Surviving Leeds city transport buses

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 06 May, 2009 10:22 pm

raveydavey wrote: I thought the 65 went to Aberford?

The Leeds City Transport and Metro (1974 - 1986) route network has changed out of all recognition - over and over again in fact - since the privatisation/de-regulation/competition farce was launched (or should that read "escaped from the cage") in October 1986 Yes Davey, the 65 did used to go to Pudsey from Central Bus Station - and was worked out of Bramley depot. At one time the famous batch of sixty "live clutch and gearbox" Leyland PD2s were to be seen on there and other Bramley routes such as 23 Intake, 54 Rodley - Halton Moor, 77 Gipton - Bramley Town End, 14 Half Mile Lane, 72 Bradford etc etc.

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Wed 06 May, 2009 11:53 pm

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blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Thu 07 May, 2009 12:04 am

BLAKEY wrote: raveydavey wrote: I thought the 65 went to Aberford?

The Leeds City Transport and Metro (1974 - 1986) route network has changed out of all recognition - over and over again in fact - since the privatisation/de-regulation/competition farce was launched (or should that read "escaped from the cage") in October 1986 Yes Davey, the 65 did used to go to Pudsey from Central Bus Station - and was worked out of Bramley depot. At one time the famous batch of sixty "live clutch and gearbox" Leyland PD2s were to be seen on there and other Bramley routes such as 23 Intake, 54 Rodley - Halton Moor, 77 Gipton - Bramley Town End, 14 Half Mile Lane, 72 Bradford etc etc. Exactly the information I was given about this bus by the current "crew". I would like to have chatted with them further but they were leaving the fair early on Monday morning because of rain and I only got 5 minutes with them as they were setting off . They were kind enough to wait a couple of minutes for me to have a look inside and upstairs. In an earlier post someone was asking about the limited switch in the drivers cab. You can clearly see the limited sign which is the white panel under on the photo of the front of the bus ( alongside the cab and under the 5 ).I know that the bus is privately owned but i don't know where it is based. It is in pristine condition. Someone must have a big garage!

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Thu 07 May, 2009 1:47 am

re the old 65 service leeds bus stn-Pudsey.Used to hoof it from Nippet Lsne in the mid sixties to the bus stn fora 0535???????? dept to Pudsey for early turn(0610)at Stanningley railway stn,bloody cold in winter and then hoofing it to the Pavilion at 2230 off late turn to the Woodpecker and walking from there back home.Late turn was dodgey if last train running late,made some brass though!!

Loiner Paul · Post by **Loiner Paul** » Thu 07 May, 2009 11:08 am

What was or is the round thing on the rear shot of the bus, just to the right of the curve of the entrance?

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Thu 07 May, 2009 6:12 pm

A list of all known surviving LCT buses can be found athttp://annualleedsfleetlists.users.btopenworld.com/websurvivors.htm

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Thu 07 May, 2009 6:36 pm

Loiner Paul wrote: What was or is the round thing on the rear shot of the bus, just to the right of the curve of the entrance? was it a sign with a hand on ? Asking drivers to give way to buses pulling out and quotingpart of the highway code

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 07 May, 2009 11:06 pm

dogduke wrote: Loiner Paul wrote: What was or is the round thing on the rear shot of the bus, just to the right of the curve of the entrance? was it a sign with a hand on ? Asking drivers to give way to buses pulling out and quotingpart of the highway code It looks like a light to me... over to Blakey though for the real answer!

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Thu 07 May, 2009 11:28 pm

LS1 wrote: dogduke wrote: Loiner Paul wrote: What was or is the round thing on the rear shot of the bus, just to the right of the curve of the entrance? was it a sign with a hand on ? Asking drivers to give way to buses pulling out and quotingpart of the highway code It looks like a light to me... over to Blakey though for the real answer! Yes I think its a red light , or possibly a red reflector, but i don't know what its for. Its not a high level brake light. If I had to guess I'd say it might come on when the limited sign on the front is illuminated. So when the bus sails past you without stopping you know from the red light that you couldn't get on anyway. That's just my guess over to Blakey for the real answer.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 08 May, 2009 12:27 am

Yes folks, the "little round thing" was just simply an extra tail light which came on with the side and tail lamps. Sorry to "shoot down" those other interesting theories I'm pretty certain that the light was a standard fitting (and a very wise one for the sake of a few bob when new) at that period by Charles H. Roe, rather than being specified by LCT.