Bus nostalgia

[alunonhisown]

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

Gotta be BARRY then.

[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

Gotta be BARRY then.

Give that lady a prize
There is a link, which I will post soon, explaining
What did you think of my home town buses then? 8-) 8-)

[alunonhisown]

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

Gotta be BARRY then.

Give that lady a prize
There is a link, which I will post soon, explaining
What did you think of my home town buses then? 8-) 8-)

I just love buses, no matter which town they are from, but I try and savour the Welsh Bus Circuit. A lot of them bring back memories. I bet Byron cannot remember Tudor Davies's buses from Bedlinog. I remember them on the Deep Navigation and Taff Merthyr colliery runs when I was a saucepan. There is also a story to be told there, but that is for a pm and not for broadcast as it may be a little long winded.

[Seth]

Okay, okay, okay ..........

The location is the former Western Welsh depot at Barry - now a bus museum project.

Centre-stage in the photo is an ex-Red & White 1950 Leyland Tiger PS1 with rare Lydney Coachworks body, which can easily be mistaken for the contemporary Duple A-type offering.

Behind it is a former RVDC Bristol RESL6G with ECW body.

To the right is one of the former National Welsh Leyland Leopards of the 1971 batch which were converted to towing buses, and allocated to most of the depots. I think that the one pictured here had been with 60-60 coaches at Merthyr for a while.

To the left of the R&W PS1 is former Western Welsh 177.
Registered OUH 177G, it was once the sole coach allocated to my home depot at Bridgend.
It's from the 1969 delivery, and is a 36' Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite body, Eaton 2-speed rear axle and no power steering!
I fitted a reconditioned Leyland 0.600 engine into it, prepared it for MoT; and after a successful pass it was immediately withdrawn and sold to Dunvant School in Swansea.
It's presently finished in the fabulous Peacock Blue/Royal Ivory livery as delivered.

[Seth]

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

Gotta be BARRY then.

Red & White's head office and Central Workshops were located at Bulwark, Chepstow, which was then in the county of Monmouthshire.
Consequently, it's new buses were registered in that county, and had AX and WO plates.

You mention 'island' .....
By coincidence, there's also a bus museum at Canvey Island in Essex!
Think it's called the Castle Point Transport Museum - or similar.

[alunonhisown]

Okay, okay, okay ..........

The location is the former Western Welsh depot at Barry - now a bus museum project.

Centre-stage in the photo is an ex-Red & White 1950 Leyland Tiger PS1 with rare Lydney Coachworks body, which can easily be mistaken for the contemporary Duple A-type offering.

Behind it is a former RVDC Bristol RESL6G with ECW body.

To the right is one of the former National Welsh Leyland Leopards of the 1971 batch which were converted to towing buses, and allocated to most of the depots. I think that the one pictured here had been with 60-60 coaches at Merthyr for a while.

To the left of the R&W PS1 is former Western Welsh 177.
Registered OUH 177G, it was once the sole coach allocated to my home depot at Bridgend.
It's from the 1969 delivery, and is a 36' Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite body, Eaton 2-speed rear axle and no power steering!
I fitted a reconditioned Leyland 0.600 engine into it, prepared it for MoT; and after a successful pass it was immediately withdrawn and sold to Dunvant School in Swansea.
It's presently finished in the fabulous Peacock Blue/Royal Ivory livery as delivered.

I fekking knew I had seen it before.YESSSS

[splott]

Okay, okay, okay ..........

The location is the former Western Welsh depot at Barry - now a bus museum project.

Centre-stage in the photo is an ex-Red & White 1950 Leyland Tiger PS1 with rare Lydney Coachworks body, which can easily be mistaken for the contemporary Duple A-type offering.

Behind it is a former RVDC Bristol RESL6G with ECW body.

To the right is one of the former National Welsh Leyland Leopards of the 1971 batch which were converted to towing buses, and allocated to most of the depots. I think that the one pictured here had been with 60-60 coaches at Merthyr for a while.

To the left of the R&W PS1 is former Western Welsh 177.
Registered OUH 177G, it was once the sole coach allocated to my home depot at Bridgend.
It's from the 1969 delivery, and is a 36' Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite body, Eaton 2-speed rear axle and no power steering!
I fitted a reconditioned Leyland 0.600 engine into it, prepared it for MoT; and after a successful pass it was immediately withdrawn and sold to Dunvant School in Swansea.
It's presently finished in the fabulous Peacock Blue/Royal Ivory livery as delivered.

Red & White Leyland Tiger

Preserved Red & White Leyland Tiger with Lydney Coachworks bodywork, HWO323, in the former Western Welsh depot at Barry, South Wales on 14th June 2009. The depot is now being converted to a bus museum by the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group.

Jeeze I was only asking about the Red one!!!!

Did you see the link I posted for my local area?

[Martin_1962]

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

Gotta be BARRY then.

Only thing at Barry I know if is the famous scrap yard

[Seth]

Yep - Dai Woodham's - long gone now

[alunonhisown]

Yep - Dai Woodham's - long gone now

My late brother bought Swansea Vale No1 from Mr Woodham. It is I believe fully restored on the Gwili Railway.

[alunonhisown]

Yep - Dai Woodham's - long gone now

Dai Woodham, MBE, BEM I'll have you know. (1919 - 12 September 1994) RIP!!!!!! Good Man

[Seth]

There was also Bill Way's scrapyard at Cardiff Docks.
Many buses ended their days there, though long gone now

[splott]

There was also Bill Way's scrapyard at Cardiff Docks.
Many buses ended their days there, though long gone now

My  ex wifes uncle used to live in Cardiff! In Blackwier, North Rd No 59.http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&oq=blackwier&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB357GB366&q=blackweir+cardiff&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Blackweir,+Cardiff,+South+Glamorgan&gl=uk&ei=ksGjS7jKJob80wTwheXxCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA
Which is why I'm interested in your banter for this area I know it  well

[Lizzie_Zoom]

There was also Bill Way's scrapyard at Cardiff Docks.
Many buses ended their days there, though long gone now

When was that in operation? :-/

I wish I had known during my trips to Dia Woodhams yard in the late 70s, early 80s.  I would definately been intrested in seeing a bus scrap yard 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Seth]

There was also Bill Way's scrapyard at Cardiff Docks.
Many buses ended their days there, though long gone now

When was that in operation? :-/

I wish I had known during my trips to Dia Woodhams yard in the late 70s, early 80s.  I would definately been intrested in seeing a bus scrap yard 8-) 8-) 8-)

Certainly up until the late-1970s