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[splott]

It's a Bedford OB with a Duple Vista body.
Usual seating capacity was 29 passengers.

Any idea where from, Reg number G*N 707?

[Seth]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

[Seth]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

[alunonhisown]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

I tried all the possible combinations and it was not on any database.

[splott]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

It actually looks like the middle number is split and the front of the middle letter has fallen to wards the first letter?? :-? :-?

[alunonhisown]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

It actually looks like the middle number is split and the front of the middle letter has fallen to wards the first letter?? :-? :-?

I tried all possible combinations, All to no avail.
I believe there are a few vintage buses and coaches in Gwalia's yard in Merthyr,  near the old Theatre Royal.

[splott]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

It actually looks like the middle number is split and the front of the middle letter has fallen to wards the first letter?? :-? :-?

I tried all possible combinations, All to no avail.
I believe there are a few vintage buses and coaches in Gwalia's yard in Merthyr,  near the old Theatre Royal.

The 1st letter could be a C and the middle letter a D.
ie CDN 707 or GDN 707  :-/ :-/

[splott]

Another bus for you welsh Bus Anoraks.
Which one of you was the driver and which one the clippie? :-/
What was the colour of the other Streets. 

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[Seth]

All is not what it seems here .......

No 1233 is not a Leyland Tiger Cub at all.
It is in fact a Leyland Olympian, and one of 40 identical buses delivered in 1956, when the mass arrival of the 180 Weymann-bodied Tiger Cubs was still in full swing. These Olympians carried fleet numbers 1200-1239, and were registered LKG 200-239.

This photo was taken sometime in the mid-1960s, judging by the newer WW front motif, the 'boxed' WW side fleetname, and all-over dark red livery. Operational economies dictated the abolition of the cream waistbands with black lining-out. The location was Carmarthen, and judging by the destination display, 1233 was working on one of the town services, and would have therefore carried a green diamond.

The Olympian was a chassis-less version of the Tiger Cub, being a joint venture between Leyland Motors and Weymanns. The basic idea was to reduce the vehicle's unladen weight, and thereby increase fuel economy and improve operating costs. In reality, there was relatively little reduction in the unladen weight, and I distinctly recall that the Weymann-bodied Tiger Cubs tipped the scales at 5 tons, 14 cwt; 1 qt; unladen.

Although Western Welsh took more Olympians into stock in smaller numbers over the ensuing years, the Tiger Cub adequately satisfied the companies' requirements, and continued to be ordered in quantity right up until 1968. 

[splott]

All is not what it seems here .......

No 1233 is not a Leyland Tiger Cub at all.
It is in fact a Leyland Olympian, and one of 40 identical buses delivered in 1956, when the mass arrival of the 180 Weymann-bodied Tiger Cubs was still in full swing. These Olympians carried fleet numbers 1200-1239, and were registered LKG 200-239.

This photo was taken sometime in the mid-1960s, judging by the newer WW front motif, the 'boxed' WW side fleetname, and all-over dark red livery. Operational economies dictated the abolition of the cream waistbands with black lining-out. The location was Carmarthen, and judging by the destination display, 1233 was working on one of the town services, and would have therefore carried a green diamond.

The Olympian was a chassis-less version of the Tiger Cub, being a joint venture between Leyland Motors and Weymanns. The basic idea was to reduce the vehicle's unladen weight, and thereby increase fuel economy and improve operating costs. In reality, there was relatively little reduction in the unladen weight, and I distinctly recall that the Weymann-bodied Tiger Cubs tipped the scales at 5 tons, 14 cwt; 1 qt; unladen.

Although Western Welsh took more Olympians into stock in smaller numbers over the ensuing years, the Tiger Cub adequately satisfied the companies' requirements, and continued to be ordered in quantity right up until 1968. 

I didn't know what it was but I thought you might Byron

[Seth]

Gotta be worth trying to Google GAN 707, then GBN 707 etc etc.

Hmm, tried it - no luck!
 

It actually looks like the middle number is split and the front of the middle letter has fallen to wards the first letter?? :-? :-?

I tried all possible combinations, All to no avail.
I believe there are a few vintage buses and coaches in Gwalia's yard in Merthyr,  near the old Theatre Royal.

I can recall these, as well as Morlais, Hills and R I Davies.
The latter concern being something of a pioneer in continental operations.

[splott]

New twist on this bus...............................where is it?
And what they going to do with the building this year?
 
Come on you BA's

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[alunonhisown]

New twist on this bus...............................where is it?
And what they going to do with the building this year?
 
Come on you BA's

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Well, I think I have seen the converted bus that is 'Towing' and the bus at the rear of the main bus is in my opinion an old RVDC bus. The rest of it I am at a loss. My ££££ are on Byron telling us. Is HWO a Newport Registration Number? I had a motorcycle from Newport (Blackwood) and the number on that was EWO177V, so my guess it is in the old Islwyn Borough Council Depot.

[splott]

In this clip of buses in my area you will see, soon after it starts, a No.51 bus. That bus is the actual one pictured at the start of this thread. Later in the clip you will see a No.58 bus turning to its right. There is a pub behind it, it is called The Three Stags, that is my local.
I live about 1/2 a mile from there, my wife thinks I live at the Stags. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBjpUkH1Uuw

[splott]

Well, I think I have seen the converted bus that is 'Towing' and the bus at the rear of the main bus is in my opinion an old RVDC bus. The rest of it I am at a loss. My ££££ are on Byron telling us. Is HWO a Newport Registration Number? I had a motorcycle from Newport (Blackwood) and the number on that was EWO177V, so my guess it is in the old Islwyn Borough Council Depot.

I will have to give Sethsmate a chance, Di.
Clue for location......................... near an island.
Ps they have already converted the building, last year. Oooops