Surviving Leeds city transport buses

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 1:43 am

Phew! they look clumsy ol buggers! good find D. Glad i don't remember the blue uns!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 1:32 pm

Phill_d wrote: Phew! they look clumsy ol buggers! good find D. Glad i don't remember the blue uns! surprised tha' can remember the open back lct ones,after all tha's only a whipper snapper!......(reel im in.tee hee!)

Otleybard · Post by **Otleybard** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 1:45 pm

For lots of pictures of Ledgards' buses, try this:http://www.samuelledgardsociety.org.uk/ ... tail&id=60

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 5:06 pm

Otleybard wrote: For lots of pictures of Ledgards' buses, try this:http://www.samuelledgardsociety.org.uk/ ... tail&id=60 A bit of age detective work do i conclude then Wiggy?

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 7:40 pm

drapesy wrote: And a double decker from 1937. this pic on Leodis carries the following comment added :The Bus is of particular interest. It was manufactured entirely by Leyland and the body was the first of what was then a revolutionary style whereby a lower overall height was achieved by having the top deck gangway on the right and the seats on a raised platform in rows of three and four on the left. Disadvantages were a tendency to roll to the nearside when fully loaded on cambered roads, and a "sunken" gangway which protruded into the lower deck caising many a sore head for lower deck passengers arising carelessly from their seats. Samuel Ledgard had two batches, four in each, of these petrol engined TD1 models - UB2386-9 in 1930 and UB 5746-9 in 1931.(Chris Youhill) I remember those rowed seats,they used 'em on West Yorkshires and they were terrible.For a schoolboy like me to get wedged in the window seat with 3 smokers beside me was a nightmare scenario.When it came to my stop it was like leaving the cinema early,a repitition of 'Excuse me'while trying not to tread on anyones toes.The joys of bus travel in the 60's!!!

Otleybard · Post by **Otleybard** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 8:15 pm

Compared to the mobile-phones-and-student-armpits experience of the Bendibus...

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Sat 25 Aug, 2007 8:40 pm

Thanks for pics and info re Sammy Ledgards. Brought back some memories!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 26 Aug, 2007 11:40 am

Phill_d wrote: Otleybard wrote: For lots of pictures of Ledgards' buses, try this:http://www.samuelledgardsociety.org.uk/ ... tail&id=60 A bit of age detective work do i conclude then Wiggy? keith waterhouse makes mention of sammy ledgards,in his book,city lights,a street life'.for those who have not read it,it is a great book,about growing up in leeds,as is 'there is a happy land'.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 27 Aug, 2007 9:51 am

Otleybard wrote: For lots of pictures of Ledgards' buses, try this:http://www.samuelledgardsociety.org.uk/ ... tail&id=60 Some good pics. there.Otley bus station hasn't changed that much.I can't remember red Ledgard buses only the blue and grey.

Otleybard · Post by **Otleybard** » Mon 27 Aug, 2007 2:01 pm

Think the red ones might have been taken after the 'amalgamation' with West Yorkshire.