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Name
Era
Job
Billy Chaddock  (Little Bill) conductor

Frankie Holdcroft

Supposedly the first Conductor Sam Employed. Conductor
Fanny Holdcroft Not Employed but had Vital Role! Made Tea For drivers
Alfie Morgan conductor
Billy Schofield Driver
Maurice Austin   Driver
Joe Berrisford    
Lenny Lovatt conductor
Stan Brown   Driver
Dennis Morris conductor
Peggy Sheldon conductor
Bob Cumberlidge Worked Garage Shift after Sid Shaw
Sid Shaw Driver on Garage Shift
Frankie Frost   Driver
Jack Sutton conductor
Bill Snape conductor
Tony Pomelli   Driver
Graham Salt   Driver
Charlie Lutas   Driver
Bill Wood   Driver
     
Freddie Willott   Part Time Driver
Neville Cunliffe   Driver
Terry Rule   Driver
Bernard   Driver
Graham Adams   Driver

This is a work in progress!

Almost every member of the famillies helped out at various times and in many ways not recorded here.  Regular family staff were

Name Relation What They Did
Gordon Turner Snr Son Driver, Mechanic, did everything really but came into his own on coach outings.
Edwin Turner Son Driver - Mechanic. Did the Wages untill 1970
Olwyn Snape Daughter Conducted (especially during the war years) and worked in the office after 1974 after Roy Turner died
Allan Turner Son Driver and garage duties started to do office work in late 60's.  Always did the signwriting.
Roy Turner Son

Always lived at the Garage.

Was born and died there.

Was a conductor and a qualified mechanic (Associated Buses).

He also counted all the money and cashed up on a Sunday morning.

     
Gordon Turner Son of Gordon Turner Snr 

First Grandson to work officially for business

Started conducting, working in the garage and then driving. Worked for PMT after the takeover

Russel Turner Son of Gordon Turner Snr  Conducted especially while off from University
     
Stephen Turner Son Of Edwin Turner Garage work   Worked for PMT after the takeover
     
Peter Roy Turner Son Of Roy Turner Garage work, cleaning as a boy then occasionally conducting when 16 (without badge) badged at 18 and conducted most Saturdays and Bank Holidays untill 24 then occasionally as needed
     
Geoffrey Allan Turner Son of Allan Turner Conducted the Mill Girls Bus before School and during Holidays

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
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