Crossville 1949 Plaxton bodied Crossley SD42/7 FAW334 Shrewsbury Steam Rally August 2024 by davidseall
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Making a brief visit to Beamish Museum is this beautifully restored 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with it's Burlingham C33F coach body and 6 cylinder Crossley 48.6hp, 8.6-litre diesel engine and "crash" gearbox.
The coach, registered FUN 319 (Chassis No.97893), was new to Peters of Llanarmon in Denbighshire in April 1949. After passing through one other owner it was acquired by Wright Bros. of Nenthead in Upper Weardale in March 1959, and has remained in their ownership since that time. It is one of four similar Crossleys at one time owned by that company.
Wrights used this coach daily on their arduous Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Kendal route across the Pennines until it was withdrawn from service in March 1971. It was then parked up at the Nenthead garage until 1999 when a start was made at restoration, eventually completed in 2012.
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DBN 978 is a Crossley SD42/7 with Crossley bodywork. It was new in 1949 as Bolton Corporation no. 8 and is seen here restored in original guise.
El cotxe 8 de Bolton Corporation és un Crossley SD42/7 amb carrosseria de la propia Crossley. Va entrar en servei l'any 1949
A pair of classic public service vehicles which would have been working hard in the 1950's, standing on the cobbled town street at Beamish Museum.
On the left is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959.
To the right of it is Beamish Museum's own 1954 ex-Rotherham Corporation Daimler CVG6 (registered KET 220) with it's Weymann body, 8.4 litre Gardner engine and Wilson pre-select gearbox.
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Making a brief visit to Beamish Museum during their end of season steam weekend (7/8 October 2017) is this beautifully restored 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with it's Burlingham C33F coach body and 6 cylinder Crossley 48.6hp, 8.6-litre diesel engine and "crash" gearbox. It is seen here on the cobbled town street at the park bus stop.
The coach, registered FUN 319 (Chassis No.97893), was new to Peters of Llanarmon in Denbighshire in April 1949. After passing through one other owner it was acquired by Wright Bros. of Nenthead in Upper Weardale in March 1959, and has remained in their ownership since that time. It is one of four similar Crossleys at one time owned by that company.
Wrights used this coach daily on their arduous Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Kendal route across the Pennines until it was withdrawn from service in March 1971. It was then parked up at the Nenthead garage until 1999 when a start was made at restoration, eventually completed in 2012.
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Easter Good Friday 2019 and EY 9194 rests outside he former depot of T Jones and Sons of Menai Bridge its one and only operator for eighteen years. The former depot is now the filmset for the Welsh language Tv soap "Round and Round".
After various road trials EY 9194 is ready to
depart for Anglesey nearly fifty years after leaving the island!
An extensive ten year restoration has just been completed on this Crossley coach with Gurney Nutting bodywork ( the last remaining Gurney Nutting of over three hundred built). Chassis number 97849 of 1949 fitted with a pre-war Strachan and Brown body as an austerity measure and then received a new Gurney Nutting body by April 1951. The operator's flagship coach at the time.
Waiting to pick up passengers on Beamish Museum's town street are these two beautifully restored classic buses.
In front is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959. It was on a brief visit to Beamish on 7/8 October 2017.
Bringing up the rear is Beamish Museum's own 1954 ex-Rotherham Corporation Daimler CVG6 (registered KET 220) with it's Weymann body, 8.4 litre Gardner engine and Wilson pre-select gearbox.
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Standing in the afternoon sun at Beamish Museum is this fine pair of classic buses.
On the left is beautifully restored ex-London Transport AEC Routemaster RM378 of 1960, registered WLT 378. No expense has been spared on this restoration and the bus is absolutely gleaming inside and out!
After finishing it's time in London this bus was re-registered and worked for Southend Transport in the 1990's. In preservation the livery has been returned to the original and, incredibly, the original registration has been recovered and re-applied. The bus is now owned by Weardale Motor Services of County Durham.
On the right is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham C33F body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959.
These buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
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A pair of lovely old girls, straddling the tram tracks at Beamish Museum and, arguably, letting the trams know exactly who is in charge!
On the left is the beautifully restored ex-London Transport AEC Routemaster RM378 of 1960, registered WLT 378. No expense has been spared on this restoration and the bus is absolutely gleaming inside and out! After finishing it's time in London this bus was re-registered and worked for Southend Transport in the 1990's. In preservation the livery has been returned to the original and, incredibly, the original registration has been recovered and re-applied. The bus is now owned by Weardale Motor Services of County Durham.
On the right is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham C33F body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959.
The buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
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It isn't often that you can get a line-up of classic buses like this one in Beamish Museum, three very old girls and a slightly younger model!
On the left is CRN 80, a 1946 Leyland PS1 Tiger with East Lancs body, in the livery of Preston Corporation Transport Department and now owned by Cumbria Classic Coaches.
To it's right is FUN 319, a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with a Burlingham C33F coach body, in the livery of - and owned by - Wright Bros. of Nenthead (Weardale)
Next is the younger 1960 AEC Routemaster WLT 378 (RM378), beautifully restored in it's London Transport livery and now owned by Weardale Motor Services.
Finally, on the far right, is probably the finest restoration I have ever seen. KUP 799 is a 1949 Albion Valiant CX39N with Associated Coachbuilders body in the livery of Economic of Whitburn (Wearside). It was restored and owned by Gardiners Coachbuilders of Spennymoor (co. Durham).
The buses were at Beamish Museum as part of their Pedal and Bus Power event on 24/25 March 2018.
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Posing for an early morning photo outside the tramshed at Beamish Museum are these two beautifully restored heritage vehicles.
On the right is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 coach with a Burlingham C33F body, registered FUN 319. The coach, with it's 8.6 litre Crossley engine and "crash" gearbox, belongs to Wright Bros Coaches of Nenthead in Upper Weardale who have owned it since 1959. It was on a brief visit to Beamish on 7/8 October 2017.
To the left of it is Beamish Museum's own 1954 ex-Rotherham Corporation Daimler CVG6 (registered KET 220) with it's Weymann body, 8.4 litre Gardner engine and Wilson pre-select gearbox.
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Making a brief visit to Beamish Museum during their end of season steam weekend (7/8 October 2017) is this beautifully restored 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with it's Burlingham C33F coach body and 6 cylinder Crossley 48.6hp, 8.6-litre diesel engine and "crash" gearbox. It is seen here making it's way through the countryside in the museum.
The coach, registered FUN 319 (Chassis No.97893), was new to Peters of Llanarmon in Denbighshire in April 1949. After passing through one other owner it was acquired by Wright Bros. of Nenthead in Upper Weardale in March 1959, and has remained in their ownership since that time. It is one of four similar Crossleys at one time owned by that company.
Wrights used this coach daily on their arduous Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Kendal route across the Pennines until it was withdrawn from service in March 1971. It was then parked up at the Nenthead garage until 1999 when a start was made at restoration, eventually completed in 2012.
Copyright © 2018 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
Making a brief visit to Beamish Museum during their end of season steam weekend (7/8 October 2017) is this beautifully restored 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with it's Burlingham C33F coach body and 6 cylinder Crossley 48.6hp, 8.6-litre diesel engine and "crash" gearbox.
This shot highlights the rear end, otherwise the view that intending passengers used to get when they had missed it!
The coach, registered FUN 319 (Chassis No.97893), was new to Peters of Llanarmon in Denbighshire in April 1949. After passing through one other owner it was acquired by Wright Bros. of Nenthead in Upper Weardale in March 1959, and has remained in their ownership since that time. It is one of four similar Crossleys at one time owned by that company.
Wrights used this coach daily on their arduous Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Kendal route across the Pennines until it was withdrawn from service in March 1971. It was then parked up at the Nenthead garage until 1999 when a start was made at restoration, eventually completed in 2012.
Copyright © 2018 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
Lined up on the cobbled street of Beamish Museum town are two beautifully restored public service vehicles of the past.
On the left is a 1949 Crossley SD42/7 with it's Burlingham C33F coach body and 6 cylinder Crossley 48.6hp, 8.6-litre diesel engine and "crash" gearbox.The coach, registered FUN 319 (Chassis No.97893), was new to Peters of Llanarmon in Denbighshire in April 1949. After passing through one other owner it was acquired by Wright Bros. of Nenthead in Upper Weardale in March 1959, and has remained in their ownership since that time. It is one of four similar Crossleys at one time owned by that company. This coach was making a brief appearance at Beamish in early October 2017.
On the right is Beamish Museum's own 1954 ex-Rotherham Corporation Daimler CVG6 (registered KET 220) with it's Weymann body, 8.4 litre Gardner engine and Wilson pre-select gearbox. This bus can quite often be seen in service at the museum.
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