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H W Hunter and Sons – Leyland Tiger – CNL 425 22
H W Hunter and Sons1948Leyland Tiger PS1/1Plaxton FC33F CNL 425, a PS1/1 Leyland Tiger, seen here sporting a FC33F Plaxton body of 1956 vintage. It was one of two identical 1948 vehicles delivered new to H W Hunter and Sons of Seaton Delaval, the other being CTY 457. When new they had C33F Burlingham bodies,…
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Birmingham City – Leyland Tiger – JOJ 231 – 2231
Birmingham City Transport1950Leyland Tiger PS2/1Weymann B34F JOJ 231 is something of a rarity for the Birmingham fleet – a single decker! It is a Leyland Tiger PS2/1 with Weymann B34F body, new in 1950. We see it in the Weymouth rally on 1 July 1979 – where the combination of Kodachrome II film and lighting…
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Caerphilly UDC – Leyland Tiger – LTX 311 – 1
Caerphilly Urban District Council1952Leyland Tiger PS2/5Massey B35F Fleet number 1 in the small Caerphilly concern was allocated to this less than common Massey-bodied single-deck Leyland PS2/5. Chassis number is 520623 and the body is number 2083 B35F. This image was taken at Bus & Coach Wales in Merthyr Tydfil 14/09/2014. Photograph and Copy contributed by…
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Green – Leyland Tiger – PRE 900
Green (Brierley Hill)1948Leyland Tiger PS1/1Burlingham C33F Seen in the summer of 1961 on a rather run down estate beside Mitcham Common is PRE 900, a Leyland Tiger PS1/1 delivered in July 1948 to Green of Brierley Hill, near Dudley, West Midlands. The C33F body is by Burlingham. I do not know its subsequent history and…
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London Transport – Leyland Tiger – JXC 288 – TD 95
London Transport1949Leyland Tiger PS1Mann Egerton B30F Following the cessation of hostilities in 1945, the London Passenger Transport Board found itself seriously short of serviceable vehicles, partly through enemy action but equally because of the time expired nature of much of the fleet. To compound the problem, 55 T type AEC Regals and 20 Leyland Cubs…
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Hebble – Leyland PSU1/16 – ECP 500 – 74
Hebble Motor Services1954Leyland PSU1/15Bellhouse-Hartwell C37C This amazing creation was photographed at the Rotherham rally in August 1976. I wonder what has happened to it since. There are photos on flickr showing it undergoing heavy restoration but no further details. It would be great to see it out and about again. Makes you wonder how it…
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Ribble – Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 – LCK 712 – 998
Ribble Motor Services1958Leyland Tiger CubBurlingham “Seagull” Mk 3 C41F We are travelling in style today on a rather nice coach or as when I was a young lad I would always say “are we going on a chara” more than likely originates from charabanc. The Yorkshire dialect as a tendency to shorten words and does…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Tiger Cub – LHE 506 – 1078
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Yorkshire Traction1957Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Burlingham Seagull C41F If you go back to a previous posting at this link you will be able to compare the difference between this “Yorkshire Traction Seagull” bodywork and the “Ribble Seagull” . The main difference that…
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North Western – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT – VDB 913 – 913
North Western Road Car 1962Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RTAlexander DP49F This bus was one of the first batch of 36 foot vehicles that North Western acquired. Seen here with LDB 787 fleet number 787 a 1960 Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with a Willowbrook duel purpose 43 seat body at the Shay football ground Halifax (I don’t think Halifax…
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Wallace Arnold Tours – Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 – U 8339
Wallace Arnold Tours Leeds 1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Burlingham Seagull C41F I don’t claim to be more expert than anyone else but I am a huge fan of Burlingham and regard them as one the very best coachbuilders ever. Mark/Series numbers are a bit of a mystery since they were extremely small variations between certain types –…