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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 9, 2012 23:37:09 GMT 1
Something which would be unheard of thesedays, but does everyone remember when Yorkshire Rider would routinely use coaches on normal local bus services.
This took place mainly in Halifax but also occured in Bradford. Sometimes it was on services that would be suitable for coaches such as the 528, 562, X36 etc but in other cases it was fairly local work.
I can't remember when this ceased but many Tigers received Calderline and Bradford Traveller livery. Prior to that they were either in Yorkshire Rider or Gold Rider livery.
One that a certain person here would be interested in. The Claremount service 574/5/7/8/9 as it was back then, used to regularly throw up a Plaxton Paramount Tiger around 1996/7/8ish.
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Post by Matty on Jan 10, 2012 0:01:38 GMT 1
Yes I remember seeing them in Calderline livery just before they were withdrawn.
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Post by jack97 on Jan 10, 2012 14:55:02 GMT 1
yep defo remember these coaches they were always used on the 648 from bradford to yeadon/otley and also 653 harrogate and x6 leeds/hudds/bradford, they were in gold rider livery then went to bradford traveller blue, they had 4 or 5 fleet numbers were 1615,1617,1619,1620 and 1621 reg F6..XWY, From what i remember, i loved going home on these coaches!!!!!
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Post by Burnside on Jan 10, 2012 15:44:20 GMT 1
I used to love having the front seat on the left on a Plaxton bodied Leopard as it came down the steep hill from Southowram to Brighouse on the 571
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Post by bobby1993 on Jan 10, 2012 21:25:24 GMT 1
York often got Halifax's cast off Tigers and Leopards.
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Post by mic on Oct 27, 2012 15:18:05 GMT 1
Something which would be unheard of thesedays, but does everyone remember when Yorkshire Rider would routinely use coaches on normal local bus services. This took place mainly in Halifax but also occured in Bradford. Sometimes it was on services that would be suitable for coaches such as the 528, 562, X36 etc but in other cases it was fairly local work. I can't remember when this ceased but many Tigers received Calderline and Bradford Traveller livery. Prior to that they were either in Yorkshire Rider or Gold Rider livery. One that a certain person here would be interested in. The Claremount service 574/5/7/8/9 as it was back then, used to regularly throw up a Plaxton Paramount Tiger around 1996/7/8ish. loved these coaches the x36 was run from Huddersfield depot using Gold Rider 1613/14/15/17 15 was my fav these where fab coaches also in Halifax 1606/7/10/16/19 where used the latter 2 mainly schools and tours have photo of 1619 in Calderline livery 1610 still survies and is still in the Yorkshire area i am going to see her on Wednesday and will get photos of her the good olds before firstbus runied all these great buses loved the leyland leporads aswell 1529 been my fav |
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Post by clifton on Oct 29, 2012 21:03:16 GMT 1
I remember the coaches well on the X services.
Used to see 1611? in White Rose Express Livery regularly on the X33.
Just found a couple of old photos of 1607 in Gold Rider livery & 1608 in old Halifax livery - I think this was the only one in this livery?
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Post by ratty on Oct 30, 2012 5:52:50 GMT 1
Clifton, I am certain you will find that it is actually 1606, by this time registered WSV 410 that was painted in the HalifaxJOC 'reversed' livery. From memory, this was an attempt to revive the private hire department at Halifax, but First gave it up eventually. The livery was so similar to the Abercynon livery at the time, and the bus went on loan there. It will come as no surprise to anybody that a certain G.G.Hilditch was the GM of Abercynon at the time.
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Post by mic on Oct 30, 2012 21:43:53 GMT 1
Clifton, I am certain you will find that it is actually 1606, by this time registered WSV 410 that was painted in the HalifaxJOC 'reversed' livery. From memory, this was an attempt to revive the private hire department at Halifax, but First gave it up eventually. The livery was so similar to the Abercynon livery at the time, and the bus went on loan there. It will come as no surprise to anybody that a certain G.G.Hilditch was the GM of Abercynon at the time. no the one in Halifax livery was 1608 1606 was in Yorkshire rider livery by this point with reg HUA 606 Y and 1608 was WSV 410 |
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Post by clifton on Oct 30, 2012 21:44:15 GMT 1
Clifton, I am certain you will find that it is actually 1606, by this time registered WSV 410 that was painted in the HalifaxJOC 'reversed' livery. From memory, this was an attempt to revive the private hire department at Halifax, but First gave it up eventually. The livery was so similar to the Abercynon livery at the time, and the bus went on loan there. It will come as no surprise to anybody that a certain G.G.Hilditch was the GM of Abercynon at the time. Thanks Ratty. It's an old photo taken in the parking area behind Saville Street depot in Wakefield. It is WSV410, can't see any fleet number on it! I probably incorrectly titled the photo when I scanned it in. |
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Post by ratty on Oct 30, 2012 23:54:05 GMT 1
Sorry everybody, but this is what happens when you pin your faith in a supposedly well researched book about Halifax Corp/JOC and their successors. If I had sat and thought about it 1608 never had destination equipment until very late on in its life, and was just used on private hire and contract work. Itwas 1608 that was the bus in 'reversed Halifax 'livery not 1606. Please accept my apologies, if I had have looked in a pile of Metro Transport News's I would have got the accurate information. The rest of the post is correct though!!!
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