Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Even More Moments Captured in Time - [vintage photo and postcard album] . . .

1926 - Brush 44 Seat Single Deck Tram - One of 31 single deck trams for the routes to Whitchurch Road via Salisbury Road and from Clive Street to Roath Dock. They were 37' 6" long, had eight wheels, two BTH 35 hp motors and magnetic brakes. They had two saloons - for smokers and non-smokers, and transverse cane seating. They were little used after the abandonment of route 7 in 1936 and were sold in 1940 to Para Electric Tramways, Belem, Brazil. [001] [388]

1929 - Dennis 46 Seat Double Deck Bus - UH 6994. This was a low-height bus fitted with herringbone seating on the upper deck. There were 20 buses of this type and they were the forerunners of a basic style which lasted until the introduction of rear-engined buses in the sixties. No. 224 was renumbered 78 in 1935 and withdrawn in 1939. [001] [388]

1950 - AEC Regent 59 Seat Double Deck Bus - EUH 747. This was one of 20 buses which were notable for their smooth-running pre-select gearboxes. They operated throughout the City and on external routes to Merthyr Tydfil, Newport and Penarth (via Leckwith). No. 15 was withdrawn in 1967. [001] [388]

1967 - Daimler Fleetline 75 Seat Double Deck Bus - JKG 474F. This was the Corporation's first rear-engined bus - part of the trolleybus replacement programme - so constructed to eliminate the use of a conductor. Driving was made more pleasant with semi-automatic gearboxes and the removal of engine noise. Although certain earlier buses had platform doors, these now became standard. [001] [388]