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Ho creato questa raccolta nel 2012. Molte foto non hanno l'indicazione dell'autore e della fonte perché allora non inserivo questi dati. Altre immagini provengono da diversi siti web dove la foto originale era già stata modificata. Se riconosci in qualche foto l'autore, sito web di provenienza o data vogliate comunicarmelo e lo inserirò.
I created this collection in 2012. Many photos don't have an indication of the author and the source because I didn't insert this data at the time. Other images come from various websites where the original photo was already edited. If you recognize the author, website of origin or date in any of the photos, please let me know and I will insert it.
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Kevin Lane - 07.1988 - https://flic.kr/p/TWnuMf
Big rabbits
Inexplicably, Luton & District painted at least two of their Leyland Nationals into minibus 'Hoppanstopper' livery for use on Leighton Buzzard local routes. 488/572 are seen in the High Street in July 1988, the latter having come from United Counties via Milton Keynes City Bus, one of seventeen acquired in 1987.
Pentax MX/35mm
Fujichrome 100
Stephen Day - 21.08.1997 - https://flic.kr/p/pgAAwu
613 United Counties D383XRS Leyland Olympian ONLXB.1RV Alexander RL ex Bluebird Buses. Bedford Bus Station 21.8..97
Kevin Lane - 08.2000 - https://flic.kr/p/egW1kp
Megadekka
Stagecoach United Counties six-wheel Leyland Olympian 600 reversing out of the stand at Bedford bus station in August 2000. It's 110 seater capacity will not be taxed on a 182 journey to Hitchin (just one passenger upstairs!), a service that currently employs Dennis Darts, although ordinary Olympians still sometimes put in an appearance.
Pentax MX/50mm
Fujichrome 100
Kevin Lane - 06.09.1993 - https://flic.kr/p/2oRkq9H
New kids on the block
Bedford town services were revamped by Stagecoach United Counties from 6 September 1993, twenty-one Volvo B6/Alexander Dash forty-seaters taking from the Routemasters and other double-deckers. First of the bunch was 401, loading in Midland Road a couple of days later.
Pentax MX/50mm
Fujichrome 100
Kevin Lane - 11.1979 - https://flic.kr/p/2mfuhaz
Bedford Bus Station
United Counties 60, 648, 757, 59 & 215, all in a row in November 1979.
Pentax SP1000/55mm
Ilford FP4
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Frans Angevaare
15975 UBH 394W
Luton Airport 17-06-1981. Luton Airport bought 3 Mercedes-Benz 0305G in March 1981. I remember them as bodied by Heuliez but researching the buses I found that they were bodied by Lex Maxeta
Anyway, I went there in the off-chance of seeing one but they were operating inside the closed-off airport perimeter. But, when I asked a guard if I could make a few photographs he just let me in. Amazing, nowadays at any airport you probably have more chance of being arrested on the spot if you asked something like that...
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Spooky Luton air raid shelter pictured by urban explorers
Photo: Urbex Ghost
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Chris Stanley
London Transport FXH413
1939 L3 Class #1413 on Route 603 from Fulwell(FW)Depot. This service ceased in May 1962 and was replaced by the Routemaster on Route 283. (CollectionFB)
Chris Stanley
London Transport Route 697
A Route 697 trolley at Plaistow Broadway. This service ceased in April 1961. (CollectionFB)
Chris Stanley
Segui
London Transport EXV290
Finsbury Square , Moorgate and 1939 K1 Class #1290 is on Route 641 bound for Turnpike Lane. This service ceased in November 1961 and was replaced by the Routemaster type on Route 141. #1290 remained in service until the end of LT trolleybus operations in May 1962. (B.Maguire Collection)
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Prototype FRM-type Routemaster double deck motor bus fleet No FRM1 registration number KGY4D, 1966
This bus, FRM1, was a prototype front entrance Routemaster. The front entrance allowed the driver to monitor passenger flow on and off the bus. It never went into full-scale production. Other similar vehicles were already mass-produced and available for purchase, so this remains the last bus to be designed especially for London Transport. FRM1 operated on several routes in the London area before it was used for the Round London Sightseeing tour. It eventually passed to London Transport Museum in 1983.
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023
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Paul Townsend
16.02.2019 - https://flic.kr/p/2eHCoaC
Bedford
'Tin Rocket' No. 153354 crosses the River Gt Ouse at the start of it's journey with the 11.55 departure for Bletchley.
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