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From Flickr: “Park Royal Vehicles Ltd., London – designers and builders ; advert 1950” by mikeyashworth

With origins dating back to 1899 Park Royal Vehicles were a long established manufacturer of bus and coach bodies and with their proximity to AEC, the builder’s of ‘London’s Buses’, they held a formidable place in the provision of buses for London Transport. This was further cemented when, in 1949, Read More →

From Flickr: “H V Burlingham Ltd., Blackpool, Lancashire, UK – advert, 1950” by mikeyashworth

What a colourful advert from 1950 for the Blackpool based coachbuilder H V Buringham. Formed in 1928/30 Burlingham gained a reputation for quality and although they produced for many operators they were often most associated with local operators Blackpool Corporation and Ribble Motor Services (down the road in Preston) for Read More →

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