Taken in Wellington NZ. The last two are the main bus depot taken early one Sunday and is probably most of the fleet
Thanks to Leyland600(pics and info), Lawrence Dunbar, John West, lurpak, Buzzer, pv83 and tyneside for the pics 
Atkinson various.
Oily
pv83:
Haven’t seen such a Bedford before…?
Touch of the magic carpet about that platform Patrick 
Oily
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, you have been busy posting, keep them coming. The Pilkingtons AEC is a Regent double deck chassis with low centre chassis, useful for carrying tall sheets of plate glass vertically. The Elders Walker Bedford stirs memories they were glass merchants in Newcastle on Tyne and North Shields, I used to visit both premises as a boy while riding shotgun in a Morris Commercial LC belonging to family friends who had a ship repair business at Blyth. Used to collect ships portlights (port hole glass) about 1 inch thick glass discs to replace those broken in storms encountered by colliers plying the North Sea between the North East coal ports and London power station.back in the 1950s. The Bedford Queen Mary was familiar around my neck of the woods here in ■■■■■■■ with the nearby aerodromes of Kirkbride, Silloth and Great Orton (Wiggonb) plus others not too far away. My one memory was when a plane crashed on the sand tip behind the infant school I attended and saw an identical vehicle taking parts of the plane away as it travelled up the lane alongside the school (circa 1947-8).
On the subject of AECs here is a photo for lurpak, a coach from his locality, Cotterells of Mitcheldean AEC Reliance taking part in Kirkby Stephen Rally a couple of weeks ago and also the command centre of the Northern Scottish Reliance also taking part plus cab interior of the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland PD 3 also taking part in the rally.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hi Oily & Leyland 600. What page is the Queen Mary on ■■?.
In 1939 my Dad was called up and enlisted with the RAF. He drove a queen Mary for the first two or three years of the War.
He had to often go into the Irish Republic to pick up crashed Hurricanes and Spitfires. They would have been guarding the Atlantic convoys and if hit the pilot would try to limp to the Irish coast and bring them down there. He was stationed at Glasgow so it was ferry across to NI then drive to the border where he had to change into civvies and cover the RAF decals on the QM as the Republic was neutral in WW2. Then down onto the crash site to pick up the wreck and return to Scotland.
Tyneside
oiltreader:
pv83:
Haven’t seen such a Bedford before…?Touch of the magic carpet about that platform Patrick
Oily
For some reason “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf comes to mind 
Lawrence Dunbar:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Name this place anyone?, Regards Larry.
tyneside:
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, you have been busy posting, keep them coming. The Pilkingtons AEC is a Regent double deck chassis with low centre chassis, useful for carrying tall sheets of plate glass vertically. The Elders Walker Bedford stirs memories they were glass merchants in Newcastle on Tyne and North Shields, I used to visit both premises as a boy while riding shotgun in a Morris Commercial LC belonging to family friends who had a ship repair business at Blyth. Used to collect ships portlights (port hole glass) about 1 inch thick glass discs to replace those broken in storms encountered by colliers plying the North Sea between the North East coal ports and London power station.back in the 1950s. The Bedford Queen Mary was familiar around my neck of the woods here in ■■■■■■■ with the nearby aerodromes of Kirkbride, Silloth and Great Orton (Wiggonb) plus others not too far away. My one memory was when a plane crashed on the sand tip behind the infant school I attended and saw an identical vehicle taking parts of the plane away as it travelled up the lane alongside the school (circa 1947-8).
On the subject of AECs here is a photo for lurpak, a coach from his locality, Cotterells of Mitcheldean AEC Reliance taking part in Kirkby Stephen Rally a couple of weeks ago and also the command centre of the Northern Scottish Reliance also taking part plus cab interior of the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland PD 3 also taking part in the rally.
Cheers, Leyland 600.Hi Oily & Leyland 600. What page is the Queen Mary on ■■?.
In 1939 my Dad was called up and enlisted with the RAF. He drove a queen Mary for the first two or three years of the War.
He had to often go into the Irish Republic to pick up crashed Hurricanes and Spitfires. They would have been guarding the Atlantic convoys and if hit the pilot would try to limp to the Irish coast and bring them down there. He was stationed at Glasgow so it was ferry across to NI then drive to the border where he had to change into civvies and cover the RAF decals on the QM as the Republic was neutral in WW2. Then down onto the crash site to pick up the wreck and return to Scotland.Tyneside
Hi tyneside , not sure what page Leyland600 is referring to, anyway this is a pic for you which I may have posted before. I have a book, Making Cars at Cowley which has a picture of a “Queen Mary” transporter, I will see if I can scan it. The Morris car factory was heavily involved during WW2 making armoured vehicles, Mosquito aircraft and the recovery of crashed planes.
Oily
Lawrence Dunbar:
Name this place anyone?, Regards Larry.0
Not a clue, you’ll have to give us a tip Larry 
Oily
pv83:
oiltreader:
pv83:
Haven’t seen such a Bedford before…?Touch of the magic carpet about that platform Patrick
Oily
For some reason “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf comes to mind
You’re not such a whippersnapper if you can remember that . Brilliant track , I used to have the album with the pictorial sleeve , long gone like my youth , Dave
oiltreader:
tyneside:
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, you have been busy posting, keep them coming. The Pilkingtons AEC is a Regent double deck chassis with low centre chassis, useful for carrying tall sheets of plate glass vertically. The Elders Walker Bedford stirs memories they were glass merchants in Newcastle on Tyne and North Shields, I used to visit both premises as a boy while riding shotgun in a Morris Commercial LC belonging to family friends who had a ship repair business at Blyth. Used to collect ships portlights (port hole glass) about 1 inch thick glass discs to replace those broken in storms encountered by colliers plying the North Sea between the North East coal ports and London power station.back in the 1950s. The Bedford Queen Mary was familiar around my neck of the woods here in ■■■■■■■ with the nearby aerodromes of Kirkbride, Silloth and Great Orton (Wiggonb) plus others not too far away. My one memory was when a plane crashed on the sand tip behind the infant school I attended and saw an identical vehicle taking parts of the plane away as it travelled up the lane alongside the school (circa 1947-8).
On the subject of AECs here is a photo for lurpak, a coach from his locality, Cotterells of Mitcheldean AEC Reliance taking part in Kirkby Stephen Rally a couple of weeks ago and also the command centre of the Northern Scottish Reliance also taking part plus cab interior of the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland PD 3 also taking part in the rally.
Cheers, Leyland 600.Hi Oily & Leyland 600. What page is the Queen Mary on ■■?.
In 1939 my Dad was called up and enlisted with the RAF. He drove a queen Mary for the first two or three years of the War.
He had to often go into the Irish Republic to pick up crashed Hurricanes and Spitfires. They would have been guarding the Atlantic convoys and if hit the pilot would try to limp to the Irish coast and bring them down there. He was stationed at Glasgow so it was ferry across to NI then drive to the border where he had to change into civvies and cover the RAF decals on the QM as the Republic was neutral in WW2. Then down onto the crash site to pick up the wreck and return to Scotland.Tyneside
Hi tyneside , not sure what page Leyland600 is referring to, anyway this is a pic for you which I may have posted before. I have a book, Making Cars at Cowley which has a picture of a “Queen Mary” transporter, I will see if I can scan it. The Morris car factory was heavily involved during WW2 making armoured vehicles, Mosquito aircraft and the recovery of crashed planes.
Oily
Thanks Oily
My Dad had a few photos from his service years along with some 8mm film of our own fleet from the sixties but when he died I could not get access to his stuff for nearly 18 months (long story- don’t ask) and when I did finally get it all the old stuff had disappeared !!
My Great Uncle worked at Morris Motors most of his life but also drove Queen Mary’s in the RAF. He brought the plane that Rudolf Hess fled to Scotland in back to England.
Pete.
windrush:
My Great Uncle worked at Morris Motors most of his life but also drove Queen Mary’s in the RAF. He brought the plane that Rudolf Hess fled to Scotland in back to England.Pete.
RAF 43 Group Salvage Group had a headquarters at the Morris Motor Works in Cowley. There was an airfield at Cowley during the war, which when he war was over became a housing estate which the locals continued to call the airfield many years on.
Oily
lurpak:
Couple more from Festival of Transport Coleford
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Hi “lurpak” Great shot of the 1946 Scammell, Thanks for posting it along with all the others, Regards Larry.
A 10 metre conveyor for Hatfield colliery