Tag: Harrington
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Black & White – Leyland Leopard – DDG 256C – 256
Black & White Motorways1965Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RHarrington C47F DDG 256C is a Leyland Leopard with Harrington coachwork, in the fleet of Black & White Motorways of Cheltenham. We see her at Southampton Coach Station – the “real” one in Bedford Place – on 22 August 1970. She’s on an Associated Motorways (remember?) service to Derby. Photograph…
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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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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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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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East Kent – Ford Thames 570E – TJG 440
East Kent Road Car Co Ltd1960Ford Thames 570EHarrington Crusader Mk1 C41F East Kent Road Car Co Ltd. bought this smart unique vehicle into the fleet at the start of the 1960’s, this was a common sight with the coach touring fleets around the country but for East Kent, this was a one off. A Ford…
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Southdown – Dennis Falcon – FUF 181 – 181
Southdown Motor Services1939Dennis Falcon P4Harrington B30C In 1938, Dennis replaced its multiplicity of of small buses for lightly trafficked routes – Dart, Pike, Arrow Minor, Ace and Mace – with one model, the Falcon. This was offered with normal or forward control, the engine options being Dennis 3.77 side valve petrol, or Gardner 4LK or…
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Southdown – Commer Avenger – XUF 55 – 55
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1960Commer Avenger IVHarrington C35F Southdown, ever primarily a Leyland operator (though Guy got a look in from time to time) also had a modest requirement for lighter chassis. Despite having operated the OB model successfully, Southdown then eschewed the Bedford SB when it looked for a lightweight coach chassis in the late…
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Charlie’s Cars – Albion Valiant – LJ 9501 – 57
Charlie’s Cars (Bournemouth)1934Albion ValiantHarrington C32F In my early days of working in Southampton, I worked with a fellow whose Secondary School days had been spent in Christchurch, then in Hampshire. He commented several times about the firm ‘Charlie’s Cars’, saying that one of his teachers was something of a snob who refused to use the…