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Standing beside the tram depot at Beamish Museum after a rare night away from its home base is the recently restored 1966 MCCW-bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1, UK registered KBB 118D. It has been restored to a very high standard in open top format, which it first became in 1974.
The bus was new in 1966 to Newcastle Corporation Transport (Tyneside, UK) as fleet number 118. It was one of a batch of 28 such vehicles purchased that year. It was later absorbed into Tyne & Wear Transport as fleet number 218.
Over the years of service operation it had many different liveries including, in 1977, the one commemorating the Queen's silver jubilee which it now carries in restoration.
The bus was withdrawn in about 2000 and sold to Galway Tours of Moycullen, County Galway, where it was used for sightseeing tours under the registration ZF 1510 until withdrawal in 2004. Two years later it was donated by the owner of Galway Tours to the North East Bus Preservation Trust, it's present owners, for restoration.
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A scene far removed from the world we now know. In this view, Birmingham City Transport, Fleetline 3545 is pictured in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham on 26th July 1967. The bus inspector converses with a seemingly confused driver (?), but as to what really occurred we will never know? Today, the area is pedestrianised and buses passing through this part of the City are a distant memory.
3545 passed to the WMPTE in October 1969 and was withdrawn from service in August 1980.
Daimler CVG6 30DD30216,
MCCW H41/33R of 1963.
Seen here awaiting passengers at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley. 13/09/2014.
Copyright LesD's pics.
En route to Cinderhill, Nottingham City Transport 370 passing the offices of the 'British Association of Colliery Management' on Nottingham Road Basford in July 1966. The British Association of Colliery Management were a trade union founded in 1940, but never gained any real traction in recruiting high membership numbers in the mining industry. In later years it became the British Association of Colliery Management – Technical, Energy and Administrative Management (BACM-TEAM), recruiting members outside of the coal industry. In 2014, it merged with the 'Prospect' union. Today, this building still stands but is with different occupiers.
The domineering Victorian era building behind the bus was once used as public offices. I do not know what its subsequent use was? However, the building was demolished to make way for a public house named 'The Haven' that opened its doors in September 1971. The public house was designed by architects W.B.Starr, Clifford & Carman for the Shipstone Brewery Co. Today, the pub still stands, but is named the Willow Tree Inn and is still trading in 2025.
With regards to the bus, 370 was a Weymann bodied AEC Renown 3B3RA that was new to Nottingham City Transport (NCT) in April 1965. After service with NCT, 370 passed to F C Moore (T/A Viceroy Coaches) of Saffron Walden, Essex. In 1996 the bus passed to the Nottingham Heritage Centre at Ruddington, where it was restored back into its NCT condition. In 2007, 370 was tragically destroyed by fire along with other closely parked buses at the Hertiage Centre. This was due to the actions of children who got aboard one of the vehicles and set fire to it, the fire spreading to other buses.
In 2025, two other ex Nottingahm AEC Renowns survive, both are unrestored. 372 is in private ownership and is used as a living quarters on a site in Colwick, Nottingham. The other is 366, which is in a poor state and resides at the Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity's premises at Hucknall, Nottingham.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the Green Line service 710, towards the end of the day.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the Green Line service 710, towards the end of the day.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the Green Line service 710, towards the end of the day.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the Green Line service 710, towards the end of the day.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the Green Line service 710, towards the end of the day.
Seen in Chesham Broadway, during the 2024 Amersham & District's Chesham Running Day, is splendid Weymann Bodied AEC Regent III, an ex-LT machine, dating from 1950ish, RLH 69, MXX 269.
Seen in Chesham Broadway, during the 2024 Amersham & District's Chesham Running Day, is splendid Weymann Bodied AEC Regent III, an ex-LT machine, dating from 1950ish, RLH 69, MXX 269.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the service 394.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the service 394.
Amersham & District Motorbus Society - Chesham Running Day 2024
Ex-London Transport Weymann Bodied AEC Regal IV, RF 600, NLE 600, is at Chesham Broadway, whilst undertaking the service 394.
