Green LCT Buses

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 07 Dec, 2008 5:42 pm

BLAKEY wrote: All that remains of the route now is the 38 - this has been extended from Ringways to the White Rose Centre but severly curtailed at the eastern end to Moortown and Oakwood. How times change eh ?? I can remember when the 38 used to run all the way out to Colton, via Foundry Lane and Crossgates Road as a MicroRider service.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 07 Dec, 2008 7:20 pm

[quotenick="BLAKEY"] Bramley4woods wrote: BLAKEY wrote: BigHonk wrote: The service up Ash Road and St. Anne's Road WAS the 73, from Greenthorpe to Long Causeway - later altered to Moor Grange via Morris Lane/Spen Lane. Would that be from "The Gamecock" Blakey ?A name to conjur with in that neck of the woods if ever there was one ! Yes indeed it was the Gamecock - and that was the terminus also !! LOL LOLSingle deckers only of course because of the low bridge in Henconner Lane - NOT that that has deterred a good many double decker drivers over the years, resulting in several "open toppers" - just a shame we're not at the seaside where they would have come in useful.ARRY 'AWK - no not guilty mi' lud - I didn't ask you to get out and walk up Cockshott Lane. Joking apart though Arry - I know you meant to help, but you really were most unwise in that particular location to go anywhere near the back of the bus - if it had halted again and begun to slide back one of you could easily have slipped down and been under in no time. No doubt the bus was an AEC Swift - a sad breed which were capable of skidding on a dry level road - and frequently did. Slightly OT I remember the Yorkshire no 5 from Pudsey sliding into the gutter at the Woodcock on Whitehall Road, and he couldn't get it out - we had to walk home to Morley through a blizzard. It wouldn't have got up Gildersome Lane anyway I suppose. I also the West Riding Wulfrunian which had some sort of air suspension freezing up on South Queen Street in Morley in the 1963 winter.

liits · Post by **liits** » Sun 07 Dec, 2008 10:34 pm

raveydavey wrote: BLAKEY wrote: All that remains of the route now is the 38 - this has been extended from Ringways to the White Rose Centre but severly curtailed at the eastern end to Moortown and Oakwood. How times change eh ?? I can remember when the 38 used to run all the way out to Colton, via Foundry Lane and Crossgates Road as a MicroRider service. Not sure about it running "all the way to Colton". Once upon a time, it only ever went as far as the Brown Cow / ASDA at the top of Hollyshaw Lane. Does that count as Colton? I always thought of it as Whitkirk.

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 5:32 pm

[quotenick="BLAKEY"] Bramley4woods wrote: BLAKEY wrote: BigHonk wrote: The service up Ash Road and St. Anne's Road WAS the 73, from Greenthorpe to Long Causeway - later altered to Moor Grange via Morris Lane/Spen Lane. Would that be from "The Gamecock" Blakey ?A name to conjur with in that neck of the woods if ever there was one ! Yes indeed it was the Gamecock - and that was the terminus also !! LOL LOLSingle deckers only of course because of the low bridge in Henconner Lane - NOT that that has deterred a good many double decker drivers over the years, resulting in several "open toppers" - just a shame we're not at the seaside where they would have come in useful.ARRY 'AWK - no not guilty mi' lud - I didn't ask you to get out and walk up Cockshott Lane. Joking apart though Arry - I know you meant to help, but you really were most unwise in that particular location to go anywhere near the back of the bus - if it had halted again and begun to slide back one of you could easily have slipped down and been under in no time. No doubt the bus was an AEC Swift - a sad breed which were capable of skidding on a dry level road - and frequently did. Yes Blakey mate I have often thought how stupid we werebut it was a spontaneous action and we actually volunteeredtohelp by lending a bit of forward thrust to the bus!Don't blame the driver. He didn't ask us to push,just walk upto the top of Cockshott! Anyway we got a nice glow on timewe arrived at the top and we all piled back on at the Wyther pub(Closed,sorry!)

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 09 Dec, 2008 9:53 pm

liits wrote: raveydavey wrote: BLAKEY wrote: All that remains of the route now is the 38 - this has been extended from Ringways to the White Rose Centre but severly curtailed at the eastern end to Moortown and Oakwood. How times change eh ?? I can remember when the 38 used to run all the way out to Colton, via Foundry Lane and Crossgates Road as a MicroRider service. Not sure about it running "all the way to Colton". Once upon a time, it only ever went as far as the Brown Cow / ASDA at the top of Hollyshaw Lane. Does that count as Colton? I always thought of it as Whitkirk. Actually, I think you could be right. My mistake.

Fleetline · Post by **Fleetline** » Wed 31 Dec, 2008 12:55 am

BLAKEY wrote: georgie wrote: drapesy wrote: I remember the 45 - it was a strange route that seemed to take for ever. I know it took in Wortley, on Lower Wortley Lane - Kirkstall Bridge Road, Shaw Lane in Headingley and Lidgett Lane in Moortown. exactly where it started and finished I've no idea!!! I think it later becme the 95 - perhaps with a modification to the route? The '45' started outside the Capitol in Meanwood and went via Headingley, Armley Ridge Road, Whingate and down toOldfield Lane. This was the service I used in 1946 when I was working in Armley aged 14 The 45 had a long and varied history, with many route and number changes. It originally ran from Kellet Crescent (Dixon Lane) to Meanwood Capitol. By the time I drove on there in 1969 - 73 it was a very long and enjopable route. It started at Wortley Ringways and then via Whingate, Headingley, Meanwood, Stonegate Road, King Lane, Gledhow Valley Road, Easterley Road, Boggart Hill, Kentmere Avenue, Seacroft (old bus station) to Stanks Kelmscott Green. A small hourly diversion (one bus in three) via the Askets was numbered 64, and the main route later renumbered 95.Until it became one man operated in the late 1960s only a relatively small number of drivers, those with "all types" licences, could work on there as it was operated with live gearbox and clutch buses. The last generation of these, somewhat strange but functional. had centre doorways and smoking only in the rear saloon and various "standing" allowances in one part and another. There were 2 Guy Arabs, 3 AEC Reliances and 3 Leyland Tiger Cubs - hills like Cockshott Lane were a nightmare. A further similar pair came later but with semi automatic (2 pedal) gearboxes.All that remains of the route now is the 38 - this has been extended from Ringways to the White Rose Centre but severly curtailed at the eastern end to Moortown and Oakwood. How times change eh ??I have two very interesting photos of a Blackpool Corporation single decker at Headingley in The War - headlamps masked for the black out - which was on loan to LCT and was on the 45 route to Meanwood. hi blakeyI assume you are talking about the 31-36 standees3 of which survive in Cambridgeshie..........just!http://wakefield-files.freehostia.com/tua.htmfleetline

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 31 Dec, 2008 7:14 pm

FLEETLINE WROTE :-I assume you are talking about the 31-36 standees3 of which survive in Cambridgeshie..........just!..........................................................................................They're the ones sir, yes. There were actually ten standees :-29 -31 Leyland Tiger Cubs32 - 34 AEC Reliances.35/36 Guy ArabsAll above with clutches and live gearboxes (VERY live in the case of the Tiger Cubs and the Guys !!)37/38 AEC Reliances with two pedal control and far more professional and pleasant looking bodywork. The previous eight, although interesting, always had a cumbersome and unhappy look about them.I would be interested to know please what condition and circumstances apply to 31/32/33 in Cambridgeshire - can you help please ??

Terrym · Post by **Terrym** » Wed 31 Dec, 2008 9:25 pm

Interesting topic about what passengers do.Not long after the 77 service had changed to one man operation I had the pleasure of doing the late turn which meant the last 77 from Gipton to Bramley Town End.The trick on this trip was to get to the Star & Garter at Kirkstall with at least 4 mins to spare so you could load up the assorted drunks.I did this and everything was going well until I turned into the Broadlea Estate. As I started to climb the hill the bus died, having run out of fuel.The next thing I knew was at least 20 male passengers varying in age from teens to old men were all at the back of the bus and making valiant attempts to push me up the hill.Having realised this was a pointless task a couple of them went off to ring the garage for me, whilst another went home and came back with a cup of tea and some biscuits.It really made me think how decent these people were.

Royal Tiger · Post by **Royal Tiger** » Sun 04 Oct, 2009 11:13 pm

Uni Hoo posted on 21st June 2008 @ 16:00:03 Feel sure that some of the ex-LCT staff here will know the answer to this: A couple of issues ago "Ledgard Chat" carried a photo of Troydale where a Ledgard ex-LT Daimler is leaving the terminus for Calverley. Also in the picture is an LCT Titan with its front blind set for route 65, but with Troydale as its destination. I don't remember seeing a 65 bus in these circumstances, so what would have brought 322 there? I imagine it was probably a works service, but Jim Soper's superb Leeds City Transport Vol. 4 doesn't enlighten me despite its comprehensive listings of school and >works services.Thanks in advance. UH. Have just found this forum.The Leeds PD1/Roe 322 was on an enthusiasts tour visiting odd termini and displaying 'unusual destinations' I took the photograph in question and have others in various Leeds suburbs including one of a 49 service bus passing 322 displaying Old Farnley 49 climbing Butt Lane on its way to Troydale.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Mon 05 Oct, 2009 12:30 am

Royal Tiger wrote: Uni Hoo posted on 21st June 2008 @ 16:00:03 Feel sure that some of the ex-LCT staff here will know the answer to this: A couple of issues ago "Ledgard Chat" carried a photo of Troydale where a Ledgard ex-LT Daimler is leaving the terminus for Calverley. Also in the picture is an LCT Titan with its front blind set for route 65, but with Troydale as its destination. I don't remember seeing a 65 bus in these circumstances, so what would have brought 322 there? I imagine it was probably a works service, but Jim Soper's superb Leeds City Transport Vol. 4 doesn't enlighten me despite its comprehensive listings of school and >works services.Thanks in advance. UH. Have just found this forum.The Leeds PD1/Roe 322 was on an enthusiasts tour visiting odd termini and displaying 'unusual destinations' I took the photograph in question and have others in various Leeds suburbs including one of a 49 service bus passing 322 displaying Old Farnley 49 climbing Butt Lane on its way to Troydale. Wow! Well worth waiting 15 months for an answer. Thanks for your contri, Royal Tiger - I'd almost forgotten I'd asked the question. Bet it was interesting on the descent to Troydale from the Farnley end in a double-decker!Another of life's mysteries solved. Thanks again.