Looking up, a full moon was shining out of a starry sky. Looking down, I couldn't see my feet!
Although the Guy was flat out at around 34-35 mph it would, in true Gardner style, maintain almost the same speed with a full load ‘up a house side’.
At this the French lady became even more agitated, and cried out “It is too dangerous. We cannot go on.
Most nights laying in bed you could hear the last bus around 10.50pm pulling away from St. Stephens in the so quite nights back then.
"Where were you at 2.50pm yesterday (Saturday) and for the ensuing four hours"
I triumphantly peeled off the greased paper, set the piston on the table and said: "Here's your ashtray---but treat it with care, because you never know when we might need it!" That was intended as a joke...
Returning to the bus at 11.00pm we found the usual full load on board and set forth for Ilkley.
"I missed them when they went, but a kid of ten can't just go out and buy a bus for posterity."
"There are many things about old buses that interest us fans, and for me this includes memories of the people who worked them."
"From home a trip to visit him was at first an epic journey involving 3 different buses, run by 3 different operators, with 3 different coloured liveries and just for good measure they had 3 different ticket systems too."
"I hope to prove this by taking you on this "virtual" journey by bus over what was Leeds City Transport's route 54 from Rodley to Halton Moor via the city centre."
Like most of us, I've got a long "If only..." list
A lot has been said about Sheffield not having a standard bus - unlike London, Manchester and Birmingham. This may have been true but...
I blame my dad.
He just happened to be an inspector with Potteries Motor Traction in Stoke-on-Trent when I was growing up...
What does Ebeneezer do for New Year? He goes to bed early so that he can get to Winchester for 08:30 on New Year’s Day.
I guess Bartons didn’t want their regular clientele to be invaded by a marauding crowd of 8-11 year olds, who had just been let out of school.
Jack emerged with the enquiry “Will you work your rest day on Monday at The Moorfield, Kid ??”
I agreed at once – I might just have thought twice about it if long range weather forecasts had been around in those days !!
Here are some happy reminiscences from personal experience on a class of Daimler vehicles which hold a very special place in Samuel Ledgard history.
It is fascinating how wide spread were bodies that I thought were in the minority in the early post-war boom.
I grew up in York in the 1950's; it was quite a good town to observe different bus operators.
transmission music of a pre-selector was quite different from the Mark II crash gearbox
Information regarding front entrance London Transport, BEA and Northern General Routemasters and why there was only one rear engined version.
A very well detailed description of the maroon and cream paintwork on the Willowbrook Leyland Tigers and the body styles of the utility Guy Arabs of Yorkshire Woollen District.
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