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MY BEGINNINGS IN TRANSPORTMY BEGINNINGS IN TRANSPORT In April 2011, I elected to take Early Retirement from my post with Durham County Council having completed over 43 years in the Passenger Tr...Read the Full Post »
BLUE BUS SERVICES (Tailby and George) WILLINGTONRead the Full Post »
TRAFFIC AREA OFFICES AND BADGE CODESTRAFFIC AREA OFFICES AND BADGE CODES With the introduction of the 1930 Road Traffic Act the Country was split into 13 Traffic Areas. Each was given a distinguishing let...Read the Full Post »
DARLINGTON CORPORATION TRANSPORTDARLINGTON CORPORATION TR ANSPORT DEPARTMENT DARLINGTON TRAM NETWORK Trams ran from 1st June 1904 and finished on 11th April 1926. DARLINGTON TROLLEYB US...Read the Full Post »
LEARNING TO DRIVE A BUSLEARNING TO DRIVE A BUS For those of you who may be interested, it is now more than 44 years since I passed my PSV (Public Service Vehicle) Driving Test. (We will not b...Read the Full Post »
MY EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONSMY EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS My earliest recollections of buses - unlike some people, who could tell the difference between a PD2 and an AEC Regent at 2 miles, (and from...Read the Full Post »
HISTORY OF OLDHAM CORPORATION TRANSPORT HISTORY 1900 - 1969Oldham Corporation Transport 1900-1969 Oldham's first tramway, authorised by the Oldham Borough Tramways Order of 1878, was officially opened on the 16 th September 1...Read the Full Post »
OLDHAM CORPORATION TRAM FLEET LIST 1900 - 1946Oldham Corporation Transport Tram Fleet List 1900-1946 Fleet No. Type Trucks Body Seating 1900 1 Single-deck saloon 4-wheel Brill 21E ERTCW 28 2 Doubl...Read the Full Post »
DERBY CORPORATION TRANSPORT BUS FLEET LIST 1968 - 1986Derby Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1968 - 1986 Fleet No. Reg. No. Chassis Chassis No. Body Seating 1968 205-219 UCH205-19G Daimler CRG6LX 62711-25...Read the Full Post »
DERBY CORPORATION TRANSPORT BUS FLEET LIST 1899 - 1967Derby Corporation Transport Bus Fleet List 1899-1967 Fleet No. Reg. No. Chassis Chassis No. Body Seating Horse Buses 1899 1-5 - Double-deck open-top three...Read the Full Post »
DERBY CORPORATION TRANSPORT TROLLEYBUS FLEET LIST 1932 - 1967Derby Corporation Transport Trolleybus Fleet List 1932-1967 Fleet No. Reg. No. Chassis Chassis No. Body Seating 1932 79-84 RC401-406 Guy BTX 23756/58/54/ 5...Read the Full Post »
DERBY CORPORATION TRANSPORT TRAM FLEET LIST 1899 - 1934Derby Corporation Transport Tram Fleet List 1899-1934 Fleet No. Type Trucks Body Seating Horse Trams 1899 1-16 Single-deck saloon one-horse - Starbuck Car...Read the Full Post »
DERBY CORPORATION TRANSPORT 1899 - 1986Derby Corporation Transport 1899-1986 Horse omnibuses had made an appearance in Derby by the early 1840's and by the 1850's omnibuses were operating a number of local se...Read the Full Post »
LAST DAYS OF OLDHAM TRAMSLAST DAY OF OLDHAM'S TRAMS. The abandonment of its last tramcar service on Saturday 3rd August 1946, by Oldham Corporation Tramways, was made an occasion of some ceremon...Read the Full Post »
NORTH WESTERN ROAD CAR COMPANY LIMITEDBrief History of North Western Road Car Company Ltd. 1923-1974 The North Western Road Car Company Limited was incorporated on the 23rd April 1923, when the green an...Read the Full Post »
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