An ex Lothian Bedford YRT/Duple at the Newton terminus of Stuart's 209 service.

Note the addition of a stick-on "2" to make up the required three digit number.

15/08/1988.

Tags:   Stuart Hyde Bedford YRT Duple Dominant NFS208M Newton Talbot Road Bay Horse Edinburgh Lothian bus coach 209

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A hurried shot of an unusual purchase by Midway - a Bedford YRT, new originally to Parks of Hamilton. I hope you will forgive the interloping lady - as indeed that she won't mind being featured herself.

Within a week the Bedford was reregistered by Midway to HIL 2574, although that did little to mask the underlying condition of the vehicle.

Manchester, Portland Street, 03/07/1991.

Tags:   Midway Eccles Bedford YRT Duple LVD809L Manchester Portland Street Park, Hamilton coach bus

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Hyde Bus Station, 20/08/1988.

Prior to entering the deregulated stage carriage scene, Stuart had operated a modest number of lightweight Bedford coaches and it was these vehicles that he initially used on service. To their numbers were added more Bedfords (originally from Edinburgh/Lothian) including NFS 208M here.

It eventually became obvious that such vehicles were a little too flimsy for the rigours of stop-start competitive work and so double-deckers gradually became the norm, although the Bedfords did linger; and two Ford R1014 service buses were also added later, keeping the lightweight theme going.

Scanned from a print.

Tags:   Stuart Hyde Bedford YRT Duple Lothian Edinburgh NFS208M bus coach

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Cheetham, Vale's yard, 12/05/1990.

Tags:   Vale Cheetham Manchester Volvo B58 Duple LWW5P South Yorkshire, Pontefract Bedford YRT Plaxton JPC836N Rickards, Brentford bus coach

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Former Godfrey Abbott vehicle.

Manchester, Water Street Coach Park, 20/05/1990.

Tags:   Peers R P Coaches Norris Green Bedford YRT Duple Dominant HDT621N Manchester Water Street Coach Park Godfrey Abbot Abbot, Sale bus coach

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