Old Postcards - Transport & Weather

[Fester]

That last picture looks like Hiroshima ...Circa August 1945

[Trojan]

That's a good find Dave.  

Just been trying to fathom out where it was taken. It looks to me as if it was taken near the old Crosville depot on Mostyn Broadway. I remember those allotments across the road.

I was thinking it was taken from the Prom, looking down that unpaved road towards the LSP garage on the left, and the allotments where Mostyn Champneys is now across the road.

Yes, that's the unpaved road, however I'm sure it was still the Crosville depot in '72. You can see the entrance where the buses went in on the left, with the white hoarding above. I remember when LSP Motors were there in '80 the road had been tarmaced, and the entrance led into their workshop.

[Trojan]

That last picture looks like Hiroshima ...Circa August 1945

 L0L

[DaveR]

1970s - a British Rail van in, I think, Llandudno Junction where the old Goods Yard was (where Lidl is now):


ORR365W by merf292002, on Flickr

[DaveR]

Llandudno Station sometime in the 1980s:


LLANDUDNO JUNCTION by mike ware, on Flickr

[DaveR]

A Plaxton Great Orme Tours bus from the 1980s:


A 609 XFM by keith-v, on Flickr

[DaveR]

9 June 1979. Outside what is now Nigel Roberts Newsagents on Gloddaeth Street:


A little bit of posh at the sea-side by Lost-Albion, on Flickr

[DaveR]

Interesting photo from 1970, showing not just three of the Guy Wolf buses on Mostyn Street but also a glimpse at the Clock Vaults pub in the background, complete with sign saying Lounge Bar pointing down the side street:


LlandudnoWolf Pack in 1970. by David Christie 14, on Flickr

Larger version can be seen here:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5367272124_2535bf8b1b_b.jpg

[Merddin Emrys]

9 June 1979. Outside what is now Nigel Roberts Newsagents on Gloddaeth Street:

Fabulous to see, as a teenager when we stopped at 5 York Road in the morning I used to walk past the Clarence, look in the window for the day's weather forcast and into the newsagents for my parent's newspaper. I used to save my pocket money through the year and would buy Matchbox models in that newsagents  D)  Now when I walk past the Clarence I look at it and feel sad at how it is now! 

[DaveR]

Paddle Steamer La Marguerite Approaching The Pier:

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[DaveR]

Llandudno Guy Wolf Coach JC 9736 at Prince Edward Square in the 1960s

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[Merddin Emrys]

As I've said in another post I used to be a regular on those trips (Marine Drive and the Circular Tour) thats one of my favourites along with JC 5313

The enquiry is complete  

 The vehicle details for JC 9736 are:  

Date of Liability  01 03 2011  
Date of First Registration  11 04 1949  
Year of Manufacture  Not Available  
Cylinder Capacity (cc)  4500CC  
CO2 Emissions  Not Available  
Fuel Type  Petrol  
Export Marker  Not Applicable  
Vehicle Status  Licence Due to Expire  
Vehicle Colour  ORANGE  
Vehicle Type Approval  

Still exists, but is orange!  I'm hoping to be reunited with JC 5313 in May at the Extravaganza, must be about 35 years since I saw that bus!
 

[Trojan]

Here's another view:

(The Vauxhall Viva wasn't included in the tour) 

[Merddin Emrys]

Here's another view:

(The Vauxhall Viva wasn't included in the tour) 

fabulous  D) Do you have a high res version of that pic? it brings back some happy memories  D)

I learnt to drive in a Vauxhall Viva HC like that, passed my test in it in 73!

[Trojan]

Here's another view:

(The Vauxhall Viva wasn't included in the tour) 

fabulous  D) Do you have a high res version of that pic? it brings back some happy memories  D)

I learnt to drive in a Vauxhall Viva HC like that, passed my test in it in 73!

Unfortunately I don't Merddyn.