As ever, great stuff!
MANOR PARK was for short working 92's (another destination that should have remained on the blinds - indeed the last vehicles to get blinds with it on being the 1977/8 Alexander Fleetline's).
That's a potential thread - different names given to the same terminus (that was "Fishponds" when Eager Beavers ran the 92) - in the way that the 31 terminated at "Lower Walkley" whilst the 17 terminated at "Hillsborough" (despite them both being Forbes Road)...
Yes, quite bizarre, but it was in the staff instructions and the PTE and STD (and to some aspects, SYT) were quite reluctant to upset the apple cart. As you say, LOWER WALKLEY was the same place as Forbes Road, even to the extent that when dd's were used after de-reg (because Herries engineering didn't want any more Nationals in the garage, and they couldn't fit in the bays) it was added to the blind. We made an effort to change this in publicity, but, traffic specified the blinds and that was that!
Something a bit different today. These are oddments of blinds, mainly Swift's (a blind I wouldn't mind having a full list of - it's also called the Sheffield 'B' blind - can you believe I forgot to get it when I was young!) and instead of being in order, I've decided to list each one, followed by it's use.
TOP
GAINSBOROUGH
Used on old service 85. Displayed by dd's (they couldn't get there for a low bridge) and sd's.
SOTHALL
Used on old service 25 (long before it was stolen for the estate near Rother Valley Park).
HERRINGTHORPE V. ROAD
Previously discussed as a short working 287 terminus. Last used circa. 1981.
CHRISTCHURCH RD
Is in Pitsmoor, and used for short working Inner Circle journeys.
PETRE STREET (REFORM CHAPEL)
The previous name for the terminus at Upwell Street, beside the Bowling Green pub.
LOWER WALKLEY
As above, Basically, it's Forbes Road in HIllsborough, but used to show the different route taken. In earlier years, the bus did terminate in Walkley, but was extended in the 1960's. Usually restricted to sd's by TC ruiling.
FOX HOUSE
Short runners for bank holidays and Sundays.
EASTERN AVENUE
Used on the old 30/105 services to show direction of travel around the loop.
FORD
Short workings on service 99 to Chesterfield.
RETFORD
Short workings on old service 85.
GLOSSOP
Used for old service 244. Connected with GMPTE services to Manchester.
WORKSOP
Short workings on service 85.
BOTTOM
BELLHOUSE ROAD and SICEY AVENUE
Used on service 150/151 (now 47/48) to show which side of Shiregreen they served first.
BLACKBURN
Used on service 742 to Shardlow's Works.
PENISTONE
HUDDERSFIELD
HALIFAX
Used on services 68 and X68 (today's partial service 29).
DEWSBURY
WAKEFIELD
Used on old services X33/X34.
MEXBOROUGH
On blinds, but no STD or SYPTE (Sheffield) service went there. Possibly on because licence was jointly held for the 90/X90 with Mexborough & Swinton and later Yorkshire Traction.
WORTLEY
THURGOLAND
Specially extended journeys on services 73, 80 and very old 96.
OWLERTON
Used prior to HERRIES ROAD on blinds.
HAWKE STREET
Used on short working 112/113 (712/713).
ROLLESTONE
Used on old services 28/43 and was an old name for the Gleadless Valley. Rollestone Woods is just below Hemsworth.
BUXTON
Used on old SJOC service 84.
UPTON
Used on service 70. Cut back to Hemsworth (WY) and then Wombwell. Only the Neepsend Atlantean's culd be used in preference to sd's.
ORGREAVE
Used on certain journeys on services 23, 25 and 32. Also used on works service 725.
LEEDS
No, not for the X32 (swift's never went, except in emergency) but for the old 66.
GARDEN VILLAGE
Used on Herries Swifts for the Stocksbridge Local service. Staff instructions say 'display BLANK' so this may have been a locally arranged insert.
BRADFORD
This is for the old 67 (morphed with the old 66 in to the 265 to Barnsley).
FRECHEVILLE
Used in conjunction with HACKENTHORPE on service 41.
TODWICK VILL
Used on service 215, but displayed on its own only on the last journey of the day to Todwick.
BAMFORD
Used on service 244.
WHISTON
CANKLOW
287 short workings.
I was wondering do you have a Rotherham blind set from around 1997 - 1998 prior to the Mainline takeover by First of all vehicle types in the Rotherham area or anyone else?