Was this photo taken many years ago when the Gearless Leyland Tiger of Lytham Corporation was still in service or are the bystanders watching an early vintage vehicle rally. ?
Cheers Leyland 600
The paintwork on the bus looks brand new but the dress, Trader & horse & cart put it around late '50s early '60s, I reckon.
Retired Old ■■■■:
The paintwork on the bus looks brand new but the dress, Trader & horse & cart put it around late '50s early '60s, I reckon.
I fully endorse your opinion ROF,looks like an old fashioned grocers shop as well,well they weren’t old fashioned in those days were they 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
The paintwork on the bus looks brand new but the dress, Trader & horse & cart put it around late '50s early '60s, I reckon.I fully endorse your opinion ROF,looks like an old fashioned grocers shop as well,well they weren’t old fashioned in those days were they
hiya,
Just surprised the houses haven’t got those huge X and H television aerials strapped
to the chimneys I know there was plenty around us from around the mid 50s could
be it’s a skint area and they couldn’t afford a gogglebox. PS my mistake there is an
aerial on the roof above the bus cab only visible when blowing up the photo.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
The paintwork on the bus looks brand new but the dress, Trader & horse & cart put it around late '50s early '60s, I reckon.I fully endorse your opinion ROF,looks like an old fashioned grocers shop as well,well they weren’t old fashioned in those days were they
hiya,
Just surprised the houses haven’t got those huge X and H television aerials strapped
to the chimneys I know there was plenty around us from around the mid 50s could
be it’s a skint area and they couldn’t afford a gogglebox.
thanks harry, long retired.
Click on the photo Harry, you can just see the lashing kit and aerial poles on the chimneys in the row of houses next to the shop.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
The paintwork on the bus looks brand new but the dress, Trader & horse & cart put it around late '50s early '60s, I reckon.I fully endorse your opinion ROF,looks like an old fashioned grocers shop as well,well they weren’t old fashioned in those days were they
hiya,
Just surprised the houses haven’t got those huge X and H television aerials strapped
to the chimneys I know there was plenty around us from around the mid 50s could
be it’s a skint area and they couldn’t afford a gogglebox.
thanks harry, long retired.Click on the photo Harry, you can just see the lashing kit and aerial poles on the chimneys in the row of houses next to the shop.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave had already edited the previous post with a postscript saying
after blowing up the picture i could see the aerial bits.
thanks harry, long retired.
The Leyland is a pre war model and pre-dates the Trader by almost 29 years I guess, being a Lytham bus they were always kept immaculate hence the new look. This bus still exists in preservation appearing at various bus rallies from time to time.
Cheers Leyland 600
Certainly looks good for a 30year old bus. Any recent photos around?
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Its old but my I seem to know the face.
guesty.
The top pic, the bloke on the left is Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) A-Ha!
Guesty44:
Jakdaw:
Hello Guesty44,
Remember this?10
Well theres a thing Jackdaw give us a clue,
Its old but my I seem to know the face.
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kindle530:
The top pic, the bloke on the left is Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) A-Ha!
That’s a blast from the past Eh, County Garage Carlisle, On the of the roundabout heading south into Carlisle, Regards Larry.
Quality photo Trader recovering Trader coach,I passed my test on same sort of coach in sep 73 Ford Duple reg around 1960 examiner came to the yard took me out as far as Kirkby Lonsdale bit of reversing,hill start never saw a traffic light,roundabout or zebra xing no written exam just Highway Code n off you went straight out with a pink slip not like nowadays you need an exam just to open the door #whotrainsthetrainer
I used to drive one of those coaches occasionally. They were quite smooth to drive but ours had a problem with the non-return valve that they fitted. After it had been standing for a few hours it would come to a complete stop about ten minutes after you had resumed your journey. Favourite place for this was climbing the hill into Alton after visiting Alton Towers. The owner wouldn’t get it looked at because he said it never happened when he was driving it!
He did, however manage to wreck the gearbox (5-speed Turner, I believe) so tried to save a shilling or two by buying one from a scrapper. It wasn’t until I gave it a bit of a road test that we discovered that he had bought a 5-speed with crawler gear instead of the overdrive version. Back to square one!
Hi Lawrence, Here are some pics of the County Garage, Carlisle and the cold winter of 1963 when dozens of wagons were held at Carlisle and Penrith unable to cross Stainmoor and or Shap until the council got the road cleared. County Garage in the background of first picture and showroom on extreme mid right in second photo.
Cheers Leyland 600.
And no night heaters leyland!
Hi Greek, True night heaters had not been invented, however there were lots of drivers digs just across the road in Peter St and Corporation Road plus lots more in London Rd.
Cheers , Leyland 600.