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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,…
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Portsmouth Corporation – Leyland Cheetah – BTP 946 – 46
Copyright P J Marshall Portsmouth Corporation1939Leyland Cheetah LZ4Wadham B32R Portsmouth Corporations fleet number 46 was the last of a batch of 6 Leyland LZ4 Cheetahs, 41-46 (BTP 941-946), with locally-built Wadham bodywork, new in 1939. 41 and 42 were withdrawn in 1941, after suffering war damage. This view of 46 at Eastney Depot was taken…
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Blue Motors – Leyland Cheetah – EYA 923
Blue Motors1939Leyland Cheetah LZ5Harrington C31F EYA 923 was new in 1939. She is a Leyland Cheetah LZ5, with Harrington C31F body, complete with the tailfin, and we see her at Amberley during the Harrington Gathering on 3 June 2012. Some confusion creeps in about her origins, as I have seen mentions in different places of…
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Bradford Corporation – Leyland Badger – KW 7604
Bradford Corporation1930Leyland Badger TA4Plaxton B20F The Leyland Badger was a haulage model introduced in 1920, but progressively developed for heavier weights up to the outbreak of WW2. This little bus, a TA4 4 tonner (denoting payload), was purchased by Bradford for its Welfare Department in 1930, when the city motorbus fleet then consisted of AEC…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Atlantean – FHE 340D – 1340L
Yorkshire Traction1966Leyland Atlantean PDR1/2Northern Counties H42/33F I do not have many photos of rear engined buses they did not have the same charisma has the front engined buses, a little bit boxy for me. Although this Northern Counties body on this bus does look good, mind you I think it was brand new at the…