After being a Leyland devotee before the war LUT pretty well forsook the make in the postwar era and became mainly wedded to Gardner engined products. Later, when I became a Driver, I found them to be pretty much the same as all the other rear loading Guys, but by then, 43, 44 & 45 were on the part day only list, so were generally to be seen in Trafford Park on work services or peak hour duplicates, as their missing handrails proving unpopular at Swinton. Open Now. It is seen here at Bowber Head, near Kirkby Stephen, just outside the Cumbria Classic Coaches Depot. These appeared in a revised livery of all over red apart from a single cream band above the lower deck windows, as was soon to appear at MCTD, and with the Manchester style number, via and destination box layout. The unofficial notice in the cab read – dwarfs only! Add to these Duple Donnington and NCME bodied Tiger Cubs, Burlingham & Plaxton Derwent AEC Reliances, so waiting for an LUT coach in the 60s was most interesting! Thanks Pete for posting this photograph. In belated reply to Roger Cox, LUT’s Arabs did not have 6LX engines. Body: Seating: 1960. depot. Oct 4, 2020 - Mid 1960's Swinton shopping on Chorley Road. Obviously there was a large element of government control in these groups (and local government in municipal operators), but in today’s scenario I would also exclude the major groups like First, Stagecoach etc. The company continued to operate routes in South Lancashire until purchased by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive in 1976. We’ve got the cheerful one.’ which doesn’t say much for my colleagues of the time. Foden bus. Home Transport by country Transport in England History of transport in England Historic transport in Lancashire South Lancashire Tramways. Most of my 25 years were spent in the coach side of things where the general focus was on the passenger and the experience they had. LUT remained as an independent subsidiary until 1981 when the company was officially wound up and its assets transferred to Greater Manchester Transport. Page 63, 852-871, Reliance/Willowbrook, 864 moulded seats, no head restraints 862 white detachable head restraints retro fitted. Guy was the staple manufacturer for double deckers but they also had some late model Arab coaches and single deck buses from Atkinson. Lancashire United Transport (LUT) was a tram, bus and trolleybus operator based at Howe Bridge in Atherton, 10 miles north west of Manchester. Hello David, You are correct about the 25 service to Radcliffe. The one on the left seems to be heading back empty to the company's Swinton garage after a morning peak hour duty, while the one on the right is heading for 'Mount Skip' a district of Little Hulton on the outskirts of Salford. I had always heard that Barton was second to LUT, but logically, I would suggest that "independent" had nothing to do with where the owners lived, but whether control was separate from the large groups – e.g. Trams continued to run under the "South Lancashire Tramways" fleetname, but after World War I LUT took the opportunity to operate motorbus services using the "Lancashire United" fleetname. JUNCTION 16 TRANSPORT DEPOT, 41 WYNNE AVENUE CLIFTON, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, M27 8FT CLIFTON CUTTING SERVICES LIMITED on the map . Posted 3 days ago by The Best Connection Group Ltd. The service carries on until 1912. THC, BET. It had very comfortable coach seating so a smooth journey was ensured. Quick links to the  -  Comments Page  -  Contact Page  -  Home Page. The company status is Active. Chassis: Chassis No. Blue Bus took over operation of the Bolton end of Lancashire United in August 2002, acquiring the former Ribble depot, staff, services and several vehicles. [1] The tram system was centred on the towns of Leigh and Atherton in South Lancashire, with lines running towards St Helens, Wigan, Bolton and Salford. We did it once on a miserable wet day. Richard’s recollection of the timings for his travels on the Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Lymm ‘Tyne-Tees-Mersey’ service are quite right. It is owned nowadays by Cumbria Classic Coaches, and is regularly used for private hire work especially weddings. LGV Cat C Class 2 Driver. Browse through Collection Jobs in Swinton, Manchester and start your career today. Find the travel options that best suit you. One early lessons we learnt was never do the northbound journey on a summer Saturday. The company was founded in 1905 as Lancashire United Tramways Ltd to assume operation of the South Lancashire Tramways tram system, which had run into financial difficulties. Hello Pete, Someone has not been keeping up with LUT and their Seddon RU,s! ... 1907 SLT opens its tram depot at Swinton (14 June). Thanks Andrew, I have that book and maybe I should have dug it out. Lancashire United Transport 1938 Leyland Tiger TS8 Roe DP30F ... 43 was one of three of this batch allocated to Swinton Depot in the early 70’s (of the batch of ten) I have always thought that LUT gave this body order to MCW as a means of keeping NCME’s prices keen, as LUT were making yearly purchases of Arabs. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. No. They lasted until 1960. Nevertheless, MCW had earned a good reputation over the years for its metal bodywork framing, so presumably the Orion held together reasonably well in service. 542-563 were legally owned by South Lancashire Transport Ltd., but always operated as part of the Lancashire United fleet, with LUT fleetname and fleet numbers. Another of the batch at Atherton, 40 was involved in a pretty bad accident mid sixties and was rebodied by NCME as a front loader. I remember LUT single deckers running into Radcliffe Bus Station on the 25 service, I think it was. The evidence is that initially Oakham wanted a second string supplier for double decker chassis a la Manchester and NCME’s tenders were not always the most competitive. Photograph and Copy contributed by Roger Cox. Comment by: Garry on 2nd February 2017 at 20:18 Foden bus with gardner 180 without turbo. This was quite a common event when the service car was filled with passengers for Newcastle. Indeed, promotion within NBC (No Bugger Cares) followed distinct patterns and a move to one of the bigger names like United Auto, Bristol Omnibus, Crosville etc was, in itself, regarded as a promotion whereas Lincs Road Car had a reputation as being the NBC equivalent of the ‘naughty step’. Obviously Oakham did not share his former boss’s antipathy to the Orion. Photograph and Copy contributed by Don McKeown. Book appointments on Facebook with Recycling Center in Swinton, Lancashire. With a nifty sidestep from buses to railways, Nick, I wonder if ‘First Great Western’ changed its name to ‘GWR’ because its poor reputation caused it to commonly be nicknamed ‘Worst Great Western!’. bl49qq Manchester, United Kingdom. Buy this image. We used the night service once. It has a Metropolitan Cammell body, to the H73R layout, and was new in 1961. Nov 2, 2020 - This Pin was discovered by Heather. Another example of a somewhat anachronistic purchase by a major operator. They did have long service lives however and spent a lot of their time on the long Tyne-Tees-Mersey service which in pre-motorway days must have been an arduous trek. Please give us your feedback. Recycling Center. See more Transport jobs in Swinton, Lancashire. Terry Lawrenson collection. Underfloors obviously met an operational need, making OPO possible and fitting in an extra 4 seats, but they kept the fitters busy. My last trip from Lymm was in a Northern F registered Leopard with, I think, a Willowbrook bus body. By the standards of the various now - defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the South Lancashire system The c. Add your article. www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater. These were DTF 266/9/70. They were transferred to LUT ownership when SLT ceased to operate in 1958. From memory they were white, but we’re talking 50 years ago and my memory could well be defective. logo image Wright Eclipse 2 bodied Volvo B7RLE in Bolton in April 2012 Parent companyTransdev Blazefield FoundedApril 2001 HeadquartersBlackburn Service typeBus services Routes18 (October 2013) HubsBlackburn Fleet97 (October 2013) Chief executiveJohn Threlfall Web sitewww.lancashirebus.co.uk I certainly (as a near 80-year-old) don’t recall smiles and banter as being the norm in those days. The head office was moved to the former Lancashire United office at Bolton Bus Station, and the Horwich base was later closed down, with most buses moving to Bolton. The same gentleman brought preselect Daimlers into the fleet at the same time. The last Leyland, 657, was the highest fleet number used by LUT as the system started again at 1 with the first of six Plaxton bodied Reliances. One could be charitable, Chris, and blame the change on a nostalgic wish? 11 Comments. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to that firm of opticians!!!!! Phil, I recall the high backed moulded seats, and I’m sure they had detachable headrests added. 43 was one of three of this batch allocated to Swinton Depot in the early 70’s (of the batch of ten) I have always thought that LUT gave this body order to MCW as a means of keeping NCME’s prices keen, as LUT were making yearly purchases of Arabs. This was usually a Northern Willowbrook bodied Tiger Cub or Reliance, or one of North Western’s black tops Reliances. The 25 and the 13 service to Whitefield were worked by Swinton depots RE,s in the main, both the Plaxton and the Alexander bodied Bristols were always first choice for these routes ( and the 11 and 17 too) their easy steering (in pre power steering made them so) they were just that little bit more nimble on the estate work around Harper Green. Mexborough engine shed was an engine shed in Swinton, in South Yorkshire, England. 534 RTB past to ETC members Mick Betterton & Syd Eade 8/20. 621 likes. Regular contributor to this site Neville Mercer, among others, disagrees. On the subject of the Orion body and its derivatives, I agree with Ian T – they’re horrible. Strangely, the current habit of thanking the driver, from descending passengers, seems to have become a pleasant habit(at least in Gloucestershire) and has led to some sort of driver/passenger rapport. History. the South Lancashire Tramways network. Lancashire United Transport Bus Fleet List 1906-1981 Part 2: 1960-1981. During the second world war, the company received many Guy 'Arab' buses to meet the needs of expanded war factories in its area. as independents, even though they are free of government control. South Lancashire Tramways was a system of electric tramways in south Lancashire authorised by the South Lancashire Tramways Act of 1900. The matchless reliability of this model and its sound-effects obviously also play a big part in its appeal. Lancashire United Transport 1954 ... With regard to the Guy Arab IV’s and V’s of the fifties/sixties, a friend of mine drove these, working out of Swinton depot. It is a 1951 Guy Arab III with Roe C35F body. If you have more information about this image, or if you have spotted an error, please contact us to let us know. The shed was built slightly to the west of the current Mexborough station on land between the River Don and the River Don Navigation. Thanks, Mike. It even managed to obtain examples of the relatively rare Tiger TS11 model during 1940. The ‘squared off’ type of font was also used on the destination blinds just the same as Manchester. GMTS is a company limited by guarantee and is registered in England and Wales, number 3169301. your own Pins on Pinterest The LUT TS Tiger fleet was withdrawn during the 1950s, but three of the 1938 TS8s, CTF 434/5/8, originally fitted with Roe B32F coachwork, were refurbished in 1953 and equipped with full fronted Plaxton FC35F bodies. Orions, the interior was equipped to a high standard. Why did Leyland, Daimler and MCW win the front engined vehicle orders from LUT? This ran via Irlam and Eccles. No need to register, buy now! Lurking in the back streets by Victoria Coach Station in 1961 and by then owned by a contractor is former Lancashire United Transport No.116, CTF 425, a Leyland TS8 of 1938 fitted with Roe DP30F bodywork. Chris, I’d have said Barton or West Riding. The 6LW Dennis Lolines of Aldershot & District gave a fleet average of 13.5 mpg, and could turn in almost 16 mpg on the long rural runs, but A&D maintenance was of a very high standard. Very definitely a great tool for us for on the hardest, longest, busiest one man route the 84. Looking for Collection Job vacancies in Swinton, Manchester? Viewed from that angle, but not suggesting for a moment that there weren’t good and bad in all companies, I’d far rather have tried to do business in High Wycombe booking office in the 70s than in Aldershot. MTJ 84 was originally Lancashire United 440. It’s almost like one of the Hamble locals admitting to have watched ‘Howards Way’. Exact year unknown. There is a photo of one of the rebodied TS8s with a subsequent owner at www.flickr.com/photos/. Not wishing to throw a spanner in the works, a study of the "black top AECs" photos in "North Western" volume 2 by Eric Ogden makes interesting viewing. 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