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R.M.S. Orcades (1949)
Postcard From The Past #3: Orient Line’s 1948 liner RMS Orcades carried migrants to Australia and served as a 1956 Olympic hotel ship.
Royal Claud - the Monarch's Train
Postcard From The Past #2: LNER ‘Claud Hamilton’ 4-4-0 No. 8783 hauls the Royal Train to Wolferton near Sandringham in 1938.
Alexander's Bluebird Coaches
This familiar bluebird logo on W Alexander coaches brings back fond memories of Sunday trips to visit lovely Scottish towns and go on the mystery tours.
Volvo B10M/Alexander Q
DAZ 1516 is a 1994 Volvo B10M-16 with an Alexander Q body. Entered service with Ulsterbus as fleet number 1516, preserved at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum.
Seddon Pennine 7 (1976)
MSF 750P is a 1976 Seddon Pennine 7 coach with a Gardner engine and Alexander body, built for Eastern Scottish express routes and now preserved at Lathalmond.
BMMO S.O.S. SON (1940)
This BMMO SON was in service with Trent Motor Traction until 1954 and was sold. The company then bought the vehicle back and refurbished it.
Manchester Corporation Transport
Manchester Corporation Transport operated trams, buses, and trolleybuses in Greater Manchester, defining civic transit from 1901 until 1969.
Yelloway Motor Services
Yelloway was one of the longest-surviving, highly respected independent express coach operators in the UK, remaining director-managed for over eight decades.