Tag: Weymann
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2/37 – CJX 323C – 283
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1965Leyland Titan PD2/37Weymann H36/28F Here we have one of Halifax corporations work horse Titans on a winters day. If memory serves me correctly they had very good heaters and were usually very warm although they…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – PWA 258 – 158
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1953Leyland PD2/12Weymann H32/26R Sheffield operated a number of occasional services to small villages and hamlets to the north west of the City. Ewden Valley Village lay about a mile off the main Sheffield to Stocksbridge route 57 via a Sheffield Corporation Waterworks private road and was primarily home to workers…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Titan PD2 – RWJ 713 – 713
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1954Leyland Titan PD2/12Weymann H32/26R It’s 27th April 1968 and Sheffield 713 turns from Leopold Street terminus into West Street on another trip out into the country at Rivelin Dams.713 was one of the batch of 56 (the largest single batch of buses purchased by Sheffield) delivered in March/April 1954 to replace…
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Wallasey Corporation – Leyland Titans – BHF 497/AHF 854 – 78/58
Wallasey Corporation – 1952 – Leyland Titan PD2/12 – Weymann H30/26R Wallasey Corporation – 1951 – Leyland Titan PD2/1 – Metro Cammell H30/26R The 75 buses of the quaintly named Wallasey Corporation Motors were absorbed – along with those of the Corporations of Birkenhead and Liverpool – into the newly formed Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive on 1st December…
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North Western – Leyland Titan PD2 – KDB 666 – 666
North Western Road Car Co1956Leyland Titan PD2/21Weymann L30/28RD Until the arrival of ten of these in the North Western fleet in 1956, previous examples of the Leyland PD2 had featured traditional exposed radiators and bodywork by either Leyland themselves, or by Weymann, who had supplied six lightweight but otherwise classically styled bodies in 1953. This…
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Southport Corporation – Leyland Titan – CWM 154C – 54
Southport Corporation1965Leyland Titan PD2/40Weymann O37/27F New to Southport Corporation in 1965, with fleet number 54. She is a Leyland Titan PD2/40 with Weymann O64F body, converted from H64F. When Southport was absorbed into Merseyside, there was uproar among the natives, who wanted to remain in Lancashire. The place does, after all, have a Preston postcode…
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Portsmouth Corporation – Leyland Titan PD1 – DTP 822 – 188
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Portsmouth Corporation1948Leyland Titan PD1/1AWeymann H30/26R # One of 19 identical PD1/1A’s delivered in 1948, 188 still looks very smart in its glossy maroon and white paint, with roof of grey, paint dipping at the corners a la London Transport’s post-war STL…
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West Midlands PTE – Leyland Tiger – JOJ 252 – 2252
Copyright Ian Wild West Midlands PTE1950Leyland Tiger PS2/1Weymann B34F PMT went through various vehicle shortages in 1969/70 mainly as a result of the unreliability of the Roadliner fleet which was sucking maintenance resources from the rest of the fleet. East Midland and Trent loaned Tiger Cubs but a real surprise was the hiring of up…
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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 –…
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Birmingham City – Leyland Tiger – JOJ 231 – 2231
Birmingham City Transport1950Leyland Tiger PS2/1Weymann B34F JOJ 231 is something of a rarity for the Birmingham fleet – a single decker! It is a Leyland Tiger PS2/1 with Weymann B34F body, new in 1950. We see it in the Weymouth rally on 1 July 1979 – where the combination of Kodachrome II film and lighting…