SWT still had 2 conductors based in swansea until the late 80's, I bumped into the last one ,Tommy? on a city mini service to mumblesin dec 89, the driver was jeff phillips, better known for owning ex N&C reliance PTX830F
On Apr 13, 10:39 am, "Allan Morse" <[email protected]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:51 AM > Subject: Help Please. > > Hello Allan. > > I wonder if you could help a local lad with a project he been doing for some > time now, He needs some blanks filled in...Could you or groups you belong to > help out? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, Any reply's please: To Dave Towers > > a.. [email protected] > > John, do you think some of your knowledgeable mates might be able to help me > with my "end of conductors" exercise as shown below? I don't know if this > will come across alright; I tried to do an attachment but some of these > computer procedure...es are a bit beyond me! > CREW OPERATION IN WALES - WHEN WERE THE LAST CONDUCTORS PHASED OUT? > > Can any local readers advise me when 100% o-p-o was achieved for the > following fleets? > > Aberconwy In 1964 this fleet consisted of about 10 single deck vehicles > between 20 and 35 seats so may well have been > fully o-p-o by then > > Aberdare Double deck operation ceased in December 1972. Was this also the end > of crew operation? > > Cardiff Crew operation finished in April 1980, although I don't have an exact > date > > Colwyn Bay In the mid 1960s this fleet consisted on just four 21 seat > Bedfords, so one would suspect had been fully o-p-o > for some considerable time > > Islwyn Crew operation reported finished October 1980, again, exact date > unknown > > Methyr Tydfil The last double deckers were withdrawn 31/08/77; was this also > the end of crew operation? > > Newport It was reported that a new delivery of Metropolitans was awaited in > 1974, which would provide enough > vehicles to convert to total o-p-o. BUSES magazine for March 1975 advised > that these vehicles were > being delivered during January 1975. Perhaps the last conductors finished > January/February 1975? > > Rhymney Valley I have seen a photograph of a PD3 in service in February 1981 > which was reported withdrawn a few months > later. BUSES reported the last PD3 was sold to Stevenson's in Oct '82, but it > could have been out of service for > a while > > Taff Ely It is well documented that some of the Regent fleet survived into > 1984. Most photos I have seen > though of these show them being employed on school duties only. I wonder if > they had been withdrawn > from 'regular' service some time previously and that the second men on these > buses would be spare drivers > acting as 'attendants' rather than true conductors? I have read of a PD3 > arriving from Rhymney Valley to cover > but was this just to cover school routes? > > National Welsh In 1980 a fleet list was printed in BUSES, showing 10 half > cabs still in stock, being one Lodekka, 2 Renowns and > 7 PDs; the last of these ten (a Renown) was withdrawn later in 1980 > > South Wales Another NBC company. Some Regents were retained to operate route > 14 to Pennard which had to navigate > a very tight corner en-route. The Regents were delicensed at the end of > February 1982; did their crews > finish with them?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
