Tag: Leyland Tiger PS
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Greyhound – Leyland Tiger PS2/1 – MWA 761 – 107
Copyright Ian Wild T D Alexander (Greyhound) Sheffield and Arbroath1950Leyland Tiger PS2/1Strachans C32R Sheffield bought eight of these buses in 1950 for the B fleet. Their O.600 engines gave them an enhanced performance compared with the earlier PS1s. These were the only Strachans bodies bought by Sheffield and were the last new half cab single…
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Wallace Arnold Tours – Leyland Tiger – LUB 260
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Wallace Arnold Tours Leeds1948Leyland Tiger PS1Duple C33F This photo is another from my dusty collection of postcards bought many years ago, and recently extracted from the proverbial shoebox. This view of Wallace Arnold coach LUB 260 was taken by an unknown…
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Wallace Arnold Tours – Leyland Tiger – LNW 262
Photograph by “unknown” – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd1947/1950Leyland Tiger PS1Burlingham FC33F This photograph is yet another from my dusty collection, taken by an unknown photographer. It shows Wallace Arnold LNW 262, one of a large batch of Leyland PS1s purchase in the immediate post-war…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Tiger PS1 – KWJ 103 – 103
Sheffield Corporation1949Leyland Tiger PS1 Cawood B34F When the Sheffield Strachan-bodied Leyland Tigers were discussed in a previous posting there was mention of a couple of batches bearing Cawood bodies. 103 was one of five for the Joint Committee (B fleet) another five were delivered to the Corporation (A fleet). I think this is parked outside Leadmill…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Tiger – MWA 757 – 57
Copyright R H G Simpson Sheffield Corporation1950Leyland Tiger PS2/1Strachans B34R Despite the low fleet number, 57, this was a B fleet vehicle. The computer hadn’t taken over yet. This was one of a batch of eight delivered in 1950. Seen here in Pond Street Bus Station before the concrete and glass version. It could be…
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Scarlet Pimpernel Motors – Leyland Tiger – JYC 855
Scarlet Pimpernel Motors1947Leyland Tiger PS1Harrington C33F JYC 855 is a Leyland PS1 with a Harrington Fin C33F body dating from 1947 and registered in March 1948 to Scarlet Pimpernel Motors of Minehead in Somerset, and is now part of the Roger Burdett collection.It was new to Porlock Weir Motor Services (trading as Blue Motors) in…
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West Riding – Leyland Tiger PS2 – EHL 336 – 725
West Riding Automobile1953Leyland Tiger PS2/12Roe C35F EHL 336 affectionately known as Ethel, or if you are a chemist like me Ethyl, is a Leyland PS2 from 1953 with imposing 30ft x 8ft body. It was new as West Riding fleet number 725, and saw further use with Boddys of Bridlington before being preserved. Restoration was…
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East Kent – Leyland Tiger – CFN 104
East Kent1948Leyland Tiger PS1/1Park Royal C32R CFN 104 is a Tiger PS1/1 from the East Kent fleet. She has Park Royal body, listed as C32R. It has been discussed at length on these pages in the past, but I find it annoying that the vehicle clearly has a door, but the standard PSVC terminology doesn’t…
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Birmingham City – Leyland Tiger – JOJ 245 – 2245
Birmingham City Transport1950Leyland Tiger PS2Weymann B34F This superb combination of Leyland Tiger and classic Weymann single-deck body is further enhanced by the application of Birmingham City livery. 2245 is well-maintained by the Transport Museum, Wythall. Chassis number is 495582, body number M4624 and seating is B34F. Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson 05/07/15 –…