Tag: Leyland Leopard
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North Western – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT – VDB 913 – 913
North Western Road Car 1962Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RTAlexander DP49F This bus was one of the first batch of 36 foot vehicles that North Western acquired. Seen here with LDB 787 fleet number 787 a 1960 Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with a Willowbrook duel purpose 43 seat body at the Shay football ground Halifax (I don’t think Halifax…
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Northern General – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3 – CCN 718D – 2518
The Northern General Transport Company1966Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RMarshall DP49F Photo taken at Wellington Street bus station Leeds. The X97 route was Liverpool to Newcastle via Leeds obviously.Information for this photo was found on the “Bus Lists on the Web” website a very good site indeed can be seen here. 05/01/12 – 07:24 I think that the…
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T R T B – Leyland Leopard – CAJ 432C – 32
Teesside Railless Traction Board1965Leyland LeopardRoe B45F This bus looks very smart in the Dark Green and Cream livery of T. R. T. B. unfortunately it did not look all that good in the new livery of Turquoise and Cream of Teesside Municipal Transport. This drastic change of colour scheme apparently happened because of the formation…
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County Motors – Leyland Leopard PSU3/1R – YCX 539 – 104
County Motors1963Leyland Leopard PSU3/1RWillowbrook B53F Photo taken at the usual Huddersfield bus stop and this buses destination is Dewsbury. The Willowbrook body is very similar to the previous Marshall bodied buses that have been seen on this site or should I say it the other way round as this bus is older than the Marshall…
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North Western – Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT – VDB 913 – 913
North Western Road Car 1962Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RTAlexander DP49F This bus was one of the first batch of 36 foot vehicles that North Western acquired. Seen here with LDB 787 fleet number 787 a 1960 Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with a Willowbrook dual purpose 43 seat body at the Shay football ground Halifax (I don’t think Halifax…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Leopard – OCP 231 – 231
Photograph by unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1961Leyland Leopard L1Weymann B34D I thought that this bus was a one off being a dual entrance vehicle with Halifax Corporation, but on research I find that they had half a dozen Karrier WL6…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Leopard – 9769 RH – 769
East Yorkshire Motor Services 1964Leyland Leopard PSU3/1RWillowbrook DP47F This East Yorkshire Leyland Leopard is on route to Bradford either from or via Birmingham I am sure that it was taken at Doncaster or maybe Rotherham it was 40 odd years ago, if you know let me know. This dual purpose or as my East Yorkshire fleet…
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Stevensons – Leyland Leopard LI – 5907 W – 18
Copyright Ian Wild Stevensons of Spath1960Leyland Leopard LIBurlingham DP41F Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee was an early user of the Leyland Leopard L1 taking six Weymann Fanfare bodied vehicles for the B fleet in 1959 and then five identical for the C fleet in 1960. Later deliveries in 1960 were nine with what I always thought…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Leopard – 1502 WJ – 1002
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1959Leyland Leopard L1Weymann Fanfare C41F This bus delivered as B fleet number 1302 was one of the first batch of six Leopards to enter service in the autumn of 1959. They made quite a stir being completely different from anything that had been purchased previously (if you exclude the one off…
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Poole’s – Leyland Leopard L1 – 9513 RF – 9
Copyright Ian Wild Poole’s of Alsagers Bank1960Leyland Leopard L1Burlingham B43F Pooles of Alsagers Bank (on the outskirts of the Potteries) ran a stage service from their home village to Newcastle under Lyme. One of their fleet was 9513 RF which is almost identical to the ex Sheffield Leopard shown on the site with Stevensons of…