THE SHOWBUS WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Cheltenham District Traction Company
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Cheltenham District Traction was founded in 1929 and acquired by the Red & White group in 1939. When the group was sold to the government's Tilling Group in 1950, the Cheltenham operations were put in the hands of Bristol Omnibus. Seen in the Winkleigh premises of the West of England Transport Collection in August 2013 was one of the last buses delivered to Cheltenham in the Red & White days. Typical of the Group's deliveries was this 1949 Metro-Cammell bodied Albion Venturer CX19, 72 (HDG448). Though the fleetname incorporated the Cheltenham crest, unlike the Bristol city fleet and other similar operations there was no direct involvement with the local municipal authority.
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 Typical deliveries for the company in the Bristol Omnibus Tilling era were Bristol Lodekkas. Seen in Cheltenham town centre around 1969 was LD6B L8569 (982EHW). The bus was delivered as L98 in 1959, behind is a newer forward entrance FLF. Cheltenham also had a surprising number of the rarer, shorter FSF model.
Picture ref H935 |
 Bristol Lodekka FLF6B ECW 7033 (201NAE) was new to Gloucester depot in 1962. From 1972 to 1974 it was in this Berni Inns advert, Berni Inns being a chain of nationwide steak houses. The livery fits well with Cheltenham and the bus was frequently in the town.
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 ECW bodied Bristol RELL6L 1077 (OHU772F) is seen at Bristol's Lawrence Hill depot in May 1969 after having been converted to a one man dual door bus, adopting a Cheltenham version of Bristol City's omo cream and Tilling green livery.
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