The history of the British bus industry is littered with companies that like shooting stars shone for a while and then fell to Earth.
Unfortunately, ’ECW’ was one of them.
Based in Lowestoft, ’ECW’s history goes back as far as 1912 when ‘United Automobile Services’ was formed with the intention of running bus services in the town.
Coach bodybuilding followed in 1920.
Nationalised postwar the company built many bodies on Bristol chassis for the state owned ‘Transport Holding Company’.
Partially privatised in 1965, the company closed in 1987.
YRC 125M ‘Midland General’ No. 780 Bristol VRT/SL6G / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
New to ‘Trent’ in 1974.
EDV 505D ‘Western National’ No 1423 Bristol MW6G / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
MWG 941X ‘Yorkshire Traction’ No. 941 Bristol VRT/SL3 ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
OAX 9F ‘Red & White’ No. RC968. Bristol RELH6L / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
WKH 526X ‘East Yorksire Motor Services No. 526 Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
AFM 103G ‘Crosville’ No. CRG 103 Bristol RELH6G / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
GFM 104X ‘Crosville’ No. DOG 104 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
FRB 208H ‘Trent’ No. 356 Bristol RELL6G / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Midland General’ as its No. 146.
C537 DAT ‘East Yorksire Motor Services’ No. 537 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
TCH 274L ‘Trent’ No. 274 Bristol RELH6G / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘Midland General’ as its No. 274.
B521 UWW ‘Yorkshire Coastliner’ No. 421 Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
New to ‘West Yorkshire’ as its No.1853.
EEH 902Y ‘Midland Red North’ No 1902 ‘Mercian’ Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1R / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
NNN 7M ‘Mansfield District’ No. 7 Bristol RELH6L / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
YVL 837S ‘Lincolnshire’ No. 1063 Bristol LH6L / ECW
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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