'Wheel's Leopard.
Another of the 'Wheels / Midland Red' fleet to visit us on occasions was this ex London Country Plaxton Supreme IV 'Express' bodied Leyland Leopard NPA 222W. What's not readily apparent in this picture due to shadow is the fact that the coach had at sometime been converted to carry wheelchair bound passengers. Half way down the nearside is an additional entrance served by a lift.
London Country were of course avowed AEC users, but with cessation of the marque in 1979, the search was on for something to replace the Reliance. After trialling a couple of Volvo B58s, LCBS sort of fell into line with just about every other NBC fleet and ordered Leopards ... until they too were discontinued.
The picture was taken at Winterley (South Cheshire) when returning from MoT.
Does this motor still exist I wonder?
'Wheel's Leopard.
Another of the 'Wheels / Midland Red' fleet to visit us on occasions was this ex London Country Plaxton Supreme IV 'Express' bodied Leyland Leopard NPA 222W. What's not readily apparent in this picture due to shadow is the fact that the coach had at sometime been converted to carry wheelchair bound passengers. Half way down the nearside is an additional entrance served by a lift.
London Country were of course avowed AEC users, but with cessation of the marque in 1979, the search was on for something to replace the Reliance. After trialling a couple of Volvo B58s, LCBS sort of fell into line with just about every other NBC fleet and ordered Leopards ... until they too were discontinued.
The picture was taken at Winterley (South Cheshire) when returning from MoT.
Does this motor still exist I wonder?