Morlais Services |
Merthyr Tydfil |
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Morlais Services Depot - Early
1970's
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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Morlais Services Deport -
1940's or 1950's
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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4130
ET Turning in to the new bus station in
Castle
Street.
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HB 7875
David Grimmett tell us: The location is almost certainly Wembley
Stadium. There were many photos taken at this location going back to
that long lost era before everyone travelled by car. Most are on the
occasion of football matches. |
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HB 6145 Location unknown. |
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ETG 376C In Castle Street. |
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Unknown Registration
(Photograph
courtesy of Miss Linda Ballam) |
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201 UMX In the Municipal Bus
Garage, Barry
Island
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201 UMX In Castle Street. |
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JHB 500L Location unknown. |
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HB 8293
In Merthyr High Street. |
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CHA 927 Location
unknown |
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FDW 253
No 14 at the depot. |
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HOL 250 In the Depot,
Traction Yard,
Trevethick Street.
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HOL 250 at the depot. |
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HB 9056 at the depot. |
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HB 9142 In Castle Street. |
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FWO 629
derelict at the depot 2nd Nov 1962. |
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LCD 854 - at the Depot. |
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LCD 857 at the depot |
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4003AW
(Photograph
courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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OEV 459 at the depot |
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HB 7824 at Cefn Coed with a Merthyr
R.F.C. trip. |
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TNY 700 Location
Unknown,
with Roy Matthias from Treharris.
(photograph
courtesy of Adrian True) |
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FAX 309 and FWO608 at
the Depot. |
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EWO 763
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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HB 8247
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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HB 9922
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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KAW 677
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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Probably HB9921
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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BKT995 |
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EWO 760 in Nantygwenith
Street. (Photograph
Courtesy of Peter Owen) |
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At Christmas the local Post Office would be overloaded, and
they would take over the Kirkhouse, in Dynevor Street. This Morlais coach is
also helping deliver the mail, during the 1960s. |
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TG 9442 at Cyfarthfa Castle for promotional
photography. |
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Elwyn Jones' Photographs from the
1970's |
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Morlais Services Yard - Late
1970s
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Morlais
Services Depot
In
the foreground is JNK683C which was new in 1965 to a firm in England,
called 'Capital Sutton'.
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Morlais
Services Depot - 1970's
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Morlais
Services - BVO 16C |
Morlais
Services - Depot |
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Morlais
Services - Depot |
Morlais
Services - Depot |
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Services - Depot |
Morlais
Services - Depot |
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Services - Depot |
Morlais
Services - Depot |
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Morlais
Services - LHB129L, JHB200K, JHB900L |
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Chinese six wheeler,
CHB 959E undergoing service at the depot.
(Photograph
Courtesy of Elwyn Jones) |
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4130 ET - Depot
(Photograph courtesy of John Jones Via Elwyn Jones) |
206UMX and DHB863F - Depot
(Photograph courtesy of John Jones Via Elwyn Jones) |
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LKT 959, FJA 610 and
LCD 852 - Depot
(Photograph courtesy of David Williams) |
HB 9922 - Depot
(Photograph courtesy of David Williams) |
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Morlais Services STG 341 S
Dave Bubier tells
us:
STG 341 S was the
last new vehicle delivered to Morlais in 1977 and was a 53-seat Plaxton
'Supreme Express1 bodied Bedford YMT supplied by Arlington Motors in
Bristol, for whom I was then bus and coach sales representative for South
Wales. The photo is an official Plaxton 'on delivery' view. JHB 500L was
taken in part exchange.
The vehicle had but a brief career with Morlais and was amongst the first
sold on in 1978 when it was decided to close the business.
It might be of interest to note that during the last couple of years of the
business the directors engaged the services of Mr W D Mason, the retired
former manager of Rhondda Transport Ltd, to try and bring it back on to a
sound footing. Whilst he did his best, he was frustrated by staff resistance
to any change in practices, particularly those coming from his background
with a large, tightly run, corporate operator.
(Photograph and
Information Courtesy of Dave Bubier) |
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Geoff Meek tells us;"Some years ago, the Ribble
Vehicle Preservation Trust Ltd bought an ex-Morlais coach for
use as a donor of parts for vehicles in our collection. It
is/was a Plaxton
Bodied Leyland Leopard which had been new to coach operator,
Parks of Hamilton, registered TSP939K. It later passed to
Morlais Services Ltd as their No 39, and
subsequently to RVPT where it has been used for storage. A
decision was recently taken by the Trustees to dismantle 39 for
spares, the remains to go for scrap."
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Morlais No. 39 TSP
939K
(Photograph courtesy of Geoff Meek) |
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Morlais No. 39 TSP
939K
Stripped For Spares At
Freckleton, Lancashire.
(Photograph courtesy of Geoff Meek) |
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