What happened to these coach companies?

[mardi-bum]

I drive coaches for Ashley Travel, we still have a couple of Burdetts Coaches (still in business) and we even have an old Grant and McAllen coach which has the same livery as Ashley Travel Coaches.

[Asaw]

Here is a scan from the 1973 Kelly's Directory showing local coach firms. One that isn't mentioned is L. & D. Hadfield whose depot was at 51 Montgomery Terrace Road near the Royal Infirmary. Old Mr Hadfield was interested in fair organs, traction engines, steam fairs etc. and he used to run cheap day excursions to these events. He also ran a haulage business, and this is how the firm is listed in the 1973 directory, the coach operation having ended by then.

 

Think Les Hadfield sold out to Kirkby's

[stevew]

Hadfield's provided the coaches which pupils from Parson cross and the Ecclesfield area used to travel on to Woodhouse Grammar School daily from 1958 to the mid or late sixties.

At the most I think there were three coaches, normally driven by Les Hadfield and I believe his two sons.

[Jacko 1]

What has happend to Syd Woods coaches ? I remember being let down by another company in Rotherham and we had a bus load of children to take to a schoolboy international at Wembley waiting at the kerb side. Sid Wood was phoned and within 30 minutes we were on our way and we didn't miss any of the game, once again a belated thank you to your company.

[jwilliamson]

What has happend to Syd Woods coaches ? I remember being let down by another company in Rotherham and we had a bus load of children to take to a schoolboy international at Wembley waiting at the kerb side. Sid Wood was phoned and within 30 minutes we were on our way and we didn't miss any of the game, once again a belated thank you to your company.

 

A long time gone! Syd Wood was a lovely bloke - I went to school in the sixties, with his daughter Pam who came third in a Miss England beauty contest. She used to be picked on at school because she was gorgeous and the mutts who bullied her weren't! She must be nearly 60 now - scary!

[stpetre]

I remember Drabbles coaches on Scott Rd, when you think how many coaches were used for the annual working mans club trips, there must have been an awful lot in the Sheffield area.

 

I think Reg Drabble only had one coach. Also in Pitsmoor were Littlewood's, office on Spital Hill and garage at Petre Street/Garter Street.

Edited January 23, 2018 by stpetre
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[Barry Smith]

I think Reg Drabble only had one coach. Also in Pitsmoor were Littlewood's, office on Spital Hill and garage at Petre Street/Garter Street.

 

Seem to remember Reg having a couple of smaller coaches too,,I used to do his auto electrics

[Martin I]

Reg Drabble's fleet varied, usually 2 or 3 at a time.

[stpetre]

Reg Drabble's fleet varied, usually 2 or 3 at a time.

 

Reg Drabble used to live in (or part of it) a huge house at the Grimesthorpe Road/Torbay Road junction. He later moved house to nearby Scott Road but don't recall where he garaged the coaches.

[Martin I]

138 Scott Road is the address given in Trade Directories...