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stevie g
wyken, coventry |
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Mon 23rd Dec 2013 10:57am
Arrrrrrrrrh, that's the reason we haven't got a Boris!!!! Nobody to stand up and be listened to, same as redevelopment of city centre. ![]() ![]() |
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Midland Red
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Tue 24th Dec 2013 10:26am
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry |
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Wed 1st Jan 2014 2:16pm
A fellow forumite has showed me a photo from a bus magazine that has us both rather puzzled. At first we thought the writing on the large roof might give a clue as to what was inside, but on enhancing the image it simply turns out to be an advert for GLICO MOTOR OIL.
But as for the location.... could it be somewhere around Pool Meadow? Hopefully this will give some pleasure to you, and in return maybe we'll get to solve the puzzle, too.
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
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Mon 27th Jan 2014 11:23pm
The event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first motor bus service in the city has now been switched from White Street to Millennium Place, in front of the Transport Museum. The date is still Sunday 30th March. The event will have a number of buses on display, various trips around the city, and something for all the family. Admission is free.
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
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Tue 28th Jan 2014 9:46am
Many thanks for the detailed information ManorHouse, you'd be a welcome member at the Coventry Transport forum.
I can add that Albert Dolby, who retired as a bus driver in 1953 returned to Harnall Lane in 1965 at tha age of 77 and met the man who bought the first ticket on that inaugural journey.
The transport department's assistant engineer, Eric Whitehead, as a lad of 9 had bought that first ticket on the run from the fire station to the council house. Eric's father was the general manager of the department, T R Whitehead. Apparently Eric's sister who also travelled on the first journey still had the original tickets. [from the Coventry Standard of 15th April 1965]
Albert was also the driver of the first new post-war bus FHP 1, on it's first day of service in April 1948, carrying general manager Ronald Fearnley and other officials. |
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NormK
bulkington |
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Tue 28th Jan 2014 10:44am
I wonder if any of you Bus People can tell me the history of the Bus in my gallery (demolition part). The registration will help because it ended with a single number one ? ? ? 1 . The pic shows it about to make it's last journey to Blackpool.. ![]() Milly rules
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mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu |
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Tue 28th Jan 2014 1:23pm
That is fleet number 1, registration FHP 1 as I mentioned above. It's a Daimler model CVA6, new in 1948 with 60 seater bodywork by Metro Cammell. After withdrawal from service it was sold to local scrap dealer George Hilditch in April 1966. The bus was in good condition as the engine had been replaced by a reconditioned unit just a few months earlier, so Mr Hilditch organised the trip to Blackpool. He later removed the engine to fit it to his tow wagon. The rest of the bus was scrapped.
Number 1 lives on in 3D digital form here: sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse. Click on 3D view to rotate the model. |
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NormK
bulkington |
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Tue 28th Jan 2014 1:46pm
Thanks for that mcsporran..One of the lads that drove the bus back told me only last week that the Reg had a single one in it,so I thought there was a fair chance someone would know it's history..Thanks a lot ![]() Milly rules
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
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Fri 14th Feb 2014 3:15pm
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TonyS
Coventry |
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Wed 26th Feb 2014 2:33pm
The Coventry Transport Museum are busy refurbishing a WWI Maudslay truck to coincide with the centenary of the start of the war. It is one of only a handful of the 37,000 vehicles used during the war still surviving.
They are looking for any photographs that may help and assist them in their task. ![]() |
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Annewiggy
Tamworth |
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Mon 3rd Mar 2014 12:18pm
Nice picture of City buses from Festival of Britain, City of Coventry Official Programme June 1951 ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
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Mon 3rd Mar 2014 4:23pm
Hi Annewiggy ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
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Tue 4th Mar 2014 8:36am
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Annewiggy
Tamworth |
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Tue 4th Mar 2014 7:26pm
I wish I knew what sort of bus my dad drove. He started as a conductor after the end of the war and was then trained as a driver. I can remember him telling me he had to drive on a skid pan before he could drive a double decker. He was on the buses about 1945 to 1951. |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks |
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Sat 8th Mar 2014 12:30pm
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