Crosville Duple Laser Leyland Tiger A42 SMA Town Lynx Livery

Crosville Motor Services Duple Laser (C49F) Leyland Tiger TRCTL/2R A42 SMA (fleet number CTL42) wearing the second version of the Town Lynx livery which was applied to coaches operating Crosville's short distance express services in North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside. The Tiger is seen heading down Buckingham Palace Road in London on a very hot August day in 1984, I would have a guess this might be a Runcorn based coach, as Runcorn depot operated a lot of National Express dupes. This Tiger was rebodied in 1992 by East Lancs (B55F) and passed to Midland Red North.

 

Of interest, to the right of the front of the Tiger is a Volvo 240, behind the Tiger is a Mk4 Ford Cortina, in the Driver's cab window can be seen a Top Cat sticker, this was Leyland's roadside assistance.

 

Technical details:-

 

Chassis: Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/2R

 

Engine: Six-cylinder turbocharged Leyland TL11H

 

Power output: 245bhp

 

Gearbox: Five-speed Leyland Hydracyclic with fully-automatic control via the LVA45 system

 

Body: Duple Laser C49F

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