Tag: Harrington
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Worthing Tramocar – Shelvoke & Drewry – PO 1748 – 7
Worthing Tramocar 1930 Shelvoke & Drewry "Freighter" Harrington B20R Here is a picture (a small Box Brownie holiday snap dated 1935 from my collection), showing two Worthing Tramocars’ on the Seafront of that West Sussex town. The rear of the two vehicles is a Shelvoke & Drewry "Freighter" chassis (No. 03:1059), with a Harrington B20R…
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Wilts & Dorset – Leyland Tiger – CHR 485
Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1940Leyland Tiger TS8Harrington C32R When photographed at Brighton during the 1970 HCVC Rally, this ex Wilts & Dorset Leyland Tiger TS8 with a Harrington C32R body had been converted into a caravan. A picture of this coach in its former glory may be found here:- www.flickr.com/photos/ingythewingy/ Although the TS8 had nominally been…
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Rye Hill Park Coaches – Leyland Tiger – CKO 979
Rye Hill Park Coaches1936Leyland TS7Harrington C32F In May and June 1936 Maidstone & District bought twenty oil engined Leyland TS7 coaches with Harrington C32F bodies. These proved to be excellent purchases, but after thirteen years, including wartime, of hard work, the Harrington bodies showed signs of fatigue. During 1949 and 1950 the entire batch was…
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Harper Bros – Leyland Tiger PS2 – LTF 808 – 22
Copyright Ray Soper Harper Bros1950Leyland Tiger PS2Harrington C??F This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled “Harper Brothers of Heath Hayes” 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…
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Scarlet Pimpernel Motors – Leyland Tiger – JYC 855
Scarlet Pimpernel Motors1947Leyland Tiger PS1Harrington C33F JYC 855 is a Leyland PS1 with a Harrington Fin C33F body dating from 1947 and registered in March 1948 to Scarlet Pimpernel Motors of Minehead in Somerset, and is now part of the Roger Burdett collection.It was new to Porlock Weir Motor Services (trading as Blue Motors) in…
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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 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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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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Mexborough & Swinton – Leyland Royal Tiger – OUF 834 – 103
Copyright John Stringer Mexborough & Swinton Traction Co Ltd1954Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/11Harrington Wayfarer C26C Mexborough & Swinton acquired a number of former Southdown vehicles during the 1960’s, including this Royal Tiger with Harrington Wayfarer coachwork. New to Southdown in 1954 as its 834, it was one of a batch (830-834) of five Royal Tigers with…
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Berresford Motors – Leyland Royal Tiger – HWV 793
Berresford Motors Ltd (Cheddleton)1952Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15Harrington Contender C41C (1956) Berresford’s ex Wilts and Dorset (originally Silver Star, Porton Down) Royal Tiger rounds the perimeter road of Longton Bus Station on 20th June 1971. This coach was new to Silver Star in July 1952 with a Leyland C41C body as built in large numbers for…