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Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company

Samuel Ledgards Bus Henshaw lane c1955

Title Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company
Date c1955
Location Yeadon
Photo ID T549
Comment A Samuel Ledgard’s double-decker bus travelling up Henshaw Lane and navigating the Yeadon railway bridge by driving in the centre of the road to avoid hitting the stonework. Image from the public domain.
Samuel Ledgard Bus 1957

D163 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, 1957.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company – 1957

Single deck Leyland bus, registration number EUG 125, one of the Ledgard fleet of buses.
The location is the old Moorfield bus depot off Harrogate Road which Ledgard’s bought and rebuilt in 1944.

Samuel Ledgard Bus Company 1957

X165 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, 1957.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company – 1957

Three Sammy Ledgard buses , No: CRN 866 has a destination board for Yeadon.
The bus in the middle LAE 12 is marked private, the vehicle on the right GDK 402 is not roadworthy.

Samuel Ledgard's Bus Company 1960s

U578 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, c1960s.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company – c1960s

The last of the four RLHs, Samuel Ledgard’s bus on the High Street, oposite the Town Hall, Yeadon, in an upward direction when traffic travelled in both directions, it was en route to Horsforth.

Photographer Brian Moore.

Samuel Ledgard's Bus Company 1960s

U579 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, c1960s.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company – c1960s

Samuel Ledgard’s bus Ex London Transport 2, is seen cautiously edging forwardout of Over Lane, Rawdon, to turn onto New Road Side (A65), the destination was Otley.

Photographer Brian Moore.

Samuel Ledgard's Bus Company 1960s

U579 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, c1960s.

Can anyone recognise the driver on this enlarged image, please let us know. Ed. JB. 26 December 2023.

Samuel Ledgard Bus Company 2012

S178 – Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company, 2012.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company – 2012

Otley

Donated by Chris Youhill who told us “Myself as an honorary conductor, with genuine Ledgard equipment on the memorial running day in 2012. The vehicle, extremely kindly professionally painted and loaned by Timebus Travel of St Albans, never served with Ledgard’s but four identical ex- London Transport ones did at Yeadon (Moorfield) Depot”.

Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 02 December 2021.
Last updated: 26 December 2023 – Photo ID: U578, U579, U579A. 27 October 2023 – Photo ID: Y549. 13 January 2023 – All Images updated.

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