SCT '61 Photo Index
West Riding
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1. HL6584 ... New to Bullock, Featherstone in 1935 as number 173, HL6584, a Leyland TD3, had a Leyland L27/24R body. It was rebodied with a Barnaby L27/28R body during the war and passed to West Riding, Wakefield, still as number 173 in September 1950.
Photo taken Sat 14 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
2. HL6633 ... West Riding, Wakefield took delivery of thirty-three Leyland TS7c buses in 1935 with Leyland B32F bodies, being numbers 397-429. 407, HL6633, seen here in Leeds Central Bus Station, was one of fifteen which were rebodied with new Roe B32F bodies between August 1948 and November 1949, this one dating from February 1949.
Photo taken Sat 31 Dec 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
3. HL6637 ... A familiar sight in Leeds Central Bus Station shows West Riding, Wakefield 411, HL6637, a Leyland TS7c with a Roe B32F body, which had replaced the original Leyland B32F body in March 1949.
Photo taken Sat 12 Apr 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
4. BHL880 ... West Riding 679, BHL880, was a Leyland TS7 dating from 1936 and was originally registered VH8802 as County Motors 52.
Photo taken Mon 22 Apr 1957
5. HL7406 ... The pedestrian seems to be expressing some disbelief at the sight of West Riding 188, HL7406, an AEC Regal with Duple C33F body new to Bullock & Sons in 1936, arriving in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
6. HL7410 ... Seen outside the Selby garage of West Riding, Wakefield is 191, HL7410, a 1936 Leyland TS7 with a Roe B32F body, which, in 1949, had replaced the original Willowbrook B32F body.
Photo taken Thu 25 Apr 1957, Selby Garage
7. HL7416 ... West Riding 186, HL7416, seen in Leeds Bus Station was a 1936 Leyland TD4 with a Leyland L27/26R body the lower deck of which was built in 1936 and the upper deck in 1948.
Photo taken Mon 2 Jan 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
8. HL7416 ... West Riding, Wakefield 186, HL7416, was a Leyland TD4 which had been new in May 1936 with a Leyland L26/26R body as Bullock & Sons, Featherstone 186 and was later reseated to L22/26R.
Photo taken Mon 15 Aug 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
9. HL7516 ... West Riding 442, HL7516, a Leyland TS7c with Roe B32F body new in 1936 seen here in Leeds Central Bus Station was to last until November 1956.
Photo taken Thu 5 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
10. HL7520 ... West Riding 446, HL7520, a 1936 Leyland TS7c with Roe B34F body seen in Leeds Bus Station in June 1959 still carrying its original body which had been reconditioned in 1948 and upseated from 32 to 34 in 1956.
Photo taken Sat 13 Jun 1959, Leeds Central Bus Station
11. HL7526 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station is West Riding 452, HL7526, a Leyland TS7c with a Roe B32F body, new in August 1936. It was one of twenty-seven delivered in 1936, and was reconditioned in 1946.
Photo taken Wed 2 Apr 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
12. HL7537 ... Hayes, Horsforth HL7537 was a Leyland KPZ2 Cub with Roe B24F body new to West Riding in 1936 as number 463. It passed to Hayes in May 1949, was withdrawn in October 1955 and used thereafter for staff transport for Hayes' Ford agency.
Photo taken Tue 11 Jun 1957
13. HL7538 ... West Riding 464, HL7538, a 1936 Leyland Cub KPZ2 with Roe bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 3 Aug 2008, Harrogate
14. HL7680 ... In 1936 West Riding, Wakefield added five more vehicles, in the form of 51-55, to its existing fleet of red tram-replacement buses (forty eight Leylands and two Guys), and 52, HL7680, a Leyland TD4c with a Roe H26/22C body is seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
15. HL7680 ... West Riding, Wakefield added five more vehicles in 1936, in the form of 51-55, to its existing fleet of red tram-replacement buses (forty eight Leylands and two Guys), and 52, HL7680, a Leyland TD4c with a Roe H26/22C body is seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
16. HL7681 ... West Riding 53, HL7681, was one of the five additional vehicles (51-55) to augment the original tram replacement fleet of 1-50. 51-55 were new in 1936 and were Leyland TD4c with Roe H26/22C bodies.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
17. HL7770 ... Seen inside Featherstone garage is HL7770, an A.E.C. O662 Regal which had been new with a Barnaby B32F body in November 1936.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
18. HL6073 ... Seen in the yard at Featherstone garage are West Riding, Wakefield 286, AHL696 a Leyland PS1/1 with a Barnaby B35F body new in May 1947 and 506, HL6073, a Leyland TD4c with a Roe L24/24R body new in June 1937, the body being reconditioned in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
19. HL8060 ... West Riding 213, HL8060, was a Barnaby DP35F bodied Daimler COG5/40 new in 1937 to Bullock & Sons when it was fitted with a Willowbrook DP39F body. The Barnaby body was fitted in May 1950 shortly before the fleet passed to West Riding
Photo taken Mon 16 Jul 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
20. HL8063 ... West Riding 343, HL8063, was a Leyland TS7 new as Bullock 209 in 1937 with a Barnaby B35F body. It was rebodied, as seen here with a Longford C33F body and renumbered in 1949, passing to West Riding in 1950.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
21. HL8064 ... West Riding 344, HL8064, was a Leyland TS7 with Longford C33F body.
Photo taken 1963, Leeds Central Bus Station
22. HL8229 ... West Riding, Wakefield 496, HL8229, a Leyland TS7 with a Roe B32F body was new in June 1937 and is seen in the Central Bus Station in Leeds.
Photo taken Fri 6 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
23. HL8233 ... West Riding 500, HL8233, the last of a batch of thirty-one Roe B32F bodied Leyland TS7s new in 1937 passing the West Riding Offices and Garage at Belle Isle.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1956, Barnsley Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
24. HL8494 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 217, HL8494, an A.E.C. O661 Regent, the second of a pair new to Bullock, Featherstone in November 1937, with Roe L24/24R bodies.
Photo taken Thu 29 Dec 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
25. HL8494 ... West Riding 217, HL8494, was a Roe L24/24R bodied AEC Regent acquired with the Bullock business in 1950.
Photo taken Tue 16 Sep 1958, Central Bus Station, Leeds
26. HL8651 ... Captured in Leeds Central Bus Station, a rear view of West Riding 218, HL8651, the first of two Leyland TD5s with Leyland L27/26R bodies delivered in February 1938 to Bullock, Featherstone.
Photo taken Sat 18 Feb 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
27. HL8652 ... In February 1938 Bullock, Featherstone took delivery of two Leyland TD5s with Leyland L27/26R bodies and the second of them 219, HL8652, is seen in Leeds Central Bus Station after it had passed to West Riding, Wakefield when the Bullock business was acquired in September 1950.
Photo taken Wed 28 Dec 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
28. HL8814 ... West Riding, Wakefield 222, HL8814, was a Leyland TS8, the first of four delivered to Bullock, Featherstone in June 1938 with Barnaby C32F bodies.
Photo taken Fri 26 Aug 1960, Leeds Bus Station
29. HL8814 ... Waiting in Wakefield Bus Station to load for an excursion is West Riding, Wakefield 222, HL8814, a Leyland TS8, which had been new in June 1938 to Bullock, Featherstone, with a Barnaby C32F body, and which passed to West Riding in September 1950, with the Bullock business.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
30. HL8815 ... West Riding 223, HL8815, was a Leyland TS8 with Barnaby C32F body new to Bullock & Sons in 1938 and was acquired with the Bullock operation in 1950. Fitted originally with a Barnaby C32F body the one illustrated was an early post war replacement by the same builder.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
31. HL8815 ... West Riding 223, HL8815, seen in Leeds Central Bus Station, was a Leyland TS8 with a Barnaby C32F body which had been new to Bullock & Sons, Featherstone in June 1938. It passed, with the Bullock business, to West Riding in September 1950 and was withdrawn in 1957, passing to Higgs (dealer), Cudworth for scrap in March. 
Photo taken Sat 12 Jan 1957, Leeds Central Bus Station
32. CHL721 ... West Riding 336, CHL721, a Leyland Tiger TS8 new in 1939 with a 1949 Longford C33F body, ex Bullocks in 1950.
Photo taken 1962, Castleford Depot
33. HL9060 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station are West Riding 531, HL9060 together with 543, HL9072 and 544, HL9073, which were, respectively, a Leyland TD5c with a Roe L24/24R body, and two Leyland TS8c models with Roe B32F bodies, all being new in 1939.
Photo taken Fri 22 Apr 1955, Leeds Bus Station
34. HL9067 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 538, HL9067, a Leyland TD5c with a Roe L24/24R body new in February 1939.
Photo taken Sat 24 Dec 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
35. HL9073 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station are West Riding 531, HL9060 together with 543, HL9072 and 544, HL9073, which were, respectively, a Leyland TD5c with a Roe L24/24R body, and two Leyland TS8c models with Roe B32F bodies, all being new in 1939.
Photo taken Fri 22 Apr 1955, Leeds Bus Station
36. HL9806 ... West Riding, Wakefield 241, HL9806, seen in Leeds Bus Station, was a Leyland TD7 with a Leyland L27/26R body new in March 1940 as Bullock, Featherstone 241, and passed to West Riding in 1950 when the Bullock business was acquired.
Photo taken Fri 26 Aug 1960, Leeds Bus Station
37. HL9808 ... West Riding, Wakefield 243, HL9808, a Leyland TD7 with a Roe L24/24R body is seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 2 Feb 1957, Wakefield Bus Station
38. HL9809 ... New in May 1940 with a Roe L24/24R body, HL9809 was number 244 in the Bullock, Featherstone fleet and was a Leyland TD7. In August 1945 the body was destroyed by fire and a new Roe L27/26R body fitted in November 1950 with the vehicle being delivered to West Riding, Wakefield since the Bullock business had been taken over in September 1950.
Photo taken Sat 7 Jan 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
39. HL9809 ... West Riding, Wakefield 244, HL9809, was a Leyland TD7 with a Roe L27/26R body which is seen in Leeds Central Bus Station. It had been one of four new to Bullock & Sons in 1940 with a Roe L24/24R body but the original body was destroyed by fire in August 1945.
Photo taken Wed 2 Apr 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
40. HL9882 ... West Riding 247, HL9882, was a Leyland TS11 with Barnaby B32F body, new to Bullock & Sons in 1940. It passed to West Riding in 1950 and is seen here at Pontefract.
Photo taken Sat 8 Sep 1956, Horse Fair, Pontefract
41. HL9882 ... In the yard at Featherstone garage is West Riding 247, HL9882, a Leyland TS11 with a Barnaby B32F body new to Bullock, Featherstone in July 1940 with the same fleet number.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
42. HL9882 ... A rear view of West Riding, Wakefield 247, HL9882, and 485, HL8218 outside the garage at Featherstone.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
43. HL9925 ... Acquired from West Riding, Wakefield 564 in October 1950, Barton 611, HL9925, a Leyland TD7 with a Roe L24/24R body had been new in December 1941 with the standard pre-war body.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1959, Chilwell Depot Yard
44. HL9926 ... Seen in Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 565, HL9926, a Leyland TD7 with a Roe L24/24R body, one of six new in 1941.
Photo taken Sat 7 Apr 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
45. HL9944 ... Originally West Riding, Wakefield 568 new in May 1942, Barton 613, HL9944, had a Roe L27/28R body to early wartime utility specifications on its Leyland TD7 chassis and was withdrawn in April 1959 resulting in the "NOT LICENSED" notice in the windscreen.
Photo taken Sun 10 May 1959
46. HL9955 ... West Riding 570, HL9955, was a Guy Arab I with Roe L24/26R (reseated in 1950 from L27/28R) body new in 1942 and is parked outside Selby Garage.
Photo taken Thu 25 Apr 1957, Selby Garage
47. AHL11 ... Bullock, Featherstone put two Daimler CWG5s with Brush L27/28R bodies into service in 1943 and 260, AHL11, entered service in July. In September 1950 it passed to West Riding, Wakefield with the Bullock business and retained its fleet number.
Photo taken Sun 26 Feb 1956, York Street, Leeds
48. AHL8 ... The last of three Guy Arab IIs received by West Riding, Wakefield in 1943 was 579, AHL8, which had a Roe L27/28R body, later altered to L27/26R, and seen in Leeds Central Bus Station.
Photo taken Thu 29 Dec 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
49. HL9994 ... HL9994, seen in Selby Market Place, was West Riding, Wakefield 576, and was a Guy Arab I (6LW) which had been new in 1943 with a Brush L27/28R body. In August 1950 this was replaced with the 1937 Roe L24/24R body from 504, HL6071, with the Brush body being fitted to 504, a Leyland TD4c for disposal to Morrell (dealer), Leeds.
Photo taken Thu 25 Apr 1957, Selby Market Place
50. AHL103 ... Seen leaving Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 601, AHL103, a Guy Arab II (6LW) with a Roe L27/26R body, one of thirty-seven new in 1945, when they were L27/28R. 601 was new in May and was reseated to L27/26R in January 1949.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
51. AHL111 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 609, AHL111, a Guy Arab II which, when new, had a Roe L27/28R body. One of twenty-seven new in 1945, it was refurbished in 1948 and later reseated to L27/26R.
Photo taken Sat 1 Sep 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
52. AHL47 ... Parked facing Platform F in Leeds Central Bus Station is AHL47 which was West Riding, Wakefield 590, a Guy Arab II new in March 1945 with a Roe L27/28R body.
Photo taken Thu 18 Sep 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
53. AHL4?? ... An unidentified (AHL4-) West Riding Guy Arab II with Roe semi-utility L27/28R body dating from 1945.
Photo taken circa 1962, Castleford Depot
54. AHL51 ... West Riding 594, AHL51, was one of their ubiquitous Guy Arab II's with a Roe utility L27/28R body, dating from 1945, reseated to L27/26R in 1950.
Photo taken 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
55. AHL53 ... West Riding 596, AHL53, was a Guy Arab II with a Roe utility L27/28R body dating from 1945.
Photo taken 1962, Castleford Bus Station
56. AHL97 ... West Riding 272, AHL97, came with the Bullock business in 1950. It had been new in 1945 and was a Daimler CWD6 with Duple L27/28R body which was much rebuilt by Roe and reseated to L27/26R in 1953 hence the familiar Roe waistrail.
Photo taken Sat 8 Sep 1956, Beastfair, Pontefract
57. AHL122 ... West Riding 610, AHL122, a Guy Arab II new in 1946 with Roe utility L53R body
Photo taken Sat 6 Mar 1965, Airedale, Castleford
58. AHL130 ... West Riding Autos 618, AHL130, was one of their delightful Guy Arab II’s with semi-utility Roe L27/26R bodies dating from the mid 1940s.
Photo taken Sat 20 Jun 1964, Hunslet Road, Leeds
59. AHL392 ... West Riding 273, AHL392, a Daimler CWD6 with a Duple L27/26R body was the first of two new to Bullock, Featherstone in July 1946 when they were L27/28R, being re-seated later.
Photo taken Tue 24 Jul 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
60. AHL392 ... West Riding 273, AHL392, was a Daimler CWD6 with a Duple L27/26R body, seen in Leeds Bus Station.
Photo taken Sun 21 Sep 1958, Leeds Bus Station
61. AHL656 ... The first nine AEC Regent IIIs (0961001-009) were delivered to West Riding and 61, AHL656, was one of these delivered in 1946 as additions to the tram replacement fleet. Initially in red livery if was painted into the green livery by December 1954 and repainted back to the red livery in August 1957.
Photo taken Mon 2 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
62. ... West Riding Roe bodied dual staircase centre entrance AEC Regent III in green livery standing at Piccadilly, York, having worked in from Selby and waiting to return.
Photo taken 1962, Piccadilly, York
63. AHL454 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station, AHL454 was a Daimler CWD6, with a Strachans L27/28R body, new as Bullock, Featherstone 279 in January 1947.
Photo taken Sat 23 Jun 1956, Leeds Bus Station
64. AHL693 ... West Riding 787, AHL693, started life in 1947 as Bullock 283, a Leyland PS1/1 with Barnaby B35F body and passed to West Riding with the rest of Bullock's vehicles in 1950. It was, along with others from the batch, rebodied in 1956 with a Roe L27/26R body and renumbered 787. It was withdrawn in 1964.
Photo taken 1963, Leeds Central Bus Station
65. AHL694 ... This Leyland Tiger PS1 with a 35 seat Barnaby body, AHL694, was new to Bullock of Featherstone in 1947 as their number 284 and then passed to West Riding in 1950 when they bought Bullock out.
Photo taken Sun 27 Mar 2005, Kirkby Stephen
66. AHL694 ... Bullock and Sons and West Riding 284, AHL694, a 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 with Barnaby B35F body, seen here when being prepared for rescue by the West Riding Omnibus Preservation Society in September 1976.
Photo taken September 1976, Gliding Club near Grantham
67. AHL694 ... Barnaby bodied Leyland PS1 AHL694 is used by Greenway Ferry Co. on a connecting service from Torquay and Paignton to Greenway House, home of the late Agatha Christie and now owned by the National Trust.
Photo taken Sun 15 Sep 2013, Sands Road, Paignton
68. AHL694 ... The full history of former Bullocks and West Riding 284, AHL694, appears under the other images on site, but in response to a suggestion it be restored to Bullock and Sons livery, a possible scenario under its new owner, this picture shows a temporary tarting up that was done when she was in residence at the old Ravensthorpe shed of what is now Dewsbury Bus Museum.
Photo taken Sun 25 Mar 1979, Old Ravensthorpe shed, Dewsbury Bus Museum
69. AHL695 ... New to Bullock, Featherstone in February 1947, 285, AHL695, was a Leyland PS1/1 with a Barnaby B35F body, one of six new that year.
Photo taken Fri 6 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
70. AHL696 ... West Riding 286, AHL696, a Leyland Tiger PS/1 with Barnaby B35F body, new to Bullocks in 1947
Photo taken Sat 6 Mar 1965, Castleford Bus Station
71. AHL696 ... Seen in the yard at Featherstone garage are West Riding, Wakefield 286, AHL696 a Leyland PS1/1 with a Barnaby B35F body new in May 1947 and 506, HL6073, a Leyland TD4c with a Roe L24/24R body new in June 1937, the body being reconditioned in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
72. AHL697 ... This was the more usual fare on West Riding's long route from Doncaster, Askern and Selby to York.
Photo taken 1965, Piccadilly, York
73. AHL807 ... West Riding 298, AHL807, was a Leyland Tiger PS1/1 with a Willowbrook B35F body built in 1947 for J. Bullock & Sons, Featherstone. It passed to West Riding on takeover in 1950, retaining its fleet number of 298.
Photo taken 1960, Central Bus Station, Leeds
74. AHL925 ... West Riding, Wakefield 293, AHL925, was an A.E.C. 0961 Regent III with a Roe L27/26R body and was seen in Leeds Central Bus Station. It was one of six, 291-296, which had been new to Bullock & Sons, Featherstone in 1947 and which passed to West Riding in September 1950 with the Bullock business.
Photo taken Sat 23 Mar 1957, Leeds Central Bus Station
75. AHL927 ... West Riding Autos 295, AHL927, was an AEC Regent III with Roe lowbridge body of 1947, inherited after the takeover of Bullock & Sons in 1950. Behind it was one of West Riding's 1948 all-Leyland lowbridge PD2s, BHL661.
Photo taken Mon 3 Jun 1963, Castleford Bus Station
76. BHL183 ... West Riding 67, BHL183, an AEC Regent III with Roe H28/22C body in the red liveried 'tram' fleet new in 1947, seen at the Leeds terminus at Corn Exchange.
Photo taken Sun 9 Dec 1956, Corn Exchange, Leeds
77. BHL183 ... With the destination already set for the return journey, West Riding, Wakefield 67, BHL183, an A.E.C. O961 Regent III with a Roe H28/22C body, one of ten new in October 1947, is seen ascending Lower Briggate in Leeds as it makes its way to the terminus at the Corn Exchange.
Photo taken Sun 9 Dec 1956, Lower Briggate, Leeds
78. BHL275 ... West Riding 316, BHL275, was an all-Leyland PD2/1 with lowbridge body, delivered to J Bullock & Sons in 1947.
Photo taken 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
79. BHL277 ... West Riding 318, BHL277, a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body had been the last of six new, in December 1947, to Bullock, Featherstone, passing to West Riding in September 1950 when the Bullock business was acquired.
Photo taken Mon 16 Jul 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
80. BHL242 ... West Riding 796, BHL242, a Leyland PS1/1 from 1948, rebuilt as a double-decker, Roe L53R, in 1956.
Photo taken 1965, Wakefield Bus Station
81. BHL338 ... West Riding 82, BHL338, was one of the additional AEC Regent IIIs with Roe H28/22C bodies bought for the ex-tram services in 1948 and hence painted in the red livery. 81-6 were, however, delivered in the green livery and used on normal bus services until being repainted red between June and December 1956.
Photo taken Mon 2 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
82. BHL340 ... West Riding 84, BHL340, new in 1948, was an AEC Regent III with Roe H28/22C body in the red fleet seen in Cross York Street bus station, Leeds on the route to Rothwell.
Photo taken Mon 25 Feb 1957, York Street Bus Station, Leeds
83. BHL372 ... West Riding 754, GHL303, and 789, BHL372, in Leeds Bus Station. 754 was a Roe L24/26R bodied Leyland PD2/22 new in November 1954 whilst 789 was a Leyland PS1/1, new as Bullock 290 with a Barnaby DP35F body in May 1948, which had been rebuilt and rebodied with a Roe L27/26R body in June 1956.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
84. BHL374 ... Seen in Castleford is West Riding, Wakefield 311, BHL374, a Daimler CVD6 new with a Strachans L27/28R body which has received some attention from Roe, presumably when it was reseated to L27/26R in 1953.
Photo taken Sat 8 Sep 1956, Castleford
85. BHL590 ... West Riding, Wakefield 92, BHL590, an AEC 9612E Regent III with a Roe H28/22C body, was new in July 1948, and is seen in Cross York Street, Leeds, as it departs from the West Riding bus station, on its journey to Rothwell.
Photo taken Sun 24 Feb 1957, Cross York Street, Leeds
86. BHL641 ... West Riding, Wakefield 319, BHL641, seen arriving in Leeds Central Bus Station was an A.E.C. 9612E Regent III with a Roe L27/26R body which had been new as Bullock & Sons, Featherstone 319 in August 1948, and which passed to West Riding in September 1950 with the Bullock business.
Photo taken Tue 23 Apr 1957, Leeds Central Bus Station
87. BHL661 ... West Riding, Wakefield 619, BHL661, seen departing from Leeds Bus Station was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body.
Photo taken Wed 7 Aug 1968, Leeds Bus Station
88. BHL662 ... West Riding 620, BHL662, was an all-Leyland PD2 with an L27/26R body dating from 1948.
Photo taken 1966, Austhorpe, Leeds
89. BHL673 ... West Riding 631, BHL673, was an all-Leyland PD2/1 with an L27/26R body dating from 1948.
Photo taken Mon 3 Jun 1963, Castleford Bus Station
90. BHL682 ... West Riding 640, BHL682, is a 1948 Leyland Titan PD2/1, an early example of the model as the BHL batch retained a number of PD1 parts, particularly the front axles. Leyland L27/26R bodywork is fitted and the exposed framing shows the way the stress braces were fitted across the pillars.
Photo taken Sat 24 Mar 1979, Ravensthorpe Shed, Dewsbury
91. BHL682 ... BHL682, West Riding 640, a 1948 Leyland Titan PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body on route to it's unveiling at Dewsbury Bus Museum Open Day. The bus has been beautifully restored and now only needs a few finishing touches to be fully completed.
Photo taken Sun 18 Nov 2012, Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
92. BHL682 ... West Riding 640, BHL682, a 1948 Leyland PD2/1 with Leyland L27/26R body
Photo taken Sun 18 Nov 2012, Dewsbury Bus Museum
93. BHL682 ... West Riding Leyland PD2/1 640, BHL682, a shot of the lower deck showing the superb standard of restoration carried out on this bus.
Photo taken Sun 18 Nov 2012, Dewsbury Bus Museum
94. BHL682 ... Looking as box fresh as the day it entered service in 1948 is West Riding 640, BHL682, an all Leyland Titan PD2/1 with a lowbridge body seating 53.
Photo taken Sun 20 Aug 2017, Armley Mills Canal Road Leeds
95. BHL683 ... West Riding, Wakefield 641, BHL683, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body, one of twenty-eight new in 1948.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
96. BHL684 ... In 1948 West Riding took delivery of a batch of Leyland Titan PD2/1s bodied by the chassis builder. 642, BHL684, lasted in passenger service until 1967 when it was converted to a training vehicle in which guise it is seen here.
Photo taken Fri 18 Sep 1970, Northgate, Wakefield
97. BHL686 ... West Riding 644, BHL686, was an all-Leyland PD2/1 with an L27/26R body of 1948.
Photo taken August 1963, The Calls/High Court Lane, Leeds
98. BHL687 ... West Riding 645, BHL687, was an all-Leyland PD2/1 with an L27/26R body of 1948.
Photo taken Sat 6 Mar 1965, Airedale, Castleford
99. BHL690 ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station 648, BHL690, was the second of six A.E.C. 9621E Regal IIIs with Roe B32F bodies new to West Riding, Wakefield in 1948, 648 being new in July.
Photo taken Fri 25 May 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
100. BHL800 ... West Riding 653, BHL800, was the first of the nine Leyland PD2/1s with Leyland H30/26R bodies delivered in 1948 and is seen in Marshgate, Domcaster.
Photo taken Fri 2 Jun 1961, Marshgate Bus Station, Doncaster
101. BHL886 ... West Riding centre-entrance AEC Regent III 93, BHL886, stands alongside Wulfrunian 893, THL893.
Photo taken 1962, York Street Bus Station, Leeds
102. BHL900 ... West Riding 112, BHL900, was one of the red centre-entrance Roe-bodied AEC Regent IIIs that plied the old tramway routes between Leeds and Wakefield, Sandal (latterly Kettlethorpe) and Rothwell.
Photo taken Sat 20 Jun 1964, Hunslet Road, Leeds
103. BHL904 ... Following the introduction of the red Wulfrunians in the early 1960s, some of the West Riding Wakefield "tram route" Regent IIIs were repainted green and transferred to Selby and Castleford. 116, BHL904, was allocated to Castleford for its final years of service. Their central, space-wasting, double staircase is fully evident in this view.
Photo taken Mon 3 Jun 1963, Castleford Bus Station
104. BHL905 ... West Riding 117, BHL905, an AEC Regent III with Roe H50C body from 1948 and alongside 284, AHL694, a Leyland Tiger PS1/1 with Barnaby B35F body, new in 1947 to Bullocks who were taken over by West Riding in 1950.
Photo taken 1962, Bank Street, Castleford
105. BHL864 ... West Riding Autos 663, BHL864, was a 1949 highbridge all-Leyland PD2/1 and was used mainly on the Doncaster to York services.
Photo taken 1965, Marshgate Bus Station, Doncaster
106. BHL865 ... Seen arriving in Leeds Central Bus Station from Sheffield is West Riding 664, BHL865, a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland H30/26R body, one of seven new in 1949 (BHL 863-866, CHL 155-157).
Photo taken Tue 23 Apr 1957, Leeds Central Bus Station
107. BHL878 ... West Riding, Wakefield 677, BHL878, was a Leyland PD2/1 new in 1949 with a Leyland L27/26R body and was seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 19 May 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
108. BHL899 ... West Riding Autos 111, BHL899, an AEC Regent III with Roe centre-entrance body.
Photo taken 1965, Godson's Coaches yard, Halton, Leeds
109. CHL151 ... West Riding 680, CHL151, was an AEC Regal III with a Roe B32F body dating from 1949.
Photo taken c.1960, Central Bus Station, Leeds
110. CHL153 ... West Riding 682, CHL153, an AEC Regal III with Roe B32F body, new in 1949, wears one of the last examples of the smart, lined-out livery once common on the WR fleet. It is seen at Castleford's street terminus prior to the opening of the town's new bus station a year later.
Photo taken Spring 1962, Bank Street, Castleford
111. CHL154 ... Seen laying over in Leeds Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 683, CHL154, the last of four A.E.C. 9621E Regal IIIs with Roe B32F bodies new in May 1949.
Photo taken Wed 27 Aug 1958, Leeds Bus Station
112. CHL156 ... West Riding 685, CHL156, one of three Leyland PD2/1s with Leyland H30/26R body new in 1949 seen outside Selby Garage. It was withdrawn in 1968.
Photo taken Thu 25 Apr 1957, Selby Garage
113. CHL161 ... West Riding 690, CHL161, a Leyland Titan PD2/1 with Leyland L53R body, new in 1949
Photo taken Mon 9 Aug 1965, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
114. CHL233 ... West Riding 325, CHL233, seen in Marshgate, Doncaster was a Daimler CVD6 with a Roe L27/26R body, one of six new in June 1949 to Bullock, Featherstone. It passed, with Bullock's business, to West Riding in September 1950, retaining its original fleet number.
Photo taken Fri 2 Jun 1961, Marshgate Bus Station, Doncaster
115. CHL274 ... West Riding, Wakefield 333, CHL274, seen in Wakefield Bus Station, waiting to load for an excursion, was the last of three Longford C33F bodied A.E.C. 9621E Regal IIIs which had been new to Bullock, Featherstone in June/July 1949.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
116. CHL164 ... West Riding 693, CHL164, a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body in Wakefield bus station. It was withdrawn in 1969 & sold to Higgs of Cudworth for scrap.
Photo taken 1969, Wakefield Bus Station
117. CHL746 ... West Riding, Wakefield 340, CHL746, had started life as Bullock, Featherstone 340 in 1950 and was a Leyland PS2/3 with a Longford C33F body.
Photo taken Sat 7 Jul 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
118. CHL746 ... West Riding, Wakefield 340, CHL746, seen here in Wakefield Bus Station, loading for an excursion, was a Leyland PS2/3 with a Longford C33F body which had been new in 1950 to Bullock, Featherstone, passing to West Riding with the Bullock business in September 1950.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
119. CHL771 ... West Riding 341, CHL771, was a Daimler CVD6 with Willowbrook B35F body delivered to J Bullock and Sons in 1950 just four months before the takeover by West Riding.
Photo taken 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
120. CHL772 ... West Riding Autos 342, CHL772, was one of two Daimler CVD6's with Willowbrook B35F body bought by Bullock & Sons in 1950. It was the last bus to be registered by them, just four months before they were taken over by West Riding. Like its sister (341) it had bus seating, but 342 maintained this coach livery.
Photo taken Sat 6 Mar 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
121. CHL772 ... West Riding Autos 342, CHL772, was one of two Daimler CVD6's with Willowbrook B35F body bought by Bullock & Sons in 1950
Photo taken c.1969, Hollins Hill, Baildon
122. CHL772 ... The last new vehicle to enter the fleet of Bullock, Featherstone was 342, CHL772, a Daimler CVD6 with a Willowbrook DP35F body, new in May 1950. Along with the other Bullock vehicles it passed to West Riding, Wakefield in September 1950 and is seen here in the yard at Featherstone garage.
Photo taken Sat 28 Apr 1956, Featherstone Garage
123. CHL794 ... West Riding, Wakefield 696, CHL794, was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body, one of eighteen new in 1950.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
124. CHL797 ... West Riding 699, CHL797, a 1950 Leyland Titan PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body parked outside Belle Isle depot in Wakefield in 1969 and being passed by 167, LHL167F, a 1967 Leyland Panther PSUR1A/1R with a Marshall B51F body.
Photo taken 1969, Barnsley Road, Wakefield
125. CHL800 ... West Riding, Wakefield 702, CHL800, loads passengers in Leeds Central Bus Station. It was a Leyland PD2/1 with a Leyland L27/26R body, new in September 1950.
Photo taken Sat 30 Jul 1955, Leeds Central Bus Station
126. DHL549 ... A familiar sight outside West Riding's Selby Garage were the Seddon bodied Seddons and here are shown 707 & 708, DHL549 and DHL550, Seddon Mk VI with Seddon B31F bodies new in 1950 which had been ordered by Bullock before the takeover.
Photo taken Sun 26 Aug 1956, Selby Garage
127. DHL686 ... West Riding 709, DHL686, the solitary Roe B40C bodied AEC Regal IV which was new in 1951, seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 18 Aug 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
128. DHL922 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 711, DHL922, an A.E.C. 9613E Regent III with a Roe L24/26R body.
Photo taken Sat 20 Dec 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
129. EHL332 ... West Riding 721, EHL332, was one of six Leyland PS2/13A with Roe C35F bodies new in 1952. It is seen here in Castleford.
Photo taken Sat 8 Sep 1956, Bradley Street, Castleford
130. EHL333 ... West Riding Automobile Company on EHL333
Photo taken Mon 3 Jun 1963
131. EHL334 ... Stephenson, High Etherley acquired EHL334, a 1952 Roe C35F bodied Leyland PS2/13A from West Riding, Wakefield 723 in October 1965. It was seen outside Stephenson's garage.
Photo taken Thu 31 Jul 1969, High Etherley
132. EHL334 ... Stevenson's of High Etherley EHL334, a Leyland Tiger PS2/12 with Roe C35F body, new to West Riding (723) in 1952.
Photo taken July 1969, West Auckland Green
133. EHL335 ... West Riding 724, EHL335, is a Leyland PS2/13A with a rare Roe half-cab C35F body, dating from 1952. It is now under the care of the Aire Valley Transport Group.
Photo taken Sun 15 Nov 2015, Havelock Street, Ravensthorpe
134. EHL335 ... West Riding 724, EHL335, is a Leyland PS2/13A with a Roe C35F body dating from 1952, operated by Yesteryear Cars.
Photo taken Wed 21 Sep 2022, Castlecroft Road, Bury
135. EHL336 ... Preserved former West Riding 725, EHL336, a Leyland Tiger PS2/12 with Roe C35F body, one of a batch of six coaches new in 1952.
Photo taken Mon 1 Jan 2007, The Broadway, Winchester
136. EHL336 ... West Riding 725, EHL336, a Leyland PS2 with a 1952 Roe C35F body.
Photo taken Sun 13 Mar 2011, Aston Transport Museum, Birmingham
137. EHL336 ... In 1979 after being loaned to a preservation group in the Hull area who were unable to keep it under cover, Boddy's Coaches presented former West Riding 725 to the West Riding Wulfrunian Preservation Society who were able to offer secure under cover storage at Dewsbury Bus Museum.
Photo taken Sat 24 Mar 1979, Bridlington Coach Park
138. EHL336 ... Seen leaving Wakefield Bus Station for Blackpool, according to the destination blind, on a wet day is West Riding, Wakefield 725, EHL336, a Leyland PS2/13A Tiger with a Roe C35F body.
Photo taken Sat 18 Aug 1956, Wakefield Bus Station
139. EHL337 ... West Riding 726, EHL337, a Leyland Tiger PS2/12 with Roe B39F body new in 1952
Photo taken 1965, Swillington Common
140. EHL339 ... West Riding 728, EHL339, a Leyland Tiger PS2/12 with Roe B39F body built in 1952
Photo taken 1965, Halton Hill, Leeds
141. EHL341 ... Seen in Wakefield Bus Station, loading for an excursion, is West Riding, Wakefield 730, EHL341, one of twelve Leyland PS2/12A Tigers with Roe bodies new in July 1952.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
142. EHL343 ... West Riding 732, EHL343, a Leyland Tiger PS2/12 with Roe B39F body built in 1952
Photo taken Sat 7 Aug 1965, Duke Street, Leeds
143. EHL344 ... In 1979 after being loaned to a preservation group in the Hull area who were unable to keep it under cover, Boddy's Coaches presented former West Riding 725 to the West Riding Wulfrunian Preservation Society who were able to offer secure under cover storage at Dewsbury Bus Museum.
Photo taken Sat 24 Mar 1979, Bridlington Coach Park
144. EHL344 ... West Riding 733, EHL344, a 1952 Leyland Tiger PS2/12A with Roe dual purpose bodywork.
Photo taken Sun 9 Sep 2007, Meadowhall, Sheffield
145. EHL344 ... West Riding 733, EHL344, a 1952 Leyland Tiger PS2/12A with a Roe B39F body.
Photo taken Sun 27 May 2012, The Kings Arms, Heath Common, Wakefield
146. EHL344 ... A West Riding line up at the Heath Common Rally & Running Day on the 21st July 2013.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jul 2013, Heath Common, Wakefield
147. EHL344 ... Preserved EHL344, seen climbing New Bank on its way out of Halifax, heading for Harrogate on the Trans-Pennine Rally, was a Leyland PS2/12A with a Roe B39F body which had been new as West Riding 733 in 1952.
Photo taken Sun 6 Aug 1972, New Bank, Halifax
148. EHL348 ... West Riding, Wakefield 737, EHL348, was a Leyland PS2/12A with a Roe B39F body, fitted with seats that suggest it should be DP39F, new in July 1952.
Photo taken Wed 7 Aug 1968, Leeds Bus Station
149. EHL348 ... In 1952 West Riding, Wakefield put into service twelve Leyland PS2/12A Tigers with Roe B39F bodies, fitted with seats that suggested they should be DP39F, and 737, EHL348, the last of the twelve, is seen in Castleford Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Castleford Bus Station
150. EHL832 ... West Riding 740, EHL832, a 1953 Leyland PD2/12 with Leyland L27/26R body.
Photo taken Wed 8 Apr 1959, Dewsbury
151. EHL832 ... West Riding 740, EHL832, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body dating from 1953.
Photo taken 1965, Leeds Central Bus Station
152. EHL836 ... West Riding Automobile Co. 744, EHL836, a Leyland Titan PD2/12 with Leyland L27/26R body, new in 1953, departing Wakefield Bus Station for Wrenthorpe.
Photo taken Summer 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
153. FHL113 ... 1953 West Riding Leyland Titan PD2/12 747, FHL113, negotiating the Bull Ring roundabout on its way into Wakefield Bus Station in the late 1960s.
Photo taken late 1960s, The Bull Ring, Wakefield
154. FHL113 ... Seen entering Leeds Bus Station, arriving on the route from Woolley Moor, is West Riding, Wakefield 747, FHL113, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body new in October 1953.
Photo taken Sat 14 Apr 1956, Leeds Bus Station
155. FHL113 ... Seen in Castleford Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 747, FHL113, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body, new in October 1953, was one of six new that year.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Castleford Bus Station
156. FHL116 ... West Riding, Wakefield 750, FHL116, a Leyland PD2/12 with a Leyland L27/26R body, seen in Leeds Central Bus Station, was the last of twelve new in 1953 with 750 being new in October.
Photo taken Sat 1 Sep 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
157. FHL113 ... West Riding took delivery of their last Leyland bodied Titans in 1954. 747, FHL113, carried one of the last bodies produced by Leyland.
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
158. FHL987 ... West Riding 751, FHL987, seen at Selby Garage, was the sole Seddon Pennine R2 in the fleet. It had a Duple Midland B44F body and was new in 1954.
Photo taken Thu 25 Apr 1957, Selby Garage
159. FHL987 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station, on its usual working to Fryston via Swillington, is West Riding, Wakefield 751, FHL987, the Seddon Mk 11R/2 which had a Duple Midland B44F body and was new in July 1954.
Photo taken Sat 31 Jul 1954, Leeds Central Bus Station
160. GHL303 ... West Riding 754, GHL303, was a Leyland PD2/22 with a Roe L24/26R body new in 1954 and the batch of ten had the lower saloon gangway continuing through on to the platform to give a two step entry to the platform.
Photo taken Sat 5 May 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
161. GHL303 ... Leeds Central Bus Station is the setting for West Riding 754, GHL303, which was a Leyland PD2/22 with a Roe L24/26R body new in 1954 and was one of ten with the gangway continuing through on to the platform to give a two step entry to the platform.
Photo taken Sat 12 May 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
162. GHL303 ... West Riding 754, GHL303, and 789, BHL372, in Leeds Bus Station. 754 was a Roe L24/26R bodied Leyland PD2/22 new in November 1954 whilst 789 was a Leyland PS1/1, new as Bullock 290 with a Barnaby DP35F body in May 1948, which had been rebuilt and rebodied with a Roe L27/26R body in June 1956.
Photo taken Sat 21 Jul 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
163. GHL305 ... West Riding 756, GHL305, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was a Leyland PD2/22 with a Roe L24/26R body, one of ten new in 1954.
Photo taken Sat 24 Aug 1963, Wakefield Bus Station
164. GHL306 ... West Riding 757, GHL306, a 1954 Roe bodied Leyland Titan PD2/22 in Wakefield Bus Station waiting to depart on the lengthy 189 service to Leeds via Normanton & Castleford.
Photo taken late 1960s, Wakefield Bus Station
165. GHL310 ... West Riding 761, GHL310, was a Roe L24/26R bodied Leyland PD2/22 with a Midland Red-style tin front.
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
166. GHL713 ... Guy Arab IV GHL713, 764 in the West Riding fleet, had a Roe L27/26R body and is seen here at the Castleford Garage.
Photo taken Sat 26 Jul 1969, Castleford Garage
167. GHL715 ... West Riding 766, GHL715, a Guy Arab Mk. IV with Roe L27/26R body, new in 1955, withdrawn in 1971 and sold for scrap.
Photo taken Summer 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
168. GHL722 ... West Riding Roe bodied Guy Arab IV 773, GHL722, receiving minor attention from a mechanic in the middle of Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken late 1960s, Wakefield Bus Station
169. GHL723 ... West Riding 774, GHL723, a 1955 Guy Arab IV with Roe L27/26R bodywork leaving Wakefield bus station
Photo taken c.1969, Wakefield Bus Station
170. GHL724 ... West Riding 775, GHL724, was one of the 1955 batch of Guy Arab IV's with a Roe L53R body.
Photo taken 1965, Hunslet Road, Leeds
171. XNU424 ... West Riding 401, XNU424, was an ex-Midland General Bristol Lodekka LD6G/ECW from 1955.
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
172. 976ARA ... West Riding 461, 976ARA, was ex-Midland General 457, a Wulfrunian replacement Bristol LD6G from 1956.
Photo taken 1971, Wakefield Bus Station
173. HHL876 ... West Riding, Wakefield 800, HHL876, was an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance with a Roe Dalesman C41C body seen in Saville Street, Wakefield.
Photo taken Sat 18 Aug 1956, Saville Street, Wakefield
174. HHL994 ... West Riding 782, HHL994, a Guy Arab IV/Roe L27/26R was new in 1956. It is seen here entering the Central Bus Station in Leeds.
Photo taken Sat 8 Nov 1958, Leeds Central Bus Station
175. HHL994 ... HHL994 was a Guy Arab IV with a Roe L27/26R body and was number 782 in the West Riding, Wakefield fleet, being new in March 1956.
Photo taken Sat 14 Apr 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
176. JHL710 ... Martindale of Ferryhill JHL710, an AEC Reliance MU3RV built in 1956 with Roe B44F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1970, near Ferryhill
177. JHL711 ... West Riding 811, JHL711, an AEC Reliance with Roe B44F body, new in 1956.
Photo taken Mon 9 Aug 1965, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
178. JHL711 ... West Riding 811, JHL711, was one of their Roe B44F-bodied AEC Reliances, dating from 1956.
Photo taken c.1959, Central Bus Station, Leeds
179. JHL712 ... Martindale JHL712, an AEC Reliance MU3RV built in 1956 with Roe B44F bodywork.
Photo taken November 1970, Martindale Garage off Durham Road, Ferryhill
180. JHL714 ... West Riding 814, JHL714, a 1956 AEC Reliance/Roe B44F leaving Dewsbury Bus Station.
Photo taken Wed 8 Apr 1959, Dewsbury Bus Station
181. JHL714 ... West Riding 814, JHL714, an A.E.C. MU3RV Reliance with a Roe B44F body, is seen arriving in Leeds Central Bus Station with a good load.
Photo taken Sat 3 Nov 1956, Leeds Central Bus Station
182. JHL717 ... Seen arriving in Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 817, JHL717, the last of a batch of twelve A.E.C. MU3RV Reliances with Roe B44F bodies new in November 1956.
Photo taken Sun 17 Aug 1958, Wakefield Bus Station
183. KHL ... KHL---, an unidentified West Riding Guy Arab IV heads out of Leeds on the temporary one-way arrangement during the building of the Inner Ring Road.
Photo taken 1968, Quarry Hill, Leeds
184. KHL839 ... West Riding Guy Arab IV 442, KHL839, with a Roe lowbridge body.
Photo taken Wed 9 Feb 1972, St. Peter's Street, approaching Leeds Central Bus Station
185. 11DRB ... West Riding 418, 11DRB, was one of the Lodekkas brought in to help replace the Wulfrunians and is seen outside Savile Street depot in Wakefield in June 1972. It had originally been 462 in the Midland General fleet and was a Bristol Lodekka LD6G with ECW H33/25RD body featuring power doors instead of the more familiar manual ones.
Photo taken Tue 13 Jun 1972, outside Savile Street Garage, Wakefield
186. 9DRB ... Midland General received five Bristol LD6Gs with Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD bodies in 1957. All passed to West Riding in 1970 and 9DRB which had become West Riding 414 is seen in the parking area at the side of Saville Street garage in Wakefield.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Saville Street Garage, Wakefield
187. 9DRB ... Midland General received five Bristol LD6Gs with Eastern Coachworks H33/25RD bodies in 1957. All passed to West Riding in 1970 and 9DRB which had become West Riding 414 is seen in the parking area at the side of Saville Street garage in Wakefield.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Saville Street Garage, Wakefield
188. JHL581 ... Dunning, Great Ayton, JHL581, an AEC Reliance MU3RV built in 1957 with Roe Dalesman C41C bodywork.
Photo taken December 1971, Great Ayton
189. JHL983 ... West Riding 803, JHL983, a 1957 AEC Reliance MU3RV with Roe Dalesman body.
Photo taken 1994, Ludlam Street Depot, Bradford
190. JHL983 ... West Riding's 803, JHL983, a Roe "Dalesman" bodied AEC Reliance, is now back in Dewsbury after its sojourn with Classic Coaches of High Wycombe. It is seen on display at the Dewsbury Bus Museum Open Day.
Photo taken Sun 15 Nov 2015, Foundry Street, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
191. JHL983 ... A rear view of preserved former West Riding A.C. 803, JHL983, an AEC Reliance MU3RV with Roe Dalesman C41F body, new in 1957. Withdrawn by West Riding in 1966 it passed via two further south east operators to the West Riding Wulfrunian Preservation Society in 1978.
Photo taken Sun 31 Jul 1983, Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
192. JHL983 ... In 1978 the West Riding Omnibus Preservation Society received a letter from Colin Shears West of England Transport Collection at Winkleigh to say they had acquired a former West Riding coach from a farmer in Kent and would we be interested.
Photo taken Sun 1 Oct 1978, West of England Transport Collection, Winkleigh, Devon
193. JHL983 ... West Riding AEC Reliance MU3RV Roe Dalesman C41C 803, JHL983, made its debut on the East Coast run on 13 June 1982 following a three and a half year restoration. It is seen in Hull at the start of the run.
Photo taken Sun 13 Jun 1982, Hull
194. KHL825 ... West Riding 825, KHL825, was a Guy Arab IV with Roe L55R body of 1957. It is seen racing into Leeds to take up an evening works contract service from the huge Burtons Clothing factory.
Photo taken 1966, Austhorpe, Leeds
195. KHL828 ... Six of West Riding's 1957 Roe bodied Guy Arabs with 431, originally, 828, KHL828 in the centre (and a lone Panther). They had very well appointed interiors and, partly due to the early demise of the Wulfrunians, had long active lives - they were still in regular all-day service around Castleford and Featherstone in the early 'seventies.
Photo taken Sat 29 Jul 1972, Belle Isle Depot Yard, Wakefield
196. KHL829 ... KHL829, a Guy Arab IV with a Roe L29/26RD body was West Riding, Wakefield 432 and was seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
197. KHL834 ... West Riding 834, KHL834, a Guy Arab IV with Roe L55R body new in 1957
Photo taken Mon 9 Aug 1965, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
198. KHL836 ... West Riding Autos 836, KHL836, was one of their lowbridge Roe-bodied Guy Arab IV's dating from 1957. This comparatively rare nearside view shows the (open) folding platform door - a facility much appreciated during winter months.
Photo taken 1965, Selby Road, Halton, Leeds
199. KHL837 ... West Riding 837, KHL837, was a Guy Arab IV with Roe L55R body of 1957. These reliable vehicles were the workhorses of many of West Riding's "trunk" routes out of Leeds, including this long run to Doncaster.
Photo taken 1965, Hunslet Road, Leeds
200. KHL839 ... West Riding 839, KHL839, was a Guy Arab IV with Roe L29/26RD bodywork which had been new in November 1957.
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
201. KHL845 ... West Riding 845, KHL845, a Guy Arab IV with Roe L55R body new in 1957, speeds along the narrow country lane towards Swillington.
Photo taken 1968, Swillington Common
202. KHL850 ... This is the upper saloon interior of West Riding 453, KHL850, a Guy Arab IV with Roe L29/26RD bodywork that had been new as 850.
Photo taken Wed 2 Feb 1972, Featherstone Depot
203. KHL855 ... West Riding /Yorkshire Woollen driver trainer A14, KHL855, a 1957 Guy Arab IV with lowbridge Roe bodywork. When new this was 855 in the West Riding fleet.
Photo taken Sun 4 Jun 1978, Savile Town, Dewsbury
204. KHL855 ... Stuart Little's recent Edinburgh bus rally photograph prompted me to post this view, taken on the Huddersfield Centenary Rally in 1983, to commemorate one hundred years of municipal public transport. I believe nineteen buses are visible here and they are listed below as far as I can identify. The late Bob Mack will have taken a very similar photograph to this as he was stood on the platform of the bus next to me, only I've forgotten what it was.
Photo taken Sun 5 Jun 1983, Slaithwaite Road, Holt Head (between Marsden and Meltham), Kirklees
205. KHL855 ... West Riding 855, KHL855, a 1957 Guy Arab IV with a Roe L29/26RD body outside Dewsbury Bus Museum.
Photo taken Sun 18 Nov 2018, Dewsbury Bus Museum, Ravensthorpe
206. KHL855 ... West Riding 855, KHL855, after it had been on its side.
207. KHL855 ... Now fully restored to original condition this West Riding Guy Arab IV with Roe lowbridge body 855, KHL855, which dates from 1957.
Photo taken Sat 26 Oct 2019, Pudsey Civic Hall, Cote Lane, Pudsey
208. KHL860 ... West Riding 860, KHL860, was a Guy Arab IV with a Roe L55R body dating from 1957
Photo taken 1965, Aberford Road, Woodlesford
209. KHL862 ... West Riding 465 (formerly 862), KHL862, was a Guy Arab IV with a Roe L55R body of 1957.
Photo taken 1971, Wakefield Bus Station
210. ... A line up of West Riding buses and coaches in the Valley Road coach park in Scarborough. In the front row two Roe Dalesman bodied A.E.C. Reliances, two Longford bodied Leyland TS8s, a Roe bodied Leyland PS2/12A coach, four Roe bodied A.E.C. Reliance buses, a Roe bodied Leyland PS2/13A bus and the Roe bodied A.E.C. Regal IV centre entrance bus. Interloping is an unidentified Duple bodied A.E.C. Reliance. The two Dalesmen appear to have similar vehicles behind them.
Photo taken Mon 3 Jun 1963, Valley Road Coach Park, Scarborough
211. OHL863 ... West Riding Autos 863, OHL863, was the prototype Guy Wulfrunian, built in 1959 with Roe bodywork.
Photo taken Summer 1960, York Street Bus Station, Leeds
212. OHL863 ... West Riding 863, OHL863, the first Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian at Belle Isle, Wakefield showing the rear end styling.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
213. OHL863 ... West Riding 863, OHL863, the prototype Wulfrunian with Roe H43/32F body, shows the cream steering wheel in this view at Belle Isle, Wakefield.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
214. OHL863 ... A study in non-standard West Riding Guy Wulfrunians with 1959 Roe H43/32F bodied prototype 863, OHL863, and ex-West Wales 1961 East Lancs H44/33F bodied 959, XBX350, parked outside Savile Street Depot, Wakefield.
Photo taken late 1960s, Savile Street, Wakefield
215. SHL872 ... West Riding 872, SHL872, wears one of the various livery styles worn by the Wulfrunians during their short lives, contrasting with the earlier version seen in the distance.
Photo taken 1966, Selby Road, Whitkirk
216. 802RTC ... West Riding 938, 802RTC, a Guy Wulfrunian with a Northern Counties H73F body, new in 1960.
Photo taken Thu 5 Aug 1965, Hall Ings, Bradford
217. 802RTC ... Preparing for takeoff from Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding 938, 802RTC, the Northern Counties H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian previously Lancashire United 58.
Photo taken Fri 30 Aug 1963, Wakefield Bus Station
218. SHL917 ... West Riding 917, SHL917, a 1960 AEC Reliance with 41 seat Plaxton bodywork, now owned by Lincolnshire operator Pride of the Wolds.
Photo taken Sun 5 Aug 2007, Harrogate
219. SHL917 ... Seen undergoing restoration at the former West Yorkshire Transport Museum in Ludlam Street, Bradford is West Riding 917, SHL917, a Plaxton bodied AEC Reliance dating from 1960. The coach is currently in service with Lincolnshire operator Pride of the Wolds.
Photo taken 1990, Ludlam Street Depot, Bradford
220. THL890 ... West Riding 890, THL890, a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe H75F body, new in 1960
Photo taken Thu 30 Jul 1964, Hall Ings, Bradford
221. UCX275 ... West Riding 1960 Roe bodied Guy Wulfrunian 995, UCX275. New as County Motors 99 it was transferred to West Riding in 1963 & its seating capacity was reduced in the latter part of its short career from H43/32F to H35/32F which it still operates as when the front seats were removed from the upper deck to reduce the weight on the front axle.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jul 2013, Fairbrook Road Terminus, Kettlethorpe, Wakefield
222. UCX275 ... This Guy Wulfrunian with Roe body was new to County Motors in 1960. At the time County was jointly owned by West Riding and Yorkshire Traction and as a result the vehicle policy was to follow West Riding for double deck purchases and Yorkshire Traction for saloons. Numbered 99 in the County fleet it and its companion were quickly sold to West Riding where it became 995, UCX275, in their fleet.
Photo taken Sun 21 Jul 2013, Heath Common, Wakefield
223. ... West Riding stored Wulfrunian chassis inside, and underneath the Belle Isle garages en route to Roe's factory in Leeds. This photograph shows a line up of chassis inside the depot, clearly displaying the white steering wheels.
Photo taken 1961-1963, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
224. 802RTC ... In 1962 West Riding purchased Lancashire United's only Guy Wulfrunian, 802RTC.
Photo taken 1962, Belle Isle Depot workshops, Wakefield
225. 813MHW ... West Riding Autos 488, 813MHW, was one of the many Lodekkas bought to cover the early demise of the Wulfrunians - this being ex Bristol Omnibus (LC7018).
Photo taken Sun 26 Nov 1972, Wakefield
226. SHL870 ... West Riding Autos Wulfrunian 870, SHL870, is seen at a temporary loading point during the rebuilding of Leeds Central Bus Station.
Photo taken August 1963, Kirkgate/High Court, Leeds
227. SHL875 ... West Riding 875, SHL875, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian seen at Castleford Bus Station shows the cream steering wheel.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Castleford Bus Station
228. SHL916 ... West Riding 916, SHL916, was an A.E.C. 2MU3RV Reliance with a Plaxton Embassy C41C body new in January 1961 which was seen at Headingley.
Photo taken Fri 12 Apr 1963, Headingley, Leeds
229. THL876 ... West Riding 876, THL876, was an early Guy Wulfrunian from 1961 and wears its second livery of white with green. It is seen leaving the Central Bus Station, trailed by an arriving LCT Regent V.
Photo taken 1965, St Peter's Street, Leeds
230. THL893 ... West Riding 893, THL893, was a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe H43/32F bodywork which had been new in June 1961.
Photo taken 1969, Central Bus Station, leeds
231. THL898 ... West Riding Automobile 898, THL898, a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe H35/32F (previously H43/32F) body, new in 1961.
Photo taken c.1970/71, Hall Ings, Bradford
232. THL898 ... This is a view looking forward in the lower saloon of West Riding Guy Wulfrunian 480 (898) THL898 about which we have had a recent discussion.
Photo taken early 1972, YWD Depot, Beck Lane, Heckmondwike
233. THL898 ... A second interior view of West Riding 480 (898) THL898 this time looking to the rear.
Photo taken early 1972, YWD Depot, Beck Lane, Heckmondwike
234. THL900 ... West Riding 900, THL900, was one of the infamous Guy Wulfrunians with Roe H43/32F body, entering service in 1961. Although seen here working the "tram" route to Kettlethorpe, the use of the traditional red and cream livery for this route had long been phased out, and 900 was only months way from the scrap yard.
Photo taken Tue 27 Jul 1971, Leeds Central Bus Station
235. THL900 ... West Riding 900, THL900, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian showing the cream steering wheel fitted when new and caught in Wakefield Bus Station in the original livery.
Photo taken Sat 17 Apr 1965, Wakefield Bus Station
236. THL904 ... After the Wulfrunian line up on a Sunday in November 1971 the vehicles were returned to the shed ready for service the following day.
Photo taken Nov 1971, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
237. THL910 ... West Riding 910, THL910, one of the infamous but unique Roe-bodied Guy Wulfrunians.
Photo taken 1966, Austhorpe, Leeds
238. THL920 ... West Riding 920, THL920, a 1961 Roe B41D bodied AEC Reliance parked at Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield in 1970. This batch of 12 were West Riding's first dual entrance buses and remained so until the first Leyland National's arrived in 1973 (though these were rebuilt to single door from 1975 onwards)
Photo taken 1970, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
239. THL928 ... West Riding 928, THL928, an AEC Reliance with Roe B41D body, new in 1961
Photo taken Mon 9 Aug 1965, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
240. UCX275 ... West Riding Autos 995, UCX275, a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe H43/32F body. Built in 1961 for County Motors, Lepton (as their 99), it transferred to West Riding in 1963. This vehicle is one of the few examples saved for preservation.
Photo taken 1971, Dale Street, Ossett
241. UCX275 ... Ex West Riding 995, UCX275, a 1961 Roe bodied Guy Wulfrunian, seen in the parking area at the Dewsbury Bus Museum open day.
Photo taken Sun 18 Nov 2012, parking area off Havelock Street, Ravensthorpe, near Dewsbury Bus Museum
242. UCX275 ... Seen at the Showbus Rally at Hillingdon is preserved former West Riding 995, UCX275, which was a Guy Wulfrunian with a Roe H43/32F body.
Photo taken Sun 24 Jun 1979, Showbus 79 Rally, Hillingdon
243. XBX350 ... A study in non-standard West Riding Guy Wulfrunians with 1959 Roe H43/32F bodied prototype 863, OHL863, and ex-West Wales 1961 East Lancs H44/33F bodied 959, XBX350, parked outside Savile Street Depot, Wakefield.
Photo taken late 1960s, Savile Street, Wakefield
244. XBX350 ... West Riding 959, XBX350, the ex-West Wales Wulfrunian which had an East Lancs H44/33F body seen with a black steering wheel at Belle Isle, Wakefield.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
245. ... At the end of 1971 only 20 Guy Wulfrunians remained at West Riding, and on a Sunday in November 1971 we attempted to line as many as possible up for a photograph in the yard at Belle Isle. On the day however only fourteen were available, with two out on service, and four in the workshops or being serviced.
Photo taken Nov 1971, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
246. 212NAE ... West Riding 497, 212NAE, a Bristol FLF6G with an Eastern Coachworks H38/32F body, was seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
247. THL902 ... West Riding 902, THL902, was one of the early Guy Wulfrunians to wear the cream with red livery for use over the former tram routes to Rothwell and Sandal (Kettlethorpe).
Photo taken 1962, York Street Bus Station, Leeds
248. UCX275 ... West Riding 995, UCX275, one of the two ex-County Motors Wulfrunians with Roe H43/32F bodies leaving Central Bus Station in Leeds fitted with a cream steering wheel. This bus is now preserved.
Photo taken Sat 27 Jul 1968, Leeds Central Bus Station
249. UCX275 ... Following recent comments about why Guy Wulfrunians had front grilles when they also had Cave-Brown-Cave heating, here is an image taken during the restoration of West Riding 995, UCX275.
Photo taken Nov 1972, West Riding Auto, Saville Street Depot, Wakefield
250. VHL957 ... West Riding 957, VHL957, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian with cream steering wheel and old style fleet number in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Sat 27 Jul 1968, Wakefield Bus Station
251. VHL957 ... West Riding 957, VHL957, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian with cream steering wheel and old style fleet number in Wakefield Bus Station. This was the last one to operate in the red livery and was painted green later in September.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Wakefield Bus Station
252. WHL963 ... West Riding 963, WHL963, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian showing the offset driving
Photo taken Sat 27 Jul 1968, Duke Street, Leeds
253. WHL985 ... Originally 985, West Riding 131, WHL985, the Plaxton bodied Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R exhibited at the 1962 Commercial Motor Show is seen at Belle Isle Depot Wakefield after arrival back from a Wulfrunian Society outing to the Dinting Railway Centre.
Photo taken Mar 1972, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
254. WHL985 ... Seen in Leeds Central Bus Station is West Riding 985, WHL985, which was a Leyland PSU3/1R Leopard with a Plaxton Derwent B53F body new in 1962 and which had been exhibited at the 1962 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court.
Photo taken Mon 31 Jul 1967, Leeds Central Bus Station
255. WHL986 ... Seen in Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding 132, WHL986, Leyland PSU3/3R Leopard with a Plaxton Derwent B53F body which had been new as number 986 in 1962.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
256. WHL987 ... Standing in bright sunshine was West Riding 987, WHL987, a Leyland PSU3/3R with Plaxton B53F bodywork; it had been new in December 1962.
Photo taken 1969, Central Bus Station, Leeds
257. WHL965 ... West Riding 965, WHL965, a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe H41/34F body, delivered in 1963.
Photo taken Sat 7 Aug 1965, Duke Street, Leeds
258. WHL965 ... West Riding Autos 965, WHL965, a Guy Wulfrunian with Roe body, built in 1963. This service 10 from Leeds to Kettlethorpe was a continuation of the original Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways service from Leeds to Sandal, converted to bus in 1932.
Photo taken 1966, Duke Street, Leeds
259. WHL967 ... West Riding 967, WHL967, was one of the 1963 batch of Wulfrunians delivered in the red and cream "tram" route livery for services from Leeds to Kettlethorpe and Rothwell.
Photo taken 1965, Hunslet Road, Leeds
260. WHL970 ... Holman, London N.9 was brave enough to buy an ex-West Riding Guy Wulfrunian and WHL970 is seen here at Wembley Stadium.
Photo taken Sat 7 Jun 1975, First Way, Wembley
261. WHL970 ... West Riding Guy Wulfrunian 970, WHL970, is in the process of restoration. It is seen at the Dewsbury Bus Museum Open Day.
Photo taken Sun 15 Nov 2015, Foundry Street, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
262. WHL970 ... This is a view looking forward on the upper deck of former West Riding and now preserved Roe bodied Guy Wulfrunian 970, WHL970, in the yard of Holman (Crouch End Luxury Coaches) in Wood Green.
Photo taken Sat 23 Jun 1979, Holman's Yard, Wood Green, London
263. WHL974 ... One livery for the West Riding Wulfrunians is the cream lower windows only version carried in 1968 by two examples. Here 974, WHL974, leaves Leeds for Woolley Moor carrying more parcels than passengers.
Photo taken 1968, St. Peter's Street, Leeds
264. WHL977 ... West Riding Roe H43/32F bodied Guy Wulfrunian, possibly 977, WHL977 new in 1963 doing very little for the air quality in the vicinity of Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield.
Photo taken late 1960s, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
265. WHL981 ... West Riding Automobile Co 981, WHL981, a 1963 Guy Wulfrunian with Roe bodywork at the Bull Ring in Wakefield
Photo taken c.1969, Bull Ring, Wakefield
266. WHL988 ... West Riding 134, WHL988, a 1963 Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R with Plaxton bodywork.This bus was originally 988 and was renumbered in the late 1960s.
Photo taken 1976, Station Road, Selby
267. WHL989 ... West Riding 989, WHL989, a Leyland PSU3/1 with Plaxton Derwent B53F body, new in 1963.
Photo taken Mon 9 Aug 1965, in front of the Quarry Hill Flats, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
268. WHL989 ... West Riding 989, WHL989, was a Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R with a Plaxton B53F body dating from 1963.
Photo taken 1966, Austhorpe, Leeds
269. WHL991 ... West Riding, Wakefield  991, WHL991, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was a Leyland PSU3/1R Leopard with a Plaxton Derwent B53F body, new in June 1963.
Photo taken Sat 24 Aug 1963, Wakefield Bus Station
270. BHL351C ... West Riding Guy Wulfrunian 1000, BHL351C, and erstwhile Wulfrunian replacement Bristol Lodekka 471, 977ARA, seen dumped at the rear of Belle Isle Depot Wakefield in November 1971.
Photo taken November 1971, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
271. BHL356C ... West Riding 1005, BHL356C, a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian in this view at Castleford garage shows the cream steering wheel.
Photo taken Sat 26 Jul 1969, Castleford Depot
272. BHL356C ... West Riding Wulfrunian 1005, BHL356C, exits the bus station on the long run to Doncaster. It passes what is thought to be LCT Regent V 956 laying over between former Kippax and District duties.
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
273. BHL363C ... West Riding Wulfrunian 1012, BHL363C, is seen in its original livery shortly after entering service.
Photo taken 1965, Low Road, Hunslet, Leeds
274. BHL363C ... West Riding Guy Wulfrunian 1012, BHL363C, seen withdrawn at the rear of Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield. 1012 was one of two Wulfrunians, 1009 being the other, still carrying the more cream livery at that time. Alongside is AEC Swift 20, JHL820E, delivered as a DP but shown after fitting with ex Wulfrunian bus seats, in 1971. These vehicles were out of service more than they were in use but lasted until 1976.
Photo taken November 1971, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
275. BHL363C ... West Riding Wulfrunian 1012, BHL363C, awaits departure for Hemsworth in advance of the rival United Services behind.
Photo taken 1965, Wakefield Bus Station
276. BHL363C ... Rear view of 1012, BHL363C, one of the final batch of West Riding's notorious Wulfrunians in Leeds Bus Station
Photo taken c.1970, Leeds Central Bus Station
277. BHL369C ... West Riding 1018, BHL369C a Roe H43/32F bodied Wulfrunian travels along Duke Street on its way from Leeds fitted with the later black steering wheel.
Photo taken Sat 27 Jul 1968, Duke Street, Leeds
278. BHL371C ... West Riding 1020, BHL371C, is one of the final batch of Guy Wulfrunians and is seen in its Tilling Green livery.
Photo taken 1971, Wakefield Bus Station
279. BHL374C ... West Riding 1022 BHL374C, one of the last batch of Guy Wulfrunians with Roe bodywork dating from 1965
Photo taken 1969, Leeds Central Bus Station
280. BHL380C ... West Riding 1029, BHL380C, the last one, showing the cream steering wheel fitted to the Roe H43/32F bodied Guy Wulfrunians when new seen in Barnsley Bus Station on the Leeds to Sheffield service.
Photo taken Sat 17 Apr 1965, Barnsley Bus Station
281. BHL380C ... West Riding, Wakefield 1029, BHL380C, was the last of a batch of thirty Guy Wulfrunians with Roe H43/32F bodies, new in 1965, and is seen in Wakefield Bus Station.
Photo taken Fri 16 Apr 1965, Wakefield Bus Station
282. BHL517C ... West Riding, Wakefield 1031, BHL517C, was a Bedford SB5 with a Plaxton Embassy IV C41F body new in March 1965 and was seen outside the bus station in Wakefield.
Photo taken Sat 17 Apr 1965, outside the bus station in Wakefield
283. BHL518C ... Former West Riding BHL518C, a Bedford SB5 / Plaxton Embassy IV C41F, new in 1965, is seen here operating for D. L. Fox of Manea, Cambridgeshire, and still in its original owner's livery.
Photo taken late Summer 1969, Cambridgeshire
284. BHL526C ... West Riding 1040, BHL526C, was one of six Bedford SB5 with Duple (Northern) Firefly C41F bodies new in February 1965.
Photo taken Sat 17 May 1969, Wembley Stadium
285. CVC124C ... 1965 Marshall B50F bodied Daimler Roadliner SRC6 demonstrator CVC124C unloading in Wakefield Bus Station. It was on hire to West Riding at the time possibly in connection with the reliability problems of the native batch.
Photo taken late 1960s, Wakefield Bus Station
286. EHT106C ... West Riding 441, EHT106C, a 1965 Bristol FLF6G with an ECW H38/32F body, new to Bristol Omnibus as C7217, it was one of 27 transferred to West Riding to help eliminate the Guy Wulfrunians.
Photo taken 1970, Bull Ring, Wakefield
287. EHT107C ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 534, EHT107C, a Bristol FLF6G with an Eastern Coachworks H38/32F body.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Leeds Central Bus Station
288. EHU584C ... West Riding A.C. 445, EHU584C, a Bristol Lodekka FLF6G with E.C.W. H38/32F body, new in 1965 to Bristol Omnibus Co. (C7238).
Photo taken 1969/70, Wakefield Bus Station
289. EHU584C ... West Riding 537, EHU584C, a 1965 Bristol FLF6G which was accquired along with other Bristol Lodekkas to replace the ill-fated Guy Wufrunians.
Photo taken 1977, Wakefield Bus Station
290. YHL994 ... Seen here with Woodhouse, Bolsover, YHL994 had been new in June 1963 as West Riding, Wakefield 994, a Bedford VAL14 with a Plaxton Val C52F body.
Photo taken Sat 16 May 1970, Wembley Stadium
291. EHL466D ... Martindale of Ferryhill EHL466D, a Bedford VAM5 built in 1966 with Plaxton Vam C45F bodywork.
Photo taken May 1972, Redcar Racecourse
292. EHL469D ... West Riding A.C. 12, EHL469D, a Bedford VAM5 with Plaxton Vam C45F body, new in 1966.
Photo taken Summer 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
293. EHL470D ... Roberts Tours, Wingate, EHL470D, a Bedford VAL14 built in 1966 with Plaxton Val C52F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1974, Redcar Racecourse
294. EHL472D ... West Riding 3, EHL472D, a 1966 Bedford VAL14 with a Leyland engine. A Plaxton Val body is carried.
Photo taken 1996, Dewsbury Bus Museum
295. EHL696D ... West Riding bought their first Leyland Atlanteans in 1966 with Roe bodywork. EHL696D was delivered as 109. It is seen here in NBC red after being renumbered in 1969 as 562.
Photo taken 1976, Leeds Central Bus Station
296. EHL698D ... West Riding Autos 111, EHL698D, a Leyland Atlantean with Roe body of 1966.
Photo taken 1968, Quarry Hill, Leeds
297. FHL765D ... Seen in Leeds Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 116, FHL765D, a Leyland PDR1/2 Atlantean with a Roe H43/33F body, one of twenty-five new in 1966, 116 being new in May.
Photo taken Wed 7 Aug 1968, Leeds Bus Station
298. FHL770D ... West Riding's first rear engined double deckers were a batch of Roe bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2 new in 1966. New as 121, FHL770D, this bus was renumbered as 575 in 1969.
Photo taken Fri 20 Feb 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
299. FHL774D ... Orpington & District FHL774D, a Leyland PDR1/2 with Roe H43/33F body new in 1966 as West Riding 125.
Photo taken Orpington
300. FHL774D ... West Riding, Wakefield 125, FHL774D, seen in Castleford Bus Station, was a Leyland PDR1/2 Atlantean with a Roe H43/33F body, the last of twenty-five new in 1966.
Photo taken Sat 7 Sep 1968, Castleford Bus Station
301. FHL821D ... West Riding 128, FHL821D, a Daimler Roadliner SRC6 built in 1966 with Plaxton Derwent II B50F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1971, Bus Station, Wakefield
302. FHL823D ... In 1962 West Riding had taken delivery of the first Plaxton Derwent bodied buses and in 1966 they took delivery of ten Daimler SRC6 Roadliners which had the first examples of the revised version of the Derwent body. 130, FHL823D, seen here in Leeds Central Bus Station was the fifth in the batch of ten and was to B50F configuration.
Photo taken Mon 31 Jul 1967, Leeds Central Bus Station
303. GAE882D ... West Riding 447, GAE882D, a 1966 Bristol FLF6G with an ECW H38/32F body, new to Bristol Omnibus Co as C7261.
Photo taken 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
304. GAE884D ... West Riding 540, GAE884D, a 1966 Bristol Lodekka FLF6G stands in Wakefield bus station. New to Bristol Omnibus as their C7623, the Lodekka was originally 448 in the West Riding fleet being renumbered 540 in 1971 the year after it was acquired.
Photo taken Thu 19 Jun 1975, Wakefield Bus Station
305. HAE275D ... West Riding 541, HAE275D, was ex Bristol Omnibus C7266, an FLF6G of 1966. It soon moved to Yorkshire to become one of the many Lodekkas brought in to replace the Wulfrunians.
Photo taken circa 1975, Wakefield Bus Station
306. JAE630D ... West Riding 546, JAE630D, a 1966 Bristol FLF6G, one of a number that came from Bristol to replace Guy Wulfrunians.
Photo taken 1970s, Leeds Central Bus Station
307. JAE631D ... West Riding Bristol FLF6G / ECW 547, JAE631D. Formerly Bristol Omnibus Co. C7291 and transferred as part of a batch to West Riding in 1969/70 (initially as no 455) to replace Guy Wulfrunians.
Photo taken August 1976, Wakefield Bus Station
308. JAE631D ... Already illustrated in NBC red, West Riding 547, JAE631D, Bristol Lodekka at Leeds Bus station four years earlier. Was this bus in "Tilling Green" at this point or did West Riding repaint it? Captain Birdseye has abandoned his fish fingers for a trip to the seaside!
Photo taken Fri 14 Jul 1972, Leeds Central Bus Station
309. FCP300E ... West Riding 549, FCP300E, a 1967 Dennis Loline III with Northern Counties bodywork, originally owned by Halifax who sold it and four others to West Riding in 1970.
Photo taken 1972, Leeds Central Bus Station
310. FCP300E ... West Riding 549, FCP300E, ex Halifax JOC Dennis Loline with NCME H41/33F body, new in 1967 and sold to West Riding in 1970.
Photo taken Mon 21 Jun 1976, Wakefield Bus Station
311. FCP300E ... West Riding 549, FCP300E, ex Halifax JOC Dennis Loline with NCME H41/33F body, new in 1967 and sold to West Riding in 1970, in West Riding green and passing the infamous Quarry Hill flats which were opposite the Central Bus Station in Leeds.
Photo taken Wed 9 Feb 1972, outside Leeds Central Bus Station
312. FCP301E ... Halifax bought the last Dennis Lolines ever built in 1967. After a very short life in Calderdale, they were sold to West Riding who were busy getting rid of their Wulfrunians. West Riding 465, FCP301E, was originally 301 in the Halifax fleet.
Photo taken 1971, Pontefract Bus Station
313. FCP301E ... Wakefield Bus Station is the setting for West Riding, Wakefield 550, FCP301E, a Dennis L3AF2F1 Loline III with a Northern Counties H41/33F body which had been one of five new to Halifax.
Photo taken Wed 11 Apr 1973, Wakefield Bus Station
314. FCP303E ... West Riding 467, FCP303E, was a recently acquired ex-Halifax Dennis Loline III with a Northern Counties body dating from 1967.
Photo taken 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
315. FCP303E ... West Riding, Wakefield 552, FCP303E, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was a Dennis L3AF2F1 Loline with a Northern Counties H41/33F body which had been new to Halifax Joint Omnibus Committee in March 1967 as number 303.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
316. FCP303E ... Seen on layover in Wakefield Bus Station is West Riding, Wakefield 552, FCP303E, a Dennis L3AF2F1 Loline III with a Northern Counties H41/33F body which had been one of five new to Halifax.
Photo taken Fri 13 Apr 1973, Wakefield Bus Station
317. HHL715E ... West Riding 15, HHL715E, was a Bedford VAM5 with a Plaxton Panorama II C45F body seen in Blackpool.
Photo taken Sun 2 Apr 1967, Blackpool
318. JHL137E ... West Riding, Wakefield 238, JHL137E, a Leyland PSUR1A/1R Panther with a Roe B51F body was caught in Leeds Bus Station.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Leeds Bus Station
319. JHL824E ... West Riding, Wakefield 212, JHL824E, seen in Wakefield Bus Station was an A.E.C. MP2R Swift with a Marshall B51F body.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
320. KHL646F ... West Riding 146, KHL646F, was a Leyland Panther with Marshall B51F body of 1967. To add to West Riding's Wulfrunian woes, their fleet included these unreliable Panthers and the similarly troublesome Daimler Roadliners and AEC Swifts.
Photo taken 1968, Station Road, Selby
321. KHL650F ... West Riding 216, KHL650F, a Leyland Panther PSUR1/1 built in 1967 with Marshall B51F bodywork.
Photo taken April 1979, Bus Station, Wakefield
322. KHL654F ... West Riding 154, KHL654F, seen in Selby was a Leyland PSUR1/1R Panther with a Marshall B51F body.
Photo taken Sat 26 Jul 1969, Selby
323. LHL161F ... West Riding 252, LHL161F, a Leyland Panther PSUR1/1 built in 1967 with Roe B51F bodywork.
Photo taken April 1979, Bus Station, Wakefield
324. LHL162F ... West Riding A.C. 162, LHL162F, a Leyland Panther PSUR1/1R with Roe B51F body, new in 1967. Renumbered 253 in 1971 it was withdrawn in 1979 and passed to Booth, Rotherham for scrap.
Photo taken Thu 30 May 1968, A644 Brighouse & Denholme Gate Road, between Queensbury and Shelf
325. LHL164F ... West Riding 164, LHL164F, a 1967 Leyland Panther with Roe bodywork, preserved at Dewsbury Bus Museum
Photo taken 1995, Dewsbury Bus Station
326. LHL164F ... In a comment on the delightful Mexborough and Swinton trolleybus photo, Chris Barker mentioned the spectacle of a coke oven being discharged. It certainly was spectacular and the coke ovens at Royston (not too far from those at Manvers) proved to be a very successful (more so for being unplanned) backdrop for the night part of a photo shoot I organised with the preserved West Riding Roe-bodied Panther 164, LHL164F.
Photo taken Sun 10 Nov 1996, Royston
327. LHL164F ... West Riding 164, LHL164F, a 1967 Leyland Panther with Roe bodywork, is preserved at Dewsbury Bus Museum and looks immaculate, just as it did in the previous photo of it in 1995. It is seen working a free shuttle service between the museum and Dewsbury Bus Station during its Autumn Open Day.
Photo taken Sun 15 Nov 2015, Havelock Street, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
328. LHL164F ... The West Riding garter emblem on the rear of preserved Leyland Panther 164
Photo taken Mar 2012, Havelock Street, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury Bus Museum
329. LHL175F ... West Riding 175, LHL175F, a 1967 Leyland Panther with Marshall B51F bodywork. WR's York to Doncaster service had to negotiate the infamous Selby Toll Bridge, then under repair with single-lane working.
Photo taken 1969, Selby Toll Bridge
330. LHL175F ... West Riding 231, LHL175F, a 1967 Leyland Panther with Marshall bodywork.
Photo taken 1978, Leeds Central Bus Station
331. RWY515F ... Seen here in Wakefield, West Riding 246, RWY515F,was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline with a Northern Counties H44/33F body.
Photo taken Wed 16 Apr 1969, Northgate, Wakefield
332. RWY516F ... West Riding 247, RWY516F, was ex-Mexborough & Swinton 16, a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties H44/33F body dating from 1967. It was sold to West Riding in 1969 and became fleet number 613 in 1971.
Photo taken 1969, St Peter's Street, Leeds
333. RWY518F ... This Daimler Fleetline was new to Mexborough and Swinton in 1967 as their 18, RWY518F. Like its two brothers it carried a Northern Counties body.
Photo taken 1960s, St Peters Street, Leeds
334. RWY518F ... West Riding, Wakefield 249, RWY518F, seen here in Wakefield Bus Station, was a Daimler CRG6LX Fleetline with a Northern Counties H44/33F body, which had been new in November 1967 as Mexborough & Swinton 18, and was acquired in March 1969.
Photo taken Wed 16 Apr 1969, Wakefield Bus Station
335. MHL181F ... West Riding 1968 Roe H43/33F bodied Daimler Fleetline CRG6LXB 181, MHL181F, on Northgate, Wakefield when almost brand new.
Photo taken 1968, Northgate, Wakefield
336. MHL190F ... West Riding switched from Atlanteans to Daimler Fleetlines from 1968. Delivered as 190, MHL190F, was this Roe bodied example.
Photo taken Sun 14 Nov 1976, Leeds Central Bus Station
337. MHL304F ... West Riding 639, MHL304F, a Daimler CRG6LX with Roe H43/33F bodywork sets off from Doncaster for Pontefract. This vehicle was new in April 1968, one of a batch of 30 received that year, and was originally numbered 204; it was renumbered in 1971.
Photo taken c.1973, Doncaster Northern Bus Station
338. NHL533F ... West Riding bought a number of Plaxton Derwent bodied Leyland Leopards to run motorway services in West Yorkshire. Seen in rural Selby is 258, NHL533F, a 1968 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R.
Photo taken Tue 21 Jun 1977, Station Road, Selby
339. NHL534F ... West Riding bought a small number of dual purpose Leyland Leopards with Plaxton bodywork in 1968 to start motorway services between Leeds and Wakefield. 34, NHL534F, is seen in Leeds
Photo taken 1968, Leeds Central Bus Station
340. NHL534F ... West Riding 34, NHL534F, seen in Pond Street Bus Station in Sheffield was a Plaxton Derwent II DP49F bodied Leyland PSU3A/4R Leopard new in 1968.
Photo taken Tue 20 Apr 1971, Pond Street Bus Station, Sheffield
341. NHL534F ... West Riding 34, NHL534F, was one of three Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R with Plaxton Derwent II DP49F bodies new in July 1968.
Photo taken Sat 17 May 1969, Wembley Stadium
342. GHD414G ... West Riding 267, GHD414G, a 1969 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4RT with Alexander Y type body. The bus is seen in Halifax on the X12 Bradford-Manchester service.
Photo taken 1971, Crossfield Bus Station, Halifax
343. GHD416G ... West Riding A.C. 269, GHD416G, a Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4RT with Alexander Y-Type C45F body.
Photo taken April 1973, Commercial Street, Halifax
344. KJX2G ... KJX2G, an A.E.C. 6U2R Reliance (12 metre) with an Alexander 'Y' C49F body had been new to Hebble, Halifax but is seen in Pontefract Bus Station with West Riding, Wakefield who numbered it 271.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Pontefract Bus Station
345. PHL218G ... West Riding 218, PHL218G, a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX built in 1969 with Roe H43/33F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1971, Bus Station, Wakefield
346. PHL226G ... West Riding 661, PHL226G, was a Daimler Fleetline with a Roe body from 1969.
Photo taken 1973, Templegate Green, Whitkirk
347. PHL227G ... West Riding 662, PHL227G, was a Daimler Fleetline with a Roe body from 1969, by then sporting the NBC livery.
Photo taken 1973, Templegate Green, Whitkirk
348. PHL236G ... West Riding 236, PHL236G, a 1969 Leyland Panther PSUR1A/1R with a Plaxton Derwent B52F body at the Bull Ring in Wakefield c.1969/70, renumbered 277 in November 1971 and withdrawn in 1980.
Photo taken c.1969/70, Bull Ring, Wakefield
349. PHL237G ... West Riding 237, PHL237G, a 1969 Leyland Panther PSUR1A/1R with a Plaxton Derwent B52F body on Westgate in Wakefield c1970. Renumbered 278 in November 1971, it was withdrawn in 1980 & sold for scrap in 1981.
Photo taken c.1970, Westgate, Wakefield
350. PHL237G ... West Riding Automobile 237, PHL237G, a Leyland Panther PSUR1A/1R with Plaxton Derwent B52F body, new in 1969.
Photo taken c.1970/71, West Riding's Belle Isle Garage, Wakefield
351. PHL238G ... West Riding bought several batches of Leyland Panthers in the years from 1967-1969. They fitted bodywork by Roe, Marshall and latterly Plaxton. 238, PHL238G, is a Leyland Panther with a 52 seat Plaxton body dating from 1969.
Photo taken 1970, Wakefield Bus Station
352. PHL238G ... West Riding 238, PHL238G, seen in Wakefield was a Leyland PSUR1A/1R Panther with a Plaxton Derwent II B52F body, one of ten new in 1969.
Photo taken Sat 26 Jul 1969, Belle Isle Depot, Wakefield
353. PHL241G ... Wakefield Bus Station is the setting for West Riding, Wakefield 282, PHL241G, a Bristol RELL6G with a Plaxton Derwent II B52F body.
Photo taken Tue 18 Apr 1972, Wakefield Bus Station
354. PHL241G ... West Riding bought the only Bristol RELL6G buses with Plaxton Derwent bodywork. New as 241, PHL241G, this bus was later renumbered into the joint West Riding Yorkshire Woollen fleet as 282.
Photo taken February 1981, Morley, Leeds
355. PHL244G ... West Riding 285, PHL244G, a Bristol RELL6G built in 1969 with Plaxton Derwent II B52F bodywork.
Photo taken June 1973, Sovereign Street, Leeds
356. THL261H ... Prior to the advent of the Leyland National, West Riding bought ECW bodied Bristol REs Seen working for Thorne of Hemingborough is the former 298, THL261H, which was new to West Riding
Photo taken Wed 25 May 1994, Piccadilly, York
357. THL259H ... West Riding 296, THL259H, a Bristol RELL6G with Eastern Coach Works B53F body new as number 259 in 6/70 and renumbered 11/71.
Photo taken August 1979, Dewsbury Bus Station
358. THL261H ... West Riding 261, THL261H, a 1970 Bristol RELL6G with ECW body
Photo taken Sun 12 Oct 2008, Ilkley Bus Station
359. UHL932J ... West Riding bought Bristol RELLs with both Plaxton and ECW bodywork. Seen after withdrawal is 262, UHL932J, a 1970 ECW bodied example.
Photo taken Fri 24 Feb 1989, Dragon Road Car Park, Harrogate
360. AHL233K ... Following the sale to the THC, West Riding switched to ECW for bodywork for its Bristol RE chassis. Seen in Leeds is 318, AHL233K, a 1971 example that typifies the breed.
Photo taken Sun 14 Nov 1982, Leeds Central Bus Station
361. AHL727K ... West Riding, Wakefield 327, AHL727K, seen at the Cow Green/Bull Green roundabout in Halifax, was a Leyland PSU3B/4R Leopard with a Plaxton Derwent II DP49F body.
Photo taken Mon 17 Apr 1972, Cow Green/Bull Green roundabout Halifax
362. AHL730K ... Approaching the entrance to the Coach Station in Cheltenham, which is on its left, is West Riding, Wakefield 330, AHL730K, a Leyland PSU3B/4R Leopard with a Plaxton Derwent II DP49F body.
Photo taken Sat 15 Jul 1972, approaching Cheltenham Coach Station
363. WHL274J ... This picture of former West Riding Alexander bodied Daimler Fleetline WHL274J running as fleet number 103, BYF558, with Australian Pacific of Hampton, Victoria, Australia. Complimentary to other pictures of this vehicle, which it predates.
Photo taken Sat 22 Oct 1988, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia
364. WHL274J ... Alexander bodied Daimler Fleetline seen in Melbourne registered FFM763, believed to be ex-West Riding 274, WHL274J, new in 1971.
Photo taken Sat 23 Jun 2001, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia
365. WHL733J ... West Riding 288, WHL733J, a Bristol RELL6G built in 1971 with ECW B53F bodywork.
Photo taken September 1971, Wakefield Bus Station
366. BHL623K ... West Riding bought several batches of Daimler Fleetlines prior to moving on to Bristol VRs. The last Fleetlines carried Northern Counties bodywork, one of which seen here is 723, BHL623K, dating from 1972.
Photo taken Fri 14 Apr 1972, Leeds Central Bus Station
367. BHL624K ... West Riding's last new Daimler Fleetlines were a batch of Northern Counties bodied examples delivered in 1972. 724, BHL624K, catches the winter sun as it waits in Wakefield bus station in 1981
Photo taken Sat 25 Apr 1981, Wakefield Bus Station
368. BHL625K ... Seen in the old Wakefield bus station is West Riding 725, BHL625K, a 1972 Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties bodywork, This batch were the last Daimler Fleetlines bought by West Riding who switched to Bristol VRs thereafter.
Photo taken 1982, Wakefield Bus Station
369. CHL635K ... West Riding 97, CHL635K, a Bristol RELL6G built in 1972 with ECW B53F bodywork.
Photo taken August 1983, Wakefield Bus Station
370. JHL856L ... A recent comment on cab doors and emergency exits asked when did you last see a bus nose down in a ditch. Well in summer 1973 West Riding Leyland National 356, JHL856L, left the road on the service between Wakefield and Holmfirth and ended up perilously close to what was admittedly a shallow river. I think it's Denby Dale but I'm not sure.
Photo taken Summer 1973, Miller Hill, Denby Dale
371. JHL856L ... A second view from the offside of West Riding Leyland National 356, JHL856L, showing that the bus has not quite ended up in the water. It was successfully recovered with surprisingly little damage and went on to have a long life with West Riding and its successors.
Photo taken Summer 1973, Miller Hill, Denby Dale
372. NHL564M ... Just to show it can be sunny enough to take photos in March! This Leyland National was new as West Riding 364, NHL564M, and originally had a B46D body. In later life it was converted to B50F and renumbered 116, as seen here. It is carrying a livery indicating the joint NBC/PTE operations in West Yorkshire, but has not received the verona green and buttermilk livery as was being applied at that time.
Photo taken Sun 2 Mar 1986, Whitehall Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds
373. OWW905P ... West Riding 761, OWW905P, in the 1977 Queens Silver Jubilee livery.
Photo taken 1977, Wakefield Bus Station
374. RYG396R ... West Riding 5, RYG396R, a 1977 Leyland Leopard PSU3D/4R with Duple C49F bodywork.
Photo taken January 1977