leyland L2T Leopards with Plaxton Panorama C28F bodies new to Michelin Tyre Co. Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent in January 1963, both of which passed to Ribble, Preston in November 1963. Ribble reseated both to C41F and 1061, 822YEH, is seen in Morecambe. After withdrawal in 1975/6 both passed to United, Darlington in July 1976 as 1168/9.
Photo taken Saturday 8 August 1970, Morecambe

288. TCK461
Meon Valley Coaches TCK461, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1963 with Marshall B53F bodywork. This had been new as Ribble 461.
Photo taken August 1982

289. TCK462
Former Ribble 462, TCK462, is a Marshall B53F bodied Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R new in 1963 and purchased by Eynon's in 1977.
Photo taken Sunday 30 July 1978, Eynons Depot, off Heol Waun Y Clun, Trimsaran

290. TCK464
Ribble MS 464, TCK464, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1963 with Marshall B53F bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

291. TCK464
Ribble Motors 464, TCK464, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1963 with Marshall B53F bodywork.
Photo taken 1962/63, Express Bus Station, corner of North Road and Lords Walk, Preston

292. TCK465
Ribble MS 465, TCK465, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1963 with Marshall B53F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1970, Lord Street Bus Station, Southport

293. TCK481
Ribble, Preston 481, TCK481 was a Leyland PSU3/1R Leopard with a Marshall B53F body photographed in Glasgow.
Photo taken Monday 3 August 1970, Killermont Street, Glasgow

294. TCK493
Ribble 493, TCK493, a Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard dating from 1963 is seen working a workmans service from Wigan bus station.
Photo taken Monday 23 September 1974, Wigan Bus Station

295. TCK496
Just prior to NBC service cuts, Ribble route 649 Penrith - Pooley Bridge - Patterdale - Brothers Water is illustrated with Leyland Leopard 496, TCK496 still in correct maroon livery.
Photo taken Saturday 14 April 1973, Patterdale, Westmorland

296. TCK726
By the 1970s E J Deeble & Son of Upton Cross operated a number of services including that between Looe Station and the pretty fishing village of Polperro. Providing perfect train-bus interchange, their TCK726, Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT with Harrington Cavalier C49F bodywork is seen awaiting its next departure time. Looe Station is situated in East Looe and some of the housing in West Looe can been seen in the background. The twin towns are connected by a bridge across the River Looe. The station has occupied three sites over the years and that pictured here is the second site, since when the line has been shortened still further.
Photo taken mid 1970s, Looe Station

297. TCK815
Various Ribble Leyland Titan PD3/5 / Metro-Cammell FH41/31F including on the left 1815, TCK815.
Photo taken Wednesday 30 September 1981, Morecambe Depot Yard

298. TCK821
Former Ribble 1821, TCK821, a 1963 Leyland Titan PD3 with Metro Cammell body.
Photo taken Tuesday 1 January 2013, St Catherine's Park and Ride Car Park, Winchester

299. TCK821
Ribble 1821, TCK821, Leyland Titan PD3/5 / Metro Cammell FH41/31F.
Photo taken Thursday 2 July 1981, Euston Road, Morecambe

300. TCK829
Ribble 1829, TCK829, a Leyland Titan PD3/5 with Metro-Cammell FH41/31F body, new in 1963.
Photo taken 1973, Liverpool, near the Pier Head

301. TCK837
Ribble 1837, TCK837, a Leyland Titan PD3 / Metro Cammell FH41/31F.
Photo taken Monday 1 September 1980, entering Talbot Road BS, Blackpool

302. TCK841
Preserved former Ribble 1841, now registered as AAO771A, a Leyland PD3 / Metro Cammell, new in 1963
Photo taken Sunday 26 June 2005, Blackpool

303. TCK841
This is a bus that has successfully passed the technical checkup in France as a Vintage Commercial Vehicle on 15th July. Assuming the fleet number is correct, its Ribble 1841, a Leyland PD3/5 with Metro Cammell FH41/31F body, new in May 1963 with registration TCK841.
Photo taken Tuesday 15 July 2014, France

304. TCK842
Ribble 1842, TCK842, a Leyland Titan PD3 / Metro Cammell H41/31F new in 1963.
Photo taken Saturday 6 September 1980, Ribble Morecambe Depot Yard

305. TCK850
Ribble 1850, TCK850, a Leyland Titan PD3/5 / Metro-Cammell FH41/31F.
Photo taken Thursday 2 July 1981, Scale Hall Lane, Lancaster

306. TCK850
Ribble 1850, TCK850, was numerically the last Leyland Titan PD3 new to Ribble.
Photo taken October 1976, Heysham Road, Morecambe

307. TRN741
United AS 1161, TRN741, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT built in 1963 with Plaxton Panorama C49F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1976, Bondgate, Bishop Auckland

308. TRN743
Eynon's, Trimsaran TRN743 a 1963 Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT/Plaxton C49F originally Ribble 743.
Photo taken Friday 10 July 1981, Carmarthen

309. TRN753
Ribble MS, 753, TRN753, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R built in 1963/4 with Plaxton Panorama C49F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1972, Redcar Racecourse

310. ACK774B
The National Bus Company bus station with the most spectacular background set was Keswick and understandably popular with photographers. I struck lucky on first visit with the unique Ribble 774, ACK774B, their Leyland Panther PSUR1/2RT / Marshall DP49F new in July 1964 found resting after duty on the long X40 from Manchester via Preston and Lancaster.
Photo taken Sunday 10 January 1971, Keswick Bus Station

311. ARN552B
Ribble MS 552, ARN552B, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1964 with Weymann B53F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1972, Lancaster Bus Station

312. ARN791C
Central SMT T10, AGM610B, a Leyland PSU3/1R with Alexander B53F body and alongside Ribble 791, ARN791C, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT Plaxton C49F body. The label on the front screen of T10 almost certainly says 'On hire to Ribble', definitely ends with 'Ribble'
Photo taken c.1966, Ribble Depot, Morecambe

313. TRN748
From left to right are West Wales TRN758, 68 TRN748 and 67 217HUM. The former pair are ex Ribble 758 and 748, and the latter ex Wallace Arnold via Independant of Horsforth.
Photo taken Saturday 3 September 1977, West Wales Depot Tycroes

314. TRN758
Another very sad Leyland Leopard in the ownership of K S T Coach Hire, Copthorne, Surrey. This one is a Plaxton Panorama bodied example new in 1964 to Ribble as their 758, TRN758.
Photo taken Gomshall Station Yard

315. TRN758
From left to right are West Wales TRN758, 68 TRN748 and 67 217HUM. The former pair are ex Ribble 758 and 748, and the latter ex Wallace Arnold via Independant of Horsforth.
Photo taken Saturday 3 September 1977, West Wales Depot Tycroes

316. UCK499
Ribble, Preston 499, UCK499, a Leyland PSU3/1R Leopard had been new in March 1964 with the Marshall B53F body seen here.
Photo taken Monday 26 August 1968, Blackburn Bus Station

317. UCK500
Ribble 500, UCK500, is a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R with Marshall B53F body, and she was delivered in March 1964. We see her in Lancaster Bus Station in September 1979.
Photo taken Tuesday 4 September 1979, Lancaster Bus Station

318. UCK504
Ribble 504, UCK504, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1 with Marshall B53F body, new in early 1964.
Photo taken Monday 27 June 1966, Nelson Bridge, Carlisle

319. UCK539
General Omnibus of Chester-le-Street 3, UCK539, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1964 with Marshall B53F bodywork.
Photo taken April 1982, Chester-le-Street Bus Station

320. UCK540
Lough Swilly 162, AUI7660, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R built in 1964 with Marshall B53F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1979, Letterkenny Depot

321. UCK543
Ribble bought many Leyland Leoprds in the 1960s. Seen here are 543, UCK543, a 1964 Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R and 205, ECK205E, a 1967 45 seat PSU3/4R again bodied by Marshall.
Photo taken Wednesday 13 August 1975, Wigan Bus Station

322. UCK851
The ungainly (being polite) Alexander 'C' type FH41/31F bodied UCK851, seen in the Bus Station in Wigan, was Ribble 1851, the first of ten, and was an Albion LR1 Lowlander new in February 1964.
Photo taken Saturday 15 April 1972, Wigan Bus Station

323. ARN574C
Bedlington & District ARN574C (formerly Ribble 574), a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R with Marshall B53F body, new in 1965.
Photo taken Summer 1977, Lintonville Terrace, Ashington

324. ARN777C
With shine dazzling the camera, Ribble 777, ARN777C rests in Manchester Chorlton Street Bus Station after arrival on an X50 from Morecambe via Preston. The Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT with Plaxton Panorama I C49F coachwork was the the third of twenty all new in April 1965, along with five following for Standerwick.
Photo taken Friday 17 August 1973, Chorlton Street Bus Station, Manchester

325. ARN808C
Ribble MS 808, ARN808C, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R built in 1965 with Weymann DP49F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1972, Redcar Racecourse

326. ARN811C
One of the all time classic bus designs was the BET body for 36 ft buses which was placed on AEC and Leyland chassis from the mid sixties until the advent of the Leyland National. Ribble were keen buyers of the breed with bodywork by a number of builders. 811, ARN811C, is a 1965 Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R with Weymann dual purpose body. The grille and the livery application provide the finishing touch.
Photo taken Sunday 11 October 2009, Bolton Abbey Station

327. ARN811C
Ribble adopted the dual purpose bus/semi coach concept with the advent of the Leyland Leopard. Seen in bright sunshine on Morecambe Promenade is 811, ARN811C, a 1965 Weymann bodied example.
Photo taken Sunday 29 May 2011, Promenade, Morecambe

328. ARN815C
Ribble 815, ARN815C, a Leyland Leopard PSU3 with Weymann DP49F body
Photo taken mid 1960s, (probably) rear of Morecambe Bus Station

329. ARN861C
Ribble Leyland/Albion Lowlander 1861, ARN861C, with full front Alexander body dating from 1965.
Photo taken Sunday 23 May 1976, Wigan Bus Station

330. ARN861C
Ribble, Preston 1861, ARN861C, an Albion LR1 Lowlander with an Alexander 'C' type FH41/31F body is seen in St. Helens.
Photo taken Saturday 3 April 1965, Bickerstaffe Street, St. Helens

331. ARN862C
Ribble 1862, ARN862C, was an Albion Lowlander LR1 with Alexander FH41/31F body new in April 1965.
Photo taken Saturday 31 March 1973, Hope Street, adjacent to Market Square Bus Station, Wigan

332. ARN862C
Ribble Albion Lowlander LR1/Alexander 1862, ARN862C, at Blackburn Boulevard bus station on the 215 to the pretty village of Downham in late August 1966.
Photo taken August 1966, Blackburn Boulevard Bus Station

333. ARN866C
Ribble 1866, ARN866C, an Albion Lowlander with Alexander FH41/31F body new in 1965, with Atlantean RRN418 behind.
Photo taken mid 1970s, Skipton

334. CRN634D
Ribble 634, CRN634D, a Leyland Leopard PSU4/4R built in 1966 with Marshall B44F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1970, Hilbre Street, Liverpool

335. CRN830D
Ribble MS 830, CRN830D, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1966 with Marshall DP49F bodywork.
Photo taken December 1968, Carlisle Bus Station

336. CRN839D
Ribble 839, CRN839D, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R with Plaxton C49F body
Photo taken c.1966, Ribble Depot, Morecambe

337. CRN840D
Ribble MS 840, CRN840D, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1966 with Plaxton Panorama C49F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1970, Hotham Place, Liverpool

338. CRN846D
Standerwick 82, CRN846D, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R built in 1966 with Plaxton Panorama C44Ft bodywork.
Photo taken May 1969, Newcastle-under-Lyme Depot

339. CRN868D
Ribble bought lowbridge Atlanteans and then tried Albion Lowlanders as Leyland did not offer a true low height version of the Atlantean. This was rectified in 1966 when the drop centre rear axle PDR1/2 was developed and Ribble bought a batch of this model with Alexander bodywork. 1868, CRN868D, is seen in Lancaster in the then new NBC poppy red livery.
Photo taken Wednesday 15 August 1973, Lancaster Bus Station

340. CRN871D
Hornsby's of Ashby, Scunthorpe had three of these former Ribble Alexander H41/31F bodied PDR1/2 Leyland Atlanteans (CRN869-71D). CRN871D was on the garage forecourt in this July 1981 view.
Photo taken Saturday 11 July 1981, Ashby, Scunthorpe

341. CRN872D
Ribble 1872, CRN872D, a Leyland PDR1/1 with Alexander H41/31F bodywork which had been new in July 1966, rests in Keswick Bus Station before setting off on its return journey to Lancaster via Ambleside and Kendal.
Photo taken March 1976, Keswick Bus Station

342. DRN664D
Ribble 664, DRN664D, a 1966 Leyland Leopard PSU4/4R with Marshall 44 seat body is seen in service with Gent Walker in York. Many of this batch of buses saw further service in the Falkland Islands.
Photo taken January 1990, Leeman Road, York

343. DRN664D
Ribble bought a number of 30 foot Leyland Leopards with Marshall bodywork to overcome union opposition to one man operation of their 36ft long examples. Seen in Skipton in the days when Ribble ran a network of local services in the area is 664, DRN664D.
Photo taken Wednesday 5 January 1972, Skipton Bus Station

344. DRN665D
Ribble bought many Leyland Leopard chassis in both thiry foot and thiry six foot lengths Two of the smaller versions are seen here. Nearest the camera is 665, a 1966 Leyland Leopard PSU4A/4R with 44 seat Marshall bodywork originally registered DRN665D it now carries an Isle of Man registration MAN66D as it is normally resident on the island having run for Isle of Man Road Services. Next to 665 is Harrington coach bodied Leyland Leopard L2T 1036, PCK618, of 1961
Photo taken Saturday 28 May 2011, Stagecoach Morecambe Depot

345. DRN665D
Air Training Corps 440 Squadron were operating this suitably registered, D440MAN, Leyland Leopard PSU4/4R built in 1966 with Marshall B44F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1985, Laxey, Isle of Man

346. DRN668D
RAF in the Isle of Man were operating F807MAN, a Leyland Leopard PSU4/4R built in 1966 with Marshall B44F bodywork.
Photo taken July 1985, Ramsey, Isle of Man

347. KHN729D
Ribble 280, KHN729D, a Bristol MW6G from 1966 with Eastern Coach Works B45F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1972, Alston

348. ECK865E
Seen at the Ribble garage in Preston is Hants & Dorset 3082, ECK865E, which had been acquired from Ribble, Preston in March 1977.
Photo taken Sunday 9 April 1978, Ribble Garage, Preston

349. ECK953E
Ribble 1953, ECK953E, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 with Northern Counties H41/31F body, new in 1967.
Photo taken Euston Road Bus Station, Morecambe

350. ECK956E
Ribble bought lowheight Leyland Atlanteans in 1967. 1956, ECK956E, is a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 with Northern Counties bodywork
Photo taken 1977, Chorley Bus Station

351. FCK918F
Ribble MS 918, FCK918F, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/2R built in 1968 with Willowbrook DP49F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1973, Moor Lane Bus Station, Bolton

352. FCK922F
Ribble 922, FCK922F, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/2R with Willowbrook DP49F body, new in 1968.
Photo taken Euston Road Bus Station, Morecambe

353. FCK943F
Standerwick 110, FCK943F, a Leyland Leopard PSU3/4R with Plaxton C49F body, new in April 1968.
Photo taken Thursday 22 May 1975, leaving Grasmere

354. FRN227F
Ribble 227, FRN227F, a Bristol RELL6L with ECW B41D body, new in 1968.
Photo taken adjacent to Chorley Bus Station

355. HRN252G
Ribble bought a number of Bristol RELLs with ECW dual door bodywork to update Carlisle city services; some of these buses also worked in Preston. Seen at Preston bus station is 252, HRN252G, a 1969 Bristol RELL6G with ECW 41 seat dual door body. Alongside is 448, NTC628M, a 1974 Leyland National.
Photo taken 1975, Preston Bus Station

356. HRN260G
Ribble 260, HRN260G, was a Bristol RELL6G with an ECW B41D body dating from 1969.
Photo taken Sunday 25 February 1973, Fleetwood Ferry Terminus

357. HRN959G
Ribble 959, HRN959G, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/3R built in 1969 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C49F bodywork. Working the X11 to Edinburgh, this weighed in at 8 tons 8 hundredweight and 2 quarters before passengers and luggage.
Photo taken May 1972, Lancaster Bus Station

358. HRN962G
Seen in Morecambe working as an excursion coach this Leyland Leopard with Plaxton bodywork was 962, HRN962G, in the Ribble fleet. It was new in 1969.
Photo taken Wednesday 15 August 1973, Morecambe

359. KCK976H
Former Ribble 976, KCK976H, a 1970 Leyland Leopard PSU4A/4R with 38 seat Plaxton bodywork is seen in service with Silcox of Pembroke Dock
Photo taken Sunday 9 August 1992, Tenby

360. KCK997H
A seasonal view, not so common nowadays, of ex Ribble KCK997H , a Leyland Leopard with Plaxton bodywork reduced to tow wagon duties with Allander, Milngavie. Who in their right mind would be out photographing buses in that weather!
Photo taken Sunday 15 January 1984, Allander garage, Milngavie, Dunbartonshire

361. AHL729K
Warley Road formed the north side of Derby Baths and on a rather dull day a glance at the registration, AHL729K, reveals that this is not a "native "Ribble bus (1010) but an ex-West Riding Leyland Leopard with Plaxton bodywork, presumably waiting for school pupils from the baths.
Photo taken Thursday 30 June 1983, Warley Road, Blackpool

362. LRN301J
Ribble were keen users of both long and short Bristol REs before the advent of the Leyland National. Seen here is 301, LRN301J, a 1971 Bristol RESL6L with Marshall bodywork seating 47.
Photo taken Thursday 4 September 1975, Wigan Bus Station

363. LRN319J
Ribble Motor Services Bristol RESL6L with Marshall body, 319, LRN319J, new in 1971
Photo taken 1985, Hawes

364. LRN324J
Silver Service (Woolliscroft), 84 LRN324J, a Bristol RESL6L built in 1971 with Marshall B47F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1986, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield

365. LRN55J
Another ex-Ribble VR coach which saw later use was LRN55J, seen here as a publicity vehicle for Voluntary Service Overseas at a show in Hyde Park in May 1989.
Photo taken May 1989, London Hyde Park

366. LRN61J
Standerwick, Blackpool 61, LRN61J, was a Bristol VRL/LH6L with an Eastern Coachworks CH42/18CT body and was seen in the Coliseum Coach Station in Blackpool.
Photo taken Monday 5 August 1974, Coliseum Coach Station, Blackpool

367. NCK338J
Ribble bought numerous batches of Bristol REs before the advent of the Leyland National. 338, NCK338J, is a 1971 example with standard ECW bodywork.
Photo taken Saturday 4 December 2010, Manchester Museum of Transport

368. NCK338J
A rear view of Ribble 338, NCK338J, a 1971 ECW bodied Bristol RESL6L. ECW retained the central emergency door throughout the production run of the service bus body.
Photo taken Sunday 29 May 2011, Main Street Terminus, Heysham Village

369. NCK338J
Skipton bus station often played host to various types of RE when West Yorkshire had a depot there. However this is a Ribble example, 338, NCK338J, a 1971 Bristol RESL6L with ECW bodywork which was visiting Skipton on the occasion of the Aire Vally Running Day.
Photo taken Sunday 13 October 2013, Skipton Bus Station

370. NCK979J
Ribble used a fleet of low height ECW bodied Bristol VRTSL6G to intoduce one man operation with fareboxes to Carlisle town services in 1971. 1979, NCK979J, was the first of the batch.
Photo taken 1991, Skipton Bus Station

371. OCK352K
Ribble 352, OCK352K, a 1971 Bristol RESL6L with ECW body at Burnley bus station
Photo taken 1973, Burnley Bus Station

372. OCK66K
Tyne & Wear PTE 36, OCK66K, a Bristol VRLLH6L built in 1971 with ECW CH42/18Ct bodywork.
Photo taken August 1977, Newcastle Central Station

373. OCK66K
Former Standerwick 66, OCK 66K, a Bristol VRL6L with ECW body, was owned by the Endeavour Coach Company of Geelong when photographed at the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, Queenscliff.
Photo taken Monday 13 April 2009, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia

374. OCK67K
Ribble replaced their famous Gay Hostess Atlanteans with a batch of Bristol VRL/LH6L with impressive ECW double deck coach bodywork. Seen here is OCK67K, a 1971 example, delivered as Standerwick 67.
Photo taken 1976, Byker PTE Depot, Newcastle

375. OCK67K
Ribble were the only buyer of production Bristol VRL chassis. They were fitted with ECW double deck coach bodywork for use on the M6 motorway services. They were very unreliable and Ribble quickly disposed of them.
Photo taken Saturday 1 January 1994, Horsforth, Leeds

376. OCK67K
Former Hulme Hall College, Manchester OCK67K & OCK62K, Bristol VRL/LH6L's with ECW CH42/18Ct bodies, new to Standerwick, Blackpool (67 & 62) in 1971.
Photo taken Wednesday 23 December 1987, Simmonite's Garage, Thornton Road, Bradford

377. OCK360K
Ribble, Preston 360, OCK360K, seen at the Coliseum Bus Station in Blackpool, was a Bristol RESL6L with an Eastern Coachworks B47F body.
Photo taken Sunday 16 April 1972, Coliseum Bus Station, Blackpool

378. OCK995K
New as Ribble 1995 in 1972, OCK995K was later sold to Eastern Counties and eventually became an open top vehicle with them. It was used by Guide Friday on the Norwich city tour being withdrawn by them in 1999.
Photo taken Wednesday 18 August 1999, Norwich

379. OCK995K
Former Ribble 1995, OCK995K, has worn many liveries since it entered service in 1972. A more recent one was this Ribble-style livery carried from 2007 until 2010 for the Classic Bus Lancashire service 12 from Lytham to St Annes.
Photo taken Saturday 7 November 2009, Fleetwood

380. OCK995K
This Ribble Bristol VRT has worn many liveries in a long career. Now resident with the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust, 1995, OCK995K, dates from 1972. It has recently been turned out in this version of NBC Venetian Blind colours.
Photo taken Sunday 1 July 2018, Esholt Village

381. RTF561L
RTF561L, Ribble 701, Leyland PSU5/4R with Alexander "M" type C46Ft body built in 1972 was the only "M" type coach purchased new outside the SBG companies. The design was primarily for overnight travel between Scotland and London, but on this day, 701 was pressed into service from Glasgow to Blackpool. Not even a brush stroke of Ribble red to be seen.
Photo taken Saturday 16 August 1975, Killermont Street parking area, Glasgow

382. RTF561L
Ribble, Preston had only one Alexander 'M' style body in the fleet and 701, RTF561L, a Leyland PSU5/4RT with an Alexander C46FT body is seen in the entrance to the Coliseum Bus Station in Blackpool.
Photo taken Monday 5 August 1974, Coliseum Bus Station, Blackpool