Once upon a time....... Rutty's Bus Service part 3

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Once upon a time....... Rutty's Bus Service part 3

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Here's why I loved visiting Wollongong in the '70's. Nirvana :D

mo6197  Leyland RTW  ERT1/1   Ansair  UF23  C45F  6.1958  ex TV426  and ex Pioneer D303
mo6197 Leyland RTW ERT1/1 Ansair UF23 C45F 6.1958 ex TV426 and ex Pioneer D303
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(l to r) mo6127  An Victor VT17B  CE  RT491  B47F 8.10.1963<br />mo6120  White FC/Pkns  HWR  B44F  12.1956b<br />mo6125  Ford R226  CE   plus others
(l to r) mo6127 An Victor VT17B CE RT491 B47F 8.10.1963
mo6120 White FC/Pkns HWR B44F 12.1956b
mo6125 Ford R226 CE plus others
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ex mo6126  Foden PVSC6   MBA
ex mo6126 Foden PVSC6 MBA
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This is the first one I need help in identifying please. I'd guess an AEC Regal 111 with body conversion. (identified in post below)
mo6123  Leyland Titan  OPD1   HWR  FB43F  7.1949
mo6123 Leyland Titan OPD1 HWR FB43F 7.1949
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ex mo6139   White   Waddington
ex mo6139 White Waddington
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I also need help with identifying this unit please. A White with perhaps a HWR body ? (identified in post below)
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(l to r)  mo6128  Leyland RT  OPSU1/1   CVI  RT631  B53F  19.7.1965b<br />mo6177  AEC Regal 111  CE/MTT  FB44F  11.1949  ex MTT Adelaide 181
(l to r) mo6128 Leyland RT OPSU1/1 CVI RT631 B53F 19.7.1965b
mo6177 AEC Regal 111 CE/MTT FB44F 11.1949 ex MTT Adelaide 181
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mo 6179  AEC Regal 111   CE/MTT   FB44F  4.1947  ex MTT Adelaide 174
mo 6179 AEC Regal 111 CE/MTT FB44F 4.1947 ex MTT Adelaide 174
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In 1974 Rutty's acquired Harris of Albion park with 2 normal control vehicles, an International and White.
obscured behind the 2 prominent buses is ex mo711  International (NC)  MBA  B31F  1943  ex Harris, Albion Park.
obscured behind the 2 prominent buses is ex mo711 International (NC) MBA B31F 1943 ex Harris, Albion Park.
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ex mo3336   White WB20R(NC)  MBA   B37F  1947  acquired by Rutty in 1974 ex Harris, Albion Park.
ex mo3336 White WB20R(NC) MBA B37F 1947 acquired by Rutty in 1974 ex Harris, Albion Park.
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That's all for this Rutty's posting from me. Hope you enjoyed as much as I did re-living the memories. I have freely shared these images with you, please respect that in your appreciation of them. It's annoying when you find others passing off your pictures as their own. Cheers !
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The first unidentified bus (the possible AEC Regal ) - I think you will find this is a Foden PVSC6 with a MBA body remodelled by Ruttys. It was registered 6126 and was withdarwn in 1973 when the plates were transferred to an ex MTT Adelaide Leyland / Freighter Lawton. The second unidentified bus is former 6139 a White remotored Bedford 300 petrol with a Waddington body. 6139 became an ex MTT Adelaide Leyland / Freighter Lawton in 1974.
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Following on from Centralian's very interesting photos may I offer a few Historical Photos of the Rutty's Fleet from the KM/BCA Collection and from my own Collection. GM
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GM wrote: may I offer a few Historical Photos of the Rutty's Fleet from the KM/BCA Collection and from my own Collection. GM
Beautiful collection GM. Thanks for sharing. I hadn't seen a MAN of that era before operating in Australia, certainly a very European/German look about it (despite the small Syd Wood windscreen). And the Foden, and Waddingtons White. :) Really captures the evolution of bus transport (in Wollongong) right back to the dirt tracks. In my shot in Part 2 of the Bedford KM/GM TV 490 in the background I suspect are the remains of the Waddingtons White you've posted above.
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"Is there anything here that isn't an AEC Regal 111?
A Regal row"

Yes 4 Leylands m/o 6123 m/o 6124 & m/o 6190 I also think the last one in the photo we can't see the front of is Reo m/o 6137
sorry m/o 6123 & m/o 6124 is not correct

oops the pic sends me back to like last week but alas the memory not so quick m/o 6190 is second from the right the other 3 Leylands were m/o 6182 m/o6183 & m/o 6184 when the photo was taken I could have told you which was which from this distance so the other 3 Leylands could be either of the 4
(after seeing the pic of m/o 6123 on this page all I could remember was they had consecutive rego numbers sorry) when I worked there m/o 6123 sat in the graveyard with the side cut out & was used as a storage shed
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Hello Centralian & GM.
I for one have thoroughly enjoyed viewing your shots at length this evening. What a wonderful, eclectic collection of buses there was in Wollongong in the 50/60/70's.
Keep posting gents as there are types like me that will always appreciate your posts.
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Part 3 images now re-attached.
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Thanks for sharing these great pics, do you have pics of other operators vehicles in Wollongong around this time such as John J Hills and Keiraville BS

I love these old pics,

Thanks again
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Royal Roamer wrote:Thanks for sharing these great pics, do you have pics of other operators vehicles in Wollongong around this time such as John J Hills and Keiraville BS

I love these old pics,

Thanks again
If you go back through the archives or early posts there have been a fair few postings by various people on the Wollongong fleets. I've previously posted under "Once upon a time..." on Dions, John J Hill, Hills Highway Tours, Greens, and Keiraville. Whether the photos still appear I don't know. Also some personal albums can be accessed through the Board that have images of these fleets. I'm still to tackle Beatties, Horrell and Watts.
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I came across this bit of Ruttys history:

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And I thought Mt Keira Rd was hairy nowadays. This is almost like that "road of death" in Bolivia! I assume it's not pausing at a bus stop.
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It has a missing rear wheel. Does that suggest it was done just for this road and the bus was not used for regular service at the time the picture was taken?
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The conductor has abseilled back down the mountain to pick up a spare.
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Imagine using that bus for the Wollongong free shuttle!
You would need the wheel to support the weight of all the people riding on the roof and holding onto the sides. :lol:
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Great photo collection.

In photo 8 of the ex MTT Adelaide AEC Regal 111,was that originally a half cab? Or was it always a full fronted bus?
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Started with MTT as a half cab - they were all altered to full-front while still in service in Adelaide, as I recall ....

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A prince turned into a frog perhaps? What is the benefit of enclosing the hot engine and adding more glass and bodywork?
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Easier for one man operation.
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Rutty's bus is a White, a lot of buses operated with single rear wheels during that period of time. Rutty & Son - 218-951 White Syd Wood GM
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Back when people were all slim.
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No more than 15 Passengers? GM
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