1. WX2326 ... South Yorkshire Motors, Pontefract 35, WX2326, was a 1929 Albion PMA28 Viking with a Burlingham B32F body which dated from 1943, and which had replaced the original 26 seat body. (Sat 8/9/56, South Yorkshire garage, Pontefract)

2. CWW374 ... South Yorkshire, Pontefract 49, CWW374, was an Albion CX11 Valkyrie with a Burlingham C33F body new in May 1938. It was withdrawn in December 1957 and passed to Wakefield Shirt Company, Wakefield as a non-P.S.V. (Sat 26/5/56, Leeds Bus Station)

3. DYG53 ... South Yorkshire DYG53, a 1940 Albion Valkyrie CX13, rebodied in October 1957 with a 33 seat Burlingham body that was supplied new in 1950 on JWT112, an Albion CX39 which in turn was rebodied as a double decker. (Sun 3/8/08, Trans-Pennine Rally, Harrogate)

4. DYG53 ... South Yorkshire 57, DYG53, a 1940 Albion Valkyrie CX13 with a C33F 1950 Burlingham body fitted in 1957. This bus has a complex history of rebodying involving other vehicles! (Mon 29/8/11, Seaburn Show Field, Sunderland)

5. DYG53 ... Offside view of South Yorkshire 57, DYG53, a 1940 Albion Valkyrie CX13 with a C33F 1950 Burlingham body fitted in 1957. (Mon 29/8/11, Seaburn Show Field, Sunderland)

6. DYG53 ... An annual event in Birmingham was during my University days - The Newhall Street Traction Engine Rally held in conjunction with The Birmingham Science Museum - a proper science museum - none of this virtual museum or touch screens. A museum where you could see and learn so much. The Rally expanded over the years to include other road transport. It was held on a Sunday and the vehicles did a procession around the local streets, which were all closed, and back to Newhall Street including the traction engines. Here is a half cab from South Yorkshire fleet number 57, DYG53, a 1940 Albion Valkyrie CX13 with a C33F 1950 Burlingham body fitted in 1957. (Sun 18/6/72)

7. DYG53 ... South Yorkshire Motor Services 57, DYG53, is the well-loved 1940 Albion Valkyrie CX13 with a 1950 Burlingham C33F Burlingham body fitted in 1957. (Sun 10/8/69, Harrogate Exhibition Hall car park)

8. DYG53 ... Seen at Brighton on the H.C.V.C. Rally is South Yorkshire, Pontefract 57, DYG53, which was an Albion CX13 with a Burlingham C33F body. (Sun 6/5/73, Madeira Drive, Brighton)

9. DYG53 ... South Yorkshire, Pontefract 57, DYG53, was an Albion CX13 Valkyrie, which had been new as fleet number 51 in November 1941 with a Duple C35F body. (Sun 4/5/80, Brighton Road, Crawley)

10. EWT956 ... South Yorkshire Motors 53, EWT956, seen in Leeds Central Bus Station, was a Daimler CWA6 with Brush UL27/26R body, new in 1944. (Sat 6/4/57, Leeds Central Bus Station)

11. EWX568 ... Laying over in Leeds Central Bus Station, before a journey to Doncaster via Cutsyke and Pontefract, is South Yorkshire Motors, Pontefract 59, EWX568, an Albion CX13 with a Pickering B34F body new in 1945. It was withdrawn in 1959 and became their service vehicle. (Tue 11/6/57, Leeds Central Bus Station)

12. GWT630 ... South Yorkshire Motors 61, GWT630, was an Albion CX13 with Burlingham C33F body new in 1947 and is seen here behind the garage in Pontefract. (Sat 8/9/56, Pontefract Garage)

13. GWT630 ... A fine line up of South Yorkshire Albions. Nearest the camera is GWT630 a 1947 Burlingham CX13, in the middle is 57, DYG53, a 1940 Valkyrie CX13 with a post war Burlingham body The body came from the last member of the trio 81, TWY8, a 1950 Albion Valiant CX39N originally registered JWT112, rebodied as a lowbridge decker by Roe and re-registered. (Sat 13/10/12, Pudsey)

14. GWT630 ... Preserved South Yorkshire Motors 61, GWT630, is an Albion CX13 with a Burllingham C33F body from 1947. (Sun 5/5/68, A23, South of Crawley)

15. GWT631 ... South Yorkshire Motors 56 and 81, GWT631 and TWY8, are seen in the Central Bus Station in Leeds. 56 was a Strachan L27/28R bodied Albion CX19 whilst 81 was the Roe L27/26RD rebodied single-deck Albion CX39N chassis. (Mon 15/9/58, Leeds Central Bus Station)

16. GWT630 ... South Yorkshire bought this Albion Valkyrie CX13, GWT630, in 1948 and fitted a Burlingham coach body. Now fully restored it is seen at the Aire Vally Running Day. (Sun 11/10/09, Bolton Abbey Station)

17. GWT630 ... South Yorkshire of Pontefract were keen Albion users for many years. 61, GWT630, dates from 1948 and is a Burlingham bodied Albion Valkyrie CX13. (Sat 13/10/12, Pudsey)

18. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire 81, TWY8, an Albion Valiant CX39N was originally a 1949 coach. In 1958 it was rebodied as a lowbridge decker by Roe in which guise it is seen here. (1969, Leeds Central Bus Station)

19. JWR874 ... Three South Yorkshire, Pontefract buses in Leeds Bus Station during the evening peak hour. 71, JWR874, was an Albion CX37 Venturer, new in February 1950, with a Strachans L24/28R body whilst 53, EWT 956, was a Daimler CWA6 with a Brush L27/28R body new in 1944 and was only the second double deck bus to enter the South Yorkshire fleet. (Fri 25/5/56, Leeds Bus Station)

20. JWR875 ... South Yorkshire 72, JWR875, was an Albion Venturer CX37S with a Strachan L55R body dating from 1950. (1965, Horse Fair, Pontefract)

21. JWR875 ... South Yorkshire, Pontefract 72, JWR875, seen outside the South Yorkshire Motors premises in Cornmarket, Pontefract was an Albion CX37 with a Strachans L27/28R body new in February 1950.  (Sun 21/4/57, Cornmarket, Pontefract)

22. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire bought this Albion Valiant CX39N as a coach with a Burlingham body in 1950. In 1958 the chassis was used as the basis for a new Roe bodied double decker which became 81, TWY8, in the South Yorkshire fleet. (Sun 19/9/10, Meadowhall, Sheffield)

23. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire Motors, Pontefract 81, TWY8, seen here at Madeira Drive, Brighton carried a Roe L27/26RD body after rebodying in 1958. The Albion CX39N had been new to South Yorkshire as JWT112 in 1950 when it carried fleet number 57 and a Burlingham C33F body. (Sun 6/5/73, Madeira Drive, Brighton)

24. TWY8 ... Making a hasty exit from Marsh Gate Bus Station at Doncaster is South Yorkshire 81, TWY8, the Albion CX39N which started life as a Burlingham bodied coach numbered 57 and was rebodied in 1958 with a Roe L27/26RD body. (Sun 15/6/58, Marsh Gate Bus Station, Doncaster)

25. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire 81, TWY8, a 1950 Albion Valiant CX39N rebodied in 1958 with a Roe L27/26RD body (Sun 27/5/12, Pontefract Bus Station)

26. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire Motors 81, TWY8, a 1950 Albion Valiant CX39N rebodied in 1958 with an L27/26RD body by Roe in Pontefract Bus Station. Taken towards the end TWY's working days in June 1970, it was saved for preservation. (Sat 13/6/70, Pontefract Bus Station)

27. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire Motors 81, TWY8, is the now-preserved Albion CX39N dating from 1950. It started life as a Burlingham bodied coach numbered 57 and was rebodied in 1958 with a Roe L27/26RD body. (c.1966, Leeds Central Bus Station)

28. TWY8 ... South Yorkshire 81, TWY8, is the unique and much loved Albion, and is seen en-route from Manchester to Harrogate during the Trans-Pennine Rally. (August 1976, Bradford Road/Ilkley Road, Otley)

29. KWU979 ... South Yorkshire 74, KWU979, a Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland lowbridge body, new in 1951. It was withdrawn in 1973 after an accident. (Sat 7/8/65, Duke Street, Leeds)

30. KWU979 ... South Yorkshire, Pontefract 74, KWU979, seen arriving into Leeds Central Bus Station, was a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body. (Mon 2/4/56, Leeds Central Bus Station)

31. KWY223 ... South Yorkshire Motors 75, KWY223, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Leyland L53R body, new in 1951. (Sat 12/9/70, Wakefield Road, Ackworth)

32. KWY223 ... South Yorkshire 75, KWY223, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body was seen in Pontefract Bus Station. (Tue 18/4/72, Pontefract Bus Station)

33. KWY224 ... South Yorkshire, a 1951 Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland L27/26R body, fleet number 76, KWY224. (1970, Pontefract)

34. KWY224 ... A rear view, in Marsh Gate Bus Station in Doncaster, of South Yorkshire, Pontefract 76, KWY224, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body, which had been new in December 1951. (Sun 15/6/58, Marsh Gate Bus Station, Doncaster)

35. OWR264 ... 77, OWR264, is one of South Yorkshire's splendid pair of Bond-bodied PD2s and is seen in the wash at the new depot to which South Yorkshire had moved about the end of 1973. The sole surviving Leyland-bodied PD2 75 can just be seen, along with a Ford Transit van. (Sat 25/5/74, Pontefract Depot)

36. OWR265 ... South Yorkshire 78, OWR265, was one of two Leyland PD2/20s with rare Bond L53R bodywork, purchased in 1954. (1965, Horse Fair, Pontefract)

37. OWR264 ... South Yorkshire Motors, Pontefract 77, OWR264, was a Leyland PD2/20 with a Bond L27/26RD body which was seen in Leeds Central Bus Station. (Sat 12/3/55, Leeds Central Bus Station)

38. OWR265 ... South Yorkshire Leyland Titan 78, OWR265, a Leyland PD2/20 with a Bond L27/26RD body, one of a pair new in early 1955. (1972, Leeds Central Bus Station)

39. OWR265 ... South Yorkshire chose the small firm Lancashire firm of Bond Brothers to build a pair of Leyland Titans in 1955. Seen in Leeds is 78, OWR265, a Leyland Titan PD2/20. (Sat 21/8/71, Leeds Central Bus Station)

40. OWR265 ... One of two with Bond L27/26RD bodies new in 1955, South Yorkshire Motors 78, OWR265, a Leyland PD2/20 is seen in Pontefract Bus Station. (Sat 26/7/69, Pontefract Bus Station)

41. OWR265 ... South Yorkshire 78, OWR265, a Leyland PD2/20 with a Bond L27/26RD body was seen in Pontefract. (Tue 18/4/72, Pontefract)

42. TWY6 ... A pair of South Yorkshire Road Transport Leyland Titans await their next journey at Pontefract bus station. 79, TWY6, is an enclosed radiator Leyland Titan PD2/30 with a Park Royal lowbridge bodywork and dates from 1957. Parked next to 79 is 74, KWU979, a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Leyland bodywork (January 1968, Pontefract Bus Station)

43. TWY6 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station is South Yorkshire, Pontefract 79, TWY6, a Park Royal L27/26RD bodied Leyland PD2/20. (Sat 5/9/59, Leeds Bus Station)

44. TWY7 ... South Yorkshire 80, TWY7, one of two Park Royal L27/26RD bodied Leyland PD2/20s new in December 1957 seen arriving in Leeds Bus Station on the service from Doncaster. (Sun 23/3/58, Leeds Central Bus Station)

45. TWY7 ... South Yorkshire 80, TWY7, a Leyland PD2/20 with Park Royal L27/26RD bodywork which was new in 1957. After withdrawal it was re-registered NNW985A and used for driver-training. It ended up at RAF Coltishall in a rather sorry state but was only scrapped within the last five years. (c. 1973, Pontefract Bus Station)

46. TWY7 ... South Yorkshire 80, TWY7, was one of two Park Royal L27/26RD bodied Leyland PD2/20s dating from 1957. (circa 1967, Station Road, Selby)

47. 2600WW ... Pontefract based South Yorkshire Motors 83, 2600WW, one of a pair of Leyland PD3/1s with Roe L31/32RD body, new in 1960. (Sat 7/8/65, Duke Street, Leeds)

48. 2600WW ... South Yorkshire 83, 2600WW, one of a pair of Leyland PD3/1s with Roe L31/32RD body, new in 1960. (June 1972, Barnsley Bus Station)

49. 390CWT ... South Yorkshire bought their first Atlantean in 1963. This was 84, 390CWT, which carried Weymann lowbridge body. (Sat 13/6/70, Leeds Central Bus Station)

50. 391CWT ... South Yorkshire 85, 391CWT, one of a pair of Leyland PDR1/1s with Weymann L37/33F bodywork which were new in February 1963. (mid 1970s, Station Road, Selby)

51. 391CWT ... South Yorkshire 85, 391CWT, one of a pair of Leyland PDR1/1s with Weymann L37/33F bodywork new in February 1963. (c.1970, Leeds Central Bus Station)

52. 391CWT ... South Yorkshire 85, 391CWT, is a Leyland PDR1/1s with Weymann L37/33F bodywork dating from 1963. Behind it is a West Riding lowbridge Roe/Guy Arab IV. (August 1963, Leeds Parish Church)

53. EWR486C ... South Yorkshire Transport, Pontefract, 86, EWR486C, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 built in 1965 with Weymann L37/33F bodywork. (July 1977, Station Road, Selby)

54. EWR487C ... South Yorkshire 87, EWR487C, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann L37/33F body, one of two new in January 1965 (1972, Leeds Central Bus Station)

55. EWR487C ... South Yorkshire 87, EWR487C, a Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 with Weymann L37/33F body, one of two new in January 1965 (Mon 9/8/65, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station)

56. EWR487C ... South Yorkshire in later years eschewed exterior advertising for one of the largest fleetname in the bus industry. 87, EWR487C, a 1965 Leyland Atlantean with Weymann body is seen parked in Pontefract bus station together with 91 HWR691J a 1971 Leyland Atlantean PDR1/3 with Northern Counties bodywork. (1976, Pontefract Bus Station)

57. PWR988E ... South Yorkshire were the first West Yorkshire based company to operate Leyland Atlanteans. In 1967 they took delivery of a pair with Roe bodywork to an overall design similar to buses bought by King Alfred of Winchester and West Riding at around the same time. Seen loading in Leeds prior to setting out for Doncaster is 88, PWR988E. (Wed 24/4/68, Leeds Central Bus Station)

58. PWR989E ... South Yorkshire Motors 89, PWR989E, was a Leyland PDR1/2 with a Roe H41/29F body and was seen in Pontefract Bus Station with rebuilt Albion number 81, TWY8, in the background. (Sat 26/7/69, Pontefract Bus Station)

59. PWR989E ... PWR989E was a Leyland PDR1/2 with Roe H41/29F body new as South Yorkshire Road Transport, Pontefract 89 in September 1967 and is seen in Leeds at the northern extremity of their important stage network. (Sat 6/12/75, Leeds Central Bus Station)