The charabanc of the 1920s tended to last only a few years. It was normal at the time for the body to be built separately from the motor chassis, and some were fitted in summer only; a second goods body would be fitted in its place in winter to keep the vehicle occupied.. Charabancs were normally open-top, with a large canvas folding hood stowed at the rear in …

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In 1919, Royal Blue took advantage of a rail strike to run a coach service from Bournemouth to London. The service was so successful that it expanded rapidly. In 1920 the Minister of Transport Eric Campbell Geddes was quoted in Punch magazine as saying "I think it would be a calamity if we did anything to prevent the economic use of charabancs" and expressed concern at the …

Karrier was a British marque of motorised municipal appliances and light commercial vehicles and trolley buses manufactured at Karrier Works, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, by Clayton and Co., Huddersfield, Limited.They began making Karrier motor vehicles in 1908 in Queen Street South, Huddersfield. In 1920, H.F. Clayton sold Clayton and Co's Huddersfield business into …

Teignmouth (/ ˈ t ɪ n m ə θ / TIN-məth) is a seaside town, fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon.It is situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about 12 miles south of Exeter.The town had a population of 14,749 at the last census in 2011. From the 1800s onwards, the town rapidly grew in size from a fishing port associated with the ...

03-11-2022 · I don’t think a picture is always worth a thousand words, but this week I saw one worth twice as many. The photograph was taken 70 years ago and features six women in their 20s who I have never ...

Poulton-le-Fylde (/ ˈ p oʊ l t ən l i ˌ f aɪ l d /), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde.In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264.There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago and several archaeological finds from Roman settlement in England have …

15-11-2022 · A view of the number 13 bus at the Castlegate in 1970. Image: DC Thomson. A year later, the unprofitable tram services to Torry and Ferryhill were withdrawn which was much like the first domino ...

The Ffestiniog Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a heritage railway based on 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) narrow-gauge, located in Gwynedd, Wales.It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.. The railway is roughly 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (21.7 km) long and runs from the harbour at Porthmadog to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, …

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