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Exeter Corporation – Leyland Tiger – EFJ 666 – 66
Exeter Corporation1938Leyland Tiger TS8Cravens B32R Here we have Exeter City 66, a Leyland Tiger TS8 with Cravens B32R body and dates from 1938. It is owned by Colin Shears and is part of the West of England Transport Collection based at Winkleigh in North Devon. Here it is seen in the late evening working a…
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West Riding – Leyland Tiger PS2 – EHL 336 – 725
West Riding Automobile1953Leyland Tiger PS2/12Roe C35F EHL 336 affectionately known as Ethel, or if you are a chemist like me Ethyl, is a Leyland PS2 from 1953 with imposing 30ft x 8ft body. It was new as West Riding fleet number 725, and saw further use with Boddys of Bridlington before being preserved. Restoration was…
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Wakefields Motors – Leyland Tiger TS8 – FT 45?4 – 104
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Wakefields Motors1937Leyland Tiger TS8Duple C30F Regarded by many as one of the most handsome pre war coach bodies, if my information is correct, Wakefields Motors had four of these C30F Duple Coronations. FT 45?4/7 – 104/7, from 1937, were on…
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East Kent – Leyland Tiger – CFN 104
East Kent1948Leyland Tiger PS1/1Park Royal C32R CFN 104 is a Tiger PS1/1 from the East Kent fleet. She has Park Royal body, listed as C32R. It has been discussed at length on these pages in the past, but I find it annoying that the vehicle clearly has a door, but the standard PSVC terminology doesn’t…
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Ribble – Leyland Tiger – FV 5737 – 753
Ribble Motor Services1936Leyland Tiger TS7Duple C31F FV 5737, Leyland Tiger TS7, was new to W C Standerwick of Blackpool in 1936. In the post-war years, she was transferred across to the Ribble fleet and given this Duple C31F body in 1950. In the renumbering system, she became 753. She’s seen at the Winkleigh Open Day…
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Birmingham City – Leyland Tiger – JOJ 245 – 2245
Birmingham City Transport1950Leyland Tiger PS2Weymann B34F This superb combination of Leyland Tiger and classic Weymann single-deck body is further enhanced by the application of Birmingham City livery. 2245 is well-maintained by the Transport Museum, Wythall. Chassis number is 495582, body number M4624 and seating is B34F. Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson 05/07/15 –…
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Burnley, Colne & Nelson JTC – Leyland Tiger – CHG 540 – 40
Burnley, Colne & Nelson JTC1954Leyland Tiger PS2/14East Lancs B39R Leyland PS2/14 chassis number 540923 was first delivered to Burnley, Colne & Nelson in 1954 with East Lancs B39R body number EL 5042. In 1958 it was rebodied to B39F by East Lancs, body number EL 5340 for one man operation.It is seen here on October…
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Ramsbottom UDC – Leyland Tiger – HTB 656 – 17
Ramsbottom Urban District Council1947Leyland Tiger PS1Roe B35R Very few of the Urban District Councils in England and Wales had powers to operate public transport systems, and Ramsbottom was one of the smallest, with a fleet of 12 in 1965. I think Colwyn Bay may have been holder of the ‘smallest’ title. Ramsbottom was absorbed into…
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Southdown – Leyland Tiger – HCD 449 – 1249
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1947Leyland Tiger PS1/1ECW C31R HCD 449 is a Leyland Tiger PS1/1 with an ECW C31R bodywork (with door!) and dates from 1947, when it joined Southdown. We see it at an open day at the Brijan Tours depot in Curdridge – just outside Botley – on 22 April 2012. These open days…