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Newton Road from Sloper Road, Cardiff
Controlled Zone ahead - permit parking only during zone hours 8am-10pm. The text is also in Welsh.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.03 miles
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A line of preserved buses at Cardiff Bus' Open Day
This photo shows a line-up of preserved Cardiff buses with the depot to the far left. The vehicles from left to right are:
a) 258 (G258 HUH) a 1990 Leyland Lynx with an integral Leyland body seating 49
b) 143 (N143 PTG) a 1996 Optare Metrorider midibus seating 31. Withdrawn from
service in 2008.
c) 408 (408 DBO) a 1963 AEC Regent V with an East Lancashire Coachbuilders body
seating 63 (35 on upper deck and 28 on lower deck). It is in the original
City of Cardiff Transport livery of crimson and cream. Withdrawn from
service in 1979.
d) 377 (Y377 GAX) a 2001 Dennis Dart SLF with a Plaxton Pointer body seating
41. Withdrawn from service in 2019.
e) 360 (WTG 360T) a 1979 Bristol VRT with an Alexander body seating 75 (44 on
upper deck and 31 on lower deck) and a detachable roof for it to work on
city tours during the summer months. Withdrawn from service in 1999.
f) 434 (ABO 434B) a 1964 Guy Arab V with a Neepsend body seating 65 (37 on
upper deck and 28 on lower deck). It was converted to open top in 1974 to
operate on city tours. Withdrawn from service in 1982.
g) 512 (MBO 512F) a 1968 AEC Swift with an Alexander body seating 47 in the
crimson and cream livery. Withdrawn from service in 1975.
h) 407 (NDW 407X) a 1982 Volvo-Ailsa with Northern Counties body 74 (39 on the
upper deck and 35 on the lower deck). It is in the orange and white livery
introduced by Cardiff City Transport in the early 1970s. Withdrawn from
service in 2007.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 24 Sep 2022
0.07 miles
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Cardiff Bus Head Office and Depot, Sloper Road, Cardiff
Cardiff Bus is the major operator of bus services in the City and County of Cardiff and surrounding areas, such as Barry and Penarth.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.07 miles
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Junction of Clos Parc Morgannwg and Sloper Road, Cardiff
The black arrow on the direction sign points left along Clos Parc Morgannwg
towards Glamorgan Archives https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5630652 and Cardiff City House of Sport. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5630695
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.07 miles
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Authorised vehicles only, Sloper Road, Cardiff
Entrance to the Cardiff Bus vehicle testing facility in its Leckwith depot. Vehicle height limit 4.9 metres (16 feet).
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.07 miles
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Cardiff's Coat of Arms on an AEC Swift bus
This photo shows the coat of arms on the side of AEC Swift 512 (MBO 512F) which entered service with City of Cardiff Transport in 1968 but was sold to another bus operator in 1975. The coat of arms is explained at https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Cardiff. They are still used by Cardiff City Council but no longer appear on the side of Cardiff's buses.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 24 Sep 2022
0.08 miles
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Concrete blocks alongside Sloper Road, Cardiff
In September 2017 the blocks prevent vehicular access to vacant premises https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5856305 near the corner of Clos Parc Morgannwg.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.08 miles
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The covered terrace at Ninian Park
Image: © Steve Daniels
Taken: 12 Feb 1983
0.08 miles
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Cardiff Bus Leckwith Depot & Offices
Viewed across Sloper Road. Cardiff Bus is the main operator of bus
services in Cardiff and the surrounding area, including Barry and Penarth.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 14 Sep 2017
0.08 miles
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Cardiff Bus Depot (1)
Situated in Sloper Road CF11 8TB, this bus depot houses about 210 vehicles belonging to Cardiff Bus. The orange and green bus in the distance is 542 (CN17 EYM) a 2017 ADL E20D seating 33, and was one of two vehicles running a shuttle service between the bus depot and Cardiff city centre for visitors to the Open Day at the depot.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 24 Sep 2022
0.08 miles