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4 LO'S
As I have previously mentioned in a previous few post's , Greater Glasgow PTE's fleet of 46 Leyland Olympian's were made up of 4 different batches , the prototype , LO1 being one of the first of Alexander's R Type , followed by 10 Roe bodied examples to normal , highbridge height.These were then followed by a batch of 5 to lowheight configuration , followed by another 5 , this time with production style R Type bodies.LO's 2 to 21 were all X registered to be followed by a larger batch of 20 ECW bodied examples registered in the large KGGxxxY batch that the company seemed to muster at that time , totalling 70 in all (KGG101-171Y inclusive).The last 5 were A registered with ECW bodies aswell , but the one thing that always struck me as odd was the difference on styles of air intakes at the rear of the different batches.The R type's all seemed to be largely similar in this respect but I have done this drawing to show the differences of the 3 ECW batches and managed to tag a Roe bodied example on that far end.We see from left to right , LO9 (CGG832X) , LO43 (A372TGB) , LO14 (CGG838X) and passing by the others , LO23 (KGG143Y).This would have been captured just after LO23 had been relieved of it's advertising for the company when it was used with a happy face attatched to the front.Variety was the order of the day it would seem!
4 LO'S
As I have previously mentioned in a previous few post's , Greater Glasgow PTE's fleet of 46 Leyland Olympian's were made up of 4 different batches , the prototype , LO1 being one of the first of Alexander's R Type , followed by 10 Roe bodied examples to normal , highbridge height.These were then followed by a batch of 5 to lowheight configuration , followed by another 5 , this time with production style R Type bodies.LO's 2 to 21 were all X registered to be followed by a larger batch of 20 ECW bodied examples registered in the large KGGxxxY batch that the company seemed to muster at that time , totalling 70 in all (KGG101-171Y inclusive).The last 5 were A registered with ECW bodies aswell , but the one thing that always struck me as odd was the difference on styles of air intakes at the rear of the different batches.The R type's all seemed to be largely similar in this respect but I have done this drawing to show the differences of the 3 ECW batches and managed to tag a Roe bodied example on that far end.We see from left to right , LO9 (CGG832X) , LO43 (A372TGB) , LO14 (CGG838X) and passing by the others , LO23 (KGG143Y).This would have been captured just after LO23 had been relieved of it's advertising for the company when it was used with a happy face attatched to the front.Variety was the order of the day it would seem!