Surviving Leeds city transport buses

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 17 Sep, 2007 10:01 pm

West Yorkshire Road Car Co (or just "West Yorkshire") used to have a garage on Roseville Road (opposite Trimoco) until they were bought out by Yorkshire Rider. It was remodelled as the Toyota dealership afterwards, although I'm not sure what it's used for nowThe "red" bus station on Vicar Lane was theirs too and again that closed soon after the Yorkshire Rider takeover.You are right about the Bristol VR's - and of course the ubiquitous Leyland National single deckers, possibly the worlds noisest buses!It was always a bit of an adventure going on one of their buses to far flung places like Wetherby or Otley...As a small child I can just about remember the old open backed LCT buses, so that would tie in with their withdrawal in the mid 70's. Bloody freezing in the winter they were!

gbdlufc · Post by **gbdlufc** » Tue 18 Sep, 2007 7:24 pm

Nice thread-brought back loads of great memories, I remember mi dad driving either the 10,19 or 21. me are kid and mi mam used get on at the Gaitey on Roundhay Road where mi mam would give him his pack up and we would get a free ride upto Roundhay park terminus have a day at the park then hopefully catch mi dad on the way back, if we missed him we hoped mi dads mate would be the clippie...usually was, must a been a bargain back in the early seventies for mi mam?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 18 Sep, 2007 7:35 pm

Glad you liked it Gbdlufc. Ha.. The 10 19 & 21 in the 70's that brings back some memories as a lad, We lived in Seacroft when i used to go to the Leeds Athletic Institute near Leek street flats on a Saturday morning, we used to have to change bus on Roundhay road for the 10,19 or 21. I was always amazed how different these earlier atlanteans were that Miggy garage put out on these services. I used to call them foriegn buses. They were far older than Seacroft's 400/500 series but far more luxurious inside, Fancy laminate & so much curvier!

dave305 · Post by **dave305** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 1:00 am

straying ever so slightly off topic has anyone got any (or got access to) any pics of buses from the yorkshire rider era and of Leeds bus station from the mid 80's - early 90's thanks

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 1:11 am

There's some stuff here http://www.westyorkshirebuses.freeserve ... er.htmWith more Leeds links on this pageHope it's what your looking for!http://flickr.com/groups/leedscitytrans ... 062119696/

dave305 · Post by **dave305** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 1:55 am

Thats fantastic thanks alot really rolling back the years for me i'm shocked at how much Leeds has changed over the last 15 years

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 2:06 am

Nice one Dave. Glad it was what you were looking for! I'm even more shocked how it's all changed in 35yrs & NONE of it is for the better!

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 9:37 pm

When I were a lass, I used to live on the Gambles and as the open back bus rounded the corner heading along Queensthorpes to Gambles, it used to scrape the floor at the back platform. Sparks flew. We used to always sit at those back seats just to watch

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 9:41 pm

When you think in this day & age of health & safety those buses would never have been allowed. Apparently the open platform routemaster buses averaged 3 deaths a year by people falling off :-/

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 01 Oct, 2007 10:03 pm

Phill_d wrote: There's some stuff here http://www.westyorkshirebuses.freeserve ... er.htmWith more Leeds links on this pageHope it's what your looking for!http://flickr.com/groups/leedscitytrans ... 062119696/ Nice to see some of the first generation of 'Exit Centre Door'.It seemed to work back then.Now they've been reintroduced(partially) it causes confusion,people either don't see the centre door or choose not to and try to exit at the front.I usually stand there stubbornly glaring at the driver till he opens it.The joys of public transport!