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Leeds City Transport 1967 Jul 21, 2020 8:37:20 GMT 1 martinsfp likes this

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Here is a snapshot of the Leeds City Transport fleet in February 1967. This is compiled from the 'Leeds & District Transport News' which included the depot allocation for February 1967 and from a 1967 timetable and route Map.

Depot Allocation
Torre Road No. 2 depot held the spare vehicles for the fleet therefore they could appear on any route.

Bramley

Allocation (65 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD2/11 201-220 (UUA 201-220)

Leyland Titan PD2/14 301-310 (RNW 301-310)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 324-330 (324-330 GNW)

Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 331-340 (CUB 331-340C)

Leyland Titan PD2/1 394, 396-398 (NNW 394, 396-398)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 849-862 (XUM 849-862)

Headingley

Allocation (104 vehicles)

Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 29-31 (TUA 29-31)

AEC Reliance MU3RA 32-34 (TUA 32-34)

Guy Arab LUF 5HLW 35-36 (TUA 35-46)

AEC Reliance 2MU3RA 37-38 (8737-8738 UA)

AEC Reliance 2MU2RA (OMO) 39-47 (839-843 CUM, 44-47 KUA)

AEC Swift MP2R (OMO) 51 (GUM 451D)

AEC Regent III 9612E 601-618 (NUB 601-618)

AEC Regent III 9613E 736-759 (TNW 736-759)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 863-894 (XUM 863-894)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 974-983 (ENW 974-983D)

Middleton

Allocation (109 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD3/5 246-291 (5246-5291 NW)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 311-320 (311-320 DUA)

AEC Regent III 9612E 627-630 (ONW 627-630)

AEC Regent III 9613E 649-662 (PUA 649-662)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 783-802 (WUA 783-802)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 924-938 (924-938 CUG)

Seacroft

Allocation (115 vehicles)

Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX 101-110, 116-130 (101-110 LNW, FUB 116-130D)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 111-115, 578-587 (111-115 LNW, 578-581 CNW, 582-588 FUM)

Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX/33 131 (HNW 131D)

Daimler CVG6 542-550 (VUG 542-550)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 771-782, 803-814, 836-848, 906-909 (WUA 771-782, 803-814, XUM 836-848, 1906-1909 NW)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 910-923, 939-948 (3910-3923 UB, 939-948 GUA)

Sovereign Street

Allocation (34 vehicles)

Daimler CVG6 532-541 (VUG 532-541)

AEC Regent III 9613E 668-675 (PUA 668-675)

AEC Regent III 9613E 731-735 (TNW 731-735)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 760-770 (WUA 760-770)

Torre Road No. 1

Allocation (107 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD3/5 221-245 (5221-5245 NW)

AEC Regent III 9612E 466-488, 490 (MUG 466-475, NNW 476-488, 490)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 519-531, 588-596 (7519-7531 UA, 588-596 FUM)

AEC Regent III 9613E 663-667, 676-678 (PUA 663-667, 676-678)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 815-835, 895-901 (WUA 815-835, 1895-1901 NW)

Torre Road No. 2

Allocation (130 vehicles)

AEC Reliance 2MU2RA (coach) 10 (ANW 710C)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 321-323 (321-323 GNW)

Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 341-355 (HUA 341-355D)

AEC Regent III 9612E 491-500, 619-626, 631-648, 700 (NNW 491-500, NUB 619-625, ONW 626, 631-648, NUM 700)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 502-518, 572-577 (7502-7518 UA, 572-577 CNW)

Daimler CVG6 551-571 (VUG 551, YNW 552-571)

AEC Regent III 9613E 730 (TNW 730)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 902-905 (1902-1905 NW)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 949-973 (949-963 JUB, DUB 964-973C)

Route List

Showing garage allocation in brackets.

1 Lawnswood - Beeston (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
2 Dewsbury Road - Moortown (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
5 Swinegate - Beeston (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
7 Hunslet - North Lane (Headingley, Middleton
)
8 Moortown - Cottingley (Torre Road No.2
)
9 Ring Road (Headingley) One-Man-Operated
10 Roundhay - Middleton (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
11 Swinnow - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
12 Vicar Lane - Middleton (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
14 Halton - Half Mile Lane (Torre Road No.2
)
15 Bramley - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
16 Bramley - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
17 Bramley - Seacroft (Coal Road) (Bramley, Seacroft
)
18 Vicar Lane - Middleton Arms (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
19 Middleton Arms - Roundhay (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
20 Dewsbury Road - Moortown (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
21 Moortown - Belle Isle (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
22 Central Bus Station - Temple Newsam (Torre Road No.2
)
23 Central Bus Station - Intake (Bramley
)
24 Swarcliffe (Mill Green Gardens) - Horsforth (Seacroft
)
25 Swarcliffe (Stanks Drive) - Horsforth (Seacroft
)
27 City Square - Gledhow (Torre Road No.1
)
28 Central Bus Station - Long Causeway (Headingley
)
29 Infirmary Street - Middleton (Middleton)

30 Central Bus Station - Ireland Wood (Headingley)

31 Brackenwood - New Farnley (Torre Road No.1
)
32 Moortown - Pudsey (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
33 Central Bus Station - Cookridge (Headingley
)
34 Central Bus Station - Alwoodley (Torre Road No.1
)
35 Central Bus Station - Alwoodley (Torre Road No.1
)
36 Central Bus Station - Tinshill (Headingley)

37 Central Bus Station - Shadwell (Torre Road No.1
)
38 Moortown - Whitkirk (Torre Road No.2
)
39 Central Bus Station - Whitkirk (Seacroft)

40 Stanks - Raynville Bramley, (Seacroft
)
41 Central Bus Station - Colton (Seacroft)

42 Harehills - Old Farnley (Sovereign Street
)
43 Central Bus Station - Shadwell (Torre Road No.1
)
44 Halton Moor - Stanningley (Headingley, Torre Road No.1
)
45 Stanks - Wortley (Headingley
)
46 Bramley - Belle Isle - Middleton (Bramley, Middleton
)
47 Central Bus Station - Old Farnley (Sovereign Street
)
49 Hyde Park - Old Farnley (Headingley
)
50 Gipton - Horsforth (Headingley
)
52 Meanwood - Morley (Tingley Mill) (Torre Road No.2
)
53 Meanwood - Morley (Fountain Street) (Torre Road No.2
)
54 Rodley - Halton Moor (Bramley, Torre Road No.2
)
55 Leeds - Bruntcliffe (Sovereign Street
)
56 Central Bus Station - North Lane (Headingley)

57 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
58 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
59 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
60 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
61 Circular - East End Park (Torre Road No.2
)
62 Circular - East End Park (Torre Road No.2
)
63 Circular - South Accommodation Road (Middleton)

64 Circular - South Accommodation Road (Middleton)

65 Leeds - Pudsey (Bramley)

66 Harehills - Leysholme Estate (Sovereign Street
)
67 Central Bus Station - Seacroft (Monkswood Gate) (Seacroft
)
68 Central Bus Station - Foundry Lane (Seacroft)

70 Central Bus Station - Primley Park (Torre Road No.1
)
72 Leeds - Bradford (Torre Road No.2
) Joint service with Bradford City Transport
73 Greenthorpe - Moor Grange (Headingley) One-Man-Operated
74 Belle Isle - Moor Grange (Headingley, Middleton
)
77 Gipton - Bramley (Bramley
)

New vehicles delivered during the year were AEC Swift MP2R 52-60 (JNW 952-960E) and Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX/33 132-145 (LUA 132-145F) and the only vehicles withdrawn as a consequence were the two Guy Arab LUF single-deckers 35-36 (TUA 35-36).
Route 45 Stanks - Wortley was converted to One-Man-Operation in April 1967 using the new AEC Swifts.

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Leeds City Transport 1967 Jul 21, 2020 20:31:58 GMT 1

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Post by joseph on Jul 21, 2020 20:31:58 GMT 1

Interesting, the 61 and 62 served East End Park with the 63 and 64 serving Richmond Hill and South Accommodation Road, but did Cross Green Industrial Estate exist back in 1967? Parts of it looked very old (Cattons/William Cooks plant for example) but I do know a lot of pensioners back in the 80s and 90s spoke of Rhubarb fields in the 60s on the land where the Industrial Estate is. In another post, the 63 and 64 take 18 mins to do a full circle, so on the basis of the timing points serving Richmond Hill and South Accommodation Road, it'd be a tight squeeze to fit in the Industrial Estate. If it did exist then it'd be quite a long walk from the nearest bus so I bet those manual workers who had to catch buses were glad when the 28 and 30 finally came up that way lol.

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Leeds City Transport 1967 Jul 21, 2020 21:15:28 GMT 1

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Post by steve440 on Jul 21, 2020 21:15:28 GMT 1

Jul 21, 2020 20:31:58 GMT 1 joseph said:

Interesting, the 61 and 62 served East End Park with the 63 and 64 serving Richmond Hill and South Accommodation Road, but did Cross Green Industrial Estate exist back in 1967? Parts of it looked very old (Cattons/William Cooks plant for example) but I do know a lot of pensioners back in the 80s and 90s spoke of Rhubarb fields in the 60s on the land where the Industrial Estate is. In another post, the 63 and 64 take 18 mins to do a full circle, so on the basis of the timing points serving Richmond Hill and South Accommodation Road, it'd be a tight squeeze to fit in the Industrial Estate. If it did exist then it'd be quite a long walk from the nearest bus so I bet those manual workers who had to catch buses were glad when the 28 and 30 finally came up that way lol.

None of the circular routes served Cross Green but there was a peak hour works service 148 from Eastgate to what was then known as Pontefract Lane Wholesale Markets with ajourney time of 9 minutes in each direction. All hospital, school and works services were numbered from 100 upwards at this time.

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Leeds City Transport 1967 Jun 30, 2022 11:22:15 GMT 1 via mobile

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Post by solo on Jun 30, 2022 11:22:15 GMT 1

Jul 21, 2020 8:37:20 GMT 1 steve440 said:

Here is a snapshot of the Leeds City Transport fleet in February 1967. This is compiled from the 'Leeds & District Transport News' which included the depot allocation for February 1967 and from a 1967 timetable and route Map.

Depot Allocation
Torre Road No. 2 depot held the spare vehicles for the fleet therefore they could appear on any route.

Bramley

Allocation (65 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD2/11 201-220 (UUA 201-220)

Leyland Titan PD2/14 301-310 (RNW 301-310)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 324-330 (324-330 GNW)

Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 331-340 (CUB 331-340C)

Leyland Titan PD2/1 394, 396-398 (NNW 394, 396-398)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 849-862 (XUM 849-862)

Headingley

Allocation (104 vehicles)

Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 29-31 (TUA 29-31)

AEC Reliance MU3RA 32-34 (TUA 32-34)

Guy Arab LUF 5HLW 35-36 (TUA 35-46)

AEC Reliance 2MU3RA 37-38 (8737-8738 UA)

AEC Reliance 2MU2RA (OMO) 39-47 (839-843 CUM, 44-47 KUA)

AEC Swift MP2R (OMO) 51 (GUM 451D)

AEC Regent III 9612E 601-618 (NUB 601-618)

AEC Regent III 9613E 736-759 (TNW 736-759)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 863-894 (XUM 863-894)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 974-983 (ENW 974-983D)

Middleton

Allocation (109 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD3/5 246-291 (5246-5291 NW)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 311-320 (311-320 DUA)

AEC Regent III 9612E 627-630 (ONW 627-630)

AEC Regent III 9613E 649-662 (PUA 649-662)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 783-802 (WUA 783-802)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 924-938 (924-938 CUG)

Seacroft

Allocation (115 vehicles)

Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX 101-110, 116-130 (101-110 LNW, FUB 116-130D)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 111-115, 578-587 (111-115 LNW, 578-581 CNW, 582-588 FUM)

Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX/33 131 (HNW 131D)

Daimler CVG6 542-550 (VUG 542-550)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 771-782, 803-814, 836-848, 906-909 (WUA 771-782, 803-814, XUM 836-848, 1906-1909 NW)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 910-923, 939-948 (3910-3923 UB, 939-948 GUA)

Sovereign Street

Allocation (34 vehicles)

Daimler CVG6 532-541 (VUG 532-541)

AEC Regent III 9613E 668-675 (PUA 668-675)

AEC Regent III 9613E 731-735 (TNW 731-735)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 760-770 (WUA 760-770)

Torre Road No. 1

Allocation (107 vehicles)

Leyland Titan PD3/5 221-245 (5221-5245 NW)

AEC Regent III 9612E 466-488, 490 (MUG 466-475, NNW 476-488, 490)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 519-531, 588-596 (7519-7531 UA, 588-596 FUM)

AEC Regent III 9613E 663-667, 676-678 (PUA 663-667, 676-678)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 815-835, 895-901 (WUA 815-835, 1895-1901 NW)

Torre Road No. 2

Allocation (130 vehicles)

AEC Reliance 2MU2RA (coach) 10 (ANW 710C)

Leyland Titan PD3A/2 321-323 (321-323 GNW)

Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 341-355 (HUA 341-355D)

AEC Regent III 9612E 491-500, 619-626, 631-648, 700 (NNW 491-500, NUB 619-625, ONW 626, 631-648, NUM 700)

Daimler CVG6LX/30 502-518, 572-577 (7502-7518 UA, 572-577 CNW)

Daimler CVG6 551-571 (VUG 551, YNW 552-571)

AEC Regent III 9613E 730 (TNW 730)

AEC Regent V MD2RA 902-905 (1902-1905 NW)

AEC Regent V 2D2RA 949-973 (949-963 JUB, DUB 964-973C)

Route List

Showing garage allocation in brackets.

1 Lawnswood - Beeston (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
2 Dewsbury Road - Moortown (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
5 Swinegate - Beeston (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
7 Hunslet - North Lane (Headingley, Middleton
)
8 Moortown - Cottingley (Torre Road No.2
)
9 Ring Road (Headingley) One-Man-Operated
10 Roundhay - Middleton (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
11 Swinnow - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
12 Vicar Lane - Middleton (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
14 Halton - Half Mile Lane (Torre Road No.2
)
15 Bramley - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
16 Bramley - Seacroft Town Centre (Bramley, Seacroft
)
17 Bramley - Seacroft (Coal Road) (Bramley, Seacroft
)
18 Vicar Lane - Middleton Arms (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
19 Middleton Arms - Roundhay (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
20 Dewsbury Road - Moortown (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
21 Moortown - Belle Isle (Middleton, Torre Road No.1
)
22 Central Bus Station - Temple Newsam (Torre Road No.2
)
23 Central Bus Station - Intake (Bramley
)
24 Swarcliffe (Mill Green Gardens) - Horsforth (Seacroft
)
25 Swarcliffe (Stanks Drive) - Horsforth (Seacroft
)
27 City Square - Gledhow (Torre Road No.1
)
28 Central Bus Station - Long Causeway (Headingley
)
29 Infirmary Street - Middleton (Middleton)

30 Central Bus Station - Ireland Wood (Headingley)

31 Brackenwood - New Farnley (Torre Road No.1
)
32 Moortown - Pudsey (Sovereign Street, Torre Road No.1
)
33 Central Bus Station - Cookridge (Headingley
)
34 Central Bus Station - Alwoodley (Torre Road No.1
)
35 Central Bus Station - Alwoodley (Torre Road No.1
)
36 Central Bus Station - Tinshill (Headingley)

37 Central Bus Station - Shadwell (Torre Road No.1
)
38 Moortown - Whitkirk (Torre Road No.2
)
39 Central Bus Station - Whitkirk (Seacroft)

40 Stanks - Raynville Bramley, (Seacroft
)
41 Central Bus Station - Colton (Seacroft)

42 Harehills - Old Farnley (Sovereign Street
)
43 Central Bus Station - Shadwell (Torre Road No.1
)
44 Halton Moor - Stanningley (Headingley, Torre Road No.1
)
45 Stanks - Wortley (Headingley
)
46 Bramley - Belle Isle - Middleton (Bramley, Middleton
)
47 Central Bus Station - Old Farnley (Sovereign Street
)
49 Hyde Park - Old Farnley (Headingley
)
50 Gipton - Horsforth (Headingley
)
52 Meanwood - Morley (Tingley Mill) (Torre Road No.2
)
53 Meanwood - Morley (Fountain Street) (Torre Road No.2
)
54 Rodley - Halton Moor (Bramley, Torre Road No.2
)
55 Leeds - Bruntcliffe (Sovereign Street
)
56 Central Bus Station - North Lane (Headingley)

57 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
58 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
59 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
60 Circular - Hyde Park (Headingley
)
61 Circular - East End Park (Torre Road No.2
)
62 Circular - East End Park (Torre Road No.2
)
63 Circular - South Accommodation Road (Middleton)

64 Circular - South Accommodation Road (Middleton)

65 Leeds - Pudsey (Bramley)

66 Harehills - Leysholme Estate (Sovereign Street
)
67 Central Bus Station - Seacroft (Monkswood Gate) (Seacroft
)
68 Central Bus Station - Foundry Lane (Seacroft)

70 Central Bus Station - Primley Park (Torre Road No.1
)
72 Leeds - Bradford (Torre Road No.2
) Joint service with Bradford City Transport
73 Greenthorpe - Moor Grange (Headingley) One-Man-Operated
74 Belle Isle - Moor Grange (Headingley, Middleton
)
77 Gipton - Bramley (Bramley
)

New vehicles delivered during the year were AEC Swift MP2R 52-60 (JNW 952-960E) and Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX/33 132-145 (LUA 132-145F) and the only vehicles withdrawn as a consequence were the two Guy Arab LUF single-deckers 35-36 (TUA 35-36).
Route 45 Stanks - Wortley was converted to One-Man-Operation in April 1967 using the new AEC Swifts.

Very interesting read. I never knew that the 31 was operated out of Torre 1 for a time. Always assumed it was Hunslet and then Sovereign Street.