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East Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – XRR 540 – R40
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Midland Motor Services 1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Willowbrook DP41F Not an operator I know very much about but on researching this particular vehicle it would appear that it started its life with a fleet number of C40. I have come across a…
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Isle of Man Road Services – Leyland Tiger Cub – 3680 MN – 54
Copyright Michael Bishop Isle of Man Road Services Ltd1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Willowbrook DP41F Here is a shot I took of a bus at the Isle of Man Airport in 1966, I took it at the same time 1966 as the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland Titan posted two weeks ago. As stated on that…
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North Western – Leyland Tiger Cub – LDB 709 – 709
Copyright John Smith North Western Road Car1957Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2TBurlingham C41F Awhile ago the above photo was sent to me with the following comment. I wondered if this picture of a North Western coach taken on the A5085 Blackpool Road, Lea, Preston heading towards/away from Blackpool (see comments) would interest you? My dad (Jack Smith)…
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Stratford Blue – Leyland Tiger Cub – 2745 AC – 44
Copyright Roger Cox Stratford-upon-Avon Blue Motors Ltd1959Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Willowbrook B45F In his comment upon Michael Bishop’s posting of the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland Tiger Cub with a Willowbrook DP41F, Ian Wild refers to the very similar Stratford Blue Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cubs. Pictured in August 1970, this is No.44, 2745 AC, the…
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Silver Star – Leyland Tiger Cub – MMR 552/3 – 10/26
Copyright Pete Davies Silver Star Motor Services1956Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Harrington C41C Here is a view of MMR552 and 553 fleet numbers 10 and 26, Tiger Cubs with Harrington coach bodies from the dear departed fleet of Silver Star, Porton, near Salisbury. I have seen and photographed both of them on a number of occasions, but…
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East Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – R 324 – ORR 324
East Midland Motor Services1954Leyland Tiger CubSaunders-Roe B44F This batch was a favourite of mine. The Saro body looked so much better than many contemporary offerings. These were sometimes to be found on East Midland route 99 Chesterfield to Sheffield via Ford and Ridgeway. This picture is in the maroon livery but they looked even better…
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Southdown – Leyland Tiger Cub – MUF 637 – 637
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1954Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Duple/Nudd B39F The recent posting of the Edinburgh Guy Arab re-bodied by Nudd Brothers & Lockyer reminded me of this batch of saloons delivered to Southdown in 1954. This batch of Leyland Tiger Cubs were numbered 620-639 registered MUF 620-639 with B39F seating layout which oddly had a single…
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Green Bus Service – Leyland Tiger Cub – BCW 466B
Green Bus Service1964Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/11East Lancs B43F The Late Graham Martin’s Green Bus Service (aka Warstone Motors) ran routes in rural Staffordshire. Here is an ex-Burnley Colne and Nelson Leyland Tiger Cub with East Lancs body it was fleet number 66 in their fleet. It is seen in this shot leaving the village of…
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Alexander (Fife) – Leyland Tiger Cub – RMS 714 – FPD225
W Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Alexander C41F RMS 714 is a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Alexander body and was new to W Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd in 1961 arriving just as the Alexander empire was split into three separate companies. It was delivered in Alexander’s blue and cream livery but…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Leyland Tiger Cub – RRU 901 – 264
Bournemouth Corporation1955Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Park Royal B42F RRU 901 was originally Bournemouth 264 – a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with Park Royal B42F body. It started life in Bournemouth 96 with an open rear entrance and front exit with doors in 1955. It was rebodied around 1957 for One Man Operation. It lasted until 1971…