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[alunonhisown]

The second picture from the top look very aerodynamic... NOT.
Way before my time, but I remember them well, Yellow and White/Cream livery if I remember them correctly.
Keith Brown took over the yard when the went bust, Then Allen's Builders Merchants, and now there is amongst other things a Cafe and a Pine furniture store there.
Ahhh memories.

[STMO999]

F*ckin ell. You wait ages for a reply to your bus thread and then 181 come along.

[Seth]

The top photo is definately a Plaxton 'Embassy'- bodied Bedford SB.
These simple vehicles were the mainstay of many independents' fleets, basically derived from the 'TK' truck chassis, and with many common parts.

Next is a Rowe 'Hillmaster'.
Rowe was a small (Cornish?) concern who made a brief foray into PSVs.

FWO 634 is, I reckon, a former Red & White Albion with Lydney Coachworks body, reminiscent of the contemporary Duple 'A-type' offering.

I'm pretty sure that the bottom shot is of a former Southdown Leyland PS Tiger half-cab rebuild.
The rebuilding involved lengthening to 30' and rebodying - all work being done by Beadle of Dartford.



Morlais Services eh? - c'mon Mr Splott, let's have a final fling of Western Welsh Tiger Cubs!
 

[alunonhisown]

Mr Splott, find us the following if you can......


Evans Of New Tredegar
Parfitts of Rhymney Bridge
60 60 Merthyr

[splott]

Best I could do on short notice

Evans of New Tredegar

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Mofitts
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Couldn't get 60 60, all modern buses. They didn't start up until 1978!


Nice picture of some buses
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[alunonhisown]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

[alunonhisown]

Beat you to it Splott

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34239514@N07/4206917124/
I can remember that coach well.
A good friend of mine, sadly now deceased Alfie Davies was mechanic for them.
Good Old Days.

[splott]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go Di
East Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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[alunonhisown]

If I am correct the third still down is atop Hanbury Square Bargoed, and I was actually stood on that spot just over a year ago. Just above Bargoed Bus Station.
Used to be a Cinema there years ago called The Hanbury but I think it is a Bingo Hall nowadays.

[alunonhisown]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go DiEast Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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Look at the link before, I had already posted that pic, sorry mate, you were to slow on that one, Brownie points for me off the old man.

[Vamps]

I remember Morlais, and the 'Traction Yard' address certainly rings a bell.
Unfortunately, that's about it regarding these two ......
 :-/

Now, if we were to get more WW Tiger Cubs posted-up, then I'd probably be able to quote chapter and verse - well, probably!

 8-)

There you go, Morlais Coaches................
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That old Plaxton bodied Coach is like the one I passed my test on........

[splott]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go DiEast Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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Look at the link before, I had already posted that pic, sorry mate, you were to slow on that one, Brownie points for me off the old man.

Good one Di
You see the reason for being slow is that I am collecting/saving all these pics I find for you guys. When this thread dies I will e-mail them to you and Byron and anyone else if interested.

[alunonhisown]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go DiEast Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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Look at the link before, I had already posted that pic, sorry mate, you were to slow on that one, Brownie points for me off the old man.

Good one Di
You see the reason for being slow is that I am collecting/saving all these pics I find for you guys. When this thread dies I will e-mail them to you and Byron and anyone else if interested.

This thread will NEVER die my friend, too many BA's here to let that happen.

[Seth]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go Di
East Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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A 1972 Bedford YRQ with Plaxton 'Elite Express 2' body to Bus Grant spec.

The YRQ was Bedford's attempt at an assault on the underfloor engine layout, and featured their own '466' engine vertically-mounted amidships, and driving thro' a Turner 5-speed all-synchromesh gearbox. They also had air-assisted hydraulic brakes, and you needed to really keep on top of them maintenance-wise. These were indeed lightweights, and were very popular with the independent sector, probably due to low initial purchase costs, (compared to the likes of the contemporary heavyweights like AEC and Leyland), plus good availability of spare parts. Economical on fuel too, but no power steering.

The later YMQ model was a great improvement, with the '500' engine, power steering and full air brakes.

I've quite a soft spot for these, but would rather some more WW Tiger Cub photos - c'mon Mr Splott!
 

[Vamps]

Here's another tester for the old man.
East Glam Motor's Nelson. Owned by a guy called Glyn Rees from Ystrad Mynach I believe.
And the pics of them old Evans Buses, I used to travel to school with them in my Afon Taf days. Always had a coach, can never remember them using a bus on our school run.
Thanks.

There you go DiEast Glamorgan Motors bus.................. best I could find
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Look at the link before, I had already posted that pic, sorry mate, you were to slow on that one, Brownie points for me off the old man.

Good one Di
You see the reason for being slow is that I am collecting/saving all these pics I find for you guys. When this thread dies I will e-mail them to you and Byron and anyone else if interested.

This thread will NEVER die my friend, too many BA's here to let that happen.

 :-? :question :question