Tag: Mann Egerton
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – NWE 561 – 361
From the Tom Robinson Collection Sheffield Corporation1952Leyland Titan PD2/12Mann Egerton H30/26R There have been many previous references to Sheffield PD2s including those bodied by Leyland, Weymann/MCW, Roe and ECW but as far as I know, the small but rare order for two buses from Mann Egerton hasn’t been mentioned. These buses enjoyed the usual thirteen…
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London Transport – Leyland Tiger – JXC 288 – TD 95
London Transport1949Leyland Tiger PS1Mann Egerton B30F Following the cessation of hostilities in 1945, the London Passenger Transport Board found itself seriously short of serviceable vehicles, partly through enemy action but equally because of the time expired nature of much of the fleet. To compound the problem, 55 T type AEC Regals and 20 Leyland Cubs…
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Karefree Travel – Austin CXB – NPF 140
Karefree Travel1948Austin CXBMann Egerton C31F There appears to be some confusion about the exact model definition of the immediate post war Austin passenger model range. The Austin “near clone” of the Bedford O haulage vehicle was the K type, and the equivalent passenger model (and OB lookalike) was the CX. Some sources suggest that the…