THE SHOWBUS MIDLANDS BUS IMAGES GALLERY
West Midlands PTE | Singledeckers
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 Ailsa 4780 (JOV780P) is seen in service days, though resting at the depot, with a Leyland National 2, 1027 (DOC27V) and a pair of earlier Nationals, with 7015 (AOL15T) on the right of the picture. |
 Leyland National 2, 1032 (DOC32V), is seen on a Private Hire and was accompanying Metrobus 2312. |
 A standard Leyland National, 4519 (TOE519N) seen in Birmingham city centre.
Picture ref H481 |
 Not looking its best, National 1792 (KOM792P) is seen in a maintenance bay, one of the batch delivered and liveried specially for NEC services with dual door bodies. It still has the NEC flag amidships, but has lost the "National Exhibition Centre" lettering above the side windows. The bus went on to have an interesting life, though first acquired standard service livery after its NEC days. It was later painted silver and fitted with a retractable awning on the nearside and used to promote Travelcard sales and as a mobile information unit. It later continued its promotinal work repainted yellow, red and blue in which state it was later sold to London Transit at Stansted, seemingly ending its days as a source of spare parts. Anyone want a side awning for a Leyland National?
Picture ref H480 |
 Leyland National 2 1026 (DOC26V) was beautifully restored when seen in Burton-upon-Trent in September 2016 on the occasion celebrating the late Stevensons Bus Service's 90th anniversary.
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 Former Coventry ECW bodied Bristol RESL6G 5517 (KHP517E) - an early Bristol purchase by a non Tilling company - is seen with MCW bodied Leyland Fleetline 6365 (KON365P). The RE, originally Coventry 517, and later 4443 had been transferred from Coventry with its blinds set for Cradley Heath.
Picture ref H462 |
 The PTE acquired a number of these small buses for a Dial-A-Bus experiment. They were Fords, not Transits, but "the next size up", the A-series, which was not a huge success as either a truck, and less so as a bus, even with Alexander providing the bodywork.
Picture ref H479 |
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