Tag: Leyland Royal Tiger
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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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Hebble – Leyland PSU1/16 – ECP 500 – 74
Hebble Motor Services1954Leyland PSU1/15Bellhouse-Hartwell C37C This amazing creation was photographed at the Rotherham rally in August 1976. I wonder what has happened to it since. There are photos on flickr showing it undergoing heavy restoration but no further details. It would be great to see it out and about again. Makes you wonder how it…
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Pennine Motor Services – Leyland Royal Tiger – LWY 702
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Pennine Motor Services1953Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13Leyland B44F This photo first appeared on the “Do You Know” page of this website and thanks go to David Oldfield and Dave Farrier for the following information. Pennine Motor Services were and still are a…
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Pennine – Leyland Royal Tiger – MTC 757 & MTD 235
Both photographs by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Pennine Motor Services MTC 757 – 1950 – Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/13 – Brush B44F MTD 235 – 1952 – Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 – Leyland C41C There has been some discussion on another posting about the former…
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Belle Vue Coaches – Leyland Royal Tiger – LOE 300
Copyright Pete Davies Belle Vue Coaches1951Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15Duple Roadmaster ???? As most people visiting this site will know, Dinky made far more examples of the model Duple Roadmaster than Duple ever managed to make of the real thing. Most of the real ones went to Standerwick and, so far as I am aware, there…
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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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Gore’s of Southport – Leyland Royal Tiger – GWM 981
Copyright John Stringer Gore’s of Southport1951Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15Burlingham Seagull C37C new – C41C ??/?? Gore’s Coaches was the trading name of the Southport & Birkdale Motor and Carriage Co. Ltd. of Southport.I was quite taken aback to come across this late survivor of the Royal Tiger/Burlingham Seagull marque in such fine fettle outside Liverpool…
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Warwickshire Miners – Leyland Royal Tiger – GJT 29
Copyright Pete Davies Warwickshire Miners1953Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/16Leyland C41C Here are two views of GJT 29 for your perusal. She is a Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/16, with Leyland’s own C41C bodywork, and is seen at the Southsea rally on 17 June 1984. The odd feature about her is that she was never a PSV. She…
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Hunters – Leyland Royal Tiger – EJR 791
H W Hunter and Sons1952Leyland Royal TigerPlaxton C43F (1966) Hunter’s were a family run business who went for quality rather than quantity. They bought well in the first place, and as we’ve seen before on this site, their vehicles were well looked after and meticulously maintained. ZV 2428 is probably an age related registration that…
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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…