London RM 654 is given a bit of sung yellow,
Charles has been busy painting the internal lower saloon of his London Routemaster in sung yellow this is relaxtion work for him, inbetween restoring 1058 and the bulkdecker don't worry the paint wasn't dry on the ceiling before he was back too work on the bulkdecker.

SOME OLD PICS OF ATLANTEAN,(SHOWING RESTORATION) OTHERS OF ROUTEMASTER AND SOME OF MANCHESTER SHOWING PART OF HER SPRAYING AFTER BODY WORK HAD BEEN FIXED, SOME OF THESE PICS HAVE BEEN POSTED BEFORE SOME NOT

Charles is still busy fixing the bulkdecker and 1058. The bulkdecker had her exhaust reattached today, pics too follow of both their restorations.

Large Private Hire July 2009

Charles Begley cut all the panels for her which were missing with a pair of hand snips cutting out indicator and fuel holes etc also accident damage too rear as been fixed by Charlie.
Raymond redid the battery box and has rebuilt her steps which where totally rotten.
These pictures were taken a few months ago work as progressed further on her.

Pics of the restoration of 1058

LEYLAND BRISTOL RELL6L,BODYWORK BY ALEXANDER OF FALKIRK.WAS NEW TO LONDONDERRY 0N 26/05/69 ONE OF TWENTY FROM FIRST BATCH OF NEW BUSES BOUGHT BY ULSTERBUS(1051-1070). WITHDRAWN AND PLACED IN RESERVE ON 31/05/85. IT WAS SOLD FOR PRESERVATION AND PAST THROUGH SEVERAL OTHER PRESERVATIONISTS HANDS BEFORE BEING BOUGHT BY CHARLES BEGLEY. THESE WERE THE ONLY LEYLAND ENGINED BRISTOLS. THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVOR ! THE REST WERE MOSTLY LOST DURING "THE TROUBLES" IT IS ALSO THE EARLIEST SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF AN ULSTERBUS!

Large private hire dromara 2008

Old pics Lisburn

Bulkdecker restoration, old pics this is what preservation is all about restoring buses yourself that are the sole surviving examples.

bus pics too be sorted

TENERIFE TOUR OPERATORS & PRIVATE OPERATOR COACHES AND A COUPLE OF TITSA BUSES TAKEN AT THE LORO PARQUE AND AROUND PUERTO DE LA CRUZ

TITSA, PUERTO DE LA CRUZ BUS STATION TENERIFE

PRIVATE

RB Recovery 2008 calendar

THIS WILL BE ADDED TOO REGULARLY

TWO OLD DECKERS

LISBURNS OLD/NEW BUS STATIONS PICTURES TAKEN 16 th DEC 2007

GT VIC 16th DEC 2007 PICS TAKEN REAR YARDS.

BALLYMENA DEPOT/STATION 1ST DECEMBER 2007

LISBURN'S LONG AWAITED NEW BUS STATION TAKEN ON 11/03/07 AND DURING APRIL 2007.

GEMINI

ROUTEMASTER RML2726, SMK 726F AN EXILE TOO NORTHERN IRELAND IT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A BUS BY ARGOS NOTE THE PURPLE COLOUR IT AS BEEN OWNED BY ITS PRESENT OWNER FOR A YEAR AND IS BEING USED MAINLY FOR SERVING VERY TASTY ICE CREAM!  
THE OWNER AS ALL THE DOWNSTAIRS SEATS AND IT COULD VERY EASILY BE PUT BACK TOO ITS ORIGINAL LAYOUT.
10/67 new to Aldenham
10/67 Q into store (Camberwell)
11/67 TC into service on 130 group (Croydon)
68-9 TC
4/70 BX transfer into store (Bexleyheath)
6/70 loan to Road Research Laboratory, Cawthorne, for a week..
6/70 SF transfer for 243 (Stamford Hill)
12/70 SF to Aldenham repaint, and return
71-3 SF
11/74 SF to Aldenham overhaul
11/74 TC from o/h (Croydon)
3/75 SW transfer for 88 (Stockwell)
11/75 SW into store
2/76 SW and out
8/76 SW into store, and out again
10/76 SW back into store
12/76 SW and out again
from last bodyswap with B2700
1990 fitted with Iveco engine
1994 refurbished
1/95 BN privatised to South London (Cowie Group)
c3/97 BN green Contravision ad for green energy on rear.
12/97 BN South London
1998 BN rebranded: Arriva South London
BN repainted in red with white band, Arriva logos
6/98 BN in use on 159
1/00 BN Arriva South London
4/05 BN withdrawn
4/05 N into store (Norwood)
4/05 sold to Ensign Bus (Purfleet)
6/05 bought by CHI Advertising LTD, London:
to be converted into mobile demo unit for Argos shops
7/06 bought by William Scott, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, N.I

PORTRUSH & PORTRUSH DEPOT 29/8/07

BALLYCLARE DEPOT,DENNISONS & BUSES BEING POWERWASHED

DESTRUCTION DERBY REMAINS AT NUTTS CORNER THE BUS CAME THIRD, THE BUS HAD NO FIRST OR SECOND GEARS THE DRIVER WAS GREATLY HAMPERED BY THIS IN THE RACE, IT'S FLEETno 186 REGno OCZ4209 27/05/80 LEYLAND LEOPARD PSU3E/4R ALEXANDER (BELFAST) 'X' DP49F+22 THIS BUS WAS ONE OF 2 LEOPARDS SOLD AT MID ULSTER AUCTIONS AT CASTLEDAWSON.PICS WERE TAKEN ON THE 28/08/07.

ANTRIM DEPOT PICS TAKEN 28/08/07

KILREA DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

DERRY/LONDONDERRY DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

LIMAVADY DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

MAGHERAFELT DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

CHAMBERS PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

COOKSTOWN DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

DUNGANNON DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

BANBRIDGE DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

DUNGIVEN DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON 27th AUGUST 2007

TOWBUS ENGINE

PICTURES TAKEN AT NEWCASTLE DEPOT 7th MAY 2007

PICTURES TAKEN AT LISBURN DEPOT 7th MAY 2007

BALLYMONEY DEPOT

PORTRUSH PUFFER & DEPOT IN JULY 2007

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYNAHINCH DEPOT 15/07/07.

BALLYNAHINCH 12th JULY 2007 A LARGE PRIVATE HIRE

SHORT STRAND DEPOT 26th AUGUST 2007.

FALLS DEPOT 26 AUGUST 2007 OF NOTE IS THE FALLS TOWBUS HALF WAY THROUGH A REPAINT IN MAGENTA!

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYMENA DEPOT 25/08/07.

PICTURES TAKEN AT LARNE DEPOT SOME NEW BUSES.

PICTURES TAKEN AT CARRICKFERGUS DEPOT ON THE 25/08/07.
WE MUST SAY THE INSIDE OF THE ADJACENT RAILWAY STATION IS IMMACULATE OF NOTE IS THE VARIOUS OLD PICTURES ON THE WALL .

NEW BUSES SEEN TODAY AT DENNISON COMMERCIALS DUNGANNON

AA RAC BADGES ALSO BELFAST CORPORATION TRIANEE DRIVER BAGE HALPENNY BUS IN NEWRY ETC.
WILL SORT INTO DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS LATER

6744 NOC 744R is a Daimler Fleetline FE30AGR with chassis number 7607524. The East Lancs body is of H43/33F layout and number 7324.It entered service at Harnall Lane Garage, Coventry on 1/7/1977 and when this depot closed in March 1986 its allocation moved to the new Wheatley Street Garage.Towards the end of its West Midlands career 6744 and its surviving sisters transferred to Walsall Garage. It was withdrawn and sold to McColl, Gartocharn in 4/1997. Then to a film company in Northern Ireland.

TOWBUS ENGINE REMOVAL A NOVEL APPROACH OF REMOVING THE ENGINE, THE ROOF SKYLIGHT WAS REMOVED AND A BLOCK AND CHAIN PASSED OVER A "H" BEAM THE SKYLIGHT IS BANG CENTRE ON THE ENGINE BAY. PICS SHOW THE POSITIONING OF THE CHAINS AND BLOCK, ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FROM UNDER BUS ON A TROLLEY.

COACHES SEEN IN COOKSTOWN A FEW WEEKS BACK

THE BEGLEYS WERE BUSY WASHING ONE OF THEIR BUSES EARLY THIS MORNING IT SHOULD BE GOING FOR A SPIN AROUND BELFAST LATER IN THE DAY.

LEYLAND PD2, REG No FDB 331C, CHASSIS MAKE:LEYLAND PD2/40, BODY:EAST LANCASHIRE H36/28R. THIS BUS WAS IN A BATCH OF 15 DELIVERED NEW TOO STOCKPORT COPORATION TRANSPORT IN 1965.ITS FLEET No WAS 31.THE STOCKPORT FLEET MERGED WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL FLEETS TOO FORM SELNEC AND ITS FLEET No BECAME 5831. WHEN IT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE AND SOLD, IT WAS USED AS A DRIVER TRAINING VEHICLE FOR SOMETIME.

OLD TICKET MACHINES AND TICKETS.

CHARLES BEGLEYS NEW BUS, FLEET 1904 - 4904 REGISTRATION HOI 1904

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO OF HER BEING COLLECTED FROM LISBURN, OVER ON THE RIGHT COLUMN.

***FLEET 1904/4904 REGISTRATION HOI 1904***
FIRST REGISTERED 01/05/74
ENTERED SERVICE IN OMAGH
MOVED TOO ENNISKILLEN AT AN UKNOWN DATE?
WAS THEN MOVED ON THE
08/05/81 - OMAGH
14/10/88 - LONDONDERRY
31/08/89 - RESERVE
05/04/90 - FITTED FOR UNIFORM ISSUE
02/09/92 - FROM RESERVE TOO LISBURN FOR TOWING
04/12/92 - INTO SERVICE IN LISBURN
20/07/05 - FLEET NUMBER CHANGED FROM 1904 - 4904
01/05/07 - MALICIOUS DAMAGE BROKEN WINDOWS ETC
16/05/07 - SOLD TOO C. BEGLEY FOR PRESERVATION
20/O5/07 - COLLECTED BY THE BEGLEYS FROM LISBURN DEPOT

GTVIC REAR YARD
TAKEN ON THE 12th MAY 2007
MOSTLY OF TIGERS FROM OUTSIDE DEPOTS.

COLERAINE DEPOT/STATION
TAKEN ON 5th MAY 2007

GREAT VIC

LAGANSIDE 9th APRIL 2007
BUSHMILLS DECKER
ONE BUS DICKIED UP FOR CULTRA?
DRIVING SCHOOL FLEET
ETC

SHORT STRAND METRO DEPOT 9thAPRIL 2007
2 ULSTERBUSES HERE ETC

GREAT VIC DEPOT 1ST OF APRIL 2007

LISBURN DEPOT 1st OF APRIL 2007

PICTURES TAKEN AT OLIVER ROONEYS, A LONG ESTABLISHED PRIVATE COACH OPERATOR FROM HILLTOWN.
HIS SON EAMONN ALSO OPERATES A GROWING EXPRESS SERVICE FROM NEWRY TOO BELFAST ASWELL.

PRIVATE COLLECTION

PICTURES TAKEN AT RATHRILAND DEPT ON THE 16th MARCH 2007

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYGOWAN DEPOT ON THE MORNING OF THE 11th MARCH, TWO DECKERS BURNT OUT AND VERY SLIGHT SCORCH DAMAGE TOO 1537, THESE BUSES MET THEIR FATE THE PREVIOUS DAY.

EUROPA REAR YARD 21st FEBRUARY 2007

1454 ACCIDENT DAMAGED PASSWORDED ONLY VIEWABLE BY FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TOO ITS SENSITIVE NATURE.

408 EX LD BUS NOW IN LB
NC ENDEAVOUR
NUT SAFETY

PICTURES TAKEN AT DUNGANNON DEPOT/STATION ON THE 11th FEBRUARY 2007.

PICTURES TAKEN A FEW WEEKS BACK.(ONCE AGAIN TAKEN IN REALLY BAD LIGHT CONDITIONS)

PICTURES TAKEN AT RICHMOND COACHES (IN VERY BAD LIGHT CONDITIONS)

1339 AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT EARLIER IN THE WEEK OUT BY BALLINDERRY INVOLVING 2 LORRIES NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NOBODY HURT AS FAR AS I AM AWARE. PASSWORDED AND ONLY VIEWABLE BY FAMILY MEMBERS CAUSE OF ITS SENSITIVE NATURE.

1392 THE EARLIEST SURVIVING exULSTERBUS LEOPARD.

DOWNPATRICK DEPOT/STATION PICTURES TAKEN 28th JANUARY 2007

CRAIGAVON DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN 28th JANUARY 2007

A STREET CAR NAMED... DESIRE!
The Wright Group is the United Kingdom's leading supplier of accessible buses for public transportation systems throughout the country. Founded in 1946, and still a family owned and managed company, the Wright Group has pioneered low floor buses in the UK, and has earned a reputation for producing vehicles which are stylish, durable, high in quality and packed with innovative features
THESE PICTURES ARE COPYRIGHTED TOO WRIGHTBUS
THANKS TO WRIGHTBUS FOR THESE PICTURES AND ESPECIALLY CLAIRE FOR ALLOWING US TOO HOST THEM.

LAGANSIDE AND OLD DRIVING SCHOOL YARD 14/01/2007.

GT VIC REAR YARD 8th JAN 2007
INTERIOR OF CHAMBERS COACHES

Pictures taken at Dromara bus depot 23rd December 2006.
of note is the low floor,1068 & ex goldliner.
indexed.

Pictures taken at Lisburn depot on the 23rd December 2006.
indexed.

Pictures taken at Ballynahinch depot on the 22/12/06.

GT VIC REAR YARD 21/12/06.

passworded cause of its sensitive nature only available for family members.
1005 was on its way"light" too glenavy on the morning of the14/12/06 after some road works she left the road and ended up in a ditch.

  GOLDWING AND TRAILER, YES IT DOES HAVE A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND ASH TRAY! I AM NOT JOKING
JAMES BEGLEY BASICALLY BUILT THIS ADDING CHROME, STAINLESS STEEL,MURALS ETC ETC
THIS IS A FULLY LOADED GOLDWING
THERE IS EVEN A SIDECAR FOR IT HAS WELL
HER NAME IS THE "SILVER LADY"
THIS BIKE HAS BEEN STRIPPED I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
ONCE ME AND RAYMOND WERE LEFT HOLDING THE ENGINE WITH MILLIMETRES BETWEEN THE FRAME IF WE HAD HIT THE FRAME WE WERE GOING TOO DROP IT AND RUN!
JAMES AT THE MINUTE IS REBUILDING A WOODEN BOX AA MOTORBIKE COMBINATION
WILL BE FEATURING IT SHORTLY

NIRTB UTA ULSTER TRANSORT PICS  

old photo ?

Translink GT Vic rear yard, 29th November 2006.

NORTHERN IRELAND TRANSPORT A FEW SIGNS AND BADGES.:D

  CALOR GAS TANKER WRECKED RAYMOND BEGLEY DROVE THIS FROM NEW AND NEVER PUT A SCRAPE ON HER.HE HAS LEFT CALOR GAS THE NEW GUY THAT TOOK HIS PLACE, HAD A WEE UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT IN HER LAST WEEK.

SHORTSTRAND DEPOT, MILEWATER ROAD YARDS & LAGANSIDE YARD PICTURES TAKEN 11/11/06
PLENTY OF TRAINING SCHOOL BUSES
A REPAINT
ETC

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHEEL RIMS AND HUBS USED BY ULSTERBUS AND ITS PREDECESSORS OVER THE YEARS.

MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES BELONGING TOO CHARLES BEGLEY MORE WILL BE ADDED TOO THIS COLLECTION AS WHAT AS BEEN TAKEN IS ONLYING A SHALLOW GLIMPSE OF WHAT IS THERE.

ROUTEMASTER BEING WASHED.

PICTURES TAKEN AT DONAGHADEE BUS DEPOT/STATION

PICTURES TAKEN AT PORTAFERRY DEPOT.
indexed.

PICTURES TAKEN AT COMBER DEPOT/STATION.
indexed.

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYGOWAN DEPOT.
indexed.

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYNAHINCH DEPOT, OF NOTE IS THE TOTAL ABSCENCE OF LEOPARDS!
indexed.

PICTURES OF GILES TOURS COACHES.

PICTURES TAKEN AT NEWTOWNARDS DEPOT

PICTURES TAKEN AT ULSTERBUS DEPOTS IN BANBRIDGE AND DROMORE.

ULSTERBUS MILEWATER RD, LAGANSIDE, SHORT STRAND, FALLS ROAD, LISBURN & DROMARA DEPOTS. OF NOTE IS LISBURNS FIRST DECKER. AWELL AS THREE PRIVATE OPERATORS BUSES.

PICTURES TAKEN AROUND BELFAST OF PRIVATE OPERATORS COACHES AND LAGANSIDE YARD.

  ROUTEMASTER COMING TOO N.IRELAND.

PICTURES OF NEWRY DEPOT AND A FEW AT START OF MATTHEWS MINI COACH.

PICTURES TAKEN AT CARRICKFERGUS DEPOT

THANKS ONCE AGAIN NOEL FOR ALLOWING US TOO HOST YOUR PICTURES.

STRABANE DEPOT

OMAGH DEPOT & BBC BUS ,HUGO DUNCAN EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

PICTURES TAKEN AT BALLYMENA DEPOT ON THE 27th JULY 2006 WITH 2 PICS AT BEGINNING AND 2 AT END OF DECKER AT JUNCTION ONE.

PICTURES OF SOME OF THE LAST LEOPARDS AT THOMAS HAMILLS IN AHOGHILL ABOUT TOO BE RECYCLED(these buses do not belong too translink )

PICTURES TAKEN AT CENTRAL WORKSHOP YARD.

DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 25th JULY.

ULSTERBUS LAGANSIDE YARD, PICS TAKEN ON THE 25th JULY 2006.

WARRENPOINT DEPOT, PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 26th JULY 2006. INDEXED

PICTURES TAKEN AT SHORT STRAND DEPOT ON THE 25th JULY 2006.

PICTURES TAKEN AT LARNE DEPOT/STATION ON THE 25th OF JULY 2006.

PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 24th JULY 2006 AT ULSTERBUS COLERAINE DEPOT/STATION.

ULSTERBUS ENNISKILLEN DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 16th JULY.

ULSTERBUS ARMAGH DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 16th JULY 2006.

ULSTERBUS FIVEMILETOWN DEPOT PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 16th OF JULY 2006.(INDEXED FLEET AND REGno FOR THE SEARCH)

CRAIGAVON DEPOT PICS TAKEN ON THE 16 th JULY 2006.

PICTURES TAKEN AT NEWCASTLE BUS DEPOT ON THE 16th OF JULY 2006.

BUSES THAT ATTENDED A LARGE PRIVATE HIRE IN GILFORD.

PICTURES TAKEN AT BANBRIDGE DEPOT ON THE 10th OF JULY 2006.(INDEXED FLEET AND REGno FOR THE SEARCH)

TOUR BUSES AROUND BELFAST ,ODD PHOTOS JUST LAYING AROUND HERE, ASWELL AS THE VINTAGE EVENT CALENDAR OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS PLEASE CHECK WITH ORGANISERS BEFORE TRAVELLING TOO THESE EVENTS TO MAKE SURE ALL DETAILS ARE CORRECT.

PICTURES TAKEN IN BELFAST AND LISBURN ON THE 2ND OF JULY 2006.

PICTURES TAKEN OF CHARLIES MODEL COLLECTION WHICH IS BEING REHOUSED IN A FANCY CABINET HE'S HALF WAY THROUGH FILLING IT,ALSO PICS OF COACHES AROUND BELFAST AND PICTURES TAKEN AT LAGANSIDE YARD ON THE 1ST OF JULY 2006.

PICTURES TAKEN AT BANGOR DEPOT ON THE 1ST OF JULY 2006.(INDEXED FLEET AND REGno FOR SEARCH)

FLEET NUMBER 2444 BRISTOL RE BELONGING TOO CIARAN WHO TOOK US ON A TWENTY MILE ROAD RUN THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE, A GREAT NIGHT AND GREAT BISCUITS AND TEA PROVIDED BY HIS WIFE ROUNDED OF AN ALTOGETHER GREAT NIGHT.

PICTURES TAKEN ON THE 10TH OF JUNE 2006
CHAMBERS YARD,MAGHERAFELT DEPOT,MIDULSTER AUCTIONS (BUSYBUSES),ANTRIM & BALLYNAHINCH DEPOTS.

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TOO TOMMY MOORE FOR SOME MORE EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF BUSES AND LORRIES TAKEN AT HCVS LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN MAY 2006 AND ULSTER VINTAGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CLUB 2 DAY RUN MAY 2006.

KILKEEL AND NEWTOWNARDS DEPOTS TAKEN 28 MAY 2006.

SHORT STRAND AND FALLS DEPOTS ASWELL AS A FEW PRIVATE OPERATORS COACHES TAKEN ON THE 20th OF MAY 2006.

NOELS PICS TAKEN AT THE 2006 ITT RALLY , MANY THANKS TOO HIM FOR ALLOWING US TOO HOST THEM.

PICTURES FOR SORTING THEY INCUDE PICS OF NOELS FAVOURITE LEOPARD IN LISBURN,PICS OF GT VIC AND LISBURN TAKEN 14 MAY 2006 ALSO PICS OF BOTH DEPOTS ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THIS INCLUDES THE NEW OPTARES FOR THE PARK AND RIDE. FEW PICS OF A SOUTHERN COACH AT THE END, ASWELL AS ARDGLASS DEPOT.

WE WELCOME ANOTHER COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM TOMMY MOORE WHICH INCLUDES BUSES AND LORRIES ETC

IRISH TRANSPORT TRUST RALLY 2006.

IRISH TRANSPORT TRUST RALLY 2006.

IRISH TRANSPORT TRUST RALLY 2006.

IRISH TRANSPORT TRUST RALLY 2006.

IRISH TRANSPORT TRUST RALLY 2006.

FOUND THIS ATLANTEAN BY PURE ACCIDENT THE BUS USE TOO BELONG TOO THE SUN NEWSPAPER THE PRESENT OWNER BOUGHT IT VIA EBAY!  
ALSO OWNED I THINK BY OK TRAVEL
stats

body al62/3076/1
chassis ldan68a/1r7700616
seating h45/33f
new 11/1977
owner a1 service(McMenemy)

PICTURES TAKEN AT LAGANSIDE YARD AND CARRRICKFERGUS

  THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS PICTURES TAKEN BY NOEL.

PICTURES TAKEN IN NEWRY AND BELFAST  

PICTURES TAKEN IN NEWRY QUIET A FEW PRESERVED BUSES.

PICTURES FOR SORTING

pictures of buses for family members

PICTURES FOR SORTING

The varoius types of bus stops used by the transport companies in Northen Ireland over the years.

THIS IS ONLY PART 0NE OF CHARLIES MASSIVE MODEL COLLECTION AT THE START THERE IS 2 PSV BADGES FROM IRISH REPUBLIC BUSES AS WELL, WILL SORT THESE LATER INTO BADGE COLLECTION.

BUSY BUSES,EDUCATION BUSES, RAC/AA MOTORCYCLES,OLD RALLY PICS,ROUTEMASTERS ETC

PICTURES TAKEN AT BEATTIES HILLSBOROUGH(none of the vehicles here are accident damaged they have just been shunted around with a crane) ,FIVEMILETOWN BEHIND A GOLF SHOP AND A RALLY PIC,ONE OF THE BUSES AT BEATTIES IN THESE PICS IS IN CULTRA MUESEUM NOW.   

pics of london buses,bus rally pics and belfast corporation and early ulsterbuses laying at dodds in dromara etc 213 pics very very bad quality took pictures direct from video enjoy the thumbnails but please do not enlarge as quality is dire!
the belfast corporation buses and early ulsterbuses/uta are at the very end press next at bottom of page several times too see them.

PICTURES TAKEN OF EDUCATION BOARD VEHICLES MORE TOO BE ADDED SHORTLY.

PICTURES TAKEN TODAY 18th OF FEB 2006

PICTURES TAKEB TODAY THE 15th OF FEB AT BEATTIES AND ALSO OF A SCOTTISH ATLANTEAN DOUBLEDECKER WE CAME ACROSS.  

WILL SORT THIS INTO DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS LATER

A SECOND COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOMMY MOORE THESE INCLUDE BUSES,LORRIES ETC.

PICTURES OF RB RECOVERY TRUCKS.

PICTURES OF METRO, ULSTERBUS AND PRIVATE OPERATORS AROUND BELFAST CITY CENTRE TAKEN ON THE 21st OF JANUARY 2006

PICTURES OF THE PS1 IN 1998 TAKEN IN LISBURN BUS STATION AND AROUND LISBURN IN THE PICTURES ARE RAYMOND BEGLEY CHARLES BEGLEY AND AN EX ULSTERBUS INSPECTOR GEORGE STEWART.
ALSO OLD PICTURES OF MOTORBIKES AND BUSES ETC.

THANKS TOO JIM SHERRY AND SON FOR A GREAT AFTERNOONS CONVERSATION ON VINTAGE VEHICLES OF ALL TYPES AND FOR ALLOWING US ACCESS TOO HIS COLLECTION WHICH INCLUDES TWO TIGER CUBS WHICH PREVIOUSLY BELONGED TOO JIM POOTS.

SOME BUSES FOUND AROUND N.IRELAND ON THE 2ND OF JANUARY 2006 ex ULSTERBUS ATLANTEAN,ex SURELINE AEC,ex ULSTERBUS BRISTOL PLEASE REMEBER TOO PRESS"NEXT" AT BOTTOM OF PAGE 90 PHOTOS IN TOTAL. LOADS MORE OF THESE TOO FOLLOW SHORTLY.

PICTURES TAKEN AT BEATTIES, ALL BUSES DEPICTED HERE HAVE BEEN SOLD AND ARE BEING RECYCLED IN A SCRAPYARD. THIS COLLECTION WILL BE ADDED TOO ON A REGULAR BASIS.  

PICTURES OF A DUPLE BODIED BUS THAT I ORIGINALLY CAME ACROSS ABOUT 12 YEARS BACK.WILL BE DOING MORE BUSES FROM AROUND IRELAND LAYING UP IN YARDS ETC  

PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE ABOVE DEPOTS FOR THE SEARCH ON THE SITE TOO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND AN ULSTERBUS/CITYBUS HYBRID!
PRESS NEXT AS THERE IS ABOUT 132 PICTURES ALTOGETHER.

ULSTERBUS / TRANSLINK PICTURES OF BUSES, SOME 259 PICTURES TAKEN. BUSES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES SEVERAL PICTURES OF EACH SOMETIMES. THIS IS FOR THE "SEARCH" (SO YOU GET SEVERAL PICTURES APPEARING WHEN YOU ENTER A FLEET OR REG NUMBER) WILL GET ROUND TOO ENTERING FLEET AND REG NUMBERS SHORTLY.

WE WOULD LIKE TOO WELCOME A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF BUSES AND LORRIES BY TOMMY MOORE.

PICS TAKEN THIS MORNING IN GT VIC PLUS A COUPLE OF METRO BUSES TAKEN IN LISBURN DEPOT. 338 AND THE OTHER LEOPARDS HAVE DESTINATION BLINDS REMOVED.

A LOOK AT GT VIC YARD ON 30/10/05 A LARGE NUMBER OF OLDER BUSES(BUSY BUSES) IN YARD FROM OUTSIDE DEPOTS
PLEASE PRESS "NEXT" AT BOTTOM OF PAGE AS THERE IS 111 PICTURES.

PICS OF THEM BEFORE TAKING THEM FOR A SPIN AROUND HILLSBORO AND LISBURN TOO TAKE VIDEOS OF THEM FOR THIS SITE,ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE OLD NUMBER PLATES AS WELL.

30 PHOTOS

39 PHOTOS

86 PHOTOS

PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE ABOVE DEPOTS AND ONE PRIVATE OPERATOR 12 PHOTOS ALTOGETHER

SOME PICS TAKEN IN THE ABOVE DEPOTS THIS EVENING

RATHFRILAND BUS DEPOT TAKEN THIS EVENING 6TH OF OCTOBER.
indexed.

NEWTOWNABBEY DEPOT OCEANA BLUE DOUBLEDECKERS THERE IS 104 PHOTOS IN THIS COLLECTION PRESS NEXT AT BOTTOM OF COLLECTION TO SEE THEM ALL

OCEANA BLUE DOUBLEDECKERS PLUS OTHER INTERESTING BUSES

BUS COCKPITS, WILL BE ADDING MORE PHOTOS AS TIME GOES ON.

TRANSLINK COACHES

A LOOK AT THE INTERIOR TRIMS OF BUSES.

A LOOK AT SHORT STRAND DEPOT TAKEN ON THE 7TH OF SEPT 2005

LEYLAND ATLANTEAN COI 919, PDR2/1, FLEET No LD 919, BUILT 1971-WITHDRAWN 1990 THIS DOUBLE DECKER BUS ENTERED SERVICE IN LONDONDERRY AND WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO CRAIGAVON,WHERE IT WAS MALICIOUSLY DAMAGED IN 1985.IT WAS PURCHASED FROM ULSTERBUS IN SEPT 1990 AND WAS RESTORED.(26 PHOTOS)

LEYLAND PD2, REG No FDB 331C, CHASSIS MAKE:LEYLAND PD2/40, BODY:EAST LANCASHIRE H36/28R. THIS BUS WAS IN A BATCH OF 15 DELIVERED NEW TOO STOCKPORT COPORATION TRANSPORT IN 1965.ITS FLEET No WAS 31.THE STOCKPORT FLEET MERGED WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL FLEETS TOO FORM SELNEC AND ITS FLEET No BECAME 5831. WHEN IT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE AND SOLD, IT WAS USED AS A DRIVER TRAINING VEHICLE FOR SOMETIME.

LEYLAND TITAN PD3/4 WAS BUILT NEW BY THE ULSTER TRANSPORT AUTHORITY IN THE DUNCRUE STREET WORKSHOPS AT THE END OF 1962 (fleet year 'R') IT WAS THEN ALLOCATED TO SMITHFIELD DEPOT ON 12/02/63 AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO LURGAN ON 11/11/74.IT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED FROM LURGAN TO NEWRY ON 01/09/75 AND WITHDRAWN TO RESERVE ON 31/03/77 ON EXPIRY OF ITS PSV.IT WAS RELEASED FROM RESERVE FOR DISPOSAL ON 31/12/77.HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AND IT WAS REINSTATED AS A STAFF BUS IN BELFAST ON 08/01/79 IT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED FROM THOSE DUTIES TO THE DRIVING SCHOOL IN BELFAST ON 02/04/79 IT REMAINED THERE UNTIL IT WAS WITHDRAWN TO RESERVE ON 31/01/80 AND AFTER HAVING PAST THROUGH THE HANDS OF AT LEAST FOUR PRESERVATIONISTS AND THE ITT IT WAS BOUGHT BY CHARLES BEGLEY. THE LAST SURVIVOR! THE REST WERE MOSTLY LOST DURING "THE TROUBLES".

RM 654 LONDON TRANSPORT ROUTEMASTER BUS WITH A LEYLAND EO. 600 ENGINE BUILT 1961- WITHDRAWN 1984 AFTER COVERING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION MILES IN SERVICE! RESTORED TO EARLY 1960'S LIVERY AND CONDITION AS A MORTLAKE BUS FOR DUTY ON THE FAMOUS "9 ROAD SERVICE" THROUGH CENTRAL LONDON.(MORTLAKE, WHICH WAS A LEYLAND GARAGE CLOSED IN JUNE 1983)

LEYLAND LEOPARD BOI 1392 WAS NEW TO COLERAINE DEPOT ON 01/02/71. IT REMAINED THERE UNTIL 07/02/83 WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO MAGHERAFELT. IT WAS WITHDRAWN AND PLACED IN RESERVE ON THE 30/11/85 AND WAS ACQUIRED BY CHARLES BEGLEY IN AUGUST 1989 AFTER HAVING BEEN MALICIOUSLY DAMAGED IN LISBURN DEPOT.
THE EARLIEST SURVIVING LEOPARD.

LEYLAND PS1 FLEET No a8517 BUILT 1947-WITHDRAWN 1966,THIS SINGLE DECK BUS SERVED WITH THE NIRTB, UTA, AND ULSTERBUS.WHERE IT FINISHED IT'S DAYS AS A TOW CAR FOR THE MODERN FLEET.IT HAS BEEN RESTORED TO UTA SPECIFICATION.FIRST REGISTERED 7/10/47, CHASSIS No 471981, REGISTRATION GZ 7585, DEPOTS SERVED IN 1947-1955 NEWRY, 1956-1957 BANBRIDGE, 1958-1961 DUNGIVEN, 1961-1962 STRABANE, 1962-1963 L/DERRY, 1963-1964 ENNISKILLEN, 1964-1965 LARNE, 1965-1966 GT VIC, 1966-1967 ARMAGH, 1967-1981 ARMAGH TOW CAR

THIS COLLECTION CONTAIN'S TICKET MACHINES, TICKETS, BOXE'S & BUS BADGES USED IN N.IRELAND BY THE NIRTB, UTA, ULSTERBUS, CITYBUS & TRANSLINK.

CHARLES BEGLEY'S COLLECTION OF BUS UNIFORMS MAINLY FROM N.IRELAND NIRTB, UTA, ULSTERBUS, CITYBUS, FLEXIBUS, TRANSLINK, SEELB, LONDON TRANSPORT,ETC more uniforms too follow eg aa, rac, raf, comissioners etc

MISCELLANEOUS BUS ITEMS,CONTAINS 15 YEAR SERVICE BADGES, 25 YEAR SERVICE BADGE, AND 30 YEAR SERVICE BADGE OF ULSTERBUS

A COLLECTION OF MISCELLEANOUS ITEMS LIKE WARTIME HELMETS,CARBINE LIGHTS ETC, BELONGING TOO CHARLES BEGLEY

CHARLES BEGLEY'S COLLECTION OF AA MEMORIBILLIA PHONE BOXE'S, AA MOTORBIKE COMBINATION'S, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA ETC

CHARLES BEGLEY'S COLLECTION OF MOTORBIKES, TRACTORS, LORRIES AND CARS.1962 BSA M21 600cc, 1962 TRIUMPH 500cc SPEEDTWIN, 1939 BSA M20 exMOD, 1971 BANTAM 175cc, BMW R80 exRUC, 1952 FORD PREFECT, HONDA GOLDWING AND TRAILER, 1952 DOUGLAS MK5, MATCHLESS, GREY FERGUSON TRACTOR, ALBION LORRY.

JUST A COMPLETE MIXTURE OF OLD PHOTOS HAVE A RUMMAGE! .(69 PHOTOS)

OLD PHOTOS INCLUDES PICS AT BEATTIES PICS IN BELFAST ,RALLY PICS AND LISBURN DEPOT AS WELL AS LIMAVADY.(35 PHOTOS)

PHOTOGRAPHS OF LISBURN BUS STATION APPROXIMATELY LATE 80'S (it has too be said that tigers look better with black bumpers)and a photo of Charlies bedford (now scrapped) sitting alongside his leopard.

BALLYMONEY, PORTRUSH AND BALLYCASTLE DEPOTS TAKEN ON A VERY WET 31 st OF AUGUST 2005

PHOTOS OF FALLS DEPOT AND WORKSHOP TAKEN ON THE 28TH OF AUGUST 2005 (76 PHOTOS)

A LOOK AT MAGHERAFELT AND L/DERRY DEPOTS TODAY 20TH OF AUGUST 2005 (101 PHOTOS)

A LOOK AT LARNE BUS DEPOT

PICTURES TAKEN OF ARMAGH DEPOT ON 4TH AUGUST 2005 .(21 PHOTOS)