PICTURE GALLERY 1940 - 1960

Bedford OB Utility bus and a 29 seater Bedford OB with Mulliner body

Outside the garage along Sun Street in Haworth

Bedford 1938

Cost £850 on the road new !! Cable brakes

 

1949 AEC Regal 33 Seater.

 Barnaby body built in Hull.

 

In 1947 this Maudsley Marathon MK2 Plaxton 33 seater was purchased new.

Above we have the original half cab design with a Maudslay 6 cly petrol engine and David Brown 5 speed gearbox.

 

In 1955 the same Maudslay Marathon was converted `in House` to a full front design and
fitted with a 7.7 litre  A.E.C Diesel engine and gearbox from a London Transport Double Decker.

Peter Snaith

1957

Leyland 35 Seater Harington Body

 

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