SAMUEL LEDGARD BUS STAFF MEMORIES

Si · Post by Si » Wed 17 Dec, 2008 10:07 am

Speaking as a model maker, would it be possible to mask and respray the correct colour? I've never bought/built a bus model, but I assume these models are ready-built die-cast? What scale are they, and who manufactures them? I think I may have seen some in a "Grand Prix Legends" catalogue.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 17 Dec, 2008 11:22 pm

Si wrote: Speaking as a model maker, would it be possible to mask and respray the correct colour? I've never bought/built a bus model, but I assume these models are ready-built die-cast? What scale are they, and who manufactures them? I think I may have seen some in a "Grand Prix Legends" catalogue. Yes I think for someone with an extremely steady hand and a lot of patience it would be possible, but that rules me out LOL LOL.Bus models are generally in one of two scales, 1:50 or 1:76, the latter being most numerous. The main bulk manufacturers are EFE and Corgi (Original Omnibus). There are other more specialised firms producing really accurate replicas - at a price.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 12:47 am

BLAKEY wrote: Si wrote: Speaking as a model maker, would it be possible to mask and respray the correct colour? I've never bought/built a bus model, but I assume these models are ready-built die-cast? What scale are they, and who manufactures them? I think I may have seen some in a "Grand Prix Legends" catalogue. Yes I think for someone with an extremely steady hand and a lot of patience it would be possible, but that rules me out LOL LOL.Bus models are generally in one of two scales, 1:50 or 1:76, the latter being most numerous. The main bulk manufacturers are EFE and Corgi (Original Omnibus). There are other more specialised firms producing really accurate replicas - at a price. BLAKEY you have no time to be laikin around with models lad you have a book to write lol

Si · Post by Si » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 9:54 am

BLAKEY wrote: Si wrote: Speaking as a model maker, would it be possible to mask and respray the correct colour? I've never bought/built a bus model, but I assume these models are ready-built die-cast? What scale are they, and who manufactures them? I think I may have seen some in a "Grand Prix Legends" catalogue. Yes I think for someone with an extremely steady hand and a lot of patience it would be possible, but that rules me out LOL LOL.Bus models are generally in one of two scales, 1:50 or 1:76, the latter being most numerous. The main bulk manufacturers are EFE and Corgi (Original Omnibus). There are other more specialised firms producing really accurate replicas - at a price. Thanks, Blakey. 1:76th is quite small - a steady hand will be needed indeed! I presume the specialised models are hand-built with photo-etch, resin, white-metal, etc?

Si · Post by Si » Fri 02 Jan, 2009 12:03 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Si wrote: Hi Blakey,Re your post on here somewhere about driving a Ledgards bus through a "pea-souper" many years ago with a passenger walking in front - someone told me the exact same story in the pub last weekend. I wondered if the chap had been one of your passengers! He said the conductor rang the bell every fifteen minutes or so for another passenger to take over. I think he said it was the Pudsey/Yeadon route (?)PS Someone has bought me "Beer and Blue Buses" for Christmas, so I am looking forward to reading it! Oh I wonder who your raconteur was then Si ?? If he mentioned "Pudsey/Yeadon" it could have been one of Leeds-Pudsey-Bradford, Troydale-Pudsey-Calverley, or Horsforth-Yeadon-Otley - the latter being most likely if he sups in Otley now. Actually my post was probably about me walking in front when I was a conductor - three hours from Otley to Leeds, normal running time 35 minutes. We arrived in Cookridge Street (the terminus in those days) with me blacker than a miner after a double shift, to be greeted at the head of a long queue by a fur coated upper Bramhope lady "toff" who bellowed (and I'm not kidding) "WELL REALLY, WHERE ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN - I KNOW ITS FOGGY BUT THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS !!." I briefly considered replying that we'd stopped at the Dyneley Arms for half an hour or so for a pint and a game of dominoes, but thought better of it.I am confident that you will find "Beer and Blue Buses" absorbing and enjoyable - once you've glossed over the ordeal of looking at the character bottom centre of the front cover LOL LOL Hi Blakey,As promised, I was given "Beer and Blue Buses" for Christmas, and have spent several absorbing hours reading it already. It's full of incredible detail! I'm not a huge bus "anorak," but the photos are brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation!Cheers, Si.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 02 Jan, 2009 3:42 pm

Si wrote: PS Someone has bought me "Beer and Blue Buses" for Christmas, so I am looking forward to reading it! I am confident that you will find "Beer and Blue Buses" absorbing and enjoyable - once you've glossed over the ordeal of looking at the character bottom centre of the front cover LOL LOL Hi Blakey,As promised, I was given "Beer and Blue Buses" for Christmas, and have spent several absorbing hours reading it already. It's full of incredible detail! I'm not a huge bus "anorak," but the photos are brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation!Cheers, Si...........................................................................................................I am very happy that you like the book Si - it makes all the effort worth while. Just one apology though - something which we had a real row with the publisher over - and that is the three totally blank pages with numbers which are scattered about - a few customers have understandably complained that they have a "duff" copy. The publisher insists that is the correct method - for all new chapters to start on a right hand page - we don't agree but, as it was year late in being printed already, we had to let that go.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 02 Jan, 2009 4:06 pm

[quotenick="Trojan"]To TROJAN OR SiSorry gentlemen but I've just replied to one or other of you about Sovereign Street, and when I pressed submit a most threatening and puzzling internet page in yellow and red appeared full of scientific date way beyond me, and now I can't get that particular post of your's back.Anyway, here goes with another try Sovereign Street was a hive of WR/YWD activity in those heady days.The Overton and Netherton services were 16/17 and, forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think they were exclusively West Riding ??YWD 36 was splendid for Wide Lane Morley - I often used that, and survived the awful beating you suffered on the dreadful chassisless Leyland Olympics which were supposed to be the tops at that time !!There was also YWD service 1 to Dewsbury.Plus the oft forgotten nowadays YWD/Leeds City Transport joint 55 service to Bruntcliffe.

peterg · Post by **peterg** » Mon 06 Sep, 2010 11:55 pm

It seems that this thread has been quiet for too long. I have a query for Ledgard connaisseurs. I have just purchased an EFE Diecast Bus (Model 27309) namely a 1930's Ledgard bus, reg. nº UB5746. Is this accurate or is it just a standard model in Ledgard livery and a Leeds number?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 07 Sep, 2010 9:54 am

peterg wrote: It seems that this thread has been quiet for too long. I have a query for Ledgard connaisseurs. I have just purchased an EFE Diecast Bus (Model 27309) namely a 1930's Ledgard bus, reg. nº UB5746. Is this accurate or is it just a standard model in Ledgard livery and a Leeds number? Fear not peterg - the EFE model is perfectly accurate. Samuel Ledgard had two batches of Leyland TD1s. The first four were UB2386 - 9 followed by UB5746 - 9. There are loads of pictures of them in service, and brand new at Leyland's factory, including I think 5746 which was new in 1931 and remained in service until 1945. These were the last petrol engined Leyland double deckers for Sammy, as he went on to diesels after that.If you care to send an E Mail to [email protected] I'll try to send you a picture if you wish.

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Fri 17 Sep, 2010 10:28 pm

My late dad was a driver for Samuel Ledgard is bus badge was BB11545 this was part time ,he worked for the old LEEDS CITY TRANSPORT CHECK THE BUS BADGE NUMBER blakey LOL