Tag: Burlingham
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Burlingham’s flock of Seagulls – Part 3
To read Part 1 click here or Part 2 click here Not Really Seagulls Burlingham’s bodywork for front engined chassis evolved from the “full fronted” Sun Saloon model of the late 1940s (some later versions of which carried the Seagull “tank” moulding on their sides) into this nameless “Seagull lookalike”. The 1953 body on this…
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Burlingham’s flock of Seagulls – Part 2
Not read Part 1 Click here The move to lighter designs (by both bodywork and chassis manufacturers) had been occasioned by tumbling revenues as operators felt the pinch from increasing private car ownership. Similar economic pressures led operators to demand a front entrance version of the Seagull which could be one-man operated on scheduled express…
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Burlingham’s flock of Seagulls – Part 1
The original Mark 1 Seagull was a beautiful machine and is represented here by PSU1/15 Royal Tiger HAW 579. Delivered to Whittle of Highley in 1951, and painted in their stylish dark blue and red livery, it was a 39 seater. It was later sold to Buckminster of Leighton Buzzard.(R F Mack via G R…
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United Services – Leyland Titan PD2/3 – BCK 460
Photograph P Haywood United Services1947Leyland Titan PD2/3Burlingham L53R A few days ago I received an email from a Mr Paul Haywood with a photo attached, below is the email, above is the photo. “I have just come across your site, and noticed the article on United Services. Attached is a poor view of a United…
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Manchester Corporation – Leyland Titan – TNA 494 – 3494
Manchester Corporation1958Leyland Titan PD2/40Burlingham H37/28R – Leyland H32/28R Mention has been made elsewhere on this site of Manchester 3494 getting beheaded at the Bridgewater Canal and gaining the body from 3363, the chassis of which had been damaged in an accident.The above photo is a photo of 3494 with its original Burlingham body shown at…
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Hunter’s – Leyland Tiger TS7 – JR 6600 – 21
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. H W Hunter and Sons1937Leyland Tiger TS7Burlingham B35F Another from H W Hunter and Sons. New to them in 1937, JR 6600 was a B35F Burlingham bodied Leyland TS7. Photographer unknown – if you took this photo please go to…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Leyland Tiger – NLJ 267 – 89
Copyright Ray Soper Bournemouth Corporation1953Leyland Tiger PSU1/13Burlingham B41F This shot is from the Ray Soper “Gallery” contribution A Trolleybus tour in Bournemouth click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment regarding this…
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Wallace Arnold Tours – Leyland Tiger – LNW 262
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd1947/1950Leyland Tiger PS1Burlingham FC33F This photograph is yet another from my dusty collection, taken by an unknown photographer. It shows Wallace Arnold LNW 262, one of a large batch of Leyland PS1s purchase in the immediate post-war…
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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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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…