Buses, coaches, & lorries

Ray this PD 2 is in Lonsdale St Carlisle operating the Town Hall to Botcherby Estate service which just just recently been taken over by Ribble from United Automobile Services Carlisle depot operations circa 1965-6. They acquired all the Bristol single deckers but did not want the 3 Bristol KSW double deckers thus bring back MCW Orion bodied PD2s a type once very familiar with city services 1401 - 1425 open platform buses. new in 1955. The square looking building on the left of the bus with WESTERN sign board is the former Caledonian Omnibus Co bus station and garage now converted to a small shopping complex in the mid 1980s. All the WSMT services to Dumfries Langholm etc departed from the joint Ribble -■■■■■■■■■■ Lowther St bus station
the entrance/ exit hidden dehind the nearside rear corner of the PD2.
Cheers, Leyland 600