The yard at Bishop Auckland

Middlesbrough CT depot and the United tow truck

1965 Bristol RE. United had the first one on service.

Operated by Gillett Bros of Quarrington Hill, an AEC Reliance with Plaxton Highway body. United took them over and kept this smart vehicle.

From Wharton Park in Durham. The RE is going into the depot, the Northern Atlantean and United FLF are on service.

A green ex Crosville MW with United fleetnames. A pair of the houses on the right disappeared one night when the mine workings beneath subsided!

Bristol RE London coach under the then new Pilgrim Street underpass. So that's what the top of one really looks like.

The old Wilkinson's depot at Sedgefield.

Grange Road, Darlington

Yorkshire v Durham. Whitby. Notice the different roof box profiles.

A showman's Bristol BJ at the winter quarters , Crimdon Dene.

A Bristol LS BUE Class) at Richmond, Yorkshire

Roe bodied Reliance ex G&B Motor Services

A photo from here today would be impossible, it's the north bound lane of the A1 Motorway at the darlington/Aycliffe turnoff. In 1964 a United FLF heads for Newcastle on the 46 service.

Spennymoor

Bishop Auckland yard, resting place for an Ex Wilkinsons, Ex Scurrs AEC reliance with Roe body.

Ex West Yorkshire FSF and an ex Midland general LD at Sedgefield.

One of the first overall advertising buses in the North east at Worswick Street, Newcastle.

Top of Northumberland Street, Newcastle in 1965. The view is from the back of a Morris 1000 Traveller, NHL120.

The 'Fast Fifty Seven' stooting along the old A1 near Croxdale.

Stephensons, (Stivvies) a builder bought a number of ex United LS's.

Ex Wilkinson Plaxtons at Sedgefield

Strange snouts appeared on one batch of United MW's.

Wooler depot. This vehicle was always assumed to be a crash rebuild. It started life as a DP vehicle but now carries bus seats.

Grange Road, darlington

Ex Thames Valley LH

One of the vehicles ordered by Wilkinsons but delivered to United after their takeover.

Ex Ribble

Richmond depot.