Tag: Leyland Tiger Cub
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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…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Tiger Cub – LHE 506 – 1078
Photo by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Yorkshire Traction1957Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Burlingham Seagull C41F If you go back to a previous posting at this link you will be able to compare the difference between this “Yorkshire Traction Seagull” bodywork and the “Ribble Seagull” . The main difference that…
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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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Wallace Arnold Tours – Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 – U 8339
Wallace Arnold Tours Leeds 1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Burlingham Seagull C41F I don’t claim to be more expert than anyone else but I am a huge fan of Burlingham and regard them as one the very best coachbuilders ever. Mark/Series numbers are a bit of a mystery since they were extremely small variations between certain types –…
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East Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – XRR 540 – R40
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. East Midland Motor Services 1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Willowbrook DP41F Not an operator I know very much about but on researching this particular vehicle it would appear that it started its life with a fleet number of C40. I have come across a…
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Isle of Man Road Services – Leyland Tiger Cub – 3680 MN – 54
Copyright Michael Bishop Isle of Man Road Services Ltd1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Willowbrook DP41F Here is a shot I took of a bus at the Isle of Man Airport in 1966, I took it at the same time 1966 as the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland Titan posted two weeks ago. As stated on that…
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North Western – Leyland Tiger Cub – LDB 709 – 709
Copyright John Smith North Western Road Car1957Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2TBurlingham C41F Awhile ago the above photo was sent to me with the following comment. I wondered if this picture of a North Western coach taken on the A5085 Blackpool Road, Lea, Preston heading towards/away from Blackpool (see comments) would interest you? My dad (Jack Smith)…
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Stratford Blue – Leyland Tiger Cub – 2745 AC – 44
Copyright Roger Cox Stratford-upon-Avon Blue Motors Ltd1959Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Willowbrook B45F In his comment upon Michael Bishop’s posting of the Isle of Man Road Services Leyland Tiger Cub with a Willowbrook DP41F, Ian Wild refers to the very similar Stratford Blue Leyland PSUC1/1 Tiger Cubs. Pictured in August 1970, this is No.44, 2745 AC, the…
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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 Midland – Leyland Tiger Cub – R 324 – ORR 324
East Midland Motor Services1954Leyland Tiger CubSaunders-Roe B44F This batch was a favourite of mine. The Saro body looked so much better than many contemporary offerings. These were sometimes to be found on East Midland route 99 Chesterfield to Sheffield via Ford and Ridgeway. This picture is in the maroon livery but they looked even better…