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Jones, Aberbeeg – Leyland Tiger Cub – 889 AAX – 98
Jones, Aberbeeg1961Leyland Tiger CubWeymann B44F 889AAX is a Leyland Tiger Cub from the fleet of Jones, Aberbeeg. According to the Keith Jenkinson book of 1978, she is an OPSUC1/3 from 1959 with conversion to OPSUC1/3T at a later date. The PSVC listing for 2013 shows her without the ‘T’ suffix and says she was first…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Tiger Cub – 6692/3 KH – 692/3
East Yorkshire Motor Services1960Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Harrington C35F This is the pretty village of Thornton le Dale in North Yorkshire on 11th June 1968. A pair of East Yorkshire Tiger Cubs are parked up amongst the cars awaiting the return of their tour passengers. Elegant, attractive coaches enhanced by the livery and the classy gothic…
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Edward Thomas and Son – Leyland Tiger Cub – 6217 PU
Edward Thomas and Son1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Duple C41F This is a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with a Duple Donington C41F body that was bought initially for staff transport by the Shell Oil company in 1961. It went to Edward Thomas of West Ewell, near Epsom, Surrey in November 1968, who in turn disposed of it…
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Merthyr Tydfil Corporation – Tiger Cub – 964 DTJ – 100
Merthyr Tydfil Corporation1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Weymann B44F I haven’t seen any offerings of Merthyr Tydfil vehicles on this site so to correct that, here is an ex-Leyland demonstrator 964 DTJ which found a home with said operator. This classic Weymann B44F body (M8461) was mounted on chassis number 577569 and new in 1958 but is…
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Southdown – Leyland Tiger Cub – UCD 122 – 1122
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Beadle C37F Taken in the mid sixties at the exit of Eastbourne Cavendish Place coach station this photo is of one of the last batch of Southdown’s 130 Tiger Cub/ Beadle coaches.Delivered in 1958 No 1122 registration UCD 122 was one of the last batch of 15 which were…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Tiger Cub – SHE 167 – 1179
Yorkshire Traction Company Ltd1960Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Metro-Cammell B45F This Yorkshire Traction Tiger Cub, 1179 (SHE 167) is seen in All Saints” Square, Rotherham at the loading barrier for service 27 to Barnsley via Hoyland, joint with Rotherham Corporation, in July 1962. The bus is in “Tracky’s” reversed livery of predominantly cream with red trim, reserved…
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E J Deeble, Liskeard – Leyland Tiger Cub – MMR 553 – 4
E J Deeble Liskeard1955Leyland PSUC1/2Harrington C41C E J Deeble operated some local services in the Liskeard area of Cornwall. In June 1978 this coach originally owned by Silver Star, Porton Down who sold out to Wilts and Dorset in the 1960s was operating a service outside Liskeard Railway Station – a commendable bus/rail link. Note…
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West Bromwich – Leyland Tiger Cub – UEA 213 – 213
West Bromwich (County Borough of) Transport Department1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/4Mulliner B39R This was one of three buses purchased by West Bromwich in 1958, which were unusual for two reasons. Firstly they represent a rare foray by Mulliner into the full size bus market; they were known for their bodies on smaller Bedfords, with substantial numbers…
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Alpine Travel – Leyland Tiger Cub – WND 477
Alpine Travel1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Duple Britannia C41F Photographed in Llandudno some ten years ago is this Hughes Bros Alpine Tours Tiger Cub WND 477, which started life in August 1958 with Spencer Tours of Manchester. This firm merged with Smiths of Wigan which later became part of Shearings. On my several visits to Llandudno over…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland TB2 – CRH 928 – 3
Kingston upon Hull Corporation TransportLeyland TB21937Weymann H28/26R The first trolleybus route in Hull commenced in June, 1937. It replaced the tram route SWC, but not directly, as a short lived motorbus service, numbered 12 ran in the interval between the end of the trams and the start of the trolleybuses. The route ran along Spring…