A Chester Leopard ...
... But not one from the city's famous zoo.
Back in the mid 1980s on a day trip to Cheshire's county town, and when the latter had its own municipal buses, I spent a few hours wandering about camera in hand. Amongst the 'catch' was this this rather severe looking Northern Counties bodied Leyland Leopard saloon, NMB 71P. Chester's next single deckers, again high floor, would have Dominant 'bus' bodies by Duple.
Sadly the municipal fleet is no more and certainly began to struggle badly following the implementing of the 1985 Transport Act which was (amongst other things) designed to knobble council run bus services.
A Chester Leopard ...
... But not one from the city's famous zoo.
Back in the mid 1980s on a day trip to Cheshire's county town, and when the latter had its own municipal buses, I spent a few hours wandering about camera in hand. Amongst the 'catch' was this this rather severe looking Northern Counties bodied Leyland Leopard saloon, NMB 71P. Chester's next single deckers, again high floor, would have Dominant 'bus' bodies by Duple.
Sadly the municipal fleet is no more and certainly began to struggle badly following the implementing of the 1985 Transport Act which was (amongst other things) designed to knobble council run bus services.