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  • West Yorkshire PTE – Leyland Leopard – SCX 22 – 4022

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    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…

  • West Yorkshire PTE – Daimler Fleetline – 105 LNW – 105

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    West Yorkshire PTE (Calderdale District)1964Daimler Fleetline CRG6Roe H41/29F New to Leeds City Transport, 105 (105 LNW) was one of ten (101-110) Daimler Fleetline CRG6’s with Roe H41/29F bodies delivered in late 1964, 101 differing from the rest in having a curved windscreen and having been exhibited at the Commercial Motor Show in the October.Having passed…

  • WYPTE – AEC Reliance – Pennine – ECP 950D – 250

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    WYPTE (Calderdale)1966AEC Reliance 6MU3RAPennine B39F Having suffered a number of Albion Nimbuses whilst in his previous post at Great Yarmouth, Geoffrey Hilditch arrived as GM at Halifax only to find that his predecessor there had bequeathed him a batch of ten more, only recently delivered. Bought originally with the intention of operating out-of-town feeder services…