Tag: Weymann
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Jones, Aberbeeg – Leyland Tiger Cub – 889 AAX – 98
Jones, Aberbeeg1961Leyland Tiger CubWeymann B44F 889AAX is a Leyland Tiger Cub from the fleet of Jones, Aberbeeg. According to the Keith Jenkinson book of 1978, she is an OPSUC1/3 from 1959 with conversion to OPSUC1/3T at a later date. The PSVC listing for 2013 shows her without the ‘T’ suffix and says she was first…
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Merthyr Tydfil Corporation – Tiger Cub – 964 DTJ – 100
Merthyr Tydfil Corporation1958Leyland Tiger Cub PSUC1/1Weymann B44F I haven’t seen any offerings of Merthyr Tydfil vehicles on this site so to correct that, here is an ex-Leyland demonstrator 964 DTJ which found a home with said operator. This classic Weymann B44F body (M8461) was mounted on chassis number 577569 and new in 1958 but is…
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Hull Corporation – Leyland TB2 – CRH 928 – 3
Kingston upon Hull Corporation TransportLeyland TB21937Weymann H28/26R The first trolleybus route in Hull commenced in June, 1937. It replaced the tram route SWC, but not directly, as a short lived motorbus service, numbered 12 ran in the interval between the end of the trams and the start of the trolleybuses. The route ran along Spring…
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North Western – Leyland Tiger Cub – FDB 586 – 586A
Stephen Howarth collection North Western Road Car Co1955Leyland Tiger Cub PCUC1/1Weymann B44F FDB 586 a Leyland Tiger Cub was new to North Western RCC in 1955.It was converted, along with the rest of the batch to OMO in 1958/9, as denoted by the ‘A’ suffix after the fleet number.586 is shown here (in rather a…
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East Yorkshire – Leyland Panther – JRH 323E – 823
East Yorkshire1967Leyland Panther PSUR1/2RWeymann Topaz II The Panther and Panther Cub were Leyland Motors’ rear underfloor-engined offerings during the mid- to late-1960’s. By this time AEC had been taken over and its Swift model shared the same chassis as the Panther, each using their own engines (O600/O680 and AH505/691 respectively), the Panther having a front…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Olympic – RPA 771 – 211
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1952Leyland Olympic HR44 Weymann B44F Sheffield bought three early Leyland Olympics in 1951 and followed up two years later by the acquisition of this former Demonstrator. It put in a good service life lasting until 1968 when it was sold to Dodd, (Dealer) in Dromera, Ireland. I wonder if it found a…
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Halifax Corporation – Leyland Leopard – OCP 231 – 231
Photograph by unknown – if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. Halifax Corporation Transport and Joint Omnibus Committee1961Leyland Leopard L1Weymann B34D I thought that this bus was a one off being a dual entrance vehicle with Halifax Corporation, but on research I find that they had half a dozen Karrier WL6…
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Sheffield Corporation – Leyland Leopard – 1502 WJ – 1002
Copyright Ian Wild Sheffield Corporation1959Leyland Leopard L1Weymann Fanfare C41F This bus delivered as B fleet number 1302 was one of the first batch of six Leopards to enter service in the autumn of 1959. They made quite a stir being completely different from anything that had been purchased previously (if you exclude the one off…
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PMT – Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1 – 861 REH – L861
Copyright Michael Crofts Potteries Motor Traction1961Leyland Atlantean PDR1Weymann L39/33F This is one of a batch of 105 Atlanteans delivered between 1959/1961 and the above picture was taken at the water point at the PMT Newcastle under Lyme depot. It was very rare for this type of vehicle to do the Leek route as it was…
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Ribble – Leyland Atlantean – RRN 407 – 1807
Ribble Motor Services1962Leyland Atlantean PDR1/1Weymann “Orion” L39/33F Ribble bought a hundred early Atlanteans with MCW “Orion” bodywork in 1959/60, seventy highbridge and thirty lowbridge. These were followed by a reversion to the Titan model, with ninety five PD3/5’s with Metro-Camell “Orion” fully fronted bodies in 1961/2. These were followed by fourteen lowbridge Atlanteans, including this…