Tuesday, 1 March 2022

‘Scene’ at the Buses Festival 2021 Shades of Green 1 on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

The annual ‘Buses Festival’ in 2021 was held at the ‘East of England Showground’ which is near Peterborough.

 

OKP 980 ‘Maidstone & District’ No. CO252.

Leyland TD4 / Beadle

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

In the years following the end of World War Two, new buses were difficult to come by.

 

One way was to use pre-war chassis or running units under new bodies. This ‘new’ integral coach appearing in 1952.

 

At the time this practice was regarded as a temporary measure until ‘things got back to normal’. (I knew I had heard that phrase before!!)

 

Purchased by ‘Thornes’. In 1960 and eventually restored.

 

Now 70 years old. 

 

Not bad for a ‘temporary measure’.

 

OKP 980 ‘Maidstone & District’ No. CO252. Leyland TD4 / Beadle on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

OAE 954M ‘BRISTOL COUNTRY BUS’ No MH 1332.

Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New to ‘Bristol Omnibus Company’.


OAE 954M ‘BRISTOL COUNTRY BUS’ No MH 1332. Bristol RELL6L / Eastern Coach Works on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


NLE 539 ‘London Transport’ No. RF539.

AEC Regal IV / Metro-Cammell

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’ 

 

New in 1952.

 

NLE 539 ‘London Transport’ No. RF539. AEC Regal IV / Metro-Cammell on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

 HTA 844N ‘WESTERN NATIONAL No. 2813.

Leyland National

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

HTA 844N ‘WESTERN NATIONAL No. 2813. Leyland National on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

YVL 837S ‘LINCOLNSHIRE ROAD CAR CO. LTD. No. 1063.

Bristol LH6L / Eastern Coach Works

on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

YVL 837S ‘LINCOLNSHIRE ROAD CAR CO. LTD. No. 1063. Bristol LH6L / Eastern Coach Works on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

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