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| JRX
823 - Thames Valley |
| A
1955 Bristol KSW. Seen at Reading station. |
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| Thames
Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust |
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| Vintage
Bus |
| Running
Day |
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| Sunday
3rd June 2018 |
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| 50
years after the last |
| trolleybus
departed |
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| An event to commemorate
that significant juncture in Reading's
transport history. |
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| The running day operated
town services as closely as possible
to Reading Corporation trolleybus routes
15, 16, 17 and 18 as well as Thames
Valley country routes 1, 7 and 12. |
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| The photos on this
page were taken in Reading, Caversham
and Twyford. |
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| Five Reading trolleybuses
have been preserved, (see the Trolleybus
Museum, Sandtoft, between Doncaster
and Scunthorpe). |
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| Reading
Corporation |
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| RD
7127 (47) |
| A
1935 AEC Regent with Park Royal body. |
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| RD
7127 (47) |
| On
display at Reading station. |
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| ERD
152 (181) |
| A
1950 Sunbeam S7 with Park Royal body. |
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| ERD
152 (181) |
| On
display at Reading station. |
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| LDP
945 (98) |
| A
1955 AEC Regent III / Park Royal. |
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| LDP
945 (98) |
| In
service at Reading station. |
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| Thames
Valley - Aldershot & District - Alder Valley |
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| DBL
154 (446) |
| A
1946 Bristol K6A, in Reading. |
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| JRX
823 (748) |
| A
1955 Bristol KSW6B, in Twyford. |
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| JRX
823 (748) |
| In
Reading. |
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| GFM
882 (S302) |
| A 1948 Bristol L6A,
in Twyford. |
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| GFM
882 (S302) |
| In
Reading. Originally Crosville KB73. |
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| GRX
140D (D40) |
| A
1966 Bristol FLF6G, in Twyford. |
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| GRX
140D (D40) |
| In
Twyford. |
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| LOU
48 (A&D 220) |
| A
1954 Dennis Lance K4. |
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| VMO
234H (214) |
| A
1969 Bristol LH6L. |
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| KPA
369P (218) |
| A
1975 Leyland National. |
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| KPA
369P (218) |
| Crossing
Caversham Bridge. |
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| MO
9324 (152) |
| A
1927 Tilling Stevens B9A / Brush. |
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| Other
Operators |
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| EMW
284 (Wilts & Dorset) |
| In
Twyford. |
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| HWV
294 (Wilts & Dorset) |
| In
Twyford. |
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| HWV
294 (Wilts & Dorset) |
| In
Reading. |
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| LSU
857 (previously J 6986) |
| In
Caversham. |
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| MOD
973 (Royal Blue) |
| In Reading. |
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| 724
XUW (Devon General) |
| Crossing Caversham
Bridge. |
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| CUV
208C (London Transport). |
| In Reading. |
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| OAX
9F (Red & White) |
| In Reading. |
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| OTA
632G (Royal Blue) |
| In
Twyford. |
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| NUD
105L (City of Oxford) |
| In
Twyford. |
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| NUD
105L (City of Oxford) |
| In Twyford. |
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| YF
714 (G.W.R.) |
| 1927
Guy FBB with Vickers body. |
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