Month: October 2023
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OWC 182D
Bristol MW6G 1966 with ECW MW (medium weight) body Reg no OWC 182D Tillings T312, 9392 Eastern National 392, 9392 Engine: Gardner 6HLW Transmission: 5 speed manual OWC 182D was one of a batch of 3 identical coaches supplied to Tillings Chelmsford, sadly the other 2 no longer exist. It was transferred to Eastern National…
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NTW 942C
Bristol FLF6G 1965 with ECW H38/32F Lodekka body Reg no NTW 942C Eastern National fleet no 2849 Engine: Gardner 6LW Diesel Transmission: 5 speed manual NTW 942C is one of 247 (232 buses and 15 coaches) Bristol FLF (flat floor – long – front entrance) Lodekkas delivered to Eastern National between 1960 and 1968, the…
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NEH 453
Leyland Titan OPD2/1 1949 Originally with Weymann single deck body no C9411 Reg no NEH 453 Potteries Motor Traction Company LTD (PMT) fleet no’s L453, SN453 Engine: Leyland 0600 Transmission: 4 speed manual NEH 453 was originally fitted with a single deck body of front entrance design seating 35 passengers. In 1954 a new Northern…
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MYF 974
Maudsley Mogul 1953 with Park Royal (cab) and Harrington (load space) Reg no MYF 974 Post Office Stores Dept Engine: AEC 7.7 Litre Diesel Transmission: 4 speed manual The Post Office (telephones) used MYF 974 between Bridgewater in Somerset, London and Birmingham. It was fitted with a low ratio differential axle to enable the towing…
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MPU 52
Leyland PD1 1947 with ECR 53 Seat Body Reg no MPU 52 Eastern National 1121 Engine: 7.4 Litre Diesel Transmission: 4 speed manual 100 of these models were produced by Leyland with Eastern Coachwork Bodies for the Tilling Companies of which Eastern National had 18. MPU 52 was in service from 1947 – 1965. It…
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JTD 395P
Daimler Fleetline 1976 with Northern Counties H49/31D Body Reg no JTD 395P Southend Transport 395, 215, 905, 915 Engine: Leyland 0680 Diesel Transmission: 4 speed semi-automatic JTD 395P was new to Southend Transport in April 1976 and was converted to an open top O49/29F body in June 1990 for use on local sea front services.…
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LYR 997
AEC Regent 111 RT 1952 with 1949 Weymann body Reg no LYR 997 London Transport RT2827, Osbourne’s Tollesbury 39 Engine: AEC 9.6 Litre Diesel Transmission: 4 speed pre-select The RT type had a total production of just under 7,000 and could be seen on the streets of London from 1939 to 1979 and represented the…
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373 WPU
Guy Arab MK1V 1961 with Massey Low Bridge Body Reg no 373 WPU Moore’s Bros of Kelvedon, Eastern National 1048 Engine: Gardner 5LW Transmission: 4 speed manual 373 WPU was supplied new to Moore’s in 1961 and was in main line service until the company sell out to Eastern National in 1963. It has a…
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AVX 975G
Bristol FLF6LX 1968 with ECW CH37/18F Lodekka Body Reg no AVX 975G Eastern National fleet No’s 2614, 2946 Engine: Gardner 6LX Diesel Transmission: 5 speed semi-automatic AVX 975G was delivered to the Prittlewell depot on 16 August 1968 and was Eastern National’s last new half cab double deck bus. The livery was Tilling cream with…
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236 LNO
Bristol LDL6G 1957 with 1958 EX4 Prototype H37/33R Lodekka body Reg no 236 LNO Eastern National 1541, 2510 Engine: Gardner LW6B Diesel Transmission: 5 speed manual 236 LNO is a prototype flat-floor, air suspension 70-seater Lodekka bus with a LDL X004 chassis and EX4 body first registered to Eastern National on 6 February 1959. It…