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Showing posts with label Crosville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crosville. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 October 2023

1960 Bristol SC

This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1990.
It's not shown in the programme of the event but it's a 1960 Bristol SC, originally owned by Crosville Motor Services Limited and apparently with North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the time of this Rally.

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

1950 Bristol LL6B

This was one of the participants in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1995.
It's a 1950 Bristol LL6B, in service with Crosville Motor Services Limited of Chester from 1950 to 1968 with fleet number KW175, later changed to SLB175. The programme of the event had this note about the vehicle:

Bristol LL6B, E.C.W. B35R, 1950                                                                                   LFM756
Crosville SLB175
Entered by    Mersey and Calder Bus Preservation Group
Withdrawn in 1968 and passed to present owner in 1984. Restored both externally and internally.

Sunday, 9 February 2020

1964 Bristol FS6G Lowdekka

This was one of the entrants in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1993.
It's a 1964 Bristol DF6G Lodekka, DFG 157 with Crosville from 1964 till it was withdrawn from service in 1977. The note in the programme of the event says:

Bristol FS6G, ECW H60RD, 1964                                                                   4227FM
Crosville Motor Services DFG 157
Entered by Messrs Lynas & Scott, Warrington
One of many similar vehicles operated by the company throughout its territory.

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Bristol L5G

This is one of the vehicles at the Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally organised by the Greater Manchester Transport Society at Heaton Park, Manchester, in September 1996.
It's a Bristol L5G with Eastern Coach Works B35R body, and the programme of the event said this about it:

H14          Bristol L5G, Eastern Coach Works B35R Body. 1950          LFM 728
                   Entered by     R Jones, Hawarden, Flintshire
                   New to Crosville Motor Services and operated in North Wales until 1969 when it
                   was withdrawn and sold to Cheshire Constabulary who converted it into a Road 
                   Safety Exhibition Vehicle. With present owner since Sep 93.

It also attended the Trans Lancs Historical Vehicle Rally the previous year.

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Bristol L5G

Arriving at Heaton Park, Manchester is one of the entrants in the Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally organised by the Greater Manchester Transport Society in September 1995.
It's a 1950 Bristol L5G with ECW B35R body, formerly part of the Crosville fleet. The programme of the event says this about the vehicle:

H10       Bristol L5G, Eastern Coach Works B35R, 1950                               LFM 728
                Entered by            R Jones, Deeside, Clwyd
                New to  Crosville Motor Services and  operated  in North Wales until 1969 when
                it was withdrawn and sold to Cheshire Constabulary. With present owner since 
                Sep 93.