[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by DaveinLeeds

Right folks, here we go!

I'm doing some research into when all UK bus companies finished with conductors on regular scheduled services and as yet I haven't managed to find a final date for Hyndburn, although I would imagine it would be around 1980 if it's anything like other companies. It's not when the last half-cabs were withdrawn, but when the fleet became 100% o-p-o.

As a supplementary point and having mentioned half-cabs, I read on another site that the final batch of PD3s, 166-9, were converted to o-p-o in 1972. A feature in Classic Bus some time ago reckoned only 8 companies used half-cab buses as driver only, and Hyndburn wasn't on that list, so does anyone know if they were used as driver-only buses or were the plans shelved?
Thanks in anticipation of replies!

Sorry pal but it took me fifteen minutes to reply to this thread and it was lost..............better luck next time.