EFE 15719 Leyland Leopard Plaxton Panorama Elite Mk II - London Country *LAST FEW*. Originally it. IAN'S BUS STOP: The LONDON COUNTRY P,D Reliances Princess Coaches, Princess Summerbee Coaches, (Barfoot) West End, Southampton. There were also some time expired Reliance's from A&D and Bristol RE's from Thames Valley that had been . 1949 Foden PVSC6 with Plaxton C33F body, half cab ... Malta buses & coaches in pictures. It was unusual at the time for its multi-axle design, in a 'chinese six' wheelplan, i.e. EFE 13918 Bristol FLF Lodekka - Stagecoach East United Counties Route 128 Cambridge *LAST FEW*. 8031 PT is a 1962 AEC Reliance 4MU3RA with Plaxton B55F body, built for Economic of Whitburn, Tyneside We see in the rear view that there is an alternative plate, WNL 259A. The Buses. Old Bus Photos » Plaxton Sep 30, 2016 - Late 1960s coaches - Barton Transport fleet no 1093 was another of the 1967 batch of Plaxton bodied AEC Reliance 691s Henlys pursued a strategy of diversification and expansion through the 1990s. 4 ex-Hartness, Penrith (new 1938 to Watson [AA Motor Services]). Plaxton is a builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England. The TruckNet UK Drivers RoundTable • View topic - BUSES ... Bus, that is!! A lengthened Austin K8 chassis fitted with a Plaxton Venturer 14-seater coach body. Plaxton Supreme - Wikipedia TOB 377 Details Chassis AEC Reliance Chassis Number MU3RV793 Engine AEC AH 470, diesel 7.68 litre developing 112 bhp @ 2000 revs/m Engine Number Transmission Manual syncro; 5 forward / 1 reverse Steering Unassisted Brakes Triple servo vacumn, mechanical handbrake Body Number HV Burlingham Seagull C37C, No. The name 'Duple' is intended to convey the principle of a single vehicle being suitable for a dual role, an idea Mr. White . However, the Supreme continued to be built on the small Bedford VAS chassis until 1986. EFE - TTCDiecast.com Old Bus Photos » Plaxton Now life has changed and he has the time and space to turn his hobby into a business. Plaxton celebrated their centenary in 2007 and continue their domination of the British produced coach market from their headquarters in Scarborough, Yorkshire. The 34 Volvo B58s and B10Ms in the Glenton fleet are fitted with Plaxton Supreme, Viewmaster or Paramount bodies, the Paramounts being — or becoming — the major stay of the fleet. 18th Annual Aec Society Rally, Newark 2001 In the 1970's most coaches on Britain's roads would have been built either in Blackpool (Duple) or Scarborough (Plaxton) featuring AEC, Leyland, Bedford or Ford Chassis. UG1052 was a Leyland TD2, formerly No. . Plaxton. EFE 1/76 OO Buses & Coaches. If you find it difficult to tell a Venturer from a Crusader, a Highway from a Conway or an Embassy from a Panorama this collection may help you. Alder Valley - Coaches As a building contractor, Plaxtons built a number of notable buildings in Scarborough. Seven good quality coaches were acquired from Aldershot and District all AEC Reliances, two with Plaxton bodies and five with Duple. Fleet No.Reg. Originally painted in green standard colours, a reversed livery of all over cream with green relief was applied at repaint due to an increased requirement for private hire vehicles. The bus was new to Hutchings & Cornelius of South Petherton in 1969. A Body List of Eastern Coach Works built vehicles numbers 10001-15000 (Series 2).. £12.00. Coaches were also operated on the express routes to London. Leyland was the biggest builder of bus and coach chassis in the UK until taken over by Volvo. Will has always had a passion for commercial vehicles and especially old lorries, buses and coaches. The business was founded as a joinery workshop, and expanded into building contracting. He owned a 1947 Leyland Tiger with Plaxton body from 1976 to 1980, but storage and vandalism problems forced him to sell it. Swallow of Hornchurchs Leyland Leopard Plaxton OHV 494K c 1975.jpg 1,583 × 1,025; 125 KB. So they dipped their toes into the waters of proper coaches and bought five AEC Reliances with Plaxton coach bodies (with coach doorways and coach seating). West Riding 808 registration number JHL 708 is an AEC Reliance and was delivered on 9th November 1956 as part of a larger batch, registration numbers JHL 706 - 717. For the surname, see Plaxton (surname). The Panorama Elite was launched in 1968 designed by Ogle design and continued until the Panorama Supreme . It carried Y-1512. Registration Previous Registration Chassis Chassis Number Body Body Number Seating New Notes 2493 VM Bedford SB5 91326 Plaxton 622306 C41F 1963 New to Mayne, Manchester. By 1992, it was pale blue. Kenex Coachworks Ltd. Austin K8CVC - Kenex © PM Photogrphy PO Box 157 GH15 9GJ AEC Regal, to the more economical Bedford chassis was made. It became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in 2007. The business was founded as a joinery workshop, and expanded into building contracting. 2 ex-Barnes, Rawtenstall (new 1936).Withdrawn 1956. Re-bodied at a later date with Plaxton coach body from ex-Barlow, Oldham, vehicle.Withdrawn 1954. Several questions arise: The date of registration fits and both World Wide and AEC used marks in the reversed ML series, AEC notably with the green Renown prototype. Leo Roberts / Matt Birkin / Richard Newman, Isle of Wight. Metroliner 1459 (B459 WHJ) at Aldershot depot. It became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in 2007. New in 1958, this AEC Reliance was part of 18 similar style coaches for Leeds based Wallace Arnold. It remained with Blue Ensign for just two years. £24.50. Sold Out: MMK041: 1962 Alexander BET Style 31ft AEC/Leyland DP Saloon. Once the Leopard is complete, that will give the opportunity to compare head-to-head what until the Reliance's discontinuation were major rivals, and coaches that dominated the heavyweight scene until Volvo's B58 arrived. Plaxton C41F. 2010 (10) Volvo B9R Plaxton Elite 53 Seat PSVAR Compliant Coach ***PRICE REDUCED*** DOFR: 24.04.2010 MOT: 29.11.2021 Mileage: 1575986 kms (09.07.2021) Euro 5 I-Shift Gearbox 53 Fainsa Gala Reclining Seats 3 Point Seat Belts Full Leather Trim Trays to Seat Backs 240v Sockets Courier Seat PSVAR Compliant Space for 1 Wheelchair Front Step Mounted Wheelchair Lift LED Destination Displays to Front . 613: Arriva Kent & Sussex: V101HBK: 1999: Bedford: Astra: van . AEC Reliance, Plaxton body. Later that year new coach bodies, the Plaxton Premiere and Plaxton Excalibur, were launched. 'PARAMOUNTS' - In 1985 a second batch of DAF MB200 were delivered to Barton Transport. Rally Number: Person/group: Registration: Chassis date: Chassis: Chassis type: Body: Operator: Fleet No. Since 2019, the maker was acquired by Canadian bus manufacturer New Flyer which then became NFI Group. A lengthened Austin K8 chassis fitted with a Plaxton Venturer 14-seater coach body. 8 UTG313G AEC Regent V. Ex P.U.D.C and Taff-Ely AEC Regent V, 2MD3RA, Willowbrook H34/26F Built 1969. This is a list of the buses that attended the 2019 event. I've discovered that Henry J Partridge operated as Bantam coaches. From 1957 onward, all Blue Ensign's new coaches were of Bedford manufacture. alexander-dennis.com. Length was a touch over nine meters and width 2.2. She was new to OK Motor Services in 1959 and is seen in the Alton Bus Rally on 18 July 2010. She was an AEC Reliance 4MU3RA, with Plaxton C51F body, and dates from 1963, The registration appears to be authentic, but all is not quite as it seems, for she was another victim of the fad for changing registrations. They were fitted with the Mk.II version of the Plaxton Paramount body and pictured here is fleet number 624. 12 1. BACK TO THE TOP . Bloomfield traded as World Wide Coaches and this was their first 36ft coach and then they got the unique Plaxton Embassy II bodied Bedford VAL. Olympian and, through its ownership of Roe, the final Royal Tiger model. It is primarily targeted at the premium touring market. Plaxton is an English builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough.Founded in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton, it became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in May 2007. It was an AEC Regal with a Plaxton C32F body, and was new to Bunty's in March 1936. 1951 3BCN27Foden PVSC627352ACBC33F No. Withdrawn 1939 (WX6702), 1950 (WX6434). Duple Bodies & Motors Ltd was formed in 1919 by Herbert White in Hornsey, London. Plaxton is a builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. . Crossley SD 42/7. I am after any photo's to put on my site, but i'm after more of the Bedford YNT Turbo's on Plaxton Supreme GT bodies reg numbers. . 2016-06-05T21:47. K&ESR Bus Rally 15 August 2021. The first double-decker in the fleet arrived in 1946. Plaxton Coaches; Trucks & Lorries; Wright Bodies Single Deck Bus; Sort: Most popular EFE 140xx Bristol Lodekka FLF Code 3 Bus Southern Vectis NBC Isle of Wight Ryde 1A MIB . . Leyland absorbed the majority of other UK manufacturers including AEC, Albion, Bristol . Duple was best known as a British manufacturer of coach and bus bodywork from 1919 until 1989. XCG 111J€ AEC Reliance 6U3ZR7500 Plaxton€ 712902 C53F€ 1971€ . Sentinel, Plaxton body. 3 ex . I have spoken to Tom Moore, who has been extremely helpful, but he was unable to help in this instance. Posts about Plaxton written by Jeroen. The services were operated mainly by powerful 12m AEC Reliances with Plaxton Panorama Elite bodies, in the NDK-G and PDK-H batches. To address the shortcomings of the Crossley diesel engine the new AEC designed downdraught HOE7/5 began appearing during 1949 . Among other Plaxton-bodied coaches entered by members of the industry were: A 1947 Leyland PS1, shown by Procters Coaches of Leeming Bar; A 1976 Seddon Pennine 7 with Supreme bodywork, owned by Bibby's of Ingleton; A 1978 DAF MB200 with Supreme III body, owned by McCalls Coaches of Lockerbie AEC Reliance 4MU3RA Plaxton B55F. KKW 451W became LIB1795 KKW 452W became LIB1796 KKW 453W became LIB1797 In this line up of withdrawn vehicles are, from right to left, YNN 774 and 841 EVO, AEC Reliances with Alexander bodies, 862 HAL an AEC Reliance with Plaxton Panorama body and on the end one of the XVO --- batch of Leyland Tiger… Front view of ABO 145B a 1964 ex Western Welsh Reliance Harrington coach now fitted with an AH 505 engine plus AEC 6 speed Restored 1979 AEC Reliance 6U3ZR coach with Plaxton Supreme body on a preserved passenger bus service near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. Epsom Coaches was founded by Herbert Roderick Richmond in 1920. Photo by kind permission of Ken . Any suggestions as to who else I could contact would be much appreciated. The vehicles can easily be identified due to their Boeing 747-like curved roof at the front end. The Dennises are Dart midibuses with 10.7-metre (35 ft 1 in) long Plaxton Pointer and UVG UrbanStar bodies and 8.8-metre (28 ft 10 in) Mini Pointer bodies. No.ChassisChassis No.BodySeating 1949 4CS7968Albion CX958002HPickeringB35R No. Rally Number: Person/group: Registration: Chassis date: Chassis: Chassis type: Body: Operator: Fleet No. . Besides the previously listed vehicles, he is known to have acquired JWK 95, an unusual Albion Valiant CX39N with Bellhouse Hartwell FC33F bodywork in 1950. Founded in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton, it became a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis in May 2007. This is an AEC Reliance, delivered in May 1971 and must have been one of the last vehicles delivered to East Kent in traditional colours. Bus Coach Bus Travel Nottingham Coaches Vintage Cars Transportation Vans Number Group. E S Jacobs of Saltash 1963 AEC Reliance 4MU3RA Plaxton C51F. . It was in the yellow and white livery used for these vehicles in the mid-1980s. Plaxton is a builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England. BB164 Plaxton bodies. As a building . Comes with optional folding door conversion part. 177 OUH177G ex Western Welsh Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R Plaxton Panorama Elite coach new in 1969. Michael Carter Routemaster Bus Coach Vintage Coach Coaches . Bedford VAL 1969 with Plaxton Panorama Elite Coachwork for Abbey Coachways (Selby). To mark their differentness they were un-numbered at first, being recorded only in terms of their registrations (SPK 201-5M). It was somewhat unique in that it had an underfloor, mid-mounted "lay-down" engine - an AEC 9.6-litre AH590 in-line diesel six cylinder with 120 hp an 430 ft lbs of torque. Body number 2291. MGB 286E Fleet No 168, 1967 Bedford SB5, Body by Plaxton . £29.95. The Plaxton of today is the successor to a business founded in Scarborough in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton. 8 UTG313G AEC Regent V. Ex P.U.D.C and Taff-Ely AEC Regent V, 2MD3RA, Willowbrook H34/26F Built 1969. Plaxton is an English builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough. Season 1973-1974. £17.95. It acquired its biggest rival, Duple, in 1989 and strengthened its position in bus body building by taking over Northern Counties in 1995. PH0005841 COLISEUM COACHES LIMITED (Pitter), BOTLEY ROAD GARAGE, WEST END, SOUTHAMPTON. After spending some time in Angus, it has now moved to the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum and been restored to Burnetts livery. One of the more famous Chiltern Queens buses was this 1958 AEC Reliance new with Duple coach body but rebodied in 1973 with this Duple Midland bus body which had been new in 1956 on the unique Dennis Pelican 5308 PG. COACHBUILDERS - PLAXTON EARLY DAYS. EFE 14702 Leyland National Mk2 - Portsmouth City Transport *LAST FEW*. . . Stevensons Leopard Plaxton Elite 488 BDN.jpg 3,051 × 2,154; 6.22 MB. Both coaches currently in the collection are Leyland Tiger Plaxton Bodied coaches - the last of the truly British Built Coaches. 129 DPT is an AEC Reliance, 2MU3RA variety, with Plaxton C41F body. ex-London Transport RT4410 Samuel Ledgard (1874-1952) was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator. £19.95. Reliance Plaxton.jpg. Seen in Showbus at Duxford on 28 September 2008. - is on the third . WX6434 re-bodied by Plaxton c.1937-39. Both coaches currently in the collection are Leyland Tiger Plaxton Bodied coaches - the last of the truly British Built Coaches. Add to Cart. British manufacturer Duple was at one time the leading UK coach builder, a crown it lost to Plaxton in the late sixties when they introduced their Panorama range on 36 feet chassis. AEC. Sold Out: MMK039: 1937 Alexander Leyland TS7 'Coronation' Coach. Body Plaxton Consort C41C Centre Entrance. The Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the fleet are O814Ds with Plaxton Beaver 2 bodies, O405s with Optare Prisma bodies and two low-floor O405 integrals which are based at Whittles. Perhaps Paramount was the name of the operator, rather than a local take on the Plaxton body name, on Y-0852, a locally-bodied coach-seated AEC Reliance, in use as an un-scheduled bus on private hire, tours and so on. TR Thorn, Rayleigh Ford R1114 - Plaxton coach c 1979.jpg 2,800 × 1,847; 618 KB. The Plaxton of today is the successor to a business founded in Scarborough in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton. Registration Previous registration Chassis Type Chassis Number Body Body Number Seat New Notes 302 DOU AEC Reliance 4MU3RA4134 Duple(N) 126/11 C51F 1962 . Plaxton is Britain's number one builder of luxury coach bodies. Nick Doolan, Luton (for United Counties Preservation Group) Ben Bartram / Nigel Harris / Leo Roberts, Isle of Wight. The Daimler's created such an impression that over the next few years Daimler vehicles became the standard choice. This was the first new coach to be delivered in the blue and grey livery Highland had adopted for its coaches, and it survived in the fleet until 1980. A Body list of East Lancashire Coach Builders Ltd.First New Series 2401-10105 (1973 -1980).. £2.00. 14 in the Leeds Corporation fleet, and had a Roe H30/26R body. HUY 204 was a Maudslay Marathon with a Whitson observation coach body, seen here in Morecambe on 6 August 1960. Sold Out: MMK037: 1963 Plaxton Panorama C49F 36ft Coach. 2015 (15) Volvo B11R Plaxton Panther 3 53 Seat Executive Coach DOFR: 05.05.2015 / 11.05.2015 MOT: Expired - Will Supply With New MOT Mileage: 211537 kms / 226695 kms (09.12.2021) Euro 5 I-Shift Gearbox 53 Fainsa Reclining Seats 3 Point Seat Belts Leather Piping & Headrest Inserts Wood Effect Trim to Seat Fixtures Courier Seat Carpet to Aisle Pre-Heater Air Conditioned Centre Sunken WC Boiler . Oct 28, 2017 - Samuel Ledgard AEC Regent III NXP764 in Samuel Ledgard livery. In the 1970's most coaches on Britain's roads would have been built either in Blackpool (Duple) or Scarborough (Plaxton) featuring AEC, Leyland, Bedford or Ford Chassis. Bedford VAL coach 1963 to 1972 The Bedford VAL was a type of coach chassis built by Bedford Vehicles in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Sentinel Plaxton.jpg. MGB 286E Fleet No 168, 1967 Bedford SB5, Body by Plaxton MGB 286E Fleet No 168, 1967 Bedford SB5, Body by Plaxton . Preserved AEC Reliance XSA 620 was new to Burnetts of Mintlaw in 1963, built with a Plaxton Highway bus body with a coach front. Date of first registration 1958. Plaxton's, builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies, of Scarborough.. 1907 The business was founded in Scarborough in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton as a a joinery workshop, and expanded into building contracting.. As a building contractor, Plaxtons built a number of notable buildings in Scarborough. Details of the front of a preserved Maidstone & District Marshall-bodied AEC Reliance bus. Photo by kind permission of Colin Ludford. Photographed in Piccadilly, London, in 1961 is the Crossley SD42/7 with Plaxton C33F body bought new by A. Davies (Transport) of Acton Burnell near Shrewsbury, Shropshire in March 1949. Austin K8 1952 Coach. Unfortunately, Yelloways declined in the 1970s, and by summer 1976 most of its services were worked jointly with National . Meanwhile, below is a vehicle with much older origins; The chassis of this beast is a 1932 Leyland Tiger TS4 (chassis number 182), new to Scottish General Transport as AG 8284 and passing to Western SMT as their number 328. 1937 Plaxton was merged with Alexander and Dennis briefly as Transbus and is now part of ADL (Alexander-Dennis Ltd . OUB 418 was an AEC Regal IV with Plaxton Venturer coachwork new to Heaps Tours, Leeds in 1951. YNX478 by southlancs. The company acquired a number of other well known brands in its time including Burlingham and Willowbrook. They were always double-manned, and as a result, these services were usually very quick! 1979 Yelloways operated AEC Reliance Plaxton body coach. Originally Duple rebuilt with Berkhof Esprite body: 113: Reliance/Plaxton: LYH 148P: 1975: Beautifully restored Glenton centre entrance Plaxton coach: 73: Reliance/Duple: MED 408P: 1976: Hobson & Son of Sheffield: 111: Reliance 691 6U2R: UFX 718: 1976: Former Green Line coach now at Nottingham Heritage Centre: 4: Reliance/Plaxton: REK 925R . Wells Continental Seddon Pennine MVX423J at Maldon 1976.jpg 1,536 × 930; 105 KB. Built 1961. RN 1 MRR 811K 1972 new to Barton Transport, Nottingham, #1229: AEC Reliance, Plaxton coach body, 3+2 seating: B64F 9/77 RG bought by London Country: to store at Reigate: change to B60F 10/77 LH into service on 418 (Leatherhead) 4/78 RG transfer 7/78 RG used on 422 11/78 RG used on 439 3/79 GD transfer (Godstone) 7/79 GD into store 9/79 CW to . 177 OUH177G ex Western Welsh Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R Plaxton Panorama Elite coach new in 1969. The Plaxton Supreme was a design of coach bodywork built by Plaxton.It was first built, on small chassis only, in 1974, replacing the Plaxton Panorama. BB144 East Lancs bodies nos 2401-10105, 101-A4904. Soon . In May 1992, after a management shake-up, the company was renamed Henlys Group PLC. 1971-aec-6u3zr-reliance-with-plaxton-panorama-elite-c30f-body. Claire Hamer Dave Forrester, Isle of Wight (4641 Preservation Group) . Jun 05, 2016 #4. When East Kent eventually started using fleet numbers this vehicle became 8470. AEC Reliance Vintage Coach 1971. 6569 Date of first registration 04/03/1956 About Flights Coach Travel Ltd based at… Leyland also bodied vehicles in the early postwar period as well as the National. AEC 10T10 Buses & Coaches; AEC Renown Buses; AEC RF Buses & Coaches; AEC Routemaster Buses; . Ex Summerbee. The Panorama Elite was launched in 1968 designed by Ogle design and continued until the Panorama Supreme . Austin K8 1952 Coach. Known as "HRR" his initials still feature on many of the number plates of today's modern fleet. 428: Dews Coaches: UFX360L: 1973: Bedford: VAL 70: Plaxton . Since 2019, the maker was acquired by Canadian bus manufacturer New Flyer which then became NFI Group AEC Reliance 1962, with Plaxton Highway bodywork. tonyj105 wrote:my dad started his company with a coach , the foden, while he was still driving a lorry for another company, he then progressed onto vho443 a lovely bedford, . This brochure details the bus and coach fleet operated from those early days up to 2017 covering over 550 coaches and in later years, buses. It is seen here at Aston's premises in October 1964. large part in the Company's fortunes and three coaches were added to the fleet in 1947, an AEC Regal with Duple C35F bodywork and two Daimler CVD6's with Plaxton and Harrington bodywork. The Plaxton Panorama Elite body had simple lines, unlike the contemporary Duple bodies. FBY 035 is a Bristol LH6L, fitted with ECW B45F body, new to Hants & Dorset as GLJ 482N, allocated fleet number 3550. Quality control has been tightened and Plaxton coach bodies are as they should be — "perfect". with two front steering axles. On full-sized chassis, it replaced the Panorama Elite in 1975, and was superseded by the Paramount in 1982/3. The fad for changing registrations - for whatever reason - strikes again. PJH 464H AEC Reliance 6MU4R7433 Plaxton 708896 C37F 1970 New Frames, London . It passed to Northern Scottish in 1969 when Burnetts were absorbed. The original Plaxton coach body was replaced when the vehicle was exported to Malta. The Regal IV was made from 1949 to 1960 - and would typically seat 41 passengers. Bedford VAL 1969 with Plaxton Panorama Elite Coachwork for Abbey Coachways (Selby). UK Coach Rally 2012 The UK Coach Rally welcomes all sections of the coaching industry gathering together for a series of exhibitions and awards including Coach of the Year and Coach Driver of the Year. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company up until 1967, when it was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. About. The Plaxton Elite is a coach body unveiled at the Euro Bus Expo at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham in November 2008 by the British bus and coach manufacturer Plaxton. 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