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Ellen Smith Tours – Leyland Leopard – CDK 448C
Ellen Smith’s Tours (Rochdale)1965Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RHarrington C49F CDK 448C is quite clearly a 1965 Leyland Leopard with Harrington body, as seen in the first view. She is of the PSU3/3R variety although some sources have her as a PSU3/3RT, while the seating is of the C49F layout. She is seen at the Harrington Event at…
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Ribble – Leyland Leopard – PCK 618 – 1036
Ribble Motor Services1961Leyland Leopard L2THarrington Cavalier C32F This Leyland Leopard L2 with Harrington Cavalier C32F body was new to Ribble in 1961. The low seating capacity means it was one of the touring fleet. I do have a query about the chassis designation, because some of my sources mention a twin-speed rear axle, meaning it…
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Western Welsh – Leyland Leopard – OUH 177G – 177
Western Welsh1969Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4RTPlaxton C49F Western Welsh buses ran in a maroon livery however this smart blue and ivory was applied to coaches for a period. OUH 177G is a preserved example of the Leyland PSU3A/4RT (900597) with Plaxton Panorama Elite C49F coachwork (693263). The batch of six delivered in April 1969 were fitted with…
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Standerwick – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3R – TRN 731 -731
W. C. Standerwick Ltd1963Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RPlaxton C49F After the renumbering from a plain consecutive series (2777 seems to have been the highest reached) in September 1950, Ribble adopted a numbering system whereby numbers were reused. Those of the Standerwick subsidiary were in the 1-200 group. This policy was changed again after the acquisition of Scout…
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Drake & Mc Cowen – Leyland LB2 – XP 435 – B21
Drake & Mc.Cowen1923Leyland LB2Dodson O48RO I thought I’d lost this photo until I found it today tucked inside a book.My father was very friendly with Joe Mc.Cowen and I think he fought with his nephew(?) in the war (sadly he was killed in N Africa in 1941).Joe lived at 1 Bonny Street Camden Town NW1…
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City Coach Company – Leyland Gnu – FGC 593 – G1
City Coach Company (Brentwood)1938Leyland TEP1 GnuDuple C40C This vehicle was the third and last TEP1 chassis and was delivered new to the City Coach Co in August 1938 as fleet number G1. City’s later Gnus were of chassis type TEC2. When new the Duple bodywork was in C40C lay-out.The vehicle was sold to a dealer…
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London Transport – Leyland Cub – CLX 548 – C111
London Transport1936Leyland Cub SKPZ2Park Royal RC18F CLX 548 is a Leyland Cub SKPZ2 and dates from 1936. New to London Transport with fleet number C111, she has Park Royal C18F bodywork in what used to be called an ‘observation coach’ style. Some people call this body layout as HDC18F while others call it RC18F. This…
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McLeod – Leyland Comet – AYJ 867
McLeod (Helmsdale)1950?Leyland CometPlaxton C??F The Comet was Leyland’s offering in the same market sector as Bedford’s all-conquering OB, though with a few more seats and (usually) a diesel engine. It was a purpose-built PSV chassis, sharing mechanical components with the truck of the same name and similar appearance. This Plaxton-bodied example was new to Dickson…
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Douglas Corporation – Leyland Comet – KMN 519 – 21
Douglas Corporation1959Leyland Comet CPO1Park Royal B30F We don’t often see a Leyland Comet with bus or coach body, as it was normally considered to be a lorry chassis, and we see even fewer in Municipal liveries, but Douglas Corporation’s fleet was renowned for being “different”! KMN 519 is an example of the CPO1 model, with…
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Scarlet Coaches – Leyland Comet – MYA 590
Scarlet Coaches (Minehead)1950Leyland Comet CPP1Harrington C29F Here we have another wonderful example of how a coat of paint can make such a difference to the way almost anything can appear. MYA 590 is a Leyland Comet CPP1 with Harrington C29F body. In the first view, it is in the livery of Scarlet Coaches of Minehead,…