Tag: Leyland Tiger Cub
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Southdown – Leyland Tiger Cub – MUF 637 – 637
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1954Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Duple/Nudd B39F The recent posting of the Edinburgh Guy Arab re-bodied by Nudd Brothers & Lockyer reminded me of this batch of saloons delivered to Southdown in 1954. This batch of Leyland Tiger Cubs were numbered 620-639 registered MUF 620-639 with B39F seating layout which oddly had a single…
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Green Bus Service – Leyland Tiger Cub – BCW 466B
Green Bus Service1964Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/11East Lancs B43F The Late Graham Martin’s Green Bus Service (aka Warstone Motors) ran routes in rural Staffordshire. Here is an ex-Burnley Colne and Nelson Leyland Tiger Cub with East Lancs body it was fleet number 66 in their fleet. It is seen in this shot leaving the village of…
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Alexander (Fife) – Leyland Tiger Cub – RMS 714 – FPD225
W Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Alexander C41F RMS 714 is a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with Alexander body and was new to W Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd in 1961 arriving just as the Alexander empire was split into three separate companies. It was delivered in Alexander’s blue and cream livery but…
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Bournemouth Corporation – Leyland Tiger Cub – RRU 901 – 264
Bournemouth Corporation1955Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Park Royal B42F RRU 901 was originally Bournemouth 264 – a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1 with Park Royal B42F body. It started life in Bournemouth 96 with an open rear entrance and front exit with doors in 1955. It was rebodied around 1957 for One Man Operation. It lasted until 1971…
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Jones, Aberbeeg – Leyland Tiger Cub – 889 AAX – 98
Jones, Aberbeeg1961Leyland Tiger CubWeymann B44F 889AAX is a Leyland Tiger Cub from the fleet of Jones, Aberbeeg. According to the Keith Jenkinson book of 1978, she is an OPSUC1/3 from 1959 with conversion to OPSUC1/3T at a later date. The PSVC listing for 2013 shows her without the ‘T’ suffix and says she was first…
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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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Edward Thomas and Son – Leyland Tiger Cub – 6217 PU
Edward Thomas and Son1961Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Duple C41F This is a Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2 with a Duple Donington C41F body that was bought initially for staff transport by the Shell Oil company in 1961. It went to Edward Thomas of West Ewell, near Epsom, Surrey in November 1968, who in turn disposed of it…
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Merthyr Tydfil Corporation – Tiger Cub – 964 DTJ – 100
Merthyr Tydfil Corporation1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Weymann B44F I haven’t seen any offerings of Merthyr Tydfil vehicles on this site so to correct that, here is an ex-Leyland demonstrator 964 DTJ which found a home with said operator. This classic Weymann B44F body (M8461) was mounted on chassis number 577569 and new in 1958 but is…
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Southdown – Leyland Tiger Cub – UCD 122 – 1122
Southdown Motor Services Ltd1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/2Beadle C37F Taken in the mid sixties at the exit of Eastbourne Cavendish Place coach station this photo is of one of the last batch of Southdown’s 130 Tiger Cub/ Beadle coaches.Delivered in 1958 No 1122 registration UCD 122 was one of the last batch of 15 which were…
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Yorkshire Traction – Leyland Tiger Cub – SHE 167 – 1179
Yorkshire Traction Company Ltd1960Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Metro-Cammell B45F This Yorkshire Traction Tiger Cub, 1179 (SHE 167) is seen in All Saints” Square, Rotherham at the loading barrier for service 27 to Barnsley via Hoyland, joint with Rotherham Corporation, in July 1962. The bus is in “Tracky’s” reversed livery of predominantly cream with red trim, reserved…