| Vehicles operated by this former tour and contract fleet. Based in Mid Beds. Who had lots of contract work out of London Brick for the thousands of workers once employed in the industry in the county, now sadly all closed. I well remember as a youngster going on day trips to the seaside on a summer sunday. Sadly operations ceased in the ninties and the depot is now more housing.
Many gems were operated before I started photographing buses, these included some 1959 Trent Atlanteans, Bristol MWs a former Standerwick VRL, prior to that were Guy Arabs and plenty of Bedfords and Fords, but Mr Ementon never operated minibuses. The smallest owned were 29 seaters. |
3689 E Cranfield OCT 84. new 6.84 a DAF SB230 Jonckheere. sold as A595 XRP to a London operator |
385 BMJ, at the rear of the depot, where it remained for over 10 years after withdrawal. Photo Oct 85 |
ANU11B a former Trent FLF leaves London Brick Stewartby 29 Feb84, 24 years to the day before the sites final closure, the last site in Bedfordshire. |
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BNM71L Bedford YRT/Plaxton at Depot Oct 84, new with BNM 72L both were toilet fitted when new. It was to see service with other local operators after sale |
Former M&D GKE457L leaves London Brick Stewartby July85 |
GHV 979N Bedford NOV 85 |
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GKE457/8L Marsahll Bodied Leopards at Bedford Jan 85 |
JBO 88 at the rear of the depot, where it remained for many years after withdrawal. photo Oct 85 |
JNV 78L Cranfield OCT 84, A Volvo B58 ex Yorks Cogenhoe arrived June 79 sold Sept 85 |
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KJD 120P Cranfield July 85. One of two DMS vehicles operated |
MTO152F a former Nottingham Fleetline at Bedford Feb 85, it lasted in the fleet between 7.81-5.85 |
MTO152F a former Nottingham Fleetline at Cranfield May 84 |
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RAY 3W at Cranfield Oct 83, the site is now housing, Thrift View |
SOE 950H Cranfield OCT 84, from Beeston Hadleigh in Sep 84 lastoing only 12 months before sale as scrap |
VCS393 behind a Barnsley dealers wrecker about to leave Cranfield for a final time Oct 84 |
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WWH 40L Cranfield OCT 87, new to GMPTE via Stevenson Uttoxeter in Sept 87, its a Park Royal Fleetline |
XBH55F a former Red Rover Swift tha never entered service. Cranfield Sept 83 |
YHA 331J Cranfield JULY 85, another ex Beeston Vehicle a former Midland Red Ford, in the fleet June 84 to early 87 |
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YUU 235T Stewartby APRIL 85. A Van Hool bodied YMT ex London operator that lasted till early 87 |
