Leeds City Transport

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 07 Nov, 2012 9:09 pm

raveydavey wrote: the passenger saloon heaters on the Atlanteans were rubbish too, even the later models. Upstairs was particularly bad as I recall. They must have heard you complain about the cold on those old Atlanteans Ravey. They've fitted extra gas bottles to this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/copmanthor ... 928249336/

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 7:10 pm

On page 13 of the Yorkshire Evening Post today (Jan 18 2013) there is a photo (taken May 11 1968 ) of a Leeds Corporation bus that had been hit by a crane. It is not the same incident with a crane seen in the photo on page 1 that was posted by Loinerpete on March 20 2007. Apolgies if the photo in today's YEP has been a previous subject in SL but I did try a search of SL and if it has been used I was not readily able to find it.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 1:27 am

Leodian wrote: On page 13 of the Yorkshire Evening Post today (Jan 18 2013) there is a photo (taken May 11 1968 ) of a Leeds Corporation bus that had been hit by a crane. It is not the same incident with a crane seen in the photo on page 1 that was posted by Loinerpete on March 20 2007. Apolgies if the photo in today's YEP has been a previous subject in SL but I did try a search of SL and if it has been used I was not readily able to find it.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 1:35 am

This is the guilty crane prior to it's argument with a bus. It was used on the construction of the new concrete tunnels for the Lady beck.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 11:35 am

In the lower picture, the grey haired chap who is pointing at something is almost certainly Mr. Arnold Stone, the Chief Traffic Officer of LCT - a civil and approachable gentleman of the highest calibre who had risen through the ranks and "knew how to run a bus undertaking." Sadly he died recently aged over 90, and lived at Rawdon.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 2:57 pm

Thanks uncle mick, Phill and Blakey for your responses to my post, which are appreciated. I notice that the date of the incident is given as May 11 and as May 14 1968 in the reports. I wonder which is the correct date?How different the area looks now without Quarry Hill flats!