Scatmancraig1974
Growling Grimsby Tiger...
A recent addition to the ranks of preserved buses is this Alexander P-type bodied Leyland Tiger. New to Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport in December 1987 as fleet number 30, it remained with the company following the Stagecoach takeover in 1993. I'm not 100 percent sure where it went after Stagecoach, but for the last few years has been with Stanways Travel off Rode Heath, who's livery the bus still carries.
E930PBE is a relatively rare bus for two reasons. Firstly, not many Tigers received Alexander P-type bodies, offhand I can't think of any apart from the 4 that GCT owned. Secondly, this Tiger is powered by a Gardner 6HLXCT engine, an option that seems to have been rarely taken up on by operators. I had a very pleasant hours drive of this bus around Lincoln, and it is a very sprightly machine with bags of power. It's hard to believe that this bus has spent almost 30 years in service!
The bus was purchased for preservation earlier this year, and has returned to its native Grimsby. Hopefully, I will be assisting the owner to return the bus to original style Orange and White GCT livery in the next few months.
I took this photo on the A46 Lincoln bypass as the bus was leaving Lincoln to return to Grimsby.
Growling Grimsby Tiger...
A recent addition to the ranks of preserved buses is this Alexander P-type bodied Leyland Tiger. New to Grimsby Cleethorpes Transport in December 1987 as fleet number 30, it remained with the company following the Stagecoach takeover in 1993. I'm not 100 percent sure where it went after Stagecoach, but for the last few years has been with Stanways Travel off Rode Heath, who's livery the bus still carries.
E930PBE is a relatively rare bus for two reasons. Firstly, not many Tigers received Alexander P-type bodies, offhand I can't think of any apart from the 4 that GCT owned. Secondly, this Tiger is powered by a Gardner 6HLXCT engine, an option that seems to have been rarely taken up on by operators. I had a very pleasant hours drive of this bus around Lincoln, and it is a very sprightly machine with bags of power. It's hard to believe that this bus has spent almost 30 years in service!
The bus was purchased for preservation earlier this year, and has returned to its native Grimsby. Hopefully, I will be assisting the owner to return the bus to original style Orange and White GCT livery in the next few months.
I took this photo on the A46 Lincoln bypass as the bus was leaving Lincoln to return to Grimsby.