Tag: Roe
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Lancashire United Transport – Leyland Tiger – CTF 425 – 116
Lancashire United Transport1938Leyland Tiger TS8Roe DP30F Lurking in the back streets by Victoria Coach Station in 1961 and by then owned by a contractor is former Lancashire United Transport No.116, CTF 425, a Leyland TS8 of 1938 fitted with Roe DP30F bodywork. It was withdrawn by LUT in 1957. Lancashire United became a confirmed Leyland…
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West Riding – Leyland Tiger PS 2/12 – EHL 337 – 726
West Riding Automobile1952Leyland Tiger PS2/12Roe B39F According to my Ian Allan book which I have now found West Riding was the second largest Independent operator in the UK not sure who the first one was LUT perhaps. The book British Bus Fleets no 9 Yorkshire (company operators) was published March 1962 and cost 2s/6d by…
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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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Ramsbottom UDC – Leyland Tiger – HTB 656 – 17
Ramsbottom Urban District Council1947Leyland Tiger PS1Roe B35R Very few of the Urban District Councils in England and Wales had powers to operate public transport systems, and Ramsbottom was one of the smallest, with a fleet of 12 in 1965. I think Colwyn Bay may have been holder of the ‘smallest’ title. Ramsbottom was absorbed into…
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Doncaster Corporation – Leyland Royal Tiger Cub – UDT 455F – 55
Doncaster Corporation1969Leyland Royal Tiger CubRoe B45D A very rare Leyland, for these shores at any rate, was the Royal Tiger Cub.Designed as an export chassis it sold in respectable numbers from Finland to New Zealand, even (when supplied as a kit of running gear) incorporated in DAB (Danish Automobile Building) integrals. The only chassis sold…
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T R T B – Leyland Leopard – CAJ 432C – 32
Teesside Railless Traction Board1965Leyland LeopardRoe B45F This bus looks very smart in the Dark Green and Cream livery of T. R. T. B. unfortunately it did not look all that good in the new livery of Turquoise and Cream of Teesside Municipal Transport. This drastic change of colour scheme apparently happened because of the formation…
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Pennine Motor Services – Leyland Leopard – 240 CWY
Copyright Roger Cox Pennine Motor Services1963Leyland Leopard L2Roe B49F In the 1970s, when I was a manager at London Country, to keep my hand in I used to undertake weekend driving jobs for independent operators. One of these was Tillingbourne, then owned by Trevor Brown, who also dealt in second hand buses and coaches. As…
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West Yorkshire PTE – Leyland Leopard – SCX 22 – 4022
West Yorkshire PTE1961Leyland Leopard L1Roe B44F Huddersfield JOC purchased a quartet of Roe bodied single deckers in 1961, two on Reliance 2MU2R chassis and two on Leyland Leopard L1, only available at that time with manual gearbox. This was against the run of play for Huddersfield who had standardised on pre select / semi automatic…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland Atlantean – 7383 RH – 383
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Kingston upon Hull Corporation Transport1963Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 Roe H44/31F I could say here is a rather poor shot, not too bad at the front of the vehicle faded out and slightly grainy to the rear, or alternatively, I could say this photo…
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Tynemouth and District – Leyland Atlantean – FFT 757 – 257
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Tynemouth and District1962Leyland Atlantean PD1/1Roe H44/33R The early PDR1/1 and PDR1A/1 Leyland Atlantean’s have long been a point of discussion, and I was never a fan of them. The NGT Group had around 250 and the majority were Roe bodied, but…