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Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council
 
   

 

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AHB 132B, swinging into Glebeland Street, in the background D.J.Davies (Wheatsheaf Motors) shop, and their

Wheatsheaf Inn.

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Penry Street Bus Garage - 1960's

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Nantygwenith Street Depot.

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HB 2239 Number Two, waiting at Top Square, Treharris.

HB 2283 - Number One 

The driver is Arthur John Coles, (Alan George's uncle) a

mechanic, he had just converted the bus to hydraulic tyres

and was giving it a test drive.

Thanks to his son Denver Coles of Bristol, Ex of Cross Ivor

Terrace for the information.

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HB2343 at the New Bridge, Quakers Yard.

HB3xxx also at Top Square, Treharris.

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HB 3474 - 1929 

HB 3649 - Berger paint marketing postcard. Courtesy of John McCarthy, Troedyrhiw

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HB 4833

(Photograph Courtesy of Peter Owen)

 
 

John McCarthy, of Troedyrhiw. 

MTBC driver, in High Street, in the late 1940's

 HB 5416 - At Penry Street Depot

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HB5798 - At Market Square. HB 5878 - At Bridgefield Terrace
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HB 5879 - In Glebeland Street HB 5881 - No 33  
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 HB 5881 - No 33

  HB 5882

 
   

HB 5882 at the Penry Street Depot

(Photograph Courtesy of Stephen Powell)

 

 

HB 5953 - at the Penry Street Depot, we think.

HB5978 and HB5980_parked at what is now PontCae Surgery, opposite the Penry Street depot.

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 ANDREW PORTER.      

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Note: In the background, the Ynysfach Ironworks chimney stack.

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HB 5980 - in Market Square,

HB 5983 - in Victoria Street.

   
HB 5983 - in Graham Street. HB 6001 - in Nantygwenith Street Depot.

   
HB 6014 - in Victoria Street. HB 6014 - in Castle Street.
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HB 6015 - in Victoria Street.

 

 

HB 6183 - in Victoria Street.

HB 6184 - in Castle Street.

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HB 6185 No 45 - in High Street.

Left to right, 1. Driver Charlie Pocknell, 2. Inspector Harold Maize (who always had a `fag` in his mouth). 3.Conductor Mervyn Martin, who later became a Driver then Chief Inspector,  (Thanks to Clive Davies for the info).

 

 

 

HB 6186 - in Glebeland Street.

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HB 6260 - At Nantygwenith Street Depot.

(Photograph Courtesy of Janis Griffiths nee Cooper)

HB 6261, HB6262 and HB6260 - At Nantygwenith Street Depot.

HB 6261 -  No 6 - In Penry Street

HB 6262 - Nantygwenith Street Depot.

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HB 6263 -  No 7 - In Graham Street

HB 6265 - In Castle Street.

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HB 6565 in Penry Street outside the Bus garage.

Harold Jones - Merthyr Bus Driver - 1960 - 1976.

(Photograph Courtesy of Howard Jones - Bexhill)

 

 

HB 6579  in Penry Street opposite the Bus garage.

HB 6583 - In Wellington Street.

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HB 6584 - Glantaff Road, Troedyrhiw

HB 6585  - In Castle Street 

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HB 6595 - In Market Square.

HB 6595 - In Castle Street.

HB 6637 - In Penry Street, by the Corner House Inn.

 HB 6639 - In Castle Street.

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HB 6641 -  At the Nantygwenith Street bus garage,

 the Tanyard in the background. 

 

HB 6642  -  with coachwork by D.J.Davies & Sons.

 In Castle Street.

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  ANDREW PORTER.      

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HB 6643 in Victoria Street. HB 7162 in Penry Street.
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