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Torque 20.Indd
No.20 - SUMMER 2003 THE MAGAZINE OF Hon. President To be appointed. Hon. Vice Presidents Gordon Baron, 44 Rhoslan Park, 76 Conwy Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7HR John D. Bishop, 10 Betley Hall Gardens, Betley, Nr. Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 9BB Hon. Committee Members: Chairman To be appointed Secretary & Mike A. Sutcliffe, “Valley Forge”, Leyland Torque Editor 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds. LU6 2DA Membership Secretary David J. Moores, 10 Lady Gate, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QF Treasurer Keith Watson, Leyland, 10 Jeffery Close, Rugeley, Staffs. WS15 2NQ Vehicle Registrar David E. Berry, 5 Spring Hill Close, Westlea Swindon, Wilts. SN5 7BG. BCVM Archive Liaison Ron Phillips, 16 Victoria Avenue, Grappenhall, & Compiling Editor Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2PD (When writing, please send a SAE if you require a reply) MEMBERSHIP Subscription levels are £20 per annum (family £23), £24 for EEC members, £28 (in Sterling) for membership outside the EEC. Anyone joining after 1st April and before 31st July will have their membership carried over to the next 31st July, i.e. up to 16 months. This is good value for money and new members are welcomed. The new application forms are available from David J. Moores, Membership Secretary - address above. The Leyland Society Ltd., a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England No.4653772. Registered Office: Valley Forge, 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds., LU6 2DA. www.leylandsociety.co.uk Issue No.20 Summer 2003 Published four times per year by the Leyland Society Ltd. Editor: Mike A. Sutcliffe Valley Forge, 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds LU6 2DA Compiling Editor: Ron Phillips Editor’s Email address: [email protected] EDITORIAL The main news this quarter is the Leyland Society website, which will hopefully be up and running by the time you receive this issue of Leyland Torque. -
2020 Book News Welcome to Our 2020 Book News
2020 Book News Welcome to our 2020 Book News. It’s hard to believe another year has gone by already and what a challenging year it’s been on many fronts. We finally got the Hallmark book launched at Showbus. The Red & White volume is now out on final proof and we hope to have copies available in time for Santa to drop under your tree this Christmas. Sorry this has taken so long but there have been many hurdles to overcome and it’s been a much bigger project than we had anticipated. Several other long term projects that have been stuck behind Red & White are now close to release and you’ll see details of these on the next couple of pages. Whilst mentioning bigger projects and hurdles to overcome, thank you to everyone who has supported my latest charity fund raiser in aid of the Christie Hospital. The Walk for Life challenge saw me trekking across Greater Manchester to 11 cricket grounds, covering over 160 miles in all weathers, and has so far raised almost £6,000 for the Christie. You can read more about this by clicking on the Christie logo on the website or visiting my Just Giving page www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mark-senior-sue-at-60 Please note our new FREEPOST address is shown below, it’s just: FREEPOST MDS BOOK SALES You don’t need to add anything else, there’s no need for a street name or post code. In fact, if you do add something, it will delay the letter or could even mean we don’t get it. -
Vehicles Expected to Be in Use As at 4Th October 2014
Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day 2014 Vehicles expected to be in use as at 4th October 2014 Registration Vehicle Seating New New to AHU 803 Bristol JO5G / Bristol B35R 1934 Bristol Tramways EMW 284 Bristol L6B / Beadle C32R 1947 Wilts & Dorset JDV 754 Bedford OB / Duple Vista C23F 1947 Mortehoe & Woolacombe Coaches KHY 383 Bristol L6B / BBW B35R 1948 Bristol Omnibus LHT 911 Bristol L5G / BBW B35R 1948 Bristol Omnibus LLU 957 Leyland PD2 / Leyland H30/26R 1950 London Transport KFM 893 Bristol L5G / ECW B35R 1950 Crosville Motor Services KLJ 749 Bristol LL6G / Portsmouth Aviation B36R 1950 Hants & Dorset HWV 294 Bristol KSW5G / ECW L27/28R 1952 Wilts & Dorset OHY 938 Bristol KSW6B / ECW L27/28RD 1952 Bristol Tramways (Bath Services) OTT 85 Bristol LS6G / ECW C39F 1953 Southern National WCG 104 Leyland Tiger Cub / Weymann B44F 1959 King Alfred M S 536 JHU Bristol MW5G / ECW B45F 1961 Bristol Omnibus 270 KTA Bristol SUL4A / ECW DP33F 1962 Western National 275 KTA Bristol SUL4A / ECW C33F 1962 Western National 1013 MW Leyland Atlantean / Weymann L39/34F 1962 Silver Star YDL 315 Bristol FS6G / ECW H33/27RD 1962 Southern Vectis 422 DCD Leyland PD3 / Northern Counties CO39/30F 1964 Southdown CUV 344C AEC Routemaster / Park Royal H40/32R 1965 London Transport KRU 224F Bristol FLF6B / ECW H38/32F 1967 Hants & Dorset KPM 91E Bristol FLF6G / ECW O38/32F 1967 Brighton Hove & District HDV 626E Bristol RELL6G / ECW B53F 1967 Southern National SMM 90F AEC Merlin / MCW B45D 1968 London Transport KED 546F Leyland Panther Cub / East Lancs B41D 1968 Warrington -
Australian Bus PANORAMA
1 Volume 29.6 ISSN 0817-0193 May-June 2014 $9.00 rrp Australian Bus PANORAMA Registered by Australia Post—Publication No. PP 349069/00039 IN THIS ISSUE: A CENTENARY OF BOLTONS COACH AND BODY BUILDING FROM 1888 TO 1989 VICTORIAN STATE ELECTION 2014 O’CONNELL’S OF OMEO ADELAIDE’S NEW CITYFREE SERVICE 2 Three examples of how the body styling of both J.W. Boltons and Boltons Ltd changed over the decades. TOP: The last body style to be produced for Transperth is shown on (702) a 1988 Renault PR180.2 artic seen loading in St Georges Tce on a wet July morning in 1996. (Geoff Foster) CENTRE: This 1967 Leyland Tiger Cub was MTT 756 but is seen in later ownership by Horizons West. Similar bodies were built on Leopard and Panther chassis (Geoff Foster) BOTTOM: This 1952 Leyland Royal Tiger was built by Boltons for Metro Buses as (106) and is now preserved. (Bruce Tilley) 3 AUSTRALIAN BUS PANORAMA Vol 29 .6 May-June 2014 $9.00 rrp CONTENTS 4 A Centenary of Boltons Coach and body building, 1888-1989 8 Victorian State Election 2014 11 O’Connells of Omeo 12 Adelaide’s New Cityfree Service 14 National News Roundup 29 Pictorials 27 Fleet News COVER PHOTO: In their guises of Boltons Ltd and J.W. Bolton, this company bodied many of Perth’s government buses from the 1940s to the late 1980s. One example from 1983 is MTT (419) a J.W. Bolton Mercedes 0305 with later style rounded front. This photo was one in a series of postcard pictures which could be purchased from the Metropolitan Transport Trust in the 1980s. -
Torque 14.Indd
No.14 - WINTER 2001 THE MAGAZINE OF Hon. President To be appointed. Hon. Vice President Gordon Baron, 44 Rhoslan Park 76 Conwy Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7HR Hon. Committee Members: Chairman Neil D. Steele, 18 Kingfisher Cresent Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST10 1RZ. Secretary & Mike A. Sutcliffe, “Valley Forge”, Leyland Torque Editor 213 Castle Hill Road Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds. LU6 2DA Membership Secretary David J. Moores, 10 Lady Gate, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QF Treasurer Keith Watson, Leyland, 10 Jeffery Close, Rugeley Staffs. WS15 2NQ Vehicle Registrar David E. Berry, 5 Spring Hill Close, Westlea Swindon, Wilts. SN5 7BG. BCVM Archive Ron Phillips, 16 Victoria Avenue, Grappenhall, Liaison Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2PD Committee Member John D. Bishop, 10 Betley Hall Gardens, Betley, Nr. Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 9BB. Committee Member Anthony L. Pyatt, 15 Conway Grove, Cheadle Stoke on Trent, Staffs. ST10 1QG. (When writing, please send a SAE if you require a reply) Issue No.14 Winter 2001 Published four times per year by the Leyland Society Editor: Mike A. Sutcliffe Valley Forge, 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds LU6 2DA Compiling Editor: Ron Phillips Email: [email protected] EDITORIAL Thank you to all the members, and there are a lot of them, who continue to write in response to each issue of Leyland Torque. It is very encouraging and enables us to achieve a good balance of subject material. Although I still have a number of articles yet to be published, particularly bus related material, the more you are able to send helps to secure the future of our magazines and give them continued interest. -
Atlanteans in the South and West the Impact of ATLANTEANS in the South and West
a Impact of Atlanteans in the South and West Atlanteans in the South and Impact of The impact of ATLANTEANS in the South and West David Toy David Toy, a former Chief Engineer and transport enthusiast now enjoying retirement, describes how the introduction of the rear-engined Leyland Atlantean impacted on the areas in which he was working – the south and west of England. Fully illustrated with sections on the competition it provides a fascinating review of a slice of history which lasted for 40 years. 128 PIKES LANE GLOSSOP DERBYSHIRE SK13 8EH (01457 861508 E-MAIL [email protected] INTERNET www.venturepublications.co.uk ISBN 978 1905 304 25 7 David Toy This free edition is provided by MDS Book Sales during the coronavirus lockdown. There’s no charge and it may be distributed as you wish. If you’d like to make a donation to our charity of choice - The Christie, Europe’s largest specialist cancer centre - there’s a link here. The impact of ATLANTEANS in the South and West David Toy © 2011 Venture Publications Ltd ISBN 978 1905 304 34 9 All rights reserved. Except for normal review purposes no part of this book maybe reproduced or utilised in any form by any means, electrical or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by an information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written consent of Venture Publications Ltd, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 8EH. The only single-deck Atlanteans supplied to an operator in the South and West were twelve delivered to Portsmouth, with Seddon bodies as seen below. -
Massey Bros Coachbuilders Massey Bros Coachbuilders
a Massey Bros Coachbuilders Bros Massey Massey Bros Coachbuilders - an illustrated history- an illustrated Thoms Massey Bros of Wigan built buses from 1919 until the Company was taken over by nearby Northern Counties in 1967. Phil Thoms’ detailed interest in the subject is obvious and the collection of photographs amassed from the surviving Massey archive, and from a wide variety of other sources, provides a wonderful record of the output and the many once well-known customers, with evocative colour illustrations of many of them. A body list of all known vehicles built provides an invaluable reference. 128 PIKES LANE GLOSSOP DERBYSHIRE SK13 8EH (01457 861508 E-MAIL [email protected] INTERNET www.venturepublications.co.uk ISBN 978 1905 304 43 1 £25.00 Phil Thoms case cover.indd 1 21/12/2020 14:25:18 INSIDE FRONT COVER END PAPER - UN-NUMBERED PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS The photographs used throughout this book have been accumulated over many years by the Author and his colleagues. Many from the former official collection were loaned by retired employees of Massey Bros. or Northern Counties, or rescued from the various skips when the factory was being rebuilt or, later, demolished. Arthur Tyldesley loaned his negative collection for printing many years ago, more recently his son, Ian, donated a further selection. Other views have been loaned for the publication and where known the photographers are recorded alongside the images, using their initials as shown below. We sincerely apologise if anyone has been inadvertently missed -
Portsmouth Corporation Transport 1901-1986
Portsmouth Corporation Transport 1901-1986 CONTENTS Portsmouth Corporation Transport - Fleet History 1901-1986……………………. Page 3 Portsmouth Corporation Transport - Tram Fleet List 1901-1936………………… Page 13 Portsmouth Corporation Transport - Trolleybus Fleet List - 1934-1963…….. Page 19 Portsmouth Corporation Transport - Bus Fleet List 1919-1986.…………………. Page 26 Cover Illustration: No. 118 (ORV993) a 1958 Leyland PD2/40 with Metro-Cammell 56-seat bodywork. (LTHL collection). First Published 2016 by The Local Transport History Library. With thanks to Mike Beamish and Brian Pask for illustrations. © The Local Transport History Library 2016. (www.lthlibrary.org.uk) For personal use only. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise for commercial gain without the express written permission of the publisher. In all cases this notice must remain intact. All rights reserved. PDF-074-1 2 Portsmouth Corporation Transport 1901-1986 The first recorded instance of public transport in Portsmouth would appear to be a horse-bus service that commenced plying for hire in 1840. It ran between Southsea and North End via a circuitous route through Old Portsmouth and the Hard, the fare being 6d (2½p), a considerable sum in those days. By 1857 horse-bus services operated from Grove Road to Portsea and Landport hourly, and from Portland Street to the Railway Station connecting with each scheduled train, and by the end of the decade routes from the Thatched House to the Cambridge Hotel, and from the Dockyard to the Royal Marine Artillery Barracks at Eastney were operating. -
Torque 21.Indd
No.21 - AUTUMN 2003 THE MAGAZINE OF Hon. President To be appointed. Hon. Vice Presidents Gordon Baron, 44 Rhoslan Park, 76 Conwy Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7HR John D. Bishop, 10 Betley Hall Gardens, Betley, Nr. Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 9BB Hon. Committee Members: Chairman To be appointed Secretary & Mike A. Sutcliffe, “Valley Forge”, Leyland Torque Editor 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds. LU6 2DA Membership Secretary David J. Moores, 10 Lady Gate, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QF Treasurer Keith Watson, Leyland, 10 Jeffery Close, Rugeley, Staffs. WS15 2NQ Vehicle Registrar David E. Berry, 5 Spring Hill Close, Westlea Swindon, Wilts. SN5 7BG. BCVM Archive Liaison Ron Phillips, 16 Victoria Avenue, Grappenhall, & Compiling Editor Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2PD (When writing, please send a SAE if you require a reply) MEMBERSHIP Subscription levels are £20 per annum (family £23), £24 for EEC members, £28 (in Sterling) for membership outside the EEC. Anyone joining after 1st April and before 31st July will have their membership carried over to the next 31st July, i.e. up to 16 months. This is good value for money and new members are welcomed. The new application forms are available from David J. Moores, Membership Secretary - address above. The Leyland Society Ltd., a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England No.4653772. Registered Office: Valley Forge, 213 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Beds., LU6 2DA. www.leylandsociety.co.uk Issue No.21 Autumn 2003 Published four times per year by the Leyland Society Ltd. Editor: -
OLDHAM CORPORATION TRANSPORT Oldham Corporation Transport COLIN REEVE
OLDHAM CORPORATION TRANSPORT OLDHAM CORPORATION Oldham Corporation Transport COLIN REEVE 128 PIKES LANE GLOSSOP DERBYSHIRE SK13 8EH (01457 861508 E-MAIL [email protected] INTERNET www.venturepublications.co.uk ISBN 978 190530 4462 £16.95 Super Prestige Number 25 Colin Reeve The current Venture Publications range of road transport titles is shown below. FREEPOST SK2162 They are available from all good bookshops or in case of difficulty, post free in the Glossop UK from MDS Book Sales whose address can be found on the inside back cover of SK13 8YF this book. ( 01457 861508 credit cards welcome Alexander Y Type Story 1961-2011 £26.00 Bodywork by Massey £25.00 Great Northern Railway of Ireland Road Motor Service 19 £30.00 Hello Coastal .. Victoria Coach Station £25.00 Mechanical Horses £13.95 Northern Counties of Wigan £27.50 Potteries Motor Traction - A Retrospective £25.00 Prestige Series No.38 Bedwas & Machen £7.95 Prestige Series No.39 Gelligaer UDC £9.95 SELNEC - A 40th Anniversary Celebration £9.95 Super Prestige 10 Lancashire United £18.95 Super Prestige 11 Ashton & Manchester Trolleybuses £16.95 Super Prestige 13 Bolton Corporation £17.95 Super Prestige 14 Stockport Corporation £17.95 Super Prestige 15 Highland Omnibuses £17.95 Super Prestige 17 Northern Roadways £14.95 Super Prestige 18 West Mon £15.95 Super Prestige 19 Staffordshire Independents £16.95 Super Prestige 20 Lytham St Annes Corporation & Its Successors £16.95 Super Prestige 21 Rochdale Corporation Transport £15.95 Super Prestige 22 Ellen Smith £15.95 Super Prestige 23 Shropshire Independents £16.95 Super Prestige 24 Morecambe & Lancaster £15.95 The Impact of Atlanteans in the South and West £25.00 125 Golden Miles - Blackpool Trams 125 Years £9.95 Super Prestige series Front Cover Number 461, a Northern Counties-bodied Leyland PD2, is shown passing the store of a well known name which has disappeared from all our town centres. -
Warminster 2017 Vehicles & Running Lines
Warminster Vintage Bus Running Day - 1st October 2017 Vehicles expected to be in use as at September 2017 Registration Vehicle Seating New New to AHU 803 Bristol JO5G / Bristol B35R 1934 Bristol Tramways JDV 754 Bedford OB / Duple Vista C23F 1947 Woolacombe & Mortehoe Coaches JNN 384 Leyland Titan PD1 / Duple L29/26F 1947 Barton Transport LHT 911 Bristol L5G / BBW B35R 1948 Bristol Omnibus KLJ 749 Bristol LL6G / Portsmouth Aviation B36R 1950 Hants & Dorset LLU 957 Leyland PD2 / Leyland H30/26R 1950 London Transport MXX 398 AEC Regal IV / MCW B41F 1953 London Transport MOD 973 Bristol LS6G / ECW C39F 1959 Royal Blue (Southern National) STP 995 Leyland PD2 / Metro-Cammell H36/28R 1959 Portsmouth Corporation WCG 104 Leyland Tiger Cub / Weymann B45F 1959 King Alfred Motor Services 56 GUO Bristol MW / ECW C39F 1961 Royal Blue (Westen National) 1013 MW Leyland Atlantean PDR1 / Weymann L39/34F 1962 Silver Star Motor Services 270 KTA Bristol SUL4A / ECW DP33F 1962 Western National 5 CLT AEC Routemaster / Park Royal H34/30R 1962 London Transport KPM 91E Bristol FLF6G / ECW O38/32F 1967 Brighton Hove & District KED 546F Leyland Panther Cub / East Lancs B41F 1968 Warrington Corporation OAX 9F Bristol RELH6L / ECW C41F 1968 Red & White Services THU 354G Bristol RESL6L / ECW B43F 1969 Bristol Omnibus RDV 423H Bristol RELH6G / ECW C45F 1970 Western National (Royal Blue) # TRU 947J Bristol RELL6G / ECW DP50F 1970 Wilts & Dorset YHT 802J Bristol RESL6L / ECW B43F 1970 Bristol Omnibus DAE 511K Bristol RELL6L / ECW B50F 1971 Bristol Omnibus GLJ 681N Leyland -
May 2011 Prints Available As Album 6X4 Views & Mounted 9X6
Post your form, or enquiries with SAE, to Dinnages, Unit 11, Hove, BN3 5RA Established & successful trading since February 1989. Historic Transport & Local Photographs A Unique library of photographs from original material May 2011 Prints available as album 6x4 views & mounted 9x6 Stockist of current bus and railway booklets from; Maidstone & District and East Kent Bus Club The Omnibus Society, PHRS Book series Southdown = 18, NBC = 4, BH&D = 5, Brighton Corporation = 13 Peter A Harding, Branch Line Railway Series Primarily we have picked out views taken by Jack Turley this month, 17 in B&W and the 12 in colour taken direct from his slides. Buggleskelly Railway books To top up the B&W views, another nine from Barrie Hutson, with some Always a selection of used & obsolete transport books older square negatives to follow next month. Our aim is to use material Historic & Contemporary Transport Films on DVD we own directly rather than those on loan. Looking to bring to print all those as yet untouched from Jim Jones, John Piggott and as time moves Check out our Online store or auction sales. on a return to more of Ernie Charman, Derek Monk, all views within Postal Sales & enquiries welcome, or find us at an event. Sussex operators from our earliest of 1938 up until the mid eighties which we class as historic images and modern thereafter, not included here. An established family concern, trading over 22 years. The Dinnages Library has been created from original negatives and slides from a variety of well known photographers. For a full list of collections & photographers material we own outright, visit our online store giving more detailed information.