rastone:
A few of Stevensons of Uttoxeter some re Tim JeffcoteTony
Some grand old beasts there! Is no.10 a Leyland Lion? Robert
rastone:
Here are a few more photos of Warringtons of Ilam by the courstey of Tim Jeffcote.I will be sending some Pictures of the Famouse Yellow Perils from Uttoxeter with the permission from Tim later.Tony
They are cracking pics Tony. Coaches had character back then !
About 1958, Liverpool Corporation started to plan for a large number of buses to replace
some of their older vehicles, some of which dated back to the late 1940s, including Leyland,
AEC, Crossley, Daimler, and Guy. Toward the end of 1959, 3 demonstrators arrived, an AEC
Bridgemaster, another AEC, not sure which model, and a Leyland Atlantean.
No, E1, Reg No. 371 BKA, was a smart looking AEC with highbridge bodywork by Park Royal.
No. E2, Reg No. 372 BKA, was a Leyland Atlantean with MCW bodywork.
N0. E3, Reg No. 116 TMD was an AEC lowheight bus, an on loan demonstrator from AEC Southall
which Liverpool Corporation eventually bought. All 3 buses are now with Merseyside Transport Trust.
Ray Smyth.
this Bristol was waiting its turn at the south shields docks a few years ago now, I hope its still about
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rastone:
A few of Stevensons of Uttoxeter some re Tim JeffcoteTony
Some grand old beasts there! Is no.10 a Leyland Lion? Robert
It’s a Leyland Tiger Robert
Tony
hotel magnum:
this Bristol was waiting its turn at the south shields docks a few years ago now, I hope its still about
It’s still resting HM, ( it’s a Leyland) owned by Ken Wilkinson.
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hotel magnum:
this Bristol was waiting its turn at the south shields docks a few years ago now, I hope its still aboutIt’s still resting HM, ( it’s a Leyland) owned by Ken Wilkinson.10
Here it is in happier times, when first converted, and then with its replacement:
Breakdown Veh R1 by Mike Rhodes, on Flickr
Q644 GFV(100/R1) & K288 HNG by Mike Rhodes, on Flickr
And in its original form through the years:
PRN908 Preston 16 by Len Wright, on Flickr
Preston PD3 16 by Mike Rhodes, on Flickr
Finally, just to round off, here’s the one it replaced!
Breakdown Veh rescues AN 115 by Mike Rhodes, on Flickr
My favourites, because they seemed so impressive when I was little:
Standerwick Gay Hostess Atlanteans at Victoria Coach Station 1960s by Brian, on Flickr
Ribble 1265 (NRN 614) (later Scout S69) and others by Brian, on Flickr
I made several journeys to and from London with my mother in the mid-60s, when I was aged about 6, to visit my grandfather in hospital in London.
Later, a couple of them appeared on schools duplicates between Preston and Blackburn just before they were sold in 1971/2, so I was able to re-live the experience briefly!
I was born and brought up in Frenchwood (Preston), the home of Ribble, where the primary school playground boundary was the wall of the Central Works, so I was always surrounded by things Ribble. Much more importantly, though, I was born within sight of the Atkinson factory 
Standerwick Leyland Atlantean No.18 is seen here in the early 1970s. I think it is at
Victoria Coach Station in London. The Leyland is showing the later type of fleetname in
“Lower Case” type of letters. When these coaches were new, they were known as a “Gay Hostess”, 
I wonder what they would be called nowadays ■■ 
Regards, Ray. NMP
This Lancashire United Transport Guy Arab is seen here in South Castle Street, Liverpool, in the early 1960s
on the 3 hour round trip 320 route, Wigan to Liverpool and return. The 320 route was a joint service shared
between Ribble, L.U.T., St Helens Corporation, and Wigan Corporation. The green and cream bus on the right
is a Liverpool Corporation AEC Regent III from about 1954. Regards, Ray. NMP
