Birch Bros
22nd May 2006
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By far the longest-established independent operator to serve Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire is Birch Bothers.
K7 a Birch-bodied Leyland that was purchased from the War Department in 1919.
K7 a Birch-bodied Leyland that was purchased from the War Department in 1919.
An unidentified Leyland LT7 / Birch is seen in Bridge Street, Luton. There were 9 such vehicles in the fleet, registered BLO973-8 and CLA102-5.
An unidentified Leyland LT7 / Birch is seen in Bridge Street, Luton. There were 9 such vehicles in the fleet, registered BLO973-8 and CLA102-5.
K61 EXO694, a 1938 Leyland LZ2A / Duple, which until rebodying in 1946 originally carried a Birch body.
K61 EXO694, a 1938 Leyland LZ2A / Duple, which until rebodying in 1946 originally carried a Birch body.
K170 GGT184, a 1940 Leyland Titan TD7 new with Birch body, this, however was destroyed by fire in 1946 and replaced by the Barnard body seen here, in 1949.
K170 GGT184, a 1940 Leyland Titan TD7 new with Birch body, this, however was destroyed by fire in 1946 and replaced by the Barnard body seen here, in 1949.
K189 HLY489, a 1947 Leyland Titan PD1 / Birch.
K189 HLY489, a 1947 Leyland Titan PD1 / Birch.
K84 HUW784, a 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 / Windover. New with ECW body, but rebodied in 1949.
K84 HUW784, a 1947 Leyland Tiger PS1 / Windover. New with ECW body, but rebodied in 1949.
K94 JXT494, a 1948 Leyland Tiger PS1 / ECW. A model of one of this batch was produced by Corgi OOC in the 1990s.
K94 JXT494, a 1948 Leyland Tiger PS1 / ECW. A model of one of this batch was produced by Corgi OOC in the 1990s.
Perhaps the most famous Birch vehicles were the Willowbrook-bodied Guy Arab III coaches new in 1951. K210 LXV210 is seen alongside St Pancras Station in Midland Road, NW1.
Perhaps the most famous Birch vehicles were the Willowbrook-bodied Guy Arab III coaches new in 1951. K210 LXV210 is seen alongside St Pancras Station in Midland Road, NW1.
K210 LXV210 is seen in later life in Pancras Road NW1 with revised livery and new grille panel.
K210 LXV210 is seen in later life in Pancras Road NW1 with revised livery and new grille panel.
K211 LXV211 is seen in Midland Road, NW1.
K211 LXV211 is seen in Midland Road, NW1.
K211 LXV211 is seen on the other side of St Pancras in Pancras Road.
K211 LXV211 is seen on the other side of St Pancras in Pancras Road.
K214 LXV214 is seen in Pancras Road, NW1.
K214 LXV214 is seen in Pancras Road, NW1.