Motor Coach Tours : booklet issued by the Harrogate Road Car Co Ltd., West Yorkshire, c1923

            It's strange to think that this little booklet, describing the various motor coach tours run by the Harrogate Road Car Company Ltd is almost a century old. The booklet is not dated but the pictorial map, drawn by "Jeanie (or Jessie) Burns" of the Harrogate School of Art appears to be dated 1923. 

That date would fit fairly neatly into the chronology of the Harrogate Road Car as, in 1924, the concern was effectively acquired by the Tilling & British Automobile Traction group and the name changed to the Harrogate & District Road Car Company. In January 1928, they were merged with Blythe & Berwick of Bradford to form the West Yorkshire RCC, a concern that many still recall. The Harrogate RCC was originally formed in 1906 and, for many years, ran steam buses - an early experiment with petrol engined Daimlers acquired in February 1914 lasting only months before they were requisitioned by the War Office for military use. Another clue as to the date of this booklet is the photograph of the Road Car's "cars". A fine fleet of pneumatically tyred vehicles and, I'm sure, they are mostly the 1923 purchase of Fiat 14-seat coaches that passed to the new operator in 1924 some with fleet numbers 05 - 10. The registarion index marks of these included WY 6249 to WY 6251 - the first two in this line up look like WY 6253 and 6254 and that could accord with 012 and 013 in the fleet? They did not last long apparently being withdrawn in 1927/8 but that was not rare - roads meted out some rough treatment to early chassis!

The tours advertised range from local runs to outings at longer distances to the Yorkshire and Lancashire coastal resorts. The furthest expedition was to the Dukeries and, on the roads of 1923, that must have been quite 'the day out'! - but as the booklet states "To ride in a char-a-banc is one thing" to enjoy motor coaching ... with bodues beautifully sprung and with pneumatic or super-resiliant tyres, gives a sense of coach gliding....Indeed, you return from a trip ... with a feeling of freshness and a zest for further excursions of a like nature which are in themselves a tonic."

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