‘Scene’ at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. ‘The Lincolnshire Connection’ on Dennis Basford’srailsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

A recent day out took friend Peter Rose and myself into pastures new when the transport delights of ‘Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum’ were explored

 

As we have done before, we have combined all the images we gathered on the day. 

 

The credits being joint D.Basford/P.M.Rose.

 

One of the elements of going to somewhere like a museum where you have an idea what you are going to see is that it is always interesting to see what else just turns up.

 

NJV 995 ‘Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport’ No. 133, Lady Jane.

AEC Bridgemaster / Park Royal /1

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I was amazed to see this turn up, I had no idea that it had survived.

 

New in 1960 and rebuilt to open top in 1974.

 

 

 

 

NJV 995 ‘Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport’ No. 133, Lady Jane.

AEC Bridgemaster / Park Royal /2

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CX04 CVF ‘CLEETHORPES TRANSPORT’ No. 33.

Transbus Dart / Plaxton Mini Pointer 

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New to ‘Jones’ Bontnewydd, Wales.

 

 

 

 

JV 9901 ‘Grimsby Corporation Transport’ No. 81.

AEC Regent 3 / Roe /1

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New in 1947.

 

 

 

 

JV 9901 ‘Grimsby Corporation Transport’ No. 81.

AEC Regent 3 / Roe /2

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JV 9901 ‘Grimsby Corporation Transport’ No. 81.

AEC Regent 3 / Roe /3

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VBT 191 ‘W. H. Fowler’, Holbeach Drove, Lincolnshire.

AEC Reliance / Yeates Europa /1

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Yeates were always known for the amount of chrome trim they could get onto a coach.

 

It must have added considerably to the all up weight.

 

This, by their normal standards, was quite restrained.

 

‘Fowlers’ is a company that, when I last looked, is still with us.

 

New in 1958.

 

 

 

 

VBT 191 ‘W. H. Fowler’, Holbeach Drove, Lincolnshire.

AEC Reliance / Yeates Europa /2

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‘Scene’ at the GCR’s Bus & Train Spectacular 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Staged at the ‘Great Central Railway’s Quorn & Woodhouse station just south of Loughborough.

 

The day was blessed with dry, warm and sunny weather together with a turnout of buses that exceeded my expectations.

 

The City of Leicester’s transport department was well represented with a wide range of buses on display and also giving rides to the large numbers of people who were visiting.

 

Friend Peter Rose accompanied me on the day and the following images of the show are a mixture of his and mine.

 

CBC 921 ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 329. AEC Renown / Northern Counties

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New in 1939.

 

My star of the show. Superb!

 

 

 

 

FJF 193 ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 154. Leyland PD2 / Leyland /1

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New in 1950.

 

 

 

 

FJF 193 ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 154. Leyland PD2 / Leyland /2

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Pictured outside the ‘GCR’ Loughborough station.

 

Friend Peter Rose is sat behind the 3rd. window from the front upstairs.

 

Give him a wave!

 

 

 

 

TBC 163 ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 163. Leyland PD3 / Park Royal

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New in 1958.

 

The colours used are the same as for the two earlier images pictured above.

 

However, the different proportions in their application makes the bus seem much brighter and cleaner.

 

This styling was probably the best that half cab bus styling ever got.

 

In the late 1950s the ‘Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus’ Co. (Midland Red) had been building their own buses. 

 

One of the features was a full width panel at the front, hiding the radiator and blending in the wings.

 

They asked Leyland if they could produce something similar for the front of buses the company had on order.

 

This was Leyland’s answer.

 

The blank space between the vertical openings just below the Leyland badge was created to house the stylised initials BMMO.

 

Obviously, other operators wanted something different. 

 

In this case they have used what appears to be the City of Leicester’s coat of arms.

 

Known as ‘tin fronts’.

 

Suddenly AEC, Daimler, Guy, Alexander and others adopted what had virtually become a fashion item.

 

 

 

 

90 HBC ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 90. Leyland PD3A / East Lancs

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If memory serves me right: For the PD3, the ‘tin front’ now became fibreglass.

 

New in 1964.

 

 

 

 

217 AJF ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 217. AEC Bridgemaster / Park Royal /1

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New in 1961.

 

 

 

 

217 AJF ‘Leicester City Transport’ No. 217. AEC Bridgemaster / Park Royal /2

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