London & North Western Railway
1914
Leyland S4.36.T3
Leyland 32
CC 1087 is a Leyland S4.36.T3 and was new in 1914. Previous registrations are LP 8597 and XA 8086. The Leyland body has 32 seats in Charabanc formation, and she carries fleet number 59. Some viewers may be wondering, and I can confirm that she is indeed one of the famous Sutcliffe restorations. She is seen at Duxford on 24 September 2000.
Photograph and Copy contributed by Pete Davies
22/10/15 – 10:58
A wonderful photo shot and vehicle restoration; charabancs have a real fascination for me. One tends to think of railway companies showing an interest in the rapidly expanding bus industry in the late ‘twenties and ‘thirties, but LNWR were really ahead of the game in 1914! I have to wonder, though, whether it was used for shuttle services, or tours (of the Lake District, perhaps. Assuming a fleet of at least 59 passenger-carrying vehicles, both types might well have been operated.
Chris Hebbron
18/04/21 – 06:35
This coach is featured in the series: "Britain’s Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie – The 1910’s"
Nick Keizer
Dickson (Dundee)
1952
Austin K8CVC
Plaxton C14F
BYJ 904 is an Austin K8CVC with Plaxton C14F bodywork, dating from 1952. She was new to Dickson and is seen here on Southsea Common for the rally on 11 June 1995. According to the PSVC list for 2012, she has emigrated to the Netherlands as BE-67-57.
Photograph and Copy contributed by Pete Davies
15/11/21 – 07:06
Not sure that BYJ 904 became BE-67-57 in Netherlands, that number went onto a Bedford OB DJD 217.
From my records the Austin K8 was sold in Bonhams auction in 7/08 to the Louwman Museum, Den Haigh.
The Dutch reg for BYJ 904 is BE-62-33 NOT BE-67-57 its in the Louwman Museum, Leidsestraatweg, La Haye
John Wakefield
Burnley, Colne & Nelson JTC
1954
Leyland Tiger PS2/14
East Lancs B39R
Leyland PS2/14 chassis number 540923 was first delivered to Burnley, Colne & Nelson in 1954 with East Lancs B39R body number EL 5042. In 1958 it was rebodied to B39F by East Lancs, body number EL 5340 for one man operation.
It is seen here on October 30th 2011, arriving at The Piece Hall, Halifax for the Heart of the Pennines event.
Photograph and Copy contributed by Les Dickinson
15/10/15 – 07:23
Was it really rebodied after only four years, or did East Lancs give the body a front entrance and other updated features in 1958, with a fresh body number to validate the job ? Otherwise, a new body after just four years seems remarkably profligate of the Committee.
Petras409
15/10/15 – 07:23
Very nice, Les. The cobbled street adds atmosphere!
Pete Davies
16/10/15 – 06:07
It wasn’t rebodied it just had the entrance moved from rear to front to allow omo. I am pretty sure the whole batch was similarly treated. The new body number must just have been for administrative purposes at East Lancs. The short window next to the rear curved window shows where the original entrance was positioned.
Philip Halstead
17/10/15 – 07:37
Indeed, Bus Lists on the Web shows that 539-546 were all treated similarly, each receiving a new body number in the process.
Les Dickinson
