Mal's Crosville Bus Photos

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1	840925 Chester Works 2.jpg	CYL429 (429UFM) is a Leyland Royal Tiger with Roe Doyen C46Ft body.	Crosville from 1984	(3150)
2	840925 Chester Works 3.jpg	Finally DVG546 (UUF113J) a former Southdown vehicle in 1981. It is a Bristol VRTSL2-6LX with ECW H39/31F body	Crosville from 1984	(1884)
3	841013 Barmouth 1.jpg	Alongside, at Barmouth, was SNL589 (JTU589T) a National 10351B/1R with B44F body	Crosville from 1984	(1712)
4	840831 Pwhelli.jpg	At Pwhelli Depot on 31 August 1984 are Bristol VRTSL2 / ECW H39/31F DVG573 (NCK983K). This vehicle was formerly with Ribble until 1983. Alongside is National SNL594 (JTU594T), a B44F example	Crosville from 1984	(1650)
5	840817 Liverpool Pier Head.jpg	At Liverpool Pier Head on 17 August 1984 is Festival Bus liveried HDG910 (TCD380J). This vehicle was bought from Southdown and is a Daimler Fleetline CRG6LX with Northern Counties H40/31F bodywork. A later photo shows a similar vehicle converted to open top	Crosville from 1984	(1637)
6	841013 Aberystwyth 1.jpg	Still in Aberystwyth is Town Lynx liveried ERL527 (PTF715L). Bought from Ribble in 1983 it is a Bristol RELH6L with ECW C47F body	Crosville from 1984	(1542)
7	850719 Chester.jpg	In Town Lynx livery is ERL299 (BFM299L) at Chester Bus Exchange on 19 July 1985. This is a Bristol RELH6L with Plaxton Elite III Express C47F body	Crosville from 1984	(1461)
8	841020 Newtown.jpg	At Newtown Bus Station is DVL401 (JMB401T) a standard NBC Bristol VR. No doubt some people would be interested in the vehicle in the background, but I have no idea who's or what it is.	Crosville from 1984	(1400)
9	841013 Aberystwyth.jpg	Moving further afield, on 13 October I was in the Aberystwyth area where we see CLL317 (RMA317P) in National Express livery. It is a Leopard PSU3C/4R with Plaxton Supreme Express C49F body	Crosville from 1984	(1373)
10	841215 Northwich.jpg	Showing the size of the Crosville premises at Northwich we have SNL390 (GMB390T) on the Bus Station	Crosville from 1984	(1344)
11	841013 Dolgellau.jpg	On its way out of Dolgellau is National SNL599 (JTU599T)	Crosville from 1984	(1299)
12	841013 Barmouth.jpg	Calling at Barmouth on my way south I caught ENL919 (HFM175N) on lie over	Crosville from 1984	(1290)
13	840819 Blackpool 1.jpg	Having a day off from Crosville Enthusiasts Club duties are several members of the club on Nothern Counties bodied Daimler Fleetline at the Soutport-Blackpool rally on 19 August 1984	Crosville from 1984	(1274)
14	Farmyard Bus.jpg	Not the best of photographs, but i have spotted this in a farm off Gill Lane, little Hoole near Preston. I am pretty sure that it is an ex Crosville vehicle and enquiries around Preston suggest it may be SSG662 [911OFM]. I have not had the chance to investigate further and this photo was taken from a bus cab as I was passing. Does anyone know if this is the likely identity of this vehicle.	Crosville undated	(1159)
15	841013 Aberystwyth 2.jpg	SNL361 (EMB361S) is a standard B49F Leyland National	Crosville from 1984	(1130)
16	850719 Crewe.jpg	At Crewe Bus Station is Bristol VRT DVG284 (MDM284P	Crosville from 1984	(1106)
17	851019 Holyhead.jpg	For a small depot, Holyhead had quite a number of coaches for various National Express / Supabus duties. Here lined up at the depot on 19 October 1985 are CLL25,30,31 (DDM25,30,31X), ERL306 (SFM306M) and CLL317 (RMA317P0	Crosville from 1984	(1081)
18	850914 Holyhead.jpg	On the forecourt of Holyhead Depot on 14 September 1985 is DVG553 (SMS32H)	Crosville from 1984	(1076)
19	841019 Clynog & Trefor Pwhelli.jpg	Not a Crosville vehicle, but an operator in their area is Clynog & Trefor ARN588C. This was a former Ribble Leopard with Weymann B53F body. Date 19.10.84	Crosville from 1984	(1074)
20	841020 Llanidloes 1.jpg	At Llanidloes 0n 20.10.84 are National ENL842 (NFM842M), a DP48F National and HVG936(OWE280K). The second vehicle is a Bristol VRTSL-6LX with East Lancs H43/31F bodywork bought from South Yorkshire PTE in 1980	Crosville from 1984	(1062)
21	840805 Corwen.jpg	Outside Corwen Depot is Leyland National 10351B/1R (B44F) SNL599 (JTU599T). This photo dates from 5 August 1984	Crosville from 1984	(1040)
22	831108 Crewe.jpg	SNL819 (WFM819L) at Crewe 08.11.83	Crosville hunting 21.10.83 - 30.11.83	(986)
23	840925 Northwich.jpg	At Northwich on 25.09.84 is ERL303 (SFM303M) a Bristol RELH6L / ECW DP47F	Crosville from 1984	(953)
24	841019 Bangor.jpg	High and dry is Willowbrook bodied Leopard ELL30 (DDM30X) at the rear of Bangor Depot	Crosville from 1984	(917)
25	860714 Newcastle Emlyn.jpg	Three views at Newcastle Emlyn depot. The first is of ERG279 (YFM279L) a Bristol RELL6G / ECW DP49F	South Cambria 14 July 1986	(846)

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	10th Mar 2003	Crosville from 1984 (249 images) From 1984 I used to make regular visits to the Crosville operating area, even though living in Lancashire. I would arise early in the morning and drive by car to a suitable point and then travel by Crosville services to various locations using my NBC Staff Pass. Here are a few of the photos I took en route. I apologise for the quality of some, but I hope you enjoy them. I hope to put up to 200 on the site.
	25th Mar 2003	Crosville hunting 21.10.83 - 30.11.83 (33 images) Whilst searching for photos to place in my Crosville Album, I came across a notebook that tied in with the photos in this collection. It gave details of the exact services and vehicles travelled on between the two dates in the title. I thought I might share this with you. The quality of some of the photos are not too brilliant (a bit grainy), but I was only using a cheap camera at the time before I bought my Olympus OM10. To try to save space it is laid out in the following order - dep/service/from/to/arr/operator/vehicle Where no operator is shown this is, of course, Crosville Friday 21.10.83 - 0703/150/Preston/Burnley/0833/Ribble/386 0900/X43/Burnley/Manchester/0957/Ribble/1139 1030/X2/Manchester/Chester/1205/ERL530 1438/C3/Chester/Ellesmere Port/1504/SNL881 1537/C3/Ellesmere Port/Birkenhead/1623/ DVL289 1635 ferry to Liverpool arr 1645 1715/761/Liverpool/Preston/1857/Ribble/1137 Wednesday 26.10.83 By rail Preston (d.0657 a.0750) - Crewe (d.0802 a.0827) - Chester (d.0849 a.1019) - Bangor 1205/N44/Bangor/Llangefni/1247/DOG 132 1255/N32/Llangefni/Amlwch/1343/SNL653 & SNL587 (DID I CHANGE ON THE WAY ??) 1425/N2/Amlwch/Holyhead/1525/ENL864 By rail Holyhead (d.1620 a.1845) - Crewe (d.1906 a.1947) - Preston Friday 28.10.83 0709/761/Preston/Liverpool/0850/Ribble/1053 0900 ferry to Wallasey then MPTE service 1 to Birkenhead aboard 6079 0958/C4/Birkenhead/Chester/1108/DVL353 1225/C22/Chester/West Kirkby/1338/DOG127 1437/85B/West Kikby/Heswall/1508/DOG105 1535/76/Heswall/Birkenhead/1605/DVL350 1635 ferry to Liverpool 1715/761/Liverpool/Preston/1857/Ribble/1113 Tuesday 08.11.83 0709/761/Preston/Liverpool/0850/Ribble/1119 0910 ferry to Birkenhead 0948/C1/Birkenhead/Chester/1043/DVL321 1105/C84/Chester/Crewe/1230/DVG478 1235/K38/Crewe/Congleton/1421/ELL33 local journey in Congleton on SRL257 1521/K38/Congleton/Macclesfield/1555/DVG487 1634/129/Macclesfield/Manchester/1808/DVL399 By rail Manchester (d.1909 a.1953) - Preston Friday 11.11.83 0730/952/Preston/Manchester/0730/National Travel West/52 0905/X1/Manchester/Chester/1045/ERL530 1045/D2/Chester/Wrexham/1129/DVL401 1300/D26/Wrexham/Mold/1350/SNL655 1420/F11/Mold/Rock Ferry/1524/SNL818 1527/C4/Rock Ferry/Birkenhead/1533/SNL412 1555 ferry to Liverpool 1721/727/Liverpool/Preston/1915/Ribble/1118 Monday 14.11.83 0709/761/Preston/Liverppol/0850/Ribble/1116 0910 ferry to Birkenhead 0918/C1/Birkenhead/Chester/1013/DVG349 1100/B4/Chester/Denbigh/1253/SNL808 1323/M51/Denbigh/Rhyl/1405/EPG701 1609/L1/Rhyl/Chester/1730/ENL909 1748/C1/Chester/Birkenhead/1843/DVG357 by rail Birkenhead (d.1849 a.1856) - Liverpool 1915/761/Liverpool/Preston/205/Ribble/1053 Tuesday 22.11.83 0725/952/Preston/Manchester/0825/National Travel West/5 0905/X1/Manchester/Runcorn/0955/ERL303 1035/T12/Runcorn/Beechwood/1045/ENL940 1053/H21/Beechwood/Runcorn/1101/SNL985 1124/C30/Runcorn/Warrington/1157/ENL933 1245/43/Warrington/Northwich/1336/SRL251 1503/X2/Northwich/Manchester/1555/ERL267 1600/952/Manchester/Preston/1655/National Travel West/19 Wednesday 30.11.83 This journey I did by car, with length of stay in brackets, as follows Garstang - Warrington (60) - Runcorn Beechwood (10) - Chester (80) - Chester Central Works (40) - Heswall (5) - West Kirkby (40) - Liverpool Edge Lane (5) - Garstang This was a total of 165 miles I hope you have found this information interesting. By the way, my notebook also shows which vehicles I "copped" on each day !
	25th Mar 2003	Crosville undated (31 images) This is a small collection of older Crosville photos that I have found. The dates, location and vehicle information for most of them are unknown, but where I have this info it has been noted below the photo. Perhaps some of you can help me fill in the details so I can add it to the relevant picture ? Thanks
	20th Sep 2004	North Wales 1979/80 (27 images) Not all photos in this gallery are Crosville, but they are, nevertheless, interesting, showing local independent operators. These independents have been reloaded with the correct file names after a viewer informed me who the operators actually were. Thanks to JH for the original photos.
	22nd Jan 2006	Preserved (5 images)
	18th Mar 2003	South Cambria 14 July 1986 (25 images) On 14 July 1986 I set off from home in Garstang, Lancashire to spend the day travelling around the South Cambria area on Crosville bus services. I got up very early and travelled by car through Wrexham, Corwen and Machynlleth to arrive in Aberystwyth in time to catch the Cardiff service. Here are a few photos that I took on that day. I returned via mid Wales calling at Llanidloes, Newtown and Oswestry. By the time I got home I was absolutely worn out (I am being polite there), but it was well worth it as it had been a day that I had been trying to do for several years. I hope you enjoy the photos
	7th Nov 2005	The Crosville File (36 images) A few weeks ago a friend of mine went into a second hand bookshop in Preston looking for some old maps. What he came across was totally unexpected. There were four loose-leaf files containing a vast amount of photos and fleet information for Scout, Standerwick, Bamber Bridge Motor Services, Preston Corporation, Ribble and Crosville. For Preston and Crosville there were also bus tickets in the respective files. All the fleet details had been hand written and, in respect of the Ribble group vehicles, information stating which this person had driven or worked on. This led us to believe that he may have been an employee of the Company. However, there was no name of the person that had built this collection anywhere throughout the folders. The photographs and tickets had been glued onto lined paper, which leads us to believe that they are all bought and not taken by this person. None show any details of who took the photos or when they were taken. I have scanned all the photos and now have them on disc. I will put a few on my site so that you can view them and, perhaps, shed some light on this mysterious person. By doing this, I hope that I am not breaking any copyright rules because, as mentioned earlier, the photos have no names of the photographers placed on them (front or back). They will be put on my site as The ��. File (with the corresponding operator filling the gap). There are 9 Bamber Bridge, 36 Crosville, 53 Preston, 40 Scout, 22 Standerwick and about 130 Ribble (I have not yet finished editing them yet) photos. Your comments would be welcome!! Here are a few Crosville samples 10 November - this now completes the downloading of the photos that were in the above mentioned file

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Here are a few Crosville photos taken over the past 30 years. There is a fair mixture, I think, colour / black & white, good quality and some not so good. However, I am sure most will be of interest and I hope you enjoy viewing them. It's possible I will find a few more yet, but it is, at this time, now complete (26.03.03). All I have to do now is put the relevant info below each photo !!

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