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Todmorden bus first registered in 1933

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Todmorden bus first registered in 1932

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Todmorden bus first registered in 1928

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Bus heading towards Todmorden near Walsden Railway Station, which is on the left behind the trees. The fish and chip shop, now Grandma Pollard's, is on the right.

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Passing under the old Hungry Wood Arch, Cornholme, which is in the process of being demolished. It was replaced by the current steel bridge. This low arch was a hazard in the days of open-topped buses, passengers were told not to stand up when…

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Todmorden bus first registered in 1928

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Passing under the old Hungry Wood Arch, Cornholme. The terrace behind is Woodland View.

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Number 15 came with the 1928 delivery. it was registered WW5574 and was a Leyland PLSC3. seating 36 it was withdrawn in 1934.

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Once a single deck bus, this Leyland Tiger TS6, ex-number 15, YG7831 was withdrawn in 1941 and converted to a tow bus or recovery truck. This scene shows it in a one man operated bus recovery during a snow storm which blocked the road between Pecket…

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Bus number 2, a Critchley-Norris, stands at the Waggon and Horses, Walsden, it still carries its over cab headlight and its delivery trade plate.

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Todmorden Corporation SG11 bus WU4693, chassis No; 13579, Fleet number 34 was new in My 1926. It was one of the first in the fleet to have pneumatic tyres. Sadly the driver, Mr Marshall was killed when it crashed and came to rest outside the…

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Bus number 2 (B1P) later registered C-1502 standing at Portsmouth with its crew. Number 2 is also recognised by the bull horn on the steering column. Note the white bands painted on the lamp standard which identified a Bus Stop,

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One of two single deck buses delivered to Todmorden in September 1925 is a B36R with registration number WU2916 and allocated fleet number 33. These were the first new buses to be fitted with pneumatic tyres. It's sister bus was number 32, Leyland…

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B-2082 is standing at Eastwood just below the railway station ramp prior to its return journey to Todmorden. Its fleet number is 4 and it was a Leyland U model with a UEC.(United Electrical Company). In 1908 it seated 16 passengers but received a new…

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This Bus was Number 1. It was to have made the inaugural run from the Town Hall at 1400hrs on January 1st 1907. but its wheels had frozen to the ground overnight, so number 2 was brought in to replace it on that very first run. Number one had been to…

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Another view of Fleet number 26, WT7268 believed to be seen here on Cockhill Moor on a murky day. No 26 was shown as a B30D, meaning that it was a bus with seating for 30 passengers and had doors fitted. It is of course another Leyland GH7 model. New…

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An interesting shot of WT1843, new in May 1924. A Leyland SGH2 with a Phoenix body built locally at the body building/repair shed on Phoenix Street, Todmorden, across the main road from Millwood Depot. Seen here making a left turn into Rochdale Road…

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WU7307, No10, was new in 1926 and was a Leyland LG1.with a Leyland body. Shown as seating 52 passengers and is photographed in Worden Park where Leyland Motors photographed all their new models.

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This single deck WT7268, a 30 seater with doors (B30D), dates back to May 1924. It was a Leyland GH7 and the photographs suggest it was on Cockhill Moor between Hebden Bridge and Oxenhope on a damp foggy day.

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The bus registered WT1843 , fleet number 20 is waiting for departure to Bacup from here outside the Church Street Bus & Parcels Office. It was a Leyland SGH2, being delivered in 1924 along with number 21. First recorded as having a Hickman body but…

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Bus number 23, registration number WT4437, seen here at the Town Hall terminus is of May 1924 vintage. It is a Leyland SG2 model, chassis number 18198 carrying a Leyland body. It was an open top and was variously quoted as being either a 48 or 52…

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WT 4437, a Leyland SG2, Fleet number 23 seen here, prior to delivery from Leyland in May 1924. Body shown is a FO48R type.

Leyland photographed all their new vehicles here at Worden Park, originally the 150 acre estate of the Farington family.

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Todmorden No 9 was a Leyland GH7 known as an RAF type. It was purchased through a Burnley dealer after WWI, c1920, hence the Burnley registration no, CW-1948. It was allocated Fleet No 9 and is seen here at the bus offices on Church Street. Note the…
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